The 1980 Trans-Am Series was the fifteenth running of the Sports Car Club of America's premier series. After several years of recovery from the decline of demand for

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s in the early seventies and the 1973 Oil Crisis, Trans Am evolved into a support series for the

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, using vehicles that were also used in IMSA GT races. This would set the standard for the series thereafter, and this standard would be applied to the SCCA's World Challenge series many years later. Almost all of the races ran for approximately one hundred miles. Besides Watkins Glen, the only exception was Trois-Rivières (~75 miles).

Schedule

Results

Archives Trans-Am 1980
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Championship

Drivers

# John Bauer – 127 points # Greg Pickett – 76 points # Monte Sheldon – 72.5 points #

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– 71 points # Mark Pielsticker – 62 points

References

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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 includi ...