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.

Championships

Drivers

Category I Bob Tullius – 170 points John Bauer – 162 points Tom Spalding – 125 points John Wood – 80 points Brian Fuerstenau – 60 points Michael Oleyar – 60 points

Category II Peter Gregg – 185 points Ludwig Heimrath – 162 points Monte Sheldon – 97 points Hal Shaw, Jr. – 67 points Greg Pickett – 65 points

Manufacturers

Category I Porsche – 76 points British Leyland – 74 points Chevrolet – 69 points Ford – 2 points

Category II Porsche – 117 points Chevrolet – 33 points

Under 2.5 Liter Porsche – 61 points Mazda – 24 points Ford – 17 points Datsun – 10 points Lancia – 5 points Renault – 5 points

References