1966 Trans-American Sedan Championship
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The 1966 Trans-American Sedan Championship was the inaugural running of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series auto racing series. It was open to FIA Group 1 and FIA Group 2 cars and was contested over seven races.[1] Manufacturers titles were awarded for both Over 2 Liter and Under 2 Liter cars with Ford and Alfa Romeo winning their respective class championships.[1]
Schedule
The championship was contested over a seven race series.[1] Overall winner race winners are shown in bold.
| Rnd [1] | Race [1] | Date [1] | Circuit [1] | Distance [1] | Over 2 liter - Winning car [1] | Under 2 liter - Winning car [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 2 liter - Winning driver(s) [1] | Under 2 liter - Winning driver(s) [1] | |||||
| 1 | Sebring 4-Hour International Touring Race | March 25 | Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida | 348.4 mi (560.7 km) | Dodge Dart | Alfa Romeo GTA |
 Bob Tullius Tony Adamowicz |
 Jochen Rindt | |||||
| 2 | Mid-America 300 | June 12 | Mid-America Raceway, Wentzville, Missouri | 299.25 mi (481.60 km) | Ford Mustang | Alfa Romeo GTA |
| Tom Yeager Bob Johnson |
 Horst Kwech Gaston Andrey | |||||
| 3 | Bryar 250 | July 10 | Bryar Motorsports Park, Loudon, New Hampshire | 250 mi (400 km) | Plymouth Barracuda | Ford Cortina Lotus |
| Bruce Jennings |
 Allan Moffat | |||||
| 4 | VIR 400 | July 31 | Virginia International Raceway, Danville, Virginia | 400.5 mi (644.5 km) | Ford Mustang | Alfa Romeo GTA |
| Tom Yeager Bob Johnson |
Horst Kwech Gaston Andrey | |||||
| 5 | Marlboro 12-Hour | August 14 | Marlboro Park Speedway, Upper Marlboro, Maryland | 12 Hours 688.5 mi (1,108.0 km) |
Dodge Dart | Alfa Romeo GTA |
| Bob Tullius Tony Adamowicz |
Harry Theodorocopulous Sam Posey | |||||
| 6 | Pan-American Endurance Race | September 10 | Green Valley Raceway, Smithfield, Texas | 6 Hours 391.84 mi (630.61 km) |
Ford Mustang | Alfa Romeo GTA |
| John McComb Brad Booker |
Horst Kwech Gaston Andrey | |||||
| 7 | Riverside 4-hour race | September 18 | Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, California | 4 Hours 351 mi (565 km) |
Ford Mustang | Lotus Cortina |
| Jerry Titus |
Frank Gardner | |||||
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Season review
The Dodge Dart of Bob Tullius won the Over 2 liter class at the opening race at Sebring International Raceway, while the Alfa Romeo GTA of Formula One driver Jochen Rindt won the Under 2 liter class and was placed first overall.[1]
Over the course of the championship Ford Mustangs won the Over 2 liter class at four races with Dodge Darts winning twice and Plymouth Barracuda once.[1] Alfa Romeo GTAs won the Under 2 liter class at five races with Ford Cortina Lotus winning twice.[1] Ford and Alfa Romeo won their respective class championships.[1]
Points system
Points were awarded according to finishing position. [1] Only the highest-placed car scored points for the manufacturer.[1] Drivers' championships were not awarded in Trans-Am until 1972.
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Championship standings
Over 2 liter class
| Pos [1] | Manufacturer [1] | Seb | MAR | Bry | VIR | Mar | GRV | RIV | Pts [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ford | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 46 |
| 2 | Chrysler-Plymouth | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 39 |
| 3 | Dodge | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 33 | |
| 4 | Chevrolet | 4 | 3 | ||||||
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Under 2 liter class
| Pos [1] | Manufacturer [1] | Seb | MAR | Bry | VIR | Mar | GRV | RIV | Pts [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 57 |
| 2 | Ford of Britain | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 36 | ||
| 3 | BMW | 6 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| 4 | BMC | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| 5 | Volvo | 5 | 2 | ||||||
| 6 | Fiat Abarth | 6 | 1 | ||||||
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The cars
The following models scored championship points for their respective manufacturers.
Over 2 liter class
Under 2 liter class
- Alfa Romeo GTA [1]
- Ford Cortina Lotus [1]
- BMW 1800TI & 1800 TISA [1] [2] [3]
- BMC Cooper S [1]
- Volvo 122S [1]
- Fiat Abarth 1000 TC [1] [4]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 "1966 Trans-Am Box Scores" (PDF). Sports Car Club of America. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ↑ Four Hour Governor’s Cup for Sedans, touringcarracing.net Retrieved on 15 April 2015
- ↑ VIR 400, touringcarracing.net Retrieved on 15 April 2015
- ↑ The Great Race - Marlboro 12 hour, touringcarracing.net Retrieved on 15 April 2015