1979 Can-Am season
Appearance
The 1979 Can-Am season was the twelfth running of the Sports Car Club of America's prototype-based series and the third running of the revived series. Formula One legend Jacky Ickx was declared champion,[1] winning five of the ten rounds and finishing second at Road Atlanta.[2] Chevrolet again dominated the season. The top chassis builders were Lola, Prophet, and Spyder, with Vern Schuppan finishing third at Watkins Glen in an Elfin[3] and Al Holbert finishing third at Road America in a Hogan.[3]
1979 would also mark the introduction of a second class for prototypes with engines under 2000cc. That class was won by Tim Evans in his Lola T290.
Results
[edit]Points are awarded to the top six finishers in the order of 9-6-4-3-2-1.
Round | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Team | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | May 6 | Spyder-Chevrolet | |||
2 | May 20 | Lola-Chevrolet | |||
3 | June 3 | Lola-Chevrolet | |||
4 | June 10 | Lola-Chevrolet | |||
5 | July 8 | Spyder-Chevrolet | |||
6 | July 22 | Lola-Chevrolet | |||
7 | August 19 | Lola-Chevrolet | |||
8 | September 2 | Spyder-Chevrolet | |||
9 | October 14 | Prophet-Chevrolet | |||
10 | October 28 | Lola-Chevrolet |
References
[edit]- ^ "Can-Am 1979 « OldRacingCars.com". www.oldracingcars.com.
- ^ "Race not found « OldRacingCars.com". www.oldracingcars.com.
- ^ a b "Race not found « OldRacingCars.com". www.oldracingcars.com.
- ^ "WSPR Can-Am 1979". Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2012-04-02.