The 1978 Trans-Am Series was the thirteenth running of the
Sports Car Club of America
The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) is a non-profit American automobile club and sanctioning body supporting road racing, rallying, and autocross in the United States. Formed in 1944, it runs many programs for both amateur and professional r ...
's
premier series. It was the first time the series left
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
(i.e. the United States and Canada), with a round in
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
at the end of the season. All races except for the Six Hours of Watkins Glen ran for approximately one hundred miles.
Results
‡ The Watkins Glen 6 Hours was a round of the
World Championship for Makes
The World Sportscar Championship was the world series run for sports car racing by the FIA from 1953 to 1992.
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
The Porsche 935 was a race car developed and manufactured by German automaker Porsche. Introduced in 1976 as the factory racing version of the Porsche 930, 911 (930) Turbo and prepared for Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA-Group 5 ( ...
Championships
Driver
Category I
#Bob Tullius – 189 points
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Babe Headley – 98.5 points
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Frank Joyce – 72 points
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Brian Fuerstenau – 45 points
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John Huber – 44.5 points
Category II
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Greg Pickett – 132.5 points
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Tuck Thomas – 114.5 points
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Ludwig Heimrath
Ludwig Heimrath Jr. (born September 9, 1956) is a Canadian businessman and former race car driver in open-wheel and sports-car racing.
Born in Scarborough, Ontario, Heimrath started his driving career racing Go-karts and Formula Fords. In 1979 and ...
– 102 points
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Hal Shaw, Jr. – 73 points
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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
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Trans-Am Series
Trans-Am
The Trans-Am Series is a sports car racing series held in North America. Founded in 1966, it is sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA).
Primarily based in the United States, the series competes on a variety of track types includin ...