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1979 Can-Am season

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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

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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 United States Road Atlanta May 6 Finland Keke Rosberg United States Newman-Freeman Racing Spyder-Chevrolet
2 United States Charlotte May 20 Belgium Jacky Ickx United States Carl A. Haas Racing Team Lola-Chevrolet
3 Canada Mosport June 3 Belgium Jacky Ickx United States Carl A. Haas Racing Team Lola-Chevrolet
4 United States Mid-Ohio June 10 Australia Alan Jones United States Carl A. Haas Racing Team Lola-Chevrolet
5 United States Watkins Glen July 8 Finland Keke Rosberg United States Newman-Freeman Racing Spyder-Chevrolet
6 United States Road America July 22 Belgium Jacky Ickx United States Carl A. Haas Racing Team Lola-Chevrolet
7 United States Brainerd August 19 Belgium Jacky Ickx United States Carl A. Haas Racing Team Lola-Chevrolet
8 Canada Trois-Rivières September 2 United States Elliot Forbes-Robinson United States Newman-Freeman Racing Spyder-Chevrolet
9 United States Laguna Seca October 14 United States Bobby Rahal United States U.S. Racing Prophet-Chevrolet
10 United States Riverside October 28 Belgium Jacky Ickx United States Carl A. Haas Racing Team Lola-Chevrolet

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References

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  1. ^ "Can-Am 1979 « OldRacingCars.com". www.oldracingcars.com.
  2. ^ "Race not found « OldRacingCars.com". www.oldracingcars.com.
  3. ^ a b "Race not found « OldRacingCars.com". www.oldracingcars.com.
  4. ^ "WSPR Can-Am 1979". Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2012-04-02.