1978 Can-Am season

The 1978 Can-Am season was the eleventh running of the Sports Car Club of America's prototype based series and the second running of the revived series. Alan Jones was declared champion^[1], winning five of the ten rounds. Chevrolet again swept the season. Lola was not as dominant this season, as Elliot Forbes-Robinson won at Charlotte in a Spyder^[2], SCCA legend George Follmer at Mont Tremblant in a Prophet^[3], and Forbes-Robinson again at Trois-Rivieres^[4].

Schedule

The season began on May 14 and ran for ten rounds.

• Road Atlanta
• Charlotte Motor Speedway
• Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
• Circuit Mont-Tremblant
• Watkins Glen International
• Elkhart Lake
• Mosport Park
• Circuit Trois-Rivieres
• Laguna Seca
• Riverside International Raceway

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