1977 Trans-Am Series

The 1977 Trans-Am Series was the twelfth running of the Sports Car Club of America's premier series. Porsche swept the season. All races except for the Six Hours of Watkins Glen ran for approximately one hundred miles. With the revival of the Can Am Series that year, 1977 also began a resurgence of interest in SCCA events. Trans Am would contribute with a slight resurgence in the eighties.

Results

Round	Date	Circuit	Winning driver (TA2)	Winning vehicle (TA2)	Winning driver (TA1)	Winning vehicle (TA1)
1	May 30	Seattle	Ludwig Heimrath	Porsche 934	Bob Tullius	Jaguar XJS
2	June 5	Westwood	Peter Gregg	Porsche 934	Bob Tullius	Jaguar XJS
3	June 12	Portland	George Follmer	Porsche 934	John Bauer	Porsche 911
4	June 26	Road Atlanta	Bob Hagestad	Porsche 934	John Bauer	Porsche 911
5	July 9	Watkins Glen‡	Hurley Haywood Bob Hagestad	Porsche 934	Bob Lazier John Wood	Porsche 911 Carrera
6	July 31	Hallett	Peter Gregg	Porsche 934	Bob Tullius	Jaguar XJS
7	August 14	Brainerd	Peter Gregg	Porsche 934	Ron Weaver	Chevrolet Corvette
8	August 20	Mosport	Peter Gregg Bob Wollek	Porsche 934	Bob Tullius Brian Fuerstenau	Jaguar XJS
9	September 3	Road America	Ludwig Heimrath	Porsche 934	John Bauer	Porsche 911 SC
10	September 4	Road America	Peter Gregg	Porsche 934	Bob Tullius	Jaguar XJS
11	September 11	Mont Tremblant	Peter Gregg	Porsche 934	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

Drivers

Category I

1. Bob Tullius – 170 points
2. John Bauer – 162 points
3. Tom Spalding – 125 points
4. John Wood – 80 points
5. Brian Fuerstenau – 60 points
6. Michael Oleyar – 60 points

Category II

1. Peter Gregg – 185 points
2. Ludwig Heimrath – 162 points
3. Monte Sheldon – 97 points
4. Hal Shaw, Jr. – 67 points
5. Greg Pickett – 65 points

Manufacturers

Category I

1. Porsche – 76 points
2. British Leyland – 74 points
3. Chevrolet – 69 points
4. Ford – 2 points

Category II

1. Porsche – 117 points
2. Chevrolet – 33 points

Under 2.5 Liter

1. Porsche – 61 points
2. Mazda – 24 points
3. Ford – 17 points
4. Datsun – 10 points
5. Lancia – 5 points
6. Renault – 5 points

References

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