1978 Trans-Am Series

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.

1978 Trans-Am Series
Previous: 1977 Next: 1979

Results
Round Date Circuit Winning driver (TA2) Winning vehicle (TA2) Winning driver (TA1) Winning vehicle (TA1)
1 May 21 Sears Point Greg Pickett Chevrolet Corvette Gene Bothello Chevrolet Corvette
2 June 4 Westwood Ludwig Heimrath Porsche 935 Nick Engels Chevrolet Corvette
3 June 11 Portland Tuck Thomas Chevrolet Monza Bob Matkowitch Chevrolet Corvette
4 June 25 Mont-Tremblant Monte Sheldon Porsche 935 Bob Tullius Jaguar XJS
5 July 8 Watkins Glen‡ Hal Shaw, Jr.
Monte Shelton		 Porsche 935 Brian Fuerstenau
Bob Tullius		 Jaguar XJS
6 August 13 Brainerd Jerry Hansen Chevrolet Monza Bob Tullius Jaguar XJS
7 August 19 Mosport Greg Pickett Chevrolet Corvette Bob Tullius Jaguar XJS
8 September 4 Road America Greg Pickett Chevrolet Corvette Bob Tullius Jaguar XJS
9 October 8 Laguna Seca Greg Pickett Chevrolet Corvette Bob Tullius Jaguar XJS
10 November 5 Mexico City Ludwig Heimrath Porsche 935 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

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Championships

Driver

Category I
  1. Bob Tullius – 189 points
  2. Babe Headley – 98.5 points
  3. Frank Joyce – 72 points
  4. Brian Fuerstenau – 45 points
  5. John Huber – 44.5 points

Category II
  1. Greg Pickett – 132.5 points
  2. Tuck Thomas – 114.5 points
  3. Ludwig Heimrath – 102 points
  4. Hal Shaw, Jr. – 73 points
  5. Monte Sheldon – 71 points

Manufacturer

Category I (Over 2.5L)
  1. Jaguar – 73 points
  2. Chevrolet – 69 points
  3. Datsun – 3 points

Category II (Over 2.5L)
  1. Chevrolet – 74 points
  2. Porsche – 65 points
  3. Pontiac – 10 points

Combined (Under 2.5L)
  1. Porsche – 72 points
  2. Datsun – 19 points
  3. British Leyland – 18 points
  4. Mazda – 18 points
  5. Opel – 12 points

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2013-05-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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