1970 SCCA Continental Championship

February 2025 1970 SCCA Continental Championship 1969 1971 The 1970 SCCA Continental Championship was the fourth annual running of the Sports Car Club of America's professional open wheel racing series.Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America - Race by Race, 2003, pages 7 to 35 The championship was open to Formula A cars,Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America - Race by Race, 2003, pages 34 to 35 with both 305 cubic inch "stock block" V8 engines and 183 cubic inch "free design" engines being permitted in that category.Continental Championship, Official Program, Oregon Grand Prix Road Races, September 12-13 1970, www.oregonscca.com https://web.archive.org/web/20140322014052/http://www.oregonscca.com/media-library/documents/vintage/orgp070.pdf 2014-03-22 Retrieved on 22 March 2014 For the first time in the history of the series, drivers competed for the L&M Championship Trophy and a share of a $40,000 prize fund.L&M Championship Trophy, $40,000 Fund, www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 22 March 2014 The championship was won by John Cannon driving a McLaren M10B Chevrolet. The SCCA also organized a separate Continental Championship for Formula B cars. Race schedule The championship was contested over a thirteen race series. Race 1970 SCCA Continental Championship Review - Page 1, www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 20 March 20141970 SCCA Continental Championship Review – Page 2, www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 20 March 2014 Date Name Circuit Distance Winner Car 1 April 19 Riverside Grand Prix Riverside International Raceway 40 laps CAN John Cannon McLaren M10B - Chevrolet V8 2 May 24 Lucerne 100 Edmonton International Speedway 40 laps USA Ron Grable Lola T190 - Chevrolet V8 3 June 7 Seattle Grand Prix Seattle International Raceway 45 laps CAN John Cannon McLaren M10B - Chevrolet V8 4 June 14 Monterey Grand Prix Laguna Seca Raceway 50 laps USA Ron Grable Lola T190 - Chevrolet V8 5 June 28 Continental 49'er Sears Point International Raceway 40 laps USA Gus Hutchison Brabham BT26A – Ford Cosworth DFV V8 6 July 5 Dallas Grand Prix Dallas International Motor Speedway 41 laps USA Gus Hutchison Brabham BT26A – Ford Cosworth DFV V8 7 July 18 Road America Grand Prix Road America 25 laps CAN John Cannon McLaren M10B - Chevrolet V8 8 August 1 Le Circuit Continental Circuit Mont-Tremblant 35 laps USA George Follmer Lotus 70 - Ford V8 9 August 16 Minnesota Grand Prix Brainerd International Raceway 50 laps GBR David Hobbs Surtees TS5A - Chevrolet V8 10 September 7 Lime Rock Grand Prix Lime Rock Park 70 laps GBR David Hobbs Surtees TS5A - Chevrolet V8 11 September 13 Mosport Continental Mosport Park 39 laps USA Mark Donohue Lola T192 - Chevrolet V8 12 September 27 Mid-Ohio Grand Prix Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 42 laps USA George Follmer Lotus 70 - Ford V8 13 October 25 L&M F5000 Championship Race Sebring International Raceway 45 laps USA Mark Donohue Lola T192 - Chevrolet V8 Points system Championship points were awarded to drivers on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten places in each race. Championship standings thumb|John Cannon won the 1970 SCCA Continental Championship driving a McLaren M10B, similar to that pictured above Position Driver Car Points 1 CAN John Cannon McLaren M10B Chevrolet 129 2 USA Gus Hutchison Brabham BT26 Ford Cosworth DFV 91 3 GBR David Hobbs Surtees TS5A Chevrolet 86 4 CAN Eppie Wietzes McLaren M10B Chevrolet 81 5 USA Ron Grable Lola T190 Chevrolet Surtees TS5 Chevrolet 72 6 USA George Follmer Lotus 70 Ford 71 7 USA John Gunn Surtees TS5A Chevrolet 66 8 USA Mark Donohue Lola T192 Chevrolet 52 9 USA Dick Smothers Lotus 70 Chevrolet Eagle Chevrolet 40 10 CAN Bill Brack Lotus 70 Chevrolet 36 11 USA John Martin Lotus 38 Chevrolet Surtees TS5A Chevrolet 34 12 USA Dave Jordan Eagle Chevrolet 29 13 USA George Wintersteen Lotus 70 Chevrolet 28 14 USA Rex Ramsey Eagle Chevrolet Surtees TS5A Chevrolet 27 15 USA Fred Baker McLaren M10A Chevrolet 26 = USA Spence Stoddard Lola T190 Chevrolet 26 17 USA Eric Haga Lola T190 Chevrolet 22 18 JPN Hiroshi Fushida Eagle Plymouth 20 19 USA Dow Byers Lola T190 Chevrolet 18 20 USA Mike Brockman Lola T190 Chevrolet 16 21 USA Mike Goth Lola T190 Chevrolet 15 22 USA Gregg Young McLaren M10A Chevrolet 13 23 USA Chuck Parsons Lola T190 Chevrolet 12 24 NZL David Oxton Lotus 70 Ford 10 25 CAN Horst Kroll Lola T142 Chevrolet 8 26 USA Rich Galloway Lola T190 Chevrolet 6 27 USA Kurt Reinhold McKee Mk12 Chevrolet 4 = USA Lyle Forsgren Forsgrini Mk14B Chevrolet 4 29 USA Jim Paul LeGrand Mk11 Chevrolet 3 30 USA Glenn Brown McLaren Mk2 Chevrolet 2 = USA John Saucier Lola T142 Chevrolet 2 32 USA Gerard Raney Eagle Chevrolet 1 = USA Crockey Peterson Coyote Chevrolet Lola T142 Chevrolet 1 = USA Peter Sherman Lola T142 Chevrolet 1 = USA Bob Stanford McKee Mk7S Chevrolet 1 References External links My Formula 5000 - www.myf5000.com oldracingcars.com - www.oldracingcars.com Category:SCCA Continental Championship Continental Championship Category:Formula A (SCCA) Category:Formula 5000