1967 Trans-American Championship

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 edit

Overall winner in bold.

Rnd	Date	Circuit	Distance	Over 2.0 Winning Car	Under 2.0 Winning Car
Rnd	Date	Circuit	Distance	Over 2.0 Winning Driver(s)	Under 2.0 Winning Driver(s)
1	February 3	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida	300.99 mi (484.40 km)	Dodge Dart	Porsche 911
1	February 3	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida	300.99 mi (484.40 km)	Bob Tullius	Peter Gregg
2	March 31	Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida	4 Hours 379.6 mi (610.9 km)	Ford Mustang	Porsche 911
2	March 31	Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida	4 Hours 379.6 mi (610.9 km)	Jerry Titus	Peter Gregg Sam Posey
3	April 16	Green Valley Raceway, Smithfield, Texas	300.8 mi (484.1 km)	Mercury Cougar	Porsche 911
3	April 16	Green Valley Raceway, Smithfield, Texas	300.8 mi (484.1 km)	Dan Gurney	John Pauly Bill Bowman
4	May 30	Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Connecticut	4 Hours 328.5 mi (528.7 km)	Mercury Cougar	Alfa Romeo GTA
4	May 30	Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Connecticut	4 Hours 328.5 mi (528.7 km)	Peter Revson	Horst Kwech
5	June 11	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio	300 mi (480 km)	Ford Mustang	Alfa Romeo GTA
5	June 11	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio	300 mi (480 km)	Jerry Titus	Horst Kwech
6	August 6	Bryar Motorsports Park, Loudon, New Hampshire	249.6 mi (401.7 km)	Mercury Cougar	Porsche 911
6	August 6	Bryar Motorsports Park, Loudon, New Hampshire	249.6 mi (401.7 km)	Peter Revson	Bert Everett
7	August 12 August 13^A	Marlboro Speedway, Upper Marlboro, Maryland	301 mi (484 km) 301 mi (484 km)	Chevrolet Camaro	Porsche 911
7	August 12 August 13^A	Marlboro Speedway, Upper Marlboro, Maryland	301 mi (484 km) 301 mi (484 km)	Mark Donohue Craig Fisher	Bert Everett Jerry Titus
8	August 27	Continental Divide Raceway, Castle Rock, Colorado	250.04 mi (402.40 km)	Ford Mustang	Alfa Romeo GTA
8	August 27	Continental Divide Raceway, Castle Rock, Colorado	250.04 mi (402.40 km)	Jerry Titus	Horst Kwech
9	September 10	Crows Landing Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Crows Landing, California	258 mi (415 km)	Ford Mustang	Alfa Romeo GTA
9	September 10		258 mi (415 km)	Jerry Titus	Monty Winkler
10	September 17	Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, California	249.6 mi (401.7 km)	Mercury Cougar	Porsche 911
10	September 17	Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, California	249.6 mi (401.7 km)	David Pearson	Bert Everett
11	October 1	Stardust International Raceway, Las Vegas, Nevada	351 mi (565 km)	Chevrolet Camaro	Alfa Romeo GTA
11	October 1	Stardust International Raceway, Las Vegas, Nevada	351 mi (565 km)	Mark Donohue	Horst Kwech
12	October 8	Pacific Raceways, Kent, Washington	303.75 mi (488.84 km)	Chevrolet Camaro	Porsche 911
12	October 8	Pacific Raceways, Kent, Washington	303.75 mi (488.84 km)	Mark Donohue	Gary Wright Mike Eyerly
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^A Classes ran separate races at Marlboro.

Championships edit

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 edit

Pos	Manufacturer	DAY	SEB	GRV	LRP	MDO	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
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Under 2.0L manufacturers edit

Pos	Manufacturer	DAY	SEB	GRV	LRP	MDO	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
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References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c "1967 Trans-Am Box Scores" (PDF). Sports Car Club of America. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2011.

[results-1] "1967 Trans-Am Box Scores" (PDF). Sports Car Club of America. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2011.

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