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1982 Can-Am season
The 1982 Can Am Series season was the fifteenth running of the Sports Car Club of America's prototype series, and the sixth running of the revived series. 1982 brought new competition for Chevrolet in the form of Hart and Cosworth. Hart would podium in three races while Cosworth would podium in two. The most dominant chassis were Frissbee, Marguey, March, VDS-001, and Ensign. Al Unser Jr. would win at Road Atlanta, Laguna Seca, and Mosport twice, with a podium at Mid Ohio, at Riverside, and at Caesar's Palacae. Unser would be declared champion.
Bertil Roos would take the two liter class in his Hart.
The scoring system was 90-60-40-30-20-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 points for the first fifteen classified drivers. All results counted.
Results
| Round | Circuit | Winning driver | Team | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Road Atlanta | USA Al Unser Jr. | USA Galles Racing | Frissbee-Chevrolet |
| 2 | Mosport | USA Al Unser Jr. | USA Galles Racing | Frissbee-Chevrolet |
| 3 | Mid-Ohio | USA Al Holbert | USA Racing Team VDS | VDS-Chevrolet |
| 4 | Road America | USA Al Holbert | USA Racing Team VDS | VDS-Chevrolet |
| 5 | Trois-Rivières | USA Al Holbert | USA Racing Team VDS | VDS-Chevrolet |
| 6 | Mosport | USA Al Unser Jr. | USA Galles Racing | Frissbee-Chevrolet |
| 7 | Caesars Palace | USA Danny Sullivan | USA Newman/Budweiser | March-Chevrolet |
| 8 | Riverside | USA Al Holbert | USA Racing Team VDS | VDS-Chevrolet |
| 9 | Laguna Seca | USA Al Unser Jr. | USA Galles Racing | Frissbee-Chevrolet |
References
References
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