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[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.