# 1988 Trans-Am Series

The 1988 SCCA Escort Trans-Am Championship 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 quattro won the manufacturer's championship and Hurley Haywood won the driver's championship.

## Results

| Round | Date | Circuit | Winning driver | Winning vehicle |
| 1 | 16 April | Long Beach | Paul Gentilozzi | Oldsmobile Cutlass |
| 2 | 1 May | Dallas | Hurley Haywood | Audi 200 |
| 3 | 29 May | Sears Point | Willy T. Ribbs | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 4 | 18 June | Detroit | Hurley Haywood | Audi 200 |
| 5 | 26 June | Niagara Falls | Walter Röhrl | Audi 200 |
| 6 | 2 July | Cleveland | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Audi 200 |
| 7 | 17 July | Brainerd | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Audi 200 |
| 8 | 23 July | Meadowlands | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Audi 200 |
| 9 | 6 August | Lime Rock Park | Scott Pruett | Merkur XR4Ti |
| 10 | 3 September | Mid-Ohio | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Audi 200 |
| 11 | 10 September | Road America | Scott Pruett | Merkur XR4Ti |
| 12 | 25 September | Mosport | Darin Brassfield | Chevrolet Corvette |
| 13 | 23 October | St. Petersburg | Walter Röhrl | Audi 200 |

## Championship standings (Top 20)

| Pos | Driver | LBH | DAL | SPT | DET | NGF | CLE | BIR | MEA | LRP | MDO | ROA | MSP | SPG | Pts |
| 1 | Hurley Haywood | 2 | 1* | 6 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 151.5 |
| 2 | Irv Hoerr | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5* | 7 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 141 |
| 3 | Scott Pruett | 7* | 27 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 34 | | 3 | 1* | 16 | 1* | | | 117 |
| 4 | Jim Derhaag | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 104 |
| 5 | Darin Brassfield | 21 | 3** | 9 | 38 | 4 | 32 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 1* | 2* | 101 |
| 6 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 29 | | | 35 | | 1* | 1 | 1* | | 1* | 2 | | 28 | 100 |
| 7 | Lyn St. James | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 98 |
| 8 | Les Lindley | 4 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 95 |
| 9 | Walter Röhrl | | 13 | 5 | | 1* | | | | 5 | | | 4 | 1 | 80 |
| 9 | Paul Gentilozzi | 1 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 13 | 26 | 80 |
| 11 | Willy T. Ribbs | | 4* | 1* | 11 | 24 | | | 5 | | | 3 | | 3 | 78.5 |
| 12 | Bruce Nesbitt | 15 | 6 | | 7 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 52 |
| 13 | Deborah Gregg | 12 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 26 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 48 |
| 14 | Mike Ciasulli | 27 | 14 | 36 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 9 | 6 | 17 | DNS | 46 |
| 15 | Ron Fellows | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 3 | 5 | 36 |
| 16 | Bob Sobey | 9 | 10 | 30 | 32 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 22 | | | | 14 | 33 |
| 17 | Jerry Clinton | 18 | 17 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 28 |
| 18 | Jack Baldwin | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 7 | | | 25 |
| 19 | Jerry Brassfield | | 3** | 10 | | | 29 | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 19 | R.K. Smith | | 29 | 20 | 28 | DNQ | 37 | 26 | 24 | | 5 | DNS | 7 | 21 | 20 |
| Pos | Driver | LBH | DAL | SPT | DET | NGF | CLE | BIR | MEA | LRP | MDO | ROA | MSP | SPG | Pts |
| Color | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | 4th & 5th place |
| Light Blue | 6th-10th place |
| Dark Blue | Finished (Outside Top 10) |
| Purple | Did not finish |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| Blank | Not competing |
In-line notation :
| Bold | Pole position |
| * | Led most race laps |
| ** | Darin Brassfield started in the #88 car at DAL, falling out (30th/DNF) before the green flag, switching to the #87 and finishing 3rd. Both Darin and Jerry Brassfield were credited with the finish. |