The 1979 Trans-Am Series was the fourteenth running of the Sports Car Club of America's premier series. All races except for the Six Hours of Watkins Glen ran for approximately one hundred miles. For the first time in series history, the schedule included a round held outside the United States and Canada, with the first round being contested in Mexico.

Results

RoundDateCircuitWinning driver (TA2)Winning vehicle (TA2)Winning driver (TA1)Winning vehicle (TA1)
1May 6Mexico Mexico CityUnited States John PaulPorsche 935Mexico Miguel MuñizChevrolet Camaro
2June 3Canada WestwoodUnited States John PaulPorsche 935United States Gary CarterChevrolet Corvette
3July 7United States Watkins Glen ‡United States Roy Woods United States Bob AkinPorsche 935United States Bob Tullius United States Brian FuerstenauTriumph TR8
4July 21United States Road AmericaUnited States Peter GreggPorsche 935United States Gene BothelloChevrolet Corvette
5August 5United States Watkins GlenUnited States John PaulPorsche 935United States Bob TulliusTriumph TR8
6August 19Canada MosportUnited States John PaulPorsche 935United States Gene BothelloChevrolet Corvette
7September 1Canada Trois-RivièresUnited States John PaulPorsche 935United States Gene BothelloChevrolet Corvette
8October 14United States Laguna SecaUnited States Peter GreggPorsche 935United States Bob TulliusTriumph TR8

‡ - The Watkins Glen Six Hours was a round of the World Championship for Makes. Overall winner was an FIA Group 5 Porsche 935.