1988 Trans-Am Series
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| 1988 Trans-Am season | |||
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The 1988 SCCA Escort Trans-Am Championship[1] season was the 23rd running of the Sports Car Club of America's premier series. 1988 would mark the end of the "GT era", in which the series had been the support series, and often the lesser classes, of the more popular IMSA GT Championship, which had overtaken Trans Am as the most popular road racing series in the United States beginning in 1973 after the decline of muscle cars and the 1973 Oil Crisis. This led to an increase in competitiveness from foreign manufacturers.
The Audi 200 quattros won the manufacturer's championship[2] and Hurley Haywood won the driver's championship.[3]
Results
| Round | Circuit | Winning driver | Winning vehicle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long Beach |  Paul Gentilozzi |
Oldsmobile Cutlass |
| 2 | Dallas | Hurley Haywood |
Audi 200 |
| 3 | Sears Point | Willy T. Ribbs |
Chevrolet Camaro |
| 4 | Detroit | Hurley Haywood |
Audi 200 |
| 5 | Niagara Falls |  Walter Röhrl |
Audi 200 |
| 6 | Cleveland | Hans-Joachim Stuck |
Audi 200 |
| 7 | Brainerd | Hans-Joachim Stuck |
Audi 200 |
| 8 | Meadowlands | Hans-Joachim Stuck |
Audi 200 |
| 9 | Lime Rock | Scott Pruett |
Merkur XR4Ti |
| 10 | Mosport | Hans-Joachim Stuck |
Audi 200 |
| 11 | Road America | Scott Pruett |
Merkur XR4Ti |
| 12 | Mosport | Darin Brassfield |
Chevrolet Corvette |
| 13 | St. Petersburg | Walter Röhrl |
Audi 200 |
