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.
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
Championships
Driver
Category I Bob Tullius – 189 points Babe Headley – 98.5 points Frank Joyce – 72 points Brian Fuerstenau – 45 points John Huber – 44.5 points
Category II Greg Pickett – 132.5 points Tuck Thomas – 114.5 points Ludwig Heimrath – 102 points Hal Shaw, Jr. – 73 points Monte Sheldon – 71 points
Manufacturer
Category I (Over 2.5L) Jaguar – 73 points Chevrolet – 69 points Datsun – 3 points
Category II (Over 2.5L) Chevrolet – 74 points Porsche – 65 points Pontiac – 10 points
Combined (Under 2.5L) Porsche – 72 points Datsun – 19 points British Leyland – 18 points Mazda – 18 points Opel – 12 points
References