1978 Trans-Am Series

American sports car racing competition August 2023 1978 Trans-Am Series 1977 1979 The 1978 Trans-Am Series was the thirteenth running of the Sports Car Club of America's premier series. It was the first time the series left North America (i.e. the United States and Canada), with a round in Mexico at the end of the season. All races except for the Six Hours of Watkins Glen ran for approximately one hundred miles. Results Round Date Circuit Winning driver (TA2) Winning vehicle (TA2) Winning driver (TA1) Winning vehicle (TA1) 1 May 21 USA Sears Point USA Greg Pickett Chevrolet Corvette USA Gene Bothello Chevrolet Corvette 2 June 4 CAN Westwood CAN Ludwig Heimrath Porsche 935 USA Nick Engels Chevrolet Corvette 3 June 11 USA Portland USA Tuck Thomas Chevrolet Monza USA Bob Matkowitch Chevrolet Corvette 4 June 25 CAN Mont-Tremblant USA Monte Sheldon Porsche 935 USA Bob Tullius Jaguar XJS 5 July 8 USA Watkins Glen‡ USA Hal Shaw, Jr.USA Monte Shelton Porsche 935 USA Brian FuerstenauUSA Bob Tullius Jaguar XJS 6 August 13 USA Brainerd USA Jerry Hansen Chevrolet Monza USA Bob Tullius Jaguar XJS 7 August 19 CAN Mosport USA Greg Pickett Chevrolet Corvette USA Bob Tullius Jaguar XJS 8 September 4 USA Road America USA Greg Pickett Chevrolet Corvette USA Bob Tullius Jaguar XJS 9 October 8 USA Laguna Seca USA Greg Pickett Chevrolet Corvette USA Bob Tullius Jaguar XJS 10 November 5 MEX Mexico City CAN Ludwig Heimrath Porsche 935 USA Bob Tullius Jaguar XJS ‡ The Watkins Glen 6 Hours was a round of the World Championship for Makes, the overall winner was an FIA Group 5 Porsche 935 1978 Trans-Am Box Scores http://cms.scca.com/documents/Pro%20Racing/Archives/Trans-Am/1978.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120424230854/http://cms.scca.com/documents/Pro%20Racing/Archives/Trans-Am/1978.pdf 2012-04-24 2013-05-04 Championships Driver Category I Bob Tullius – 189 points Babe Headley – 98.5 points Frank Joyce – 72 points Brian Fuerstenau – 45 points John Huber – 44.5 points Category II Greg Pickett – 132.5 points Tuck Thomas – 114.5 points Ludwig Heimrath – 102 points Hal Shaw, Jr. – 73 points Monte Sheldon – 71 points Manufacturer Category I (Over 2.5L) Jaguar – 73 points Chevrolet – 69 points Datsun – 3 points Category II (Over 2.5L) Chevrolet – 74 points Porsche – 65 points Pontiac – 10 points Combined (Under 2.5L) Porsche – 72 points Datsun – 19 points British Leyland – 18 points Mazda – 18 points Opel – 12 points References Category:Trans-Am Series Trans-Am