1979 Trans-Am Series

The 1979 Trans-Am Series was the fourteenth running of the Sports Car Club of America's premier series. All races except for the Six Hours of Watkins Glen ran for approximately one hundred miles.[1] For the first time in series history, the schedule included a round held outside the United States and Canada, with the first round being contested in Mexico.

Results
Round Date Circuit Winning driver (TA2) Winning vehicle (TA2) Winning driver (TA1) Winning vehicle (TA1)
1 May 6 Mexico City John Paul Porsche 935 Miguel Muñiz Chevrolet Camaro
2 June 3 Westwood John Paul Porsche 935 Gary Carter Chevrolet Corvette
3 July 7 Watkins Glen ‡ Roy Woods
Bob Akin		 Porsche 935 Bob Tullius
Brian Fuerstenau		 Triumph TR8
4 July 21 Road America Peter Gregg Porsche 935 Gene Bothello Chevrolet Corvette
5 August 5 Watkins Glen John Paul Porsche 935 Bob Tullius Triumph TR8
6 August 19 Mosport John Paul Porsche 935 Gene Bothello Chevrolet Corvette
7 September 1 Trois-Rivières John Paul Porsche 935 Gene Bothello Chevrolet Corvette
8 October 14 Laguna Seca Peter Gregg Porsche 935 Bob Tullius Triumph TR8

‡ - The Watkins Glen Six Hours was a round of the World Championship for Makes. Overall winner was an FIA Group 5 Porsche 935.

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References
  1. See linked archive
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2013-03-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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