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1970 Road Atlanta Can-Am
Motor race
Motor race
The 1970 Road Atlanta Can-Am race was the seventh round of the 1970 Can-Am season. It was held September 13, 1970, at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia.
Results
- Pole position: Vic Elford, 1:17.420 (117.216 mph)
- Fastest lap: Peter Gethin (lap 7) & Peter Revson (lap 26), 1:18.05 (116.27 mph)
- Race distance: 189.06 mi
- Winner's average speed: 103.472 mph
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNS | DNS | DNS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | GBR Tony Dean | Porsche 908/02 | GBR A.G. Dean, Ltd. | 75 | 1:49:45.880 | 10 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | USA Dave Causey | Lola T163-Chevrolet | USA Dave Causey | 75 | 1:50:57.880 | 12 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | USA Lothar Motschenbacher | McLaren M12-Chevrolet | USA Motschenbacher Racing | 72 | -3 laps | 9 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 54 | USA Oscar Koveleski | McLaren M8B-Chevrolet | USA Oscar Koveleski | 72 | -3 laps | 16 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 55 | CAN Roger McCaig | McLaren M8C-Chevrolet | CAN Roger McCaig | 72 | -3 laps | 18 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 66 | GBR Vic Elford | Chaparral 2J-Chevrolet | USA Chaparral Cars Inc. | 69 | -6 laps | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | GBR Peter Gethin | McLaren M8D-Chevrolet | GBR Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | 68 | Gearbox | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 81 | USA Dick Durant | Lola T163-Chevrolet | USA Dick Durant | 66 | -9 laps | 20 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | NZL Graeme Lawrence | McLaren M12-Chevrolet | CAN Canadian Can-Am Racing Team | 63 | -12 laps | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | USA George Drolsom | Lola T70 Mk.3-Chevrolet | USA George Drolsom | 54 | -21 laps | 25 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | CAN Rainer Brezinka | McLaren M1C-Chevrolet | CAN Rainer Brezinka | 51 | -24 laps | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | USA Chuck Parsons | Lola T160/3-Chevrolet | USA Chuck Parsons | 50 | Head gasket | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 98 | CAN George Eaton | BRM P154-Chevrolet | GBR Castrol Team BRM | 49 | Blown engine | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | USA Peter Revson | Lola T220-Chevrolet | USA Carl Haas | 29 | Puncture, accident | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | USA Bobby Brown | McLaren M6B-Chevrolet | USA Bob Brown Racing Inc. | 29 | Accident | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | USA Lee Roy Yarbrough | Ford G7A | USA Agapiou Brothers | 22 | Engine | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 47 | CAN Gordon Dewar | McLaren M6B-Chevrolet | CAN Gordon Dewar | 20 | Oil leak | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | USA Bob Bondurant | Lola T160-Chevrolet | USA Smith-Oeser Racing | 18 | Body damage, overheating | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 79 | USA Tom Dutton | McLaren M6B-Chevrolet | Barrett Racing | 16 | Accident | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 37 | USA Clif Apel | McLaren M6B-Chevrolet | USA Clif Apel | 16 | Accident | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 67 | USA Eno de Pasquale | Lola T163-Chevrolet | USA Eno de Pasquale | 11 | Clutch | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | NZL Denny Hulme | McLaren M8D-Chevrolet | GBR Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | 10 | Accident body damage | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | USA Gary Wilson | Lola T163-Chevrolet | USA Gary Wilson | 9 | Accident | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 74 | USA Dick Smith | McLaren M12-Chevrolet | USA Dick Smith/George Harm | 2 | Oil leak | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 70 | Mike Barbour | Rattenbury Mk.4B-Oldsmobile | Mike Barbour | 1 | Connecting rod | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | USA Ron Goldleaf | McLaren M6B-Chevrolet | USA Ron Goldleaf | 1 | Accident | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | USA Tony Adamowicz | Lola T70 Mk.3-Chevrolet | USA Vic Nelli | 0 | Fuel starvation | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | USA William Wonder | McLaren M1C-Chevrolet | USA Bill Wonder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | USA Bob Nagel | Lola T70 Mk.3-Ford | USA Bob Nagel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | USA Jerry Hodges | McKee Mk.10-Chevrolet | USA Hodges Racing |
References
References
- "Can-Am Road Atlanta". Racing Sports Cars.
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