1967 Can-Am season

North American auto racing season February 2025 1967 Can-Am season 1966 1968 The 1967 Canadian-American Challenge Cup was the second season of the Can-Am auto racing series. It involved FIA Group 7 racing cars running two-hour sprint events. It began September 3, 1967, and ended November 12, 1967, after six rounds. The series was won by Bruce McLaren driving a McLaren M6A Chevrolet. Schedule thumb|The series was won by Bruce McLaren driving a McLaren M6A Chevrolet. The car is pictured in 2017 Rnd Race Circuit Date 1 Road America Can-Am Road America September 3 2 Chevron Grand Prix Bridgehampton Race Circuit September 17 3 Player's 200 Mosport Park September 23 4 Monterey Grand Prix Laguna Seca Raceway October 15 5 Los Angeles Times Grand Prix Riverside International Raceway October 29 6 Stardust Grand Prix Stardust International Raceway November 12 Entries Team Chassis Engine Tire Number Drivers Rounds USA Autodynamics Corporation Caldwell D-7 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Goodyear 1 USA Sam Posey All McLaren-Elva Mk. II 2 USA Bret Lunger 1–4 GBR McLaren Cars, Ltd. McLaren M6A Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 Goodyear 4 NZL Bruce McLaren All 5 NZL Denny Hulme All USA Roger Penske Racing Enterprises Lola T70 Mk. 3B Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Firestone 6 USA Mark Donohue All Lola T70 Mk. 2Lola T70 Mk. 3 Chevrolet 5.7 L V8 16 USA George Follmer All GBR Team Surtees, Ltd. Lola T70 Mk. 3BLola T70 Mk. 2 Chevrolet 5.7 L V8Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Firestone 7/8 GBR John Surtees All GER Lothar Motschenbacher McLaren-Elva Mk. II Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Goodyear 9/38 USA Ron Herrera 5–6 USA Jack Nethercutt Mirage Mk. IB Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 10 USA Scooter Patrick 2–5 USA Peyton A. Cramer, Dana Chevrolet Lola T70 Mk. 3 Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 Goodyear 11 GER Lothar Motschenbacher All 52 USA Peter Revson All USA Pacesetter Homes Lola T70 Mk. 2 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Goodyear 12 USA Roger McClusky All USA Morley Racing McLaren-Elva Mk. IILola T70 Mk. 3 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Goodyear 13/14 USA Bud Morley 1–2, 4–6 USA Skip Barber McLaren-Elva Mk. II Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Firestone 14 USA Skip Barber 1–3 USA Entin Brothers Racing McLaren-Elva Mk. II Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 15/45 USA Jerry Entin 1, 4–6 USA Holmon & Moody, Inc./Paul Newman Holmon & Moody Honker II Ford 5.7 L V8Ford 6.1 L V8 Firestone 17 USA Mario Andretti 1–3, 5–6 USA Merle Brennan Auto Genie Mk. X Chevrolet 5.4 L V8 Goodyear 17 USA Merle Brennan 4 CAN Veedol Racing Team Chinook Mk. I Chevrolet 5.2 L V8 18 CAN Nat Adams 3 USA Gary M. Wilson McLaren-Elva Mk. II Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 19/59 USA Gary Wilson 1, 6 USA Dick Niles Mercury McLaren-Elva Mk. III Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Firestone 19 USA Bill Amick 4–5 USA Smothers Brothers Racing Team Lola T70 Mk. 1 Chevrolet 5.6 L V8 Goodyear 21/24 USA Hugh Powell 1–2, 4–6 USA Ralph Salyer & Smothers Brothers Racing Team McKee Mk. 7 Oldsmobile 6.7 L V8 25 USA Charlie Hayes All USA American Rubber & Plastic Company Lola T70 Mk. 3 Ford 5.0 L V8 Firestone 21 USA Parnelli Jones 4–6 CAN Ecurie Soucy Racing Team McLaren-Elva Mk. IIB Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Goodyear 22 GBR Mike Spence 2–6 USA Harrah's Club Ferrari 330 P4 Ferrari 4.2 L V12 Firestone 23 NZL Chris Amon 4–6 Ferrari 350 P4 27 GBR Jonathan Williams 4–6 USA North American Racing Team Ferrari 412 P Spyder Ferrari 4.0 L V12 Goodyear 32 ITA Ludovico Scarfiotti 2–3 USA Robert J. Nagel McKee Mk. 7 Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 24 USA Bob Nagel 1–2 USA Carl Haas Automobile Imports, Inc. McLaren-Elva Mk. III Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 Goodyear 26 USA Chuck Parsons All USA Alderman Automotive Service, Inc. McLaren-Elva Mk. II Chevrolet V8 Firestone 27 USA George Alderman 2 USA Ecurie Greene, Inc. McLaren-Elva Mk. II Ford 5.3 L V8 28 USA Dick Smith 1–3 USA James Paul McLaren-Elva Mk. IIIB Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 Goodyear 29 USA Jim Paul 5–6 USA Marshall B. Doran McLaren-Elva Mk. II Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 Goodyear 31 USA Brooke Doran 1 CAN Huw Morgan/Team CannonCAN Tero-Corvette/Roy Kumnick McLaren-Elva Mk. IIB Chevrolet 5.6 L V8Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 Firestone 33 CAN John Cannon 1, 3–6 Hamill SR3 62 USA Roy Kumnick 5 USA All American Racers Lola T70 Mk. 3B Ford-Weslake 6.2 L V8 Goodyear 36 USA Dan Gurney All USA Donald J. Morin McLaren-Elva Mk. III Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 Firestone 37 USA Don Morin All CAN Heimrath Racing McLaren-Elva Mk. IIB Chevrolet 5.2 L V8 Firestone 37 CAN Ludwig Heimrath 1–3 USA Hollywood Sports Cars McLaren-Elva Mk. II Chevrolet 5.7 L V8 Firestone 39 USA Jim Adams 4–5 USA Ronald K. Courtney McLaren-Elva Mk. II Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 41 USA Ron Courtney 1, 3 USA Jerry Hansen McLaren-Elva Mk. III Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 Goodyear 44 USA Jerry Hansen 1 USA JAP Enterprises Lola T70 Mk. 3 Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 46 USA Rick Muther 5–6 USA Bill Leonheart Leonheart Special Chevrolet V8 47 USA Bill Leonheart 1 USA Miles Gupton Platypus Oldsmobile 3.4 L V8 Firestone 49 USA Miles Gupton 4, 6 USA Dave Causey McLaren-Elva Mk. IIB Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 54 USA Dave Causey 3 USA Shelby Racing Co., Ltd. Shelby King Cobra Ford 6.2 L V8 Goodyear 55 USA Jerry Titus 5–6 CAN David G. Billes McLaren-Elva Mk. III Chevrolet 6.4 L V8 Firestone 57 CAN John Cordts 1–3 USA Chaparral Cars Chaparral 2G Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Firestone 66 USA Jim Hall 1–2, 4–6 USA Tom Tobin Brabham BT8 Oldsmobile V8 67 USA Tom Tobin 4 USA Webster Racing Enterprises Lola T70 Mk. 3 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Firestone 75 USA Tony Settember 4–5 76 USA Bill Eve 1–5 Matich SR3 Repco-Brabham 4.4 L V8Oldsmobile 4.2 L V8 77 USA Tony Settember 4–6 USA Friedkin Enterprises Lola T70 Mk. 2 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Goodyear 78 USA Jerry Grant 1–2, 4–6 USA Greenville Racing Lola T70 Mk. IILola T70 Mk. 3 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Firestone 79/43 NZL Ross Greenville 1–2, 4–6 USA Dan Blocker/Bill Campbell Genie Mk. X Chevrolet 6.1 L V8 Goodyear 79 USA Doug Hooper 5 USA Jay C. Hills McLaren-Elva Mk. II Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 81 USA Jay Hills 5 AUS Frank Matich Pty. Ltd. Matich SR3 Repco-Brabham 4.4 L V8 Firestone 87/15 AUS Frank Matich 1–2, 4–5 USA Ecurie Vickie Racing Lotus 19G Ford 5.4 L V8 Goodyear 89 USA Bobby Unser 4 USA Bill Eve 6 GBR Drummond Racing Organisation McLaren-Elva Mk. III Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 Goodyear 91 USA Skip Scott All CAN Comstock Racing Ford GT40 Ford 4.7 L V8 Firestone 94 CAN Eppie Wietzes 3 USA Fred Pipin McKee Mk. 6 Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 97 USA Fred Pipin 1, 3 CAN George Eaton McLaren-Elva Mk. III Ford 4.7 L V8 98 CAN George Eaton 3 Season results Rnd Circuit Winning team Results Winning driverWinning car 1Road AmericaGBR #5 Bruce McLaren Motor RacingResults NZL Denny HulmeMcLaren M6A-Chevrolet 2BridgehamptonGBR #5 Bruce McLaren Motor RacingResults NZL Denny HulmeMcLaren M6A-Chevrolet 3MosportGBR #5 Bruce McLaren Motor RacingResults NZL Denny HulmeMcLaren M6A-Chevrolet 4Laguna SecaGBR #4 Bruce McLaren Motor RacingResults NZL Bruce McLarenMcLaren M6A-Chevrolet 5RiversideGBR #4 Bruce McLaren Motor RacingResults NZL Bruce McLarenMcLaren M6A-Chevrolet 6StardustGBR #7 Team SurteesResults GBR John SurteesLola T70 Mk.2-Chevrolet Drivers Championship Points are awarded to the top six finishers in each race in the order of 9-6-4-3-2-1.1976 Canadian-American Challenge Cup https://www.racingsportscars.com/covers/_Bridgehampton-1967-09-17e.jpg https://web.archive.org/web/20190428142136/https://www.racingsportscars.com/covers/_Bridgehampton-1967-09-17e.jpg April 28, 2019 Pos Driver Team Car Engine Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Total 1 NZL Bruce McLaren GBR Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M6A Chevrolet Ret 2 2 1 1 Ret 30 2 NZL Denny Hulme GBR Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M6A Chevrolet 1 1 1 RetDSQ Ret 27 3 GBR John Surtees GBR Team Surtees Lola T70 Mk.3B/Mk.2 Chevrolet 3 4 Ret Ret Ret 1 16 4 USA Mark Donohue USA Roger Penske Racing Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet 2 Ret Ret Ret 3 2 16 5 USA Jim Hall USA Chaparral Cars Inc. Chaparral 2G Chevrolet 4 Ret 2 2 Ret 15 6 GBR Mike Spence GBR Ecurie Soucy Racing McLaren M1B Chevrolet Ret 3 Ret 5 3 10 7 USA George Follmer USA Roger Penske Racing Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet 18 3 6 3 6 Ret 10 8 USA Bud Morley USA Bud Morley McLaren-Elva Mk.IILola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet 8 Ret 4 Ret 5 5 9= USA Peter Revson USA Dana Chevrolet Racing Lola T70 Mk.3/Mk.3B Chevrolet Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret DSQ 3 9= USA Parnelli Jones USA George Bignotti Lola T70 Mk.3 Ford Ret 4 Ret 3 9= USA Charlie Hayes USA Ralph Salyer McKee Mk.7 ChevroletOldsmobile 10 Ret DNS Ret 7 4 3 12= USA Skip Scott USA Drummond Racing McLaren M1C Chevrolet 5 Ret 7 Ret 14 Ret 2 12= GER Lothar Motschenbacher USA Dana Chevrolet Racing Lola T70 Mk.3 Chevrolet 9 5 9 Ret 15 Ret 2 12= NZL Chris Amon USA North American Racing Team Ferrari 330 P4 Ferrari 5 8 Ret 2 15= USA Jerry Hansen USA Jerry Hansen McLaren M1B Chevrolet 6 1 15= USA Chuck Parsons USA Carl A. Haas Automobiles McLaren M1C Chevrolet Ret 6 Ret Ret 12 Ret 1 15= USA Bill Eve USA Marvin Webster Lola T70 Mk.3Lotus 19 ChevroletFord Ret 10 Ret 6 9 DNS 1 15= USA Rick Muther USA Rick Muther Lola T70 Mk.2 Chevrolet Ret Ret 6 1PosDriverTeamCarEngineRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Total References http://wsrp.ic.cz/canam1967.html Results: Canadian-American Challenge Cup 1967 World Sports Racing Prototypes 2 October 2005 2008-01-14 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131227092642/http://wsrp.ic.cz/canam1967.html 27 December 2013 http://wsrp.ic.cz/tablecanam.html Can-Am - final positions and tables World Sports Racing Prototypes 2 October 2005 2008-01-14 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080531191220/http://wsrp.ic.cz/tablecanam.html 2008-05-31 Category:1967 in American motorsport Category:1967 in Canadian motorsport Category:Can-Am seasons Can-Am