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1979 Can-Am season

Motorsport season in 1979

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, winning five of the ten rounds and finishing second at Road Atlanta. 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 and Al Holbert finishing third at Road America in a Hogan.

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

The scoring system was 9-6-4-3-2-1 points awarded to the first six classified finishers. All results counted.

Round	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Team	Car
1	USA Road Atlanta	May 6	FIN Keke Rosberg	USA Newman-Freeman Racing	Spyder-Chevrolet
2	USA Charlotte	May 20	BEL Jacky Ickx	USA Carl A. Haas Racing Team	Lola-Chevrolet
3	CAN Mosport	June 3	BEL Jacky Ickx	USA Carl A. Haas Racing Team	Lola-Chevrolet
4	USA Mid-Ohio	June 10	AUS Alan Jones	USA Carl A. Haas Racing Team	Lola-Chevrolet
5	USA Watkins Glen	July 8	FIN Keke Rosberg	USA Newman-Freeman Racing	Spyder-Chevrolet
6	USA Road America	July 22	BEL Jacky Ickx	USA Carl A. Haas Racing Team	Lola-Chevrolet
7	USA Brainerd	August 19	BEL Jacky Ickx	USA Carl A. Haas Racing Team	Lola-Chevrolet
8	CAN Trois-Rivières	September 2	USA Elliot Forbes-Robinson	USA Newman-Freeman Racing	Spyder-Chevrolet
9	USA Laguna Seca	October 14	USA Bobby Rahal	USA U.S. Racing	Prophet-Chevrolet
10	USA Riverside	October 28	BEL Jacky Ickx	USA Carl A. Haas Racing Team	Lola-Chevrolet

FINAL STANDINGS

NC	Robert E. Dugo	United States	0	0	0	Robert E. Dugo	Lola B.A.D. 1-Chevrolet

References

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