1975 Trans-Am Series Explained

The 1975 Trans-Am Series was the tenth running of the Sports Car Club of America's premier series. All races except for the Six Hours of Watkins Glen ran for approximately one hundred miles.

The Drivers Championship was won by John Greenwood and the Manufacturers title was awarded to Chevrolet.[1]

Results

RoundDateCircuitWinning driver(s)Winning vehicle
1June 1Pocono John GreenwoodChevrolet Corvette
2June 1Seattle Walt MaasDatsun 280Z
3June 15Portland John GreenwoodChevrolet Corvette
4June 29Nelson Ledges John GreenwoodChevrolet Corvette
5July 12Watkins Glen Babe Headley
Paul Missuriello
Chevrolet Corvette
6July 26Road America Jerry HansenChevrolet Corvette
7September 7Brainerd Jerry HansenChevrolet Corvette
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Note: The Six Hours of Watkins Glen was also a round of the 1975 World Championship for Makes, and was won outright by Henri Pescarolo and Derek Bell driving an Alfa Romeo 33TT12.[2] Headley & Missuriello were the best placed of the Trans Am competitors.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20130929021717/http://www.deepthrottle.com/History/transam_champs.shtml Trans-Am Drivers' and Manufacturers' Champions
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20120424230826/http://cms.scca.com/documents/Pro%20Racing/Archives/Trans-Am/1975.pdf 1975 TRANS-AM BOX SCORES