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1970 SCCA Continental Championship

The 1970 SCCA Continental Championship was the fourth annual running of the Sports Car Club of America's professional open wheel racing series. The championship was open to Formula A cars, with both 305 cubic inch "stock block" V8 engines and 183 cubic inch "free design" engines being permitted in that category. For the first time in the history of the series, drivers competed for the L&M Championship Trophy and a share of a $40,000 prize fund. The championship was won by John Cannon driving a McLaren M10B Chevrolet.

The SCCA also organized a separate Continental Championship for Formula B cars.

Race schedule

The championship was contested over a thirteen race series.

Race	Date	Name	Circuit	Distance	Winner	Car
1	April 19	Riverside Grand Prix	Riverside International Raceway	40 laps	CAN John Cannon	McLaren M10B - Chevrolet V8
2	May 24	Lucerne 100	Edmonton International Speedway	40 laps	USA Ron Grable	Lola T190 - Chevrolet V8
3	June 7	Seattle Grand Prix	Seattle International Raceway	45 laps	CAN John Cannon	McLaren M10B - Chevrolet V8
4	June 14	Monterey Grand Prix	Laguna Seca Raceway	50 laps	USA Ron Grable	Lola T190 - Chevrolet V8
5	June 28	Continental 49'er	Sears Point International Raceway	40 laps	USA Gus Hutchison	Brabham BT26A – Ford Cosworth DFV V8
6	July 5	Dallas Grand Prix	Dallas International Motor Speedway	41 laps	USA Gus Hutchison	Brabham BT26A – Ford Cosworth DFV V8
7	July 18	Road America Grand Prix	Road America	25 laps	CAN John Cannon	McLaren M10B - Chevrolet V8
8	August 1	Le Circuit Continental	Circuit Mont-Tremblant	35 laps	USA George Follmer	Lotus 70 - Ford V8
9	August 16	Minnesota Grand Prix	Brainerd International Raceway	50 laps	GBR David Hobbs	Surtees TS5A - Chevrolet V8
10	September 7	Lime Rock Grand Prix	Lime Rock Park	70 laps	GBR David Hobbs	Surtees TS5A - Chevrolet V8
11	September 13	Mosport Continental	Mosport Park	39 laps	USA Mark Donohue	Lola T192 - Chevrolet V8
12	September 27	Mid-Ohio Grand Prix	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	42 laps	USA George Follmer	Lotus 70 - Ford V8
13	October 25	L&M F5000 Championship Race	Sebring International Raceway	45 laps	USA Mark Donohue	Lola T192 - Chevrolet V8

Points system

Championship points were awarded to drivers on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten places in each race.

Championship standings

Position	Driver	Car	Points
1	CAN John Cannon	McLaren M10B Chevrolet	129
2	USA Gus Hutchison	Brabham BT26 Ford Cosworth DFV
91
3	GBR David Hobbs	Surtees TS5A Chevrolet	86
4	CAN Eppie Wietzes	McLaren M10B Chevrolet	81
5	USA Ron Grable	Lola T190 Chevrolet
Surtees TS5 Chevrolet	72
6	USA George Follmer	Lotus 70 Ford	71
7	USA John Gunn	Surtees TS5A Chevrolet	66
8	USA Mark Donohue	Lola T192 Chevrolet	52
9	USA Dick Smothers	Lotus 70 Chevrolet
Eagle Chevrolet	40
10	CAN Bill Brack	Lotus 70 Chevrolet	36
11	USA John Martin	Lotus 38 Chevrolet
Surtees TS5A Chevrolet	34
12	USA Dave Jordan	Eagle Chevrolet	29
13	USA George Wintersteen	Lotus 70 Chevrolet	28
14	USA Rex Ramsey	Eagle Chevrolet
Surtees TS5A Chevrolet	27
15	USA Fred Baker	McLaren M10A Chevrolet	26
=	USA Spence Stoddard	Lola T190 Chevrolet	26
17	USA Eric Haga	Lola T190 Chevrolet	22
18	JPN Hiroshi Fushida	Eagle Plymouth	20
19	USA Dow Byers	Lola T190 Chevrolet	18
20	USA Mike Brockman	Lola T190 Chevrolet	16
21	USA Mike Goth	Lola T190 Chevrolet	15
22	USA Gregg Young	McLaren M10A Chevrolet	13
23	USA Chuck Parsons	Lola T190 Chevrolet	12
24	NZL David Oxton	Lotus 70 Ford	10
25	CAN Horst Kroll	Lola T142 Chevrolet	8
26	USA Rich Galloway	Lola T190 Chevrolet	6
27	USA Kurt Reinhold	McKee Mk12 Chevrolet	4
=	USA Lyle Forsgren	Forsgrini Mk14B Chevrolet	4
29	USA Jim Paul	LeGrand Mk11 Chevrolet	3
30	USA Glenn Brown	McLaren Mk2 Chevrolet	2
=	USA John Saucier	Lola T142 Chevrolet	2
32	USA Gerard Raney	Eagle Chevrolet	1
=	USA Crockey Peterson	Coyote Chevrolet
Lola T142 Chevrolet	1
=	USA Peter Sherman	Lola T142 Chevrolet	1
=	USA Bob Stanford	McKee Mk7S Chevrolet	1

References

Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America - Race by Race, 2003, pages 7 to 35
Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America - Race by Race, 2003, pages 34 to 35
[http://www.oregonscca.com/media-library/documents/vintage/orgp070.pdf ''Continental Championship'', Official Program, Oregon Grand Prix Road Races, September 12-13 1970, www.oregonscca.com] {{Webarchive. link. (2014-03-22 Retrieved on 22 March 2014)
[http://www.myf5000.com/files/results_overview_5pages.pdf ''L&M Championship Trophy, $40,000 Fund'', www.myf5000.com] Retrieved on 22 March 2014
[http://www.myf5000.com/files/70_p1.pdf ''1970 SCCA Continental Championship Review - Page 1'', www.myf5000.com] Retrieved on 20 March 2014
[http://www.myf5000.com/files/70_p2.pdf ''1970 SCCA Continental Championship Review – Page 2'', www.myf5000.com] Retrieved on 20 March 2014

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