1966 Trans-American Sedan Championship

August 2023 1966 Trans-Am Series none 1967 The 1966 Trans-American Sedan Championship was the inaugural running of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series auto racing series. It was open to FIA Group 1 and FIA Group 2 cars and was contested over seven races.1966 Trans-Am Box Scores http://www.trans-amseries.com/results/1966.pdf Sports Car Club of America 29 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110717085342/http://www.trans-amseries.com/results/1966.pdf 17 July 2011 dead Manufacturers titles were awarded for both Over 2 Liter and Under 2 Liter cars with Ford and Alfa Romeo winning their respective class championships. Horst Kwech and Gaston Andrey were subsequently named Drivers co-champions in 1980 when the SCCA retroactively named drivers championships for the series after the 1980 season. Schedule thumb| Alfa Romeo won the Under 2 liter championship with its GTA model The championship was contested over a seven race series. Overall winner race winners are shown in bold. Rnd Race Date Circuit Distance Over 2 liter - Winning car Under 2 liter - Winning car Over 2 liter - Winning driver(s) Under 2 liter - Winning driver(s) 1 Sebring 4-Hour International Touring Race March 25 Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida 348.4 mi km on Dodge Dart Alfa Romeo GTA USA Bob TulliusUSA Tony Adamowicz AUT Jochen Rindt 2 Mid-America 300 June 12 Mid-America Raceway, Wentzville, Missouri 299.25 mi km on Ford Mustang Alfa Romeo GTA USA Tom YeagerUSA Bob Johnson AUS Horst KwechSUI Gaston Andrey 3 Bryar 250 July 10 Bryar Motorsports Park, Loudon, New Hampshire 250 mi km on Plymouth Barracuda Ford Cortina Lotus USA Bruce Jennings CAN Allan Moffat 4 VIR 400 July 31 Virginia International Raceway, Danville, Virginia 400.5 mi km on Ford Mustang Alfa Romeo GTA USA Tom YeagerUSA Bob Johnson AUS Horst KwechSUI Gaston Andrey 5 Marlboro 12-Hour August 14 Marlboro Park Speedway, Upper Marlboro, Maryland 12 Hours688.5 mi km on Dodge Dart Alfa Romeo GTA USA Bob TulliusUSA Tony Adamowicz USA Harry TheodorocopulousUSA Sam Posey 6 Pan-American Endurance Race September 10 Green Valley Raceway, Smithfield, Texas 6 Hours391.84 mi km on Ford Mustang Alfa Romeo GTA USA John McCombUSA Brad Booker AUS Horst KwechSUI Gaston Andrey 7 Riverside 4-hour race September 18 Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, California 4 Hours351 mi km on Ford Mustang Lotus Cortina USA Jerry Titus AUS Frank Gardner Season review The Dodge Dart of Bob Tullius won the Over 2 liter class at the opening race at Sebring International Raceway, while the Alfa Romeo GTA of Formula One driver Jochen Rindt won the Under 2 liter class and was placed first overall. Over the course of the championship Ford Mustangs won the Over 2 liter class at four races with Dodge Darts winning twice and Plymouth Barracuda once. Alfa Romeo GTAs won the Under 2 liter class at five races with Ford Cortina Lotus winning twice. Ford and Alfa Romeo won their respective class championships. Points system Points were awarded according to finishing position. Only the highest-placed car scored points for the manufacturer. Drivers' championships were not awarded in Trans-Am until 1972. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 9 6 4 3 2 1 Championship standings Over 2 liter class Pos Manufacturer Seb MAR Bry VIR Mar GRV RIV Pts 1 Ford 5 1 2 1 5 1 1 46 2 Chrysler-Plymouth 2 2 1 3 2 2 5 39 3 Dodge 1 5 4 1 3 2 33 4 Chevrolet 4 3 Under 2 liter class Pos Manufacturer Seb MAR Bry VIR Mar GRV RIV Pts 1 Alfa Romeo 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 57 2 Ford of Britain 2 1 2 2 1 36 3 BMW 6 4 4 4 BMC 4 3 5 Volvo 5 2 6 Fiat Abarth 6 1 The cars The following models scored championship points for their respective manufacturers. Over 2 liter class Ford Mustang Plymouth Barracuda Dodge Dart Chevrolet Corvair Under 2 liter class Alfa Romeo GTA Ford Cortina Lotus BMW 1800TI & 1800 TISAFour Hour Governor’s Cup for Sedans, touringcarracing.net Retrieved on 15 April 2015VIR 400, touringcarracing.net Retrieved on 15 April 2015 BMC Cooper S Volvo 122S Fiat Abarth 1000 TCThe Great Race - Marlboro 12 hour, touringcarracing.net Retrieved on 15 April 2015 See also 1966 Can-Am season 1966 United States Road Racing Championship season References External links touringcarracing.net www.racingsportscars.com www.virhistory.com Category:Trans-Am Series Transam