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.

Results

  • 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)
PosNoDriverCarTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 8United Kingdom Tony DeanPorsche 908/3United Kingdom A.G. Dean, Ltd.751:49:45.8801020
2 51United States Dave CauseyLola T163-ChevroletUnited States Dave Causey751:50:57.8801215
3 11United States Lothar MotschenbacherMcLaren M12-ChevroletUnited States Motschenbacher Racing72-3 laps912
4 54United States Oscar KoveleskiMcLaren M8B-ChevroletUnited States Oscar Koveleski72-3 laps1610
5 55Canada Roger McCaigMcLaren M8C-ChevroletCanada Roger McCaig72-3 laps188
6 66United Kingdom Vic ElfordChaparral 2J-ChevroletUnited States Chaparral Cars Inc.69-6 laps16
7 7United Kingdom Peter GethinMcLaren M8D-ChevroletUnited Kingdom Bruce McLaren Motor Racing68Gearbox34
8 81United States Dick DurantLola T163-ChevroletUnited States Dick Durant66-9 laps203
9 14New Zealand Graeme LawrenceMcLaren M12-ChevroletCanada Canadian Can-Am Racing Team63-12 laps132
10 34United States George DrolsomLola T70 Mk.3-ChevroletUnited States George Drolsom54-21 laps251
11 39Canada Rainer BrezinkaMcLaren M1C-ChevroletCanada Rainer Brezinka51-24 laps24
12 10United States Chuck ParsonsLola T160/3-ChevroletUnited States Chuck Parsons50Head gasket8
DNF 98Canada George EatonBRM P154-ChevroletUnited Kingdom Castrol Team BRM49Blown engine5
DNF 26United States Peter RevsonLola T220-ChevroletUnited States Carl Haas29Puncture, accident4
DNF 3United States Bobby BrownMcLaren M6B-ChevroletUnited States Bob Brown Racing Inc.29Accident6
DNF 15United States Lee Roy YarbroughFord G7AUnited States Agapiou Brothers22Engine11
DNF 47Canada Gordon DewarMcLaren M6B-ChevroletCanada Gordon Dewar20Oil leak14
DNF 21United States Bob BondurantLola T160-ChevroletUnited States Smith-Oeser Racing18Body damage, overheating7
DNF 79United States Tom DuttonMcLaren M6B-ChevroletBarrett Racing16Accident15
DNF 37United States Clif ApelMcLaren M6B-ChevroletUnited States Clif Apel16Accident22
DNF 67United States Eno de PasqualeLola T163-ChevroletUnited States Eno de Pasquale11Clutch21
DNF 5New Zealand Denny HulmeMcLaren M8D-ChevroletUnited Kingdom Bruce McLaren Motor Racing10Accident body damage2
DNF 19United States Gary WilsonLola T163-ChevroletUnited States Gary Wilson9Accident17
DNF 74United States Dick SmithMcLaren M12-ChevroletUnited States Dick Smith/George Harm2Oil leak26
DNF 70 Mike BarbourRattenbury Mk.4B-OldsmobileMike Barbour1Connecting rod27
DNF 17United States Ron GoldleafMcLaren M6B-ChevroletUnited States Ron Goldleaf1Accident23
DNF 32United States Tony AdamowiczLola T70 Mk.3-ChevroletUnited States Vic Nelli0Fuel starvation19
DNS -United States William WonderMcLaren M1C-ChevroletUnited States Bill Wonder
DNS 24United States Bob NagelLola T70 Mk.3-FordUnited States Bob Nagel
DNS 25United States Jerry HodgesMcKee Mk.10-ChevroletUnited States Hodges Racing
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