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.
Round | Date | Circuit | Winning driver (TA2) | Winning vehicle (TA2) | Winning driver (TA1) | Winning vehicle (TA1) |
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1 | May 6 |
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Porsche 935 |
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Chevrolet Camaro |
2 | June 3 |
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Porsche 935 |
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Chevrolet Corvette |
3 | July 7 |
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Porsche 935 |
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Triumph TR8 |
4 | July 21 |
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Porsche 935 |
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Chevrolet Corvette |
5 | August 5 |
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Porsche 935 |
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Triumph TR8 |
6 | August 19 |
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Porsche 935 |
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Chevrolet Corvette |
7 | September 1 |
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Porsche 935 |
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Chevrolet Corvette |
8 | October 14 |
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Porsche 935 |
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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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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.
Round | Date | Circuit | Winning driver (TA2) | Winning vehicle (TA2) | Winning driver (TA1) | Winning vehicle (TA1) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | May 6 |
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Porsche 935 |
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Chevrolet Camaro |
2 | June 3 |
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![]() |
Porsche 935 |
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Chevrolet Corvette |
3 | July 7 |
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![]() ![]() |
Porsche 935 |
![]() ![]() |
Triumph TR8 |
4 | July 21 |
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![]() |
Porsche 935 |
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Chevrolet Corvette |
5 | August 5 |
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![]() |
Porsche 935 |
![]() |
Triumph TR8 |
6 | August 19 |
![]() |
![]() |
Porsche 935 |
![]() |
Chevrolet Corvette |
7 | September 1 |
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![]() |
Porsche 935 |
![]() |
Chevrolet Corvette |
8 | October 14 |
![]() |
![]() |
Porsche 935 |
![]() |
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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link)