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1969 Trans-American Sedan Championship

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444: 784: 772: 728: 716: 672: 660: 616: 604: 560: 548: 502: 490: 432: 388: 376: 332: 320: 276: 264: 220: 208: 162: 150: 75: 58:. The championship was open to SCCA Sedan category cars competing in Over 2 liter and Under 2 liter classes. 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 78:
Chevrolet won the Over 2 liter class championship. Mark Donohue's 1969 Chevrolet Camaro from the series is shown at the U. S. Vintage Grand Prix at Watkins Glen International, a vintage car show where historic race cars are
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however the car's smallest engine was well over the 5000cc maximum set by the series at the time and it was not used in the 1969 championship. In using the name Trans Am, a registered trademark,
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Only the highest-placed car of each make could earn points for its manufacturer and only the best nine results for each manufacturer counted towards the championship totals.
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No Drivers titles were awarded in 1969 or in any other Trans-American Championship prior to 1972.
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Points were awarded for finishing positions in each class at each race on the following basis:
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list AMC as scoring 14 points in seven of the twelve races but show a final total of only 13.
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The following models contributed to the points totals of their respective manufacturers.
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Index

Trans-Am Series
1968
1970
Sports Car Club of America
Trans-Am Series
Chevrolet
Porsche

Michigan International Speedway
Brooklyn, Michigan
Ford Mustang
Porsche 911
United States
Parnelli Jones
United States
Gary Wright
Lime Rock Park
Lakeville, Connecticut
Ford Mustang
Porsche 911
United States
Sam Posey
United States
Tony Adamowicz
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Lexington, Ohio
Chevrolet Camaro
Porsche 911
United States
Ronnie Bucknum

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