1967 Trans-American Championship Explained

The 1967 Trans-American Championship was the second running of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series. After the dominance of Alfa Romeo in the under 2000cc class in 1966, Porsche would rise to prominence, starting a dynasty that would last for several years. 1967 would also mark the debut of Mercury, with Dan Gurney winning at Green Valley for the company in its new Cougar. David Pearson would also win in a Cougar at Riverside later that year. Ford and Mercury would both end the year strongly, with four wins apiece. Mark Donohue would provide the first win in the series for Chevrolet at Marlboro Speedway. He would go on to win at Stardust and Pacific Raceways, igniting the Ford vs Chevy rivalry that made the series legendary.

Ford won the Over 2 Liter class and Porsche the Under 2 Liter class.

Schedule

Overall winner in bold.

RndDateCircuitDistanceOver 2.0 Winning CarUnder 2.0 Winning Car
Over 2.0 Winning Driver(s)Under 2.0 Winning Driver(s)
1February 3Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida300.99milesDodge DartPorsche 911
Bob Tullius Peter Gregg
2March 31Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida4 Hours
379.6miles
Ford MustangPorsche 911
Jerry Titus Peter Gregg
Sam Posey
3April 16Green Valley Raceway, Smithfield, Texas300.8milesMercury CougarPorsche 911
Dan Gurney John Pauly
Bill Bowman
4May 30Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Connecticut4 Hours
328.5miles
Mercury CougarAlfa Romeo GTA
Peter Revson Horst Kwech
5June 11Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio300milesFord MustangAlfa Romeo GTA
Jerry Titus Horst Kwech
6August 6Bryar Motorsports Park, Loudon, New Hampshire249.6milesMercury CougarPorsche 911
Peter Revson Bert Everett
7August 12
August 13
Marlboro Speedway, Upper Marlboro, Maryland301miles
301miles
Chevrolet CamaroPorsche 911
Mark Donohue
Craig Fisher
Bert Everett
Jerry Titus
8August 27Continental Divide Raceway, Castle Rock, Colorado250.04milesFord MustangAlfa Romeo GTA
Jerry Titus Horst Kwech
9September 10Crows Landing Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Crows Landing, California258milesFord MustangAlfa Romeo GTA
Jerry Titus Monty Winkler
10September 17Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, California249.6milesMercury CougarPorsche 911
David Pearson Bert Everett
11October 1Stardust International Raceway, Las Vegas, Nevada351milesChevrolet CamaroAlfa Romeo GTA
Mark Donohue Horst Kwech
12October 8Pacific Raceways, Kent, Washington303.75milesChevrolet CamaroPorsche 911
Mark Donohue Gary Wright
Mike Eyerly
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Classes ran separate races at Marlboro.

Championships

Points were awarded according to finishing position. Only the highest-placed car scored points for the manufacturer. Only the best 9 finishes counted towards the championship. Drivers' championships were not awarded in Trans-Am until 1972.

Over 2.0L manufacturers

PosManufacturerDAYSEBGRVLRPMDOBRYMARCDVCLDRIVSDTPACPts
1Ford41331221142264 (74)
2Mercury35112192214362 (67)
3Chevrolet22423515331157 (64)
4Dodge181314165101411

Under 2.0L manufacturers

PosManufacturerDAYSEBGRVLRPMDOBRYMARCDVCLDRIVSDTPACPts
1Porsche11123113212175 (89)
2Alfa Romeo343114151161459 (63)
3Ford of Britain11207968138810555
4=BMC966131172
4=BMW2310245992
6Volvo1969111

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1967 Trans-Am Box Scores . . 29 April 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717085351/http://www.trans-amseries.com/results/1967.pdf . 17 July 2011 . live .