1977 Trans-Am Series

American sports car racing competition August 2023 1977 Trans-Am Series 1976 1978 The 1977 Trans-Am Series was the twelfth running of the Sports Car Club of America's premier series. Porsche swept the season. All races except for the Six Hours of Watkins Glen ran for approximately one hundred miles. With the revival of the Can Am Series that year, 1977 also began a resurgence of interest in SCCA events. Trans Am would contribute with a slight resurgence in the eighties. Results Round Date Circuit Winning driver (TA2) Winning vehicle (TA2) Winning driver (TA1) Winning vehicle (TA1) 1 May 30 Seattle CAN Ludwig Heimrath Porsche 934 USA Bob Tullius Jaguar XJS 2 June 5 Westwood USA Peter Gregg Porsche 934 USA Bob Tullius Jaguar XJS 3 June 12 Portland USA George Follmer Porsche 934 USA John Bauer Porsche 911 4 June 26 Road Atlanta USA Bob Hagestad Porsche 934 USA John Bauer Porsche 911 5 July 9 Watkins Glen‡ USA Hurley HaywoodUSA Bob Hagestad Porsche 934 USA Bob LazierUSA John Wood Porsche 911 Carrera 6 July 31 Hallett USA Peter Gregg Porsche 934 USA Bob Tullius Jaguar XJS 7 August 14 Brainerd USA Peter Gregg Porsche 934 USA Ron Weaver Chevrolet Corvette 8 August 20 Mosport USA Peter GreggFRA Bob Wollek Porsche 934 USA Bob TulliusUSA Brian Fuerstenau Jaguar XJS 9 September 3 Road America CAN Ludwig Heimrath Porsche 934 USA John Bauer Porsche 911 SC 10 September 4 Road America USA Peter Gregg Porsche 934 USA Bob Tullius Jaguar XJS 11 September 11 Mont Tremblant USA Peter Gregg Porsche 934 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. 1977 Trans-Am Box Scores http://cms.scca.com/documents/Pro%20Racing/Archives/Trans-Am/1977.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120716231235/http://cms.scca.com/documents/Pro%20Racing/Archives/Trans-Am/1977.pdf 2012-07-16 2013-05-04 Championships Drivers Category I Bob Tullius – 170 points John Bauer – 162 points Tom Spalding – 125 points John Wood – 80 points Brian Fuerstenau – 60 points Michael Oleyar – 60 points Category II Peter Gregg – 185 points Ludwig Heimrath – 162 points Monte Sheldon – 97 points Hal Shaw, Jr. – 67 points Greg Pickett – 65 points Manufacturers Category I Porsche – 76 points British Leyland – 74 points Chevrolet – 69 points Ford – 2 points Category II Porsche – 117 points Chevrolet – 33 points Under 2.5 Liter Porsche – 61 points Mazda – 24 points Ford – 17 points Datsun – 10 points Lancia – 5 points Renault – 5 points References Category:Trans-Am Series Trans-Am