1972 SCCA L&M Continental 5000 Championship

February 2025 1972 SCCA L&M Continental 5000 Championship 1971 1973 The 1972 SCCA L&M Continental 5000 Championship was the Sports Car Club of America's sixth annual professional open-wheel auto racing series. It was open to Formula 5000 cars, these being Formula SCCA Class A open-wheel, single-seat cars with 5000cc restricted design engines or 3000cc unrestricted design engines.Watkins Glen L&M Grand Prix Facts Sheet, mclaren-m18-06.com https://web.archive.org/web/20140421083907/http://mclaren-m18-06.com/wp-content/gallery/1972-race-programs-and-press-kits/watkins_glen_1972_press_packet_c.jpg 2014-04-21 Retrieved on 20 April 2014 The championship was won by New Zealand driver Graham McRae. Race schedule The championship was contested over eight races with two heats per race.Wolfgang Kopfler, 1972 L&M Continental 5000 Championship, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America - Race by Race, 2003, pages 59 & 60 Race Date Race Name Circuit Race winner Car 1 May 7 Monterey Grand Prix Laguna Seca Raceway NZL Graham McRae Leda GM1 - Chevrolet V8 2 June 4 Lucerne 100 Edmonton International Speedway GBR David Hobbs Lola T300 - Chevrolet V8 3 June 18 Watkins Glen Grand Prix Watkins Glen International NZL Graham McRae Leda GM1 - Chevrolet V8 4 July 16 Road America Grand Prix Road America NZL Graham McRae Leda GM1 - Chevrolet V8 5 July 30 Minnesota Grand Prix Donnybrooke CAN Eppie Wietzes Lola T300 - Chevrolet V8 6 August 20 Road Atlanta Grand Prix Road Atlanta USA Brett Lunger Lola T300 - Chevrolet V8 7 September 4 Lime Rock Grand Prix Lime Rock Park USA Brett Lunger Lola T300 - Chevrolet V8 8 September 24 Riverside Grand Prix Riverside International Raceway GBR Brian Redman Chevron B24 - 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, those places having been determined from the results of the two heats. Total points for each driver were based on the best six finishes. Championship standings thumb|Graham McRae won the 1972 L&M Continental 5000 Championship driving a Leda GM1 and a McRae GM1 (similar to that pictured above) Position 1972 SCCA L&M Continental 5000 Championship Review (Part 1), www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 21 April 20141972 SCCA L&M Continental 5000 Championship Review (Part 2), www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 21 April 2014 Driver Car Points 1 NZL Graham McRae Leda GM1 Chevrolet & McRae GM1 Chevrolet 87 2 USA Sam Posey Surtees TS11 Chevrolet 69 3 USA Brett Lunger Lola T300 Chevrolet 60 4 GBR Brian Redman Chevron B24 Chevrolet 60 5 CAN Eppie Wietzes Lola T300 Chevrolet 47 6 USA Skip Barber March 711 Ford Cosworth DFV 44 7 USA Lothar Motschenbacher McLaren M18 Chevrolet 32 8 GBR David Hobbs Lola T300 Chevrolet 31 9 AUS Bob Muir Lola T300 Chevrolet 22 10 USA Jerry Hansen Lola T300 Chevrolet 21 11 USA Gus Hutchison Lola T300 Chevrolet 18 12 USA John Gunn Lola T300 Chevrolet 16 13 USA Allan Lader McLaren M18 Chevrolet 15 14 GBR Derek Bell McLaren M10B Chevrolet 15 15 USA John Morton Lotus 70B Ford 14 16 USA Rocky Moran Surtees TS8B Chevrolet 13 17 USA Sandy Shepard Lola T300 Pontiac 12 18 AUS Kevin Bartlett McLaren M10B Chevrolet & Lola T300 Chevrolet 11 19 GBR Peter Gethin Chevron B24 Chevrolet 10 = USA Horst Kwech Lola T300 Chevrolet 10 21 USA Evan Noyes Leda LT27 Chevrolet & Leda GM1 Chevrolet 8 = USA Warren Flickinger Lola T300 Chevrolet 8 23 CAN Horst Kroll Lola T300 Chevrolet 7 = CAN John Cannon March 725 Oldsmobile & McLaren M10B Chevrolet 7 25 AUS Colin Hyams Lola T192 Chevrolet 3 = USA George Follmer Matich A50 Ford & Lotus 70B Ford 3 27 USA Ed Felter Lola T192 Chevrolet 1 = USA Dave Jordan Eagle Chevrolet 1 References Further reading F David Stone, Continental Championship - Formula 5000 comes of age, Motor Racing Year, 1973 Edition, pages 91 to 93 External links Old Racing Cars Formula 5000 page Category:SCCA Continental Championship Category:Formula 5000 LandM Championship