The 1977 Trans-Am Series was the twelfth running of the
Sports Car Club of America
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's
premier series. Porsche swept the season. All races except for the
Six Hours of Watkins Glen ran for approximately one hundred miles. With the revival of the
Can Am Series that year, 1977 also began a resurgence of interest in SCCA events. Trans Am would contribute with a slight resurgence in the eighties.
Results
‡ - The Watkins Glen 6 Hours was a round of the
World Championship for Makes
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The championship evolved from a small collection of the most important sportscar, endurance, and road racing events in Europe and Nor ...
. The overall winner was an FIA Group 5 Porsche 935.
Championships
Drivers
Category I
#Bob Tullius – 170 points
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John Bauer – 162 points
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Tom Spalding – 125 points
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John Wood – 80 points
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Brian Fuerstenau
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– 60 points
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Michael Oleyar – 60 points
Category II
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Peter Gregg – 185 points
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Ludwig Heimrath
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Born in Scarborough, Ontario, Heimrath started his driving career racing Go-karts and Formula Fords. In 1979 and ...
– 162 points
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Monte Sheldon – 97 points
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Hal Shaw, Jr. – 67 points
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– 65 points
Manufacturers
Category I
#Porsche – 76 points
#British Leyland – 74 points
#Chevrolet – 69 points
#Ford – 2 points
Category II
#Porsche – 117 points
#Chevrolet – 33 points
Under 2.5 Liter
#Porsche – 61 points
#Mazda – 24 points
#Ford – 17 points
#Datsun – 10 points
#Lancia – 5 points
#Renault – 5 points
References
{{Trans-Am Series seasons
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