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1967 Can-Am season
The 1967 Canadian-American Challenge Cup was the second season of the Can-Am auto racing series. It involved FIA Group 7 racing cars running two-hour sprint events. It began September 3, 1967, and ended November 12, 1967, after six rounds.
The series was won by Bruce McLaren driving a McLaren M6A Chevrolet.
Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road America Can-Am | Road America | September 3 | |||||||
| Chevron Grand Prix | Bridgehampton Race Circuit | September 17 | |||||||
| Player's 200 | Mosport Park | September 23 | |||||||
| Monterey Grand Prix | Laguna Seca Raceway | October 15 | |||||||
| Los Angeles Times Grand Prix | Riverside International Raceway | October 29 | |||||||
| Stardust Grand Prix | Stardust International Raceway | November 12 |
Entries
| Team | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Number | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Autodynamics Corporation | Caldwell D-7 | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | 1 | USA Sam Posey | All | |
| McLaren-Elva Mk. II | 2 | USA Bret Lunger | 1–4 | |||
| GBR McLaren Cars, Ltd. | McLaren M6A | Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 | 4 | NZL Bruce McLaren | All | |
| 5 | NZL Denny Hulme | All | ||||
| USA Roger Penske Racing Enterprises | Lola T70 Mk. 3B | Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 | 6 | USA Mark Donohue | All | |
| Lola T70 Mk. 2 | ||||||
| Lola T70 Mk. 3 | Chevrolet 5.7 L V8 | 16 | USA George Follmer | All | ||
| GBR Team Surtees, Ltd. | Lola T70 Mk. 3B | |||||
| Lola T70 Mk. 2 | Chevrolet 5.7 L V8 | |||||
| Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | 7/8 | GBR John Surtees | All | |||
| USA Lothar Motschenbacher | McLaren-Elva Mk. II | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | 9/38 | USA Ron Herrera | 5–6 | |
| USA Jack Nethercutt | Mirage Mk. IB | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | 10 | USA Scooter Patrick | 2–5 | |
| USA Peyton A. Cramer, Dana Chevrolet | Lola T70 Mk. 3 | Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 | 11 | USA Lothar Motschenbacher | All | |
| 52 | USA Peter Revson | All | ||||
| USA Pacesetter Homes | Lola T70 Mk. 2 | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | 12 | USA Roger McClusky | All | |
| USA Morley Racing | McLaren-Elva Mk. II | |||||
| Lola T70 Mk. 3 | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | 13/14 | USA Bud Morley | 1–2, 4–6 | ||
| USA Skip Barber | McLaren-Elva Mk. II | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | 14 | USA Skip Barber | 1–3 | |
| USA Entin Brothers Racing | McLaren-Elva Mk. II | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | 15/45 | USA Jerry Entin | 1, 4–6 | |
| USA Holmon & Moody, Inc./Paul Newman | Holmon & Moody Honker II | Ford 5.7 L V8 | ||||
| Ford 6.1 L V8 | 17 | USA Mario Andretti | 1–3, 5–6 | |||
| USA Merle Brennan Auto | Genie Mk. X | Chevrolet 5.4 L V8 | 17 | USA Merle Brennan | 4 | |
| CAN Veedol Racing Team | Chinook Mk. I | Chevrolet 5.2 L V8 | 18 | CAN Nat Adams | 3 | |
| USA Gary M. Wilson | McLaren-Elva Mk. II | Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 | 19/59 | USA Gary Wilson | 1, 6 | |
| USA Dick Niles Mercury | McLaren-Elva Mk. III | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | 19 | USA Bill Amick | 4–5 | |
| USA Smothers Brothers Racing Team | Lola T70 Mk. 1 | Chevrolet 5.6 L V8 | 21/24 | USA Hugh Powell | 1–2, 4–6 | |
| USA Ralph Sayler & Smothers Brothers Racing Team | McKee Mk. 7 | Oldsmobile 6.7 L V8 | 25 | USA Charlie Hayes | All | |
| USA American Rubber & Plastic Company | Lola T70 Mk. 3 | Ford 5.0 L V8 | 21 | USA Parnelli Jones | 4–6 | |
| CAN Ecurie Soucy Racing Team | McLaren-Elva Mk. IIB | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | 22 | GBR Mike Spence | 2–6 | |
| USA Harrah's Club | Ferrari 330 P4 | Ferrari 4.2 L V12 | 23 | NZL Chris Amon | 4–6 | |
| Ferrari 350 P4 | 27 | GBR Jonathan Williams | 4–6 | |||
| USA North American Racing Team | Ferrari 412 P Spyder | Ferrari 4.0 L V12 | 32 | ITA Ludovico Scarfiotti | 2–3 | |
| USA Robert J. Nagel | McKee Mk. 7 | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | 24 | USA Bob Nagel | 1–2 | |
| USA Carl Haas Automobile Imports, Inc. | McLaren-Elva Mk. III | Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 | 26 | USA Chuck Parsons | All | |
| USA Alderman Automotive Service, Inc. | McLaren-Elva Mk. II | Chevrolet V8 | 27 | USA George Alderman | 2 | |
| USA Ecurie Greene, Inc. | McLaren-Elva Mk. II | Ford 5.3 L V8 | 28 | USA Dick Smith | 1–3 | |
| USA James Paul | McLaren-Elva Mk. IIIB | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | 29 | USA Jim Paul | 5–6 | |
| USA Marshall B. Doran | McLaren-Elva Mk. II | Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 | 31 | USA Brooke Doran | 1 | |
| CAN Huw Morgan/Team Cannon | ||||||
| CAN Tero-Corvette/Roy Kumnick | McLaren-Elva Mk. IIB | Chevrolet 5.6 L V8 | ||||
| Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 | 33 | CAN John Cannon | 1, 3–6 | |||
| Hamill SR3 | 62 | USA Roy Kumnick | 5 | |||
| USA All American Racers | Lola T70 Mk. 3B | Ford-Weslake 6.2 L V8 | 36 | USA Dan Gurney | All | |
| USA Donald J. Morin | McLaren-Elva Mk. III | Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 | 37 | USA Don Morin | All | |
| CAN Heimrath Racing | McLaren-Elva Mk. IIB | Chevrolet 5.2 L V8 | 37 | CAN Ludwig Heimrath | 1–3 | |
| USA Hollywood Sports Cars | McLaren-Elva Mk. II | Chevrolet 5.7 L V8 | 39 | USA Jim Adams | 4–5 | |
| USA Ronald K. Courtney | McLaren-Elva Mk. II | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | 41 | USA Ron Courtney | 1, 3 | |
| USA Jerry Hansen | McLaren-Elva Mk. III | Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 | 44 | USA Jerry Hansen | 1 | |
| USA JAP Enterprises | Lola T70 Mk. 3 | Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 | 46 | USA Rick Muther | 5–6 | |
| USA Bill Leonheart | Leonheart Special | Chevrolet V8 | 47 | USA Bill Leonheart | 1 | |
| USA Miles Gupton | Platypus | Oldsmobile 3.4 L V8 | 49 | USA Miles Gupton | 4, 6 | |
| USA Dave Causey | McLaren-Elva Mk. IIB | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | 54 | USA Dave Causey | 3 | |
| USA Shelby Racing Co., Ltd. | Shelby King Cobra | Ford 6.2 L V8 | 55 | USA Jerry Titus | 5–6 | |
| CAN David G. Billes | McLaren-Elva Mk. III | Chevrolet 6.4 L V8 | 57 | CAN John Cordts | 1–3 | |
| USA Chaparral Cars | Chaparral 2G | Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 | 66 | USA Jim Hall | 1–2, 4–6 | |
| USA Tom Tobin | Brabham BT8 | Oldsmobile V8 | 67 | USA Tom Tobin | 4 | |
| USA Webster Racing Enterprises | Lola T70 Mk. 3 | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | 75 | USA Tony Settember | 4–5 | |
| 76 | USA Bill Eve | 1–5 | ||||
| Matich SR3 | Repco-Brabham 4.4 L V8 | |||||
| Oldsmobile 4.2 L V8 | 77 | USA Tony Settember | 4–6 | |||
| USA Friedkin Enterprises | Lola T70 Mk. 2 | Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 | 78 | USA Jerry Grant | 1–2, 4–6 | |
| USA Greenville Racing | Lola T70 Mk. II | |||||
| Lola T70 Mk. 3 | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | 79/43 | NZL Ross Greenville | 1–2, 4–6 | ||
| USA Dan Blocker/Bill Campbell | Genie Mk. X | Chevrolet 6.1 L V8 | 79 | USA Doug Hooper | 5 | |
| USA Jay C. Hills | McLaren-Elva Mk. II | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | 81 | USA Jay Hills | 5 | |
| AUS Frank Matich Pty. Ltd. | Matich SR3 | Repco-Brabham 4.4 L V8 | 87/15 | AUS Frank Matich | 1–2, 4–5 | |
| USA Ecurie Vickie Racing | Lotus 19G | Ford 5.4 L V8 | 89 | USA Bobby Unser | 4 | |
| USA Bill Eve | 6 | |||||
| USA Drummond Racing Organization | McLaren-Elva Mk. III | Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 | 91 | USA Skip Scott | All | |
| CAN Comstock Racing | Ford GT40 | Ford 4.7 L V8 | 94 | CAN Eppie Wietzes | 3 | |
| USA Fred Pipin | McKee Mk. 6 | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | 97 | USA Fred Pipin | 1, 3 | |
| CAN George Eaton | McLaren-Elva Mk. III | Ford 4.7 L V8 | 98 | CAN George Eaton | 3 |
Season results
| Rnd | Circuit | Winning team | Results | Winning driver | Winning car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road America | GBR #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | Results | |||||||||
| NZL Denny Hulme | |||||||||||
| McLaren M6A-Chevrolet | |||||||||||
| Bridgehampton | GBR #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | Results | |||||||||
| NZL Denny Hulme | |||||||||||
| McLaren M6A-Chevrolet | |||||||||||
| Mosport | GBR #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | Results | |||||||||
| NZL Denny Hulme | |||||||||||
| McLaren M6A-Chevrolet | |||||||||||
| Laguna Seca | GBR #4 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | Results | |||||||||
| NZL Bruce McLaren | |||||||||||
| McLaren M6A-Chevrolet | |||||||||||
| Riverside | GBR #4 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | Results | |||||||||
| NZL Bruce McLaren | |||||||||||
| McLaren M6A-Chevrolet | |||||||||||
| Stardust | GBR #7 Team Surtees | Results | |||||||||
| GBR John Surtees | |||||||||||
| Lola T70 Mk.2-Chevrolet |
Drivers Championship
Points are awarded to the top six finishers in each race in the order of 9-6-4-3-2-1.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total | 1 | 30 | 2 | 27 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 9= | 3 | 9= | 3 | 9= | 3 | 12= | 2 | 12= | 2 | 12= | 2 | 15= | 1 | 15= | 1 | 15= | 1 | 15= | 1 | Pos | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZL Bruce McLaren | GBR Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren M6A | Chevrolet | Ret | 2 | 2 | *1* | 1 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NZL Denny Hulme | GBR Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren M6A | Chevrolet | 1 | *1* | *1* | Ret | DSQ | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR John Surtees | GBR Team Surtees | Lola T70 Mk.3B/Mk.2 | Chevrolet | 3 | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Mark Donohue | USA Roger Penske Racing | Lola T70 Mk.3B | Chevrolet | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Jim Hall | USA Chaparral Cars Inc. | Chaparral 2G | Chevrolet | 4 | Ret | 2 | 2 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Mike Spence | GBR Ecurie Soucy Racing | McLaren M1B | Chevrolet | Ret | 3 | Ret | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA George Follmer | USA Roger Penske Racing | Lola T70 Mk.3B | Chevrolet | 18 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Bud Morley | USA Bud Morley | McLaren-Elva Mk.II | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lola T70 Mk.3B | Chevrolet | 8 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Peter Revson | USA Dana Chevrolet Racing | Lola T70 Mk.3/Mk.3B | Chevrolet | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | DSQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Parnelli Jones | USA George Bignotti | Lola T70 Mk.3 | Ford | Ret | 4 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Charlie Hayes | USA Ralph Salyer | McKee Mk.7 | Chevrolet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oldsmobile | 10 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Skip Scott | USA Drummond Racing | McLaren M1C | Chevrolet | 5 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 14 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GER Lothar Motschenbacher | USA Dana Chevrolet Racing | Lola T70 Mk.3 | Chevrolet | 9 | 5 | 9 | Ret | 15 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NZL Chris Amon | USA North American Racing Team | Ferrari 330 P4 | Ferrari | 5 | 8 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Jerry Hansen | USA Jerry Hansen | McLaren M1B | Chevrolet | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Chuck Parsons | USA Carl A. Haas Automobiles | McLaren M1C | Chevrolet | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Bill Eve | USA Marvin Webster | Lola T70 Mk.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lotus 19 | Chevrolet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ford | Ret | 10 | Ret | 6 | 9 | DNS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Rick Muther | USA Rick Muther | Lola T70 Mk.2 | Chevrolet | Ret | Ret | 6 |
References
References
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