1982 Trans-Am season

1982 Trans-Am season
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The 1982 Trans-Am Series season was the seventeenth running of the Sports Car Club of America's premier series. All races ran for approximately one hundred miles.[1] The successful Datsun brand saw its final Trans Am victory in 1982, although the Nissan brand which replaced it did see notable success thereafter.

Results[2]

Round Date Circuit Winning driver Winning vehicle
1 Unknown[3] Road Atlanta United StatesJerry Hansen Chevrolet Corvette
2 June 6 Sears Point United StatesDoc Bundy Porsche 924
3 June 13 Portland United StatesElliott Forbes-Robinson Pontiac Trans Am
5 June 27 Laguna Seca United StatesElliott Forbes-Robinson Pontiac Trans Am
6 July 4 Seattle United StatesElliott Forbes-Robinson Pontiac Trans Am
7 July 18 Mid Ohio United StatesEliott Forbes-Robinson Pontiac Trans Am
9 July 24 Road America United StatesJerry Hansen Chevrolet Corvette
10 August 8 Brainerd United StatesPaul Newman Datsun 280ZX
11 September 5 Tros-Rivieres United StatesEliott Forbes-Robinson Pontiac Trans Am
12 October 3 Sears Point United StatesTom Gloy Ford Mustang

Championships

Drivers

  1. Elliot Forbes-Robinson – 147 points
  2. Doc Bundy – 92 points
  3. Phil Currin – 92 points
  4. Tom Gloy – 72 points
  5. Darrin Brassfield – 49 points
  6. Rob McFarlin – 44 points

Manufacturers

  1. Pontiac – 65 points
  2. Chevrolet – 42 points
  3. Porsche – 37 points
  4. Ford – 22 points
  5. Datsun – 16 points

References

  1. See linked archive
  2. 1982 TRANS-AM BOX SCORES
  3. Archived results provide no event date.


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