1982 Trans-Am Series

The 1982 Trans-Am Series was the seventeenth running of the Sports Car Club of America's premier series. All races ran for approximately one hundred miles.^[1] The successful Datsun brand saw its final Trans Am victory in 1982, although the Nissan brand which replaced it did see notable success thereafter.

Results

Round	Date	Circuit	Winning driver	Winning vehicle
1	May 23	Road Atlanta	Jerry Hansen	Chevrolet Corvette
2	June 6	Sears Point	Doc Bundy	Porsche 924
3	June 13	Portland	Elliott Forbes-Robinson	Pontiac Trans Am
4	June 27	Laguna Seca	Elliott Forbes-Robinson	Pontiac Trans Am
5	July 4	Kent	Elliott Forbes-Robinson	Pontiac Trans Am
6	July 18	Mid-Ohio	Elliott Forbes-Robinson	Pontiac Trans Am
7	July 24	Road America	Jerry Hansen	Chevrolet Corvette
8	August 8	Brainerd	Paul Newman	Datsun 280ZX
9	September 5	Trois-Rivières	Elliott Forbes-Robinson	Pontiac Trans Am
10	October 3	Sears Point	Tom Gloy	Ford Mustang

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Championships

Drivers

1. Elliot Forbes-Robinson – 147 points
2. Doc Bundy – 92 points
3. Phil Currin – 92 points
4. Tom Gloy – 72 points
5. Darrin Brassfield – 49 points
6. Rob McFarlin – 44 points

Manufacturers

1. Pontiac – 65 points
2. Chevrolet – 42 points
3. Porsche – 37 points
4. Ford – 22 points
5. Datsun – 16 points

References