1970 Road Atlanta Can-Am

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.[1]

Layout of the Road Atlanta (1970-1997)

Results

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  • Pole position: Vic Elford, 1:17.420 (117.216 mph (188.641 km/h))
  • Fastest lap: Peter Gethin (lap 7) & Peter Revson (lap 26), 1:18.05 (116.27 mph (187.12 km/h))
  • Race distance: 189.06 miles (304.26 km)
  • Winner's average speed: 103.472 miles per hour (166.522 km/h)
Pos No Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 8   Tony Dean Porsche 908/02   A.G. Dean, Ltd. 75 1:49:45.880 10 20
2 51   Dave Causey Lola T163-Chevrolet   Dave Causey 75 1:50:57.880 12 15
3 11   Lothar Motschenbacher McLaren M12-Chevrolet   Motschenbacher Racing 72 -3 laps 9 12
4 54   Oscar Koveleski McLaren M8B-Chevrolet   Oscar Koveleski 72 -3 laps 16 10
5 55   Roger McCaig McLaren M8C-Chevrolet   Roger McCaig 72 -3 laps 18 8
6 66   Vic Elford Chaparral 2J-Chevrolet   Chaparral Cars Inc. 69 -6 laps 1 6
7 7   Peter Gethin McLaren M8D-Chevrolet   Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 68 Gearbox 3 4
8 81   Dick Durant Lola T163-Chevrolet   Dick Durant 66 -9 laps 20 3
9 14   Graeme Lawrence McLaren M12-Chevrolet   Canadian Can-Am Racing Team 63 -12 laps 13 2
10 34   George Drolsom Lola T70 Mk.3-Chevrolet   George Drolsom 54 -21 laps 25 1
11 39   Rainer Brezinka McLaren M1C-Chevrolet   Rainer Brezinka 51 -24 laps 24
12 10   Chuck Parsons Lola T160/3-Chevrolet   Chuck Parsons 50 Head gasket 8
DNF 98   George Eaton BRM P154-Chevrolet   Castrol Team BRM 49 Blown engine 5
DNF 26   Peter Revson Lola T220-Chevrolet   Carl Haas 29 Puncture, accident 4
DNF 3   Bobby Brown McLaren M6B-Chevrolet   Bob Brown Racing Inc. 29 Accident 6
DNF 15   Lee Roy Yarbrough Ford G7A   Agapiou Brothers 22 Engine 11
DNF 47   Gordon Dewar McLaren M6B-Chevrolet   Gordon Dewar 20 Oil leak 14
DNF 21   Bob Bondurant Lola T160-Chevrolet   Smith-Oeser Racing 18 Body damage, overheating 7
DNF 79   Tom Dutton McLaren M6B-Chevrolet Barrett Racing 16 Accident 15
DNF 37   Clif Apel McLaren M6B-Chevrolet   Clif Apel 16 Accident 22
DNF 67   Eno de Pasquale Lola T163-Chevrolet   Eno de Pasquale 11 Clutch 21
DNF 5   Denny Hulme McLaren M8D-Chevrolet   Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 10 Accident body damage 2
DNF 19   Gary Wilson Lola T163-Chevrolet   Gary Wilson 9 Accident 17
DNF 74   Dick Smith McLaren M12-Chevrolet   Dick Smith/George Harm 2 Oil leak 26
DNF 70   Mike Barbour Rattenbury Mk.4B-Oldsmobile Mike Barbour 1 Connecting rod 27
DNF 17   Ron Goldleaf McLaren M6B-Chevrolet   Ron Goldleaf 1 Accident 23
DNF 32   Tony Adamowicz Lola T70 Mk.3-Chevrolet   Vic Nelli 0 Fuel starvation 19
DNS -   William Wonder McLaren M1C-Chevrolet   Bill Wonder
DNS 24   Bob Nagel Lola T70 Mk.3-Ford   Bob Nagel
DNS 25   Jerry Hodges McKee Mk.10-Chevrolet   Hodges Racing

References

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  1. ^ "Can-Am Road Atlanta". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
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