1976 Trans-Am Series

American sports car racing competition August 2023 1976 Trans-Am Series 1975 1977 The 1976 Trans-Am Series was the eleventh 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. American Motors garnered its final Trans Am victories in 1976. Results Round Date Circuit Winning driver (TA2) Winning vehicle (TA2) Winning driver (TA1) Winning vehicle (TA1) 1 May 9 USA Pocono USA Hurley Haywood Porsche 934 USA Jocko Maggiacomo AMC Javelin 2 May 30 USA Nelson Ledges USA George Follmer Porsche 934 USA Jocko Maggiacomo AMC Javelin 3 June 13 USA Portland USA Monte Shelton Porsche Carrera RSR USA Joe Chamberlain Chevrolet Camaro 4 July 10 USA Watkins Glen ‡ USA Peter GreggUSA Hurley Haywood BMW 3.5 CSL USA John BauerUSA Walt Maas Porsche 911 5 July 24 USA Road America USA Carl Shafer Chevrolet Camaro USA Don Hager Chevrolet Corvette 6 August 15 USA Brainerd USA Carl Shafer Chevrolet Camaro USA Ron Weaver Chevrolet Corvette 7 August 21 CAN Mosport CAN Ludwig Heimrath Porsche Carrera RSR USA John Huber Chevrolet Corvette 8 September 25 CAN Trois-Rivières USA George Follmer Porsche Carrera RSR USA John Bauer Porsche 911 ‡ - The 6 Hours of Watkins Glen was a round of the World Championship for Makes. Overall winner was an FIA Group 5 car 1976 Trans-Am Box Scores http://cms.scca.com/documents/Pro%20Racing/Archives/Trans-Am/1976.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120424230837/http://cms.scca.com/documents/Pro%20Racing/Archives/Trans-Am/1976.pdf 2012-04-24 2013-03-30 References Category:Trans-Am Series Trans-Am Trans-Am