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,^[1] winning five of the ten rounds and finishing second at Road Atlanta.^[2] 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^[3] and Al Holbert finishing third at Road America in a Hogan.^[3]

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

Points are awarded to the top six finishers in the order of 9-6-4-3-2-1.

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

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