1974 Can-Am season

North American auto racing season February 2025 1974 Can-Am season 1973 1977 The 1974 Canadian-American Challenge Cup was the ninth and final season of the original Can-Am auto racing series. It consisted of FIA Group 7 racing cars running half hour Sprint races followed by hour-long Cup races. It began June 16, 1974, and was cancelled after the fifth round on August 25, 1974. The 1973 season had been dominated by the turbocharged Porsche 917/30 of Team Penske driven by Mark Donohue, and then came the 1973 oil crisis. As response, CanAm limited fuel consumption. The new, nimble Shadow DN4 dominated a short season in which even several underpowered old 1969 Porsche 908/02 scored points. thumb|Shadow DN4 thumb|1969 Porsche 908/02 Following the cancellation of the series, many teams turned to the new Camel GT Challenge, although the cars were not of the same type as had been used in Can-Am. The Can-Am name would return in 1977, although the formula used would vary greatly from the original series, concentrating instead on open-wheel-based chassis. Schedule All rounds had a Sprint qualifying heat first to determine the starting order for the Cup event. The results of the Sprint and Cup were not combined. Events held at Edmonton International Speedway and Laguna Seca Raceway were cancelled during the course of the season, while the final round of the series at Riverside International Raceway was cancelled by the track owner in August 1974. https://www.nytimes.com/1974/09/01/archives/last-lap-for-canams-speedy-monsters.html Last Lap for Can Am's Speedy Monsters? New York Times Katz Michael 1 September 1974 Rnd Race Circuit Date 1 Labatt's Blue Trophy Mosport Park June 16 2 WQXI Can-Am Road Atlanta July 7 3 Watkins Glen Can-Am Watkins Glen International July 14 4 Buckeye Cup Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course August 11 5 Road America Can-Am Road America August 25 - Los Angeles Times Grand Prix Riverside International Raceway October 27 (cancelled) Season results Rnd Circuit Winning team Results Winning driver 1 Mosport USA #101 Phoenix Racing Organizations Results GBR Jackie Oliver 2 Road Atlanta USA #101 Phoenix Racing Organizations Results GBR Jackie Oliver 3 Watkins Glen USA #101 Phoenix Racing Organisations Results GBR Jackie Oliver 4 Mid-Ohio USA #101 Phoenix Racing Organisations Results GBR Jackie Oliver 5 Road America USA #8 U.S. Racing Results USA Scooter Patrick Drivers Championship Points are awarded to the top ten finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. Pos Driver Team Car Engine Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 Rnd 4 Rnd 5 Total 1 GBR Jackie Oliver USA Phoenix Racing Organisations Shadow DN4 Chevrolet 8.1L V8 20 20 20 20 2 82 2 USA George Follmer USA Phoenix Racing Organisations Shadow DN4 Chevrolet 8.1L V8 15 15 15 45 3 USA Scooter Patrick USA U.S. Racing McLaren M20 Chevrolet 8.1L V8 12 12 20 44 4 USA Bob Nagel USA Nagel Racing Lola T260 Chevrolet 7.6L V8 10 10 10 10 40 5 USA John Gunn USA Racing Specialties Lola T260 Chevrolet 7.0L V8 8 2 1 12 23 6 USA Lothar Motschenbacher USA Motschenbacher Racing McLaren M8F Chevrolet 8.1L V8 8 12 1 21 7 USA Dick Durant USA Burmester Racing McLaren M8R Chevrolet 7.6L V8 4 6 8 18 8 USA Dennis Aase USA Dennis Aase Porsche 908/02 Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 4 6 4 3 17 9 SUI Herbert Müller SUI Herbert Müller Racing Ferrari 512M Ferrari 5.7L V12 10 6 16 10= GBR Brian Redman USA North American Racing TeamUSA Penske Racing Ferrari 512MPorsche 917/30 Ferrari5.7L V12Porsche 5.4L Turbo Flat-12  15 15 10= CAN John Cordts USA Performance Engineering McLaren M8F Chevrolet 8.1L V8 15 15 12 USA Hurley Haywood USA Brumos Racing Porsche 917/10 Porsche 5.4L Turbo Flat-12 12 12 13= USA Monte Shelton USA Monte Shelton McLaren M8F Chevrolet 7.6L V8 8 8 13= USA Gary Wilson USA Sting Racing Team Sting GW1 Chevrolet 7.0L V8 8 8 15 CAN David Saville-Peck CAN Ennerdale Racing Costello SP8 Oldsmobile V8 2 3 2 7 16= USA Gene Fisher USA Bailey Speed Shop Lola T222 Chevrolet 7.0L V8 6 6 16= USA Roy Woods USA William Overhauser Racing McLaren M8D Chevrolet 7.6L V8 6 6 18 USA Bill Cuddy USA Bill Cuddy McLaren M8F Chevrolet 7.6L V8 1 4 5 19 CAN Horst Petermann CAN Horst Petermann Porsche 908/02 Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 4 4 20= CAN Harry Bytzek CAN Rainer Brezinka Porsche 908/02 Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 3 3 20= ITA Arturo Merzario ITA Autodelta Alfa Romeo 33TT12 Alfa Romeo 4.0L V8 3 3 20= USA Bob Lazier USA Page Racing McLaren M8E Chevrolet 7.6L V8 3 3 23 USA Mike Brockman USA Jim Butcher Racing McLaren M8C Chevrolet 7.2L V8 2 2 24= USA Tom Butz USA Lodestar Enterprises McLaren M8FP Chevrolet 7.6L V8 1 1 24= USA William Morrow USA Bill Morrow Lola T163 Chevrolet V8 1 1 References http://wsrp.ic.cz/canam1974.html Canadian-American Challenge Cup 1974 World Sports Racing Prototypes 2 October 2005 2008-01-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20080415160039/http://wsrp.ic.cz/canam1974.html 2008-04-15 dead http://wsrp.ic.cz/tablecanam.html Can-Am - final positions and tables World Sports Racing Prototypes 2 October 2005 2008-01-19 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080531191220/http://wsrp.ic.cz/tablecanam.html 2008-05-31 Category:Can-Am seasons Can-Am