1969 Trans-American Sedan Championship
The 1969 Trans-American Championship was the fourth running of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series. The championship was open to SCCA Sedan category cars competing in Over 2 liter and Under 2 liter classes.[1] 1969 marked the end of the use of co-drivers in the Trans-Am Championship, as most of the races were between 2.5 and 3 hours. The Over 2 liter and Under 2 liter Manufacturers' titles were won by Chevrolet (Due in large part to Mark Donohue's 6 wins, and a major crash at the St. Jovite, Canada race that nearly destroyed all the Ford and Shelby team cars.) and Porsche (Due in large part to Peter Gregg's 7 wins) respectively.[1]
Schedule
The championship was contested over twelve races.[1]
Championships
Points were awarded for finishing positions in each class at each race on the following basis:[2]
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Only the highest-placed car of each make could earn points for its manufacturer [2] and only the best nine results for each manufacturer counted towards the championship totals.[2]
No Drivers titles were awarded in 1969 or in any other Trans-American Championship prior to 1972.[2]
Over 2 liter Manufacturers Championship
| Pos [1] | Manufacturer [1] | MIC | LRP | MDO | BRI | DON | BRY | MTB | WGL | LAG
|
PAC | SPT
|
RIV | Points [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevrolet | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 78 (94) |
| 2 | Ford | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 64 (71) |
| 3 | Pontiac | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 32 (34) |
| 4 | American Motors
|
4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 14 [3] |
Under 2 liter Manufacturers Championship
| Pos [1] | Manufacturer [1] | MIC | LRP | MDO | BRI | DON | BRY | MTB | WGL | LAG
|
PAC | SPT
|
RIV | Points [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porsche | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 81 (106) |
| 2 | Alfa Romeo | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 28 | |||
| 3 | BMW | 9 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | ||||||
| 4 | British Leyland | 3 | 4 |
The cars
The following models contributed to the points totals of their respective manufacturers.[1]
- Chevrolet Camaro
- Ford Mustang
- Pontiac Firebird
- AMC Javelin
- Porsche 911
- Alfa Romeo GTA
- BMW 2002Ti
- Mini Cooper S
1969 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
1969 had marked the sales debut of the
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "1969 Trans-Am Box Scores" (PDF). Sports Car Club of America. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
- ^ a b c d Dave Friedman, Pony Cars Wars 1966 to 1972, page 112
- ^ The official SCCA’s 1969 Trans-Am Box Scores list AMC as scoring 14 points in seven of the twelve races but show a final total of only 13.
- ^ "Edmund's Pontiac Firebird History".