1979 Trans-Am Series

The 1979 Trans-Am Series was the fourteenth running of the Sports Car Club of America's premier series. All races except for the Six Hours of Watkins Glen ran for approximately one hundred miles.^[1] For the first time in series history, the schedule included a round held outside the United States and Canada, with the first round being contested in Mexico.

Results^[2]

Round	Date	Circuit	Winning driver (TA2)	Winning vehicle (TA2)	Winning driver (TA1)	Winning vehicle (TA1)
1	May 6	Mexico City	John Paul	Porsche 935	Miguel Muñiz	Chevrolet Camaro
2	June 3	Westwood	John Paul	Porsche 935	Gary Carter	Chevrolet Corvette
3	July 7	Watkins Glen ‡	Roy Woods Bob Akin	Porsche 935	Bob Tullius Brian Fuerstenau	Triumph TR8
4	July 21	Road America	Peter Gregg	Porsche 935	Gene Bothello	Chevrolet Corvette
5	August 5	Watkins Glen	John Paul	Porsche 935	Bob Tullius	Triumph TR8
6	August 19	Mosport	John Paul	Porsche 935	Gene Bothello	Chevrolet Corvette
7	September 1	Trois-Rivières	John Paul	Porsche 935	Gene Bothello	Chevrolet Corvette
8	October 14	Laguna Seca	Peter Gregg	Porsche 935	Bob Tullius	Triumph TR8

‡ - The Watkins Glen Six Hours was a round of the World Championship for Makes. Overall winner was an FIA Group 5 Porsche 935.

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