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

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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

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Championships

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Driver

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Category I

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  1. Bob Tullius – 189 points
  2. Babe Headley – 98.5 points
  3. Frank Joyce – 72 points
  4. Brian Fuerstenau – 45 points
  5. John Huber – 44.5 points

Category II

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  1. Greg Pickett – 132.5 points
  2. Tuck Thomas – 114.5 points
  3. Ludwig Heimrath – 102 points
  4. Hal Shaw, Jr. – 73 points
  5. Monte Sheldon – 71 points

Manufacturer

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Category I (Over 2.5L)

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  1. Jaguar – 73 points
  2. Chevrolet – 69 points
  3. Datsun – 3 points

Category II (Over 2.5L)

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  1. Chevrolet – 74 points
  2. Porsche – 65 points
  3. Pontiac – 10 points

Combined (Under 2.5L)

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  1. Porsche – 72 points
  2. Datsun – 19 points
  3. British Leyland – 18 points
  4. Mazda – 18 points
  5. Opel – 12 points

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)