The 1978 Can-Am season was the eleventh running of the Sports Car Club of America's prototype based series and the second running of the revived series. Alan Jones was declared champion,[1] winning five of the ten rounds. Chevrolet again swept the season. Lola was not as dominant this season, as Elliot Forbes-Robinson won at Charlotte in a Spyder,[2] SCCA legend George Follmer at Mont Tremblant in a Prophet,[3] and Forbes-Robinson again at Trois-Rivieres.[4]
Results edit
| Round | Circuit | Winning driver | Team | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Road Atlanta |  Alan Jones
|
 Carl A. Haas Racing Team
|
Lola-Chevrolet |
| 2 | Charlotte | Elliot Forbes-Robinson
|
Newman-Freeman Racing
|
Spyder-Chevrolet |
| 3 | Mid-Ohio | Alan Jones
|
Carl A. Haas Racing Team
|
Lola-Chevrolet |
| 4 | St. Jovite | George Follmer
|
U.S. Racing
|
Prophet-Chevrolet |
| 5 | Watkins Glen | Warwick Brown
|
Racing Team VDS
|
Lola-Chevrolet |
| 6 | Road America | Alan Jones
|
Carl A. Haas Racing Team
|
Lola-Chevrolet |
| 7 | Mosport | Alan Jones
|
Carl A. Haas Racing Team
|
Lola-Chevrolet |
| 8 | Trois-Rivières | Elliot Forbes-Robinson
|
Newman-Freeman Racing
|
Spyder-Chevrolet |
| 9 | Laguna Seca | Al Holbert
|
Hogan Racing
|
Lola-Chevrolet |
| 10 | Riverside | Alan Jones
|
Carl A. Haas Racing Team
|
Lola-Chevrolet |
References edit
- ^ Brown, Allen. "Can-Am 1978 « OldRacingCars.com". OldRacingCars.com.
- ^ "Charlotte, 27 May 1978 « Single-seater Can-Am".
- ^ "Mont-Tremblant, 25 Jun 1978 « Single-seater Can-Am".
- ^ "Trois-Rivières, 3 Sep 1978 « Single-seater Can-Am".
- ^ "Can-Am 1978". Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2012-04-02.