1979 Can-Am season

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

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
  1. "Can-Am 1979 « OldRacingCars.com". www.oldracingcars.com.
  2. "Race not found « OldRacingCars.com". www.oldracingcars.com.
  3. "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.
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