1979 Trans-Am Series

The 1979 Trans-Am Series was the fourteenth 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.[1] For the first time in series history, the schedule included a round held outside the United States and Canada, with the first round being contested in Mexico.

1979 Trans-Am Series
Previous: 1978 Next: 1980

Results
Round Date Circuit Winning driver (TA2) Winning vehicle (TA2) Winning driver (TA1) Winning vehicle (TA1)
1 May 6 Mexico City John Paul Porsche 935 Miguel Muñiz Chevrolet Camaro
2 June 3 Westwood John Paul Porsche 935 Gary Carter Chevrolet Corvette
3 July 7 Watkins Glen ‡ Roy Woods
Bob Akin		 Porsche 935 Bob Tullius
Brian Fuerstenau		 Triumph TR8
4 July 21 Road America Peter Gregg Porsche 935 Gene Bothello Chevrolet Corvette
5 August 5 Watkins Glen John Paul Porsche 935 Bob Tullius Triumph TR8
6 August 19 Mosport John Paul Porsche 935 Gene Bothello Chevrolet Corvette
7 September 1 Trois-Rivières John Paul Porsche 935 Gene Bothello Chevrolet Corvette
8 October 14 Laguna Seca Peter Gregg Porsche 935 Bob Tullius Triumph TR8

‡ - The Watkins Glen Six Hours was a round of the World Championship for Makes. Overall winner was an FIA Group 5 Porsche 935.

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References
  1. See linked archive
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2013-03-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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