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 8 Tony DeanPorsche 908/02 A.G. Dean, Ltd.751:49:45.8801020
2 51 Dave CauseyLola T163-Chevrolet Dave Causey751:50:57.8801215
3 11 Lothar MotschenbacherMcLaren M12-Chevrolet Motschenbacher Racing72-3 laps912
4 54 Oscar KoveleskiMcLaren M8B-Chevrolet Oscar Koveleski72-3 laps1610
5 55 Roger McCaigMcLaren M8C-Chevrolet Roger McCaig72-3 laps188
6 66 Vic ElfordChaparral 2J-Chevrolet Chaparral Cars Inc.69-6 laps16
7 7 Peter GethinMcLaren M8D-Chevrolet Bruce McLaren Motor Racing68Gearbox34
8 81 Dick DurantLola T163-Chevrolet Dick Durant66-9 laps203
9 14 Graeme LawrenceMcLaren M12-Chevrolet Canadian Can-Am Racing Team63-12 laps132
10 34 George DrolsomLola T70 Mk.3-Chevrolet George Drolsom54-21 laps251
11 39 Rainer BrezinkaMcLaren M1C-Chevrolet Rainer Brezinka51-24 laps24
12 10 Chuck ParsonsLola T160/3-Chevrolet Chuck Parsons50Head gasket8
DNF 98 George EatonBRM P154-Chevrolet Castrol Team BRM49Blown engine5
DNF 26 Peter RevsonLola T220-Chevrolet Carl Haas29Puncture, accident4
DNF 3 Bobby BrownMcLaren M6B-Chevrolet Bob Brown Racing Inc.29Accident6
DNF 15 Lee Roy YarbroughFord G7A Agapiou Brothers22Engine11
DNF 47 Gordon DewarMcLaren M6B-Chevrolet Gordon Dewar20Oil leak14
DNF 21 Bob BondurantLola T160-Chevrolet Smith-Oeser Racing18Body damage, overheating7
DNF 79 Tom DuttonMcLaren M6B-ChevroletBarrett Racing16Accident15
DNF 37 Clif ApelMcLaren M6B-Chevrolet Clif Apel16Accident22
DNF 67 Eno de PasqualeLola T163-Chevrolet Eno de Pasquale11Clutch21
DNF 5 Denny HulmeMcLaren M8D-Chevrolet Bruce McLaren Motor Racing10Accident body damage2
DNF 19 Gary WilsonLola T163-Chevrolet Gary Wilson9Accident17
DNF 74 Dick SmithMcLaren M12-Chevrolet Dick Smith/George Harm2Oil leak26
DNF 70 Mike BarbourRattenbury Mk.4B-OldsmobileMike Barbour1Connecting rod27
DNF 17 Ron GoldleafMcLaren M6B-Chevrolet Ron Goldleaf1Accident23
DNF 32 Tony AdamowiczLola T70 Mk.3-Chevrolet Vic Nelli0Fuel starvation19
DNS - William WonderMcLaren M1C-Chevrolet Bill Wonder
DNS 24 Bob NagelLola T70 Mk.3-Ford Bob Nagel
DNS 25 Jerry HodgesMcKee Mk.10-Chevrolet Hodges Racing
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