1982 Trans-Am Series

The 1982 Trans-Am Series 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	May 23	Road Atlanta	Jerry Hansen	Chevrolet Corvette
2	June 6	Sears Point	Doc Bundy	Porsche 924
3	June 13	Portland	Elliott Forbes-Robinson	Pontiac Trans Am
4	June 27	Laguna Seca	Elliott Forbes-Robinson	Pontiac Trans Am
5	July 4	Kent	Elliott Forbes-Robinson	Pontiac Trans Am
6	July 18	Mid-Ohio	Elliott Forbes-Robinson	Pontiac Trans Am
7	July 24	Road America	Jerry Hansen	Chevrolet Corvette
8	August 8	Brainerd	Paul Newman	Datsun 280ZX
9	September 5	Trois-Rivières	Elliott Forbes-Robinson	Pontiac Trans Am
10	October 3	Sears Point	Tom 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