1988 Trans-Am Series

1988 Trans-Am Series
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The championship winning Audi Quattro driven by Haywood

The 1988 SCCA Escort Trans-Am Series|Trans-Am Championship[1] was the 23rd running of the Sports Car Club of America's premier series. 1988 would mark the end of the "GT era", in which the series had been the support series, and often the lesser classes, of the more popular IMSA GT Championship, which had overtaken Trans Am as the most popular road racing series in the United States beginning in 1973 after the decline of muscle cars and the 1973 Oil Crisis. This led to an increase in competitiveness from foreign manufacturers.

The Audi 200 quattros won the manufacturer's championship[2] and Hurley Haywood won the driver's championship.[3]

Results

[4]

Round Circuit Winning driver Winning vehicle
1 Long Beach United States Paul Gentilozzi Oldsmobile Cutlass
2 Dallas United States Hurley Haywood Audi 200
3 Sears Point United States Willy T. Ribbs Chevrolet Camaro
4 Detroit United States Hurley Haywood Audi 200
5 Niagara Falls West Germany Walter Röhrl Audi 200
6 Cleveland West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Audi 200
7 Brainerd West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Audi 200
8 Meadowlands West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Audi 200
9 Lime Rock United States Scott Pruett Merkur XR4Ti
10 Mosport West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Audi 200
11 Road America United States Scott Pruett Merkur XR4Ti
12 Mosport United States Darin Brassfield Chevrolet Corvette
13 St. Petersburg West Germany Walter Röhrl Audi 200

References

  1. http://www.racingsportscars.com/championship/Trans-Am.html?page=3
  2. Achorn, George (Fall 2013). "2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed". quattro quarterly. XXIII (4): 31.
  3. "Trans Am history enshrined in Sebring Hall of Fame as Peter Gregg and Bob Tullius inducted". gotransam.com. Trans Am Racing. March 18, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
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