The 1967 Trans-American Championship was the second running of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series. After the dominance of Alfa Romeo in the under 2000cc class in 1966, Porsche would rise to prominence, starting a dynasty that would last for several years. 1967 would also mark the debut of Mercury, with Dan Gurney winning at Green Valley for the company in its new Cougar. David Pearson would also win in a Cougar at Riverside later that year. Ford and Mercury would both end the year strongly, with four wins apiece. Mark Donohue would provide the first win in the series for Chevrolet at Marlboro Speedway. He would go on to win at Stardust and Pacific Raceways, igniting the Ford vs Chevy rivalry that made the series legendary.

Ford won the Over 2 Liter class and Porsche the Under 2 Liter class.

Schedule Overall winner in bold. Rnd Date Circuit Distance Over 2.0 Winning Car Under 2.0 Winning Car Over 2.0 Winning Driver(s) Under 2.0 Winning Driver(s) 1 February 3 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida Dodge Dart Porsche 911 Bob Tullius Peter Gregg 2 March 31 Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida 4 Hours Ford Mustang Porsche 911 Jerry Titus Peter Gregg Sam Posey 3 April 16 Green Valley Raceway, Smithfield, Texas Mercury Cougar Porsche 911 Dan Gurney John Pauly Bill Bowman 4 May 30 Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Connecticut 4 Hours Mercury Cougar Alfa Romeo GTA Peter Revson Horst Kwech 5 June 11 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio Ford Mustang Alfa Romeo GTA Jerry Titus Horst Kwech 6 August 6 Bryar Motorsports Park, Loudon, New Hampshire Mercury Cougar Porsche 911 Peter Revson Bert Everett 7 August 12August 13 Marlboro Speedway, Upper Marlboro, Maryland Chevrolet Camaro Porsche 911 Mark Donohue Craig Fisher Bert Everett Jerry Titus 8 August 27 Continental Divide Raceway, Castle Rock, Colorado Ford Mustang Alfa Romeo GTA Jerry Titus Horst Kwech 9 September 10 Crows Landing Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Crows Landing, California Ford Mustang Alfa Romeo GTA Jerry Titus Monty Winkler 10 September 17 Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, California Mercury Cougar Porsche 911 David Pearson Bert Everett 11 October 1 Stardust International Raceway, Las Vegas, Nevada Chevrolet Camaro Alfa Romeo GTA Mark Donohue Horst Kwech 12 October 8 Pacific Raceways, Kent, Washington Chevrolet Camaro Porsche 911 Mark Donohue Gary Wright Mike Eyerly

Classes ran separate races at Marlboro.

Championships Points were awarded according to finishing position. Only the highest-placed car scored points for the manufacturer. Only the best 9 finishes counted towards the championship. Drivers' championships were not awarded in Trans-Am until 1972.

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 9 6 4 3 2 1

Over 2.0L manufacturers Pos Manufacturer DAY SEB GRV LRP MOH BRY MAR CDV CLD RIV SDT PAC Pts 1 Ford 4 1 3 3 1 2 2 1 1 4 2 2 64 (74) 2 Mercury 3 5 1 1 2 1 9 2 2 1 4 3 62 (67) 3 Chevrolet 2 2 4 2 3 5 1 5 3 3 1 1 57 (64) 4 Dodge 1 8 13 14 16 5 10 14 11

Under 2.0L manufacturers Pos Manufacturer DAY SEB GRV LRP MOH BRY MAR CDV CLD RIV SDT PAC Pts 1 Porsche 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 3 2 1 2 1 75 (89) 2 Alfa Romeo 3 4 3 1 1 4 15 1 1 6 1 4 59 (63) 3 Ford of Britain 11 20 7 9 6 8 13 8 8 10 5 5 5 4= BMC 9 6 6 13 11 7 2 4= BMW 23 10 24 5 9 9 2 6 Volvo 19 6 9 11 1

See also 1967 Can-Am season 1967 United States Road Racing Championship season

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