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1986 Can-Am season
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1986 Can-Am season 1985 1987
The 1986 Can-Am season was the nineteenth running of the Sports Car Club of Americas prototype series, and the tenth running of the revived series. The dominant manufacturers were Cosworth, BMW, and Volkswagen for the first time with a third-place finish at Summit Point.Summit Point, 5 Jul 1986 « Single-seater Can-Am « OldRacingCars.com The dominant chassis were Lola, March, Oscella, Yorkshire, Frissbee-Lola, and Frissbee. After 1986, Can Am would become the Can Am Teams championship, using modified CART March 86Cs.Can-Am 1987 « OldRacingCars.com In 1989, the name was again revived with a spec Shelby series.Shelby Can-Am « OldRacingCars Horst Kroll was declared champion.
The season did, however, introduce a young Paul Tracy, who won the final round at Mosport at the age of seventeen.Mosport Park, 14 Sep 1986 « Single-seater Can-Am « OldRacingCars.com
Results
Round Circuit Winning driver Team Car 1 Mosport CAN Horst Kroll CAN Kroll Racing Frissbee-Chevrolet 2 Summit Point USA Bill Tempero USA Texas American Racing Team March-Chevrolet 3 St. Louis USA Lou Sell USA Sell Racing March-BMW 4 Mosport CAN Paul Tracy CAN Kroll Racing Frissbee-Chevrolet
Can-Am 1986
References
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