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1970 Road Atlanta Can-Am

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Layout of the Road Atlanta (1970-1997)

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]

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 United Kingdom Tony Dean Porsche 908/02 United Kingdom A.G. Dean, Ltd. 75 1:49:45.880 10 20
2 51 United States Dave Causey Lola T163-Chevrolet United States Dave Causey 75 1:50:57.880 12 15
3 11 United States Lothar Motschenbacher McLaren M12-Chevrolet United States Motschenbacher Racing 72 -3 laps 9 12
4 54 United States Oscar Koveleski McLaren M8B-Chevrolet United States Oscar Koveleski 72 -3 laps 16 10
5 55 Canada Roger McCaig McLaren M8C-Chevrolet Canada Roger McCaig 72 -3 laps 18 8
6 66 United Kingdom Vic Elford Chaparral 2J-Chevrolet United States Chaparral Cars Inc. 69 -6 laps 1 6
7 7 United Kingdom Peter Gethin McLaren M8D-Chevrolet United Kingdom Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 68 Gearbox 3 4
8 81 United States Dick Durant Lola T163-Chevrolet United States Dick Durant 66 -9 laps 20 3
9 14 New Zealand Graeme Lawrence McLaren M12-Chevrolet Canada Canadian Can-Am Racing Team 63 -12 laps 13 2
10 34 United States George Drolsom Lola T70 Mk.3-Chevrolet United States George Drolsom 54 -21 laps 25 1
11 39 Canada Rainer Brezinka McLaren M1C-Chevrolet Canada Rainer Brezinka 51 -24 laps 24
12 10 United States Chuck Parsons Lola T160/3-Chevrolet United States Chuck Parsons 50 Head gasket 8
DNF 98 Canada George Eaton BRM P154-Chevrolet United Kingdom Castrol Team BRM 49 Blown engine 5
DNF 26 United States Peter Revson Lola T220-Chevrolet United States Carl Haas 29 Puncture, accident 4
DNF 3 United States Bobby Brown McLaren M6B-Chevrolet United States Bob Brown Racing Inc. 29 Accident 6
DNF 15 United States Lee Roy Yarbrough Ford G7A United States Agapiou Brothers 22 Engine 11
DNF 47 Canada Gordon Dewar McLaren M6B-Chevrolet Canada Gordon Dewar 20 Oil leak 14
DNF 21 United States Bob Bondurant Lola T160-Chevrolet United States Smith-Oeser Racing 18 Body damage, overheating 7
DNF 79 United States Tom Dutton McLaren M6B-Chevrolet Barrett Racing 16 Accident 15
DNF 37 United States Clif Apel McLaren M6B-Chevrolet United States Clif Apel 16 Accident 22
DNF 67 United States Eno de Pasquale Lola T163-Chevrolet United States Eno de Pasquale 11 Clutch 21
DNF 5 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren M8D-Chevrolet United Kingdom Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 10 Accident body damage 2
DNF 19 United States Gary Wilson Lola T163-Chevrolet United States Gary Wilson 9 Accident 17
DNF 74 United States Dick Smith McLaren M12-Chevrolet United States Dick Smith/George Harm 2 Oil leak 26
DNF 70 Mike Barbour Rattenbury Mk.4B-Oldsmobile Mike Barbour 1 Connecting rod 27
DNF 17 United States Ron Goldleaf McLaren M6B-Chevrolet United States Ron Goldleaf 1 Accident 23
DNF 32 United States Tony Adamowicz Lola T70 Mk.3-Chevrolet United States Vic Nelli 0 Fuel starvation 19
DNS - United States William Wonder McLaren M1C-Chevrolet United States Bill Wonder
DNS 24 United States Bob Nagel Lola T70 Mk.3-Ford United States Bob Nagel
DNS 25 United States Jerry Hodges McKee Mk.10-Chevrolet United States Hodges Racing

References

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