1969 Can-Am season
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The1969 Canadian-American Challenge Cupwas the fourth season of theCan-Amauto racingseries. It consisted ofFIAGroup 7racing cars running two-hour sprint events. It began June 1, 1969, and ended November 9, 1969, after eleven rounds.
This was the first season of Can-Am following the demise of the similarUnited States Road Racing Championship.With several USRRC events choosing to continue on under Can-Am, the series schedule was greatly expanded beyond its normal six event season. This also meant that the season was run over a greater period of time, rather than just being run in the autumn.
The season was swept byMcLaren,whose founderBruce McLarenwon the championship over teammate and fellow New ZealanderDenny Hulme.McLaren won six races to Hulme's five, winning the championship by a mere five points.
Schedule
[edit]Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
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1 | Labatt's BlueTrophy | Mosport Park | June 1 |
2 | Labatt's50 | Circuit Mont-Tremblant | June 15 |
3 | Watkins Glen Can-Am | Watkins Glen International | July 13 |
4 | Klondike 200 | Edmonton Speedway Park | July 27 |
5 | Buckeye Can-Am | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | August 17 |
6 | Road America Can-Am | Road America | August 31 |
7 | Bridgehampton Grand Prix | Bridgehampton Race Circuit | September 14 |
8 | Michigan International Can-Am | Michigan International Speedway | September 28 |
9 | MontereyCastrolGrand Prix | Laguna Seca Raceway | October 12 |
10 | Los Angeles Times Grand Prix | Riverside International Raceway | October 26 |
11 | Texas International Grand Prix | Texas World Speedway | November 9 |
Season results
[edit]Rnd | Circuit | Winning Team | Results |
---|---|---|---|
Winning Driver | |||
1 | Mosport | #4McLaren Cars | Results |
Bruce McLaren | |||
2 | Mont-Tremblant | #5McLaren Cars | Results |
Denny Hulme | |||
3 | Watkins Glen | #4McLaren Cars | Results |
Bruce McLaren | |||
4 | Edmonton | #5McLaren Cars | Results |
Denny Hulme | |||
5 | Mid-Ohio | #5McLaren Cars | Results |
Denny Hulme | |||
6 | Road America | #4McLaren Cars | Results |
Bruce McLaren | |||
7 | Bridgehampton | #5McLaren Cars | Results |
Denny Hulme | |||
8 | Michigan | #4McLaren Cars | Results |
Bruce McLaren | |||
9 | Laguna Seca | #4McLaren Cars | Results |
Bruce McLaren | |||
10 | Riverside | #5McLaren Cars | Results |
Denny Hulme | |||
11 | Texas | #4McLaren Cars | Results |
Bruce McLaren |
Drivers Championship
[edit]Points are awarded to the top ten finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. Only the best nine finishes out of eleven rounds counted towards the championship. Points earned but not counting towards the championship are marked by parenthesis.
References
[edit]- "Canadian-American Challenge Cup 1969".World Sports Racing Prototypes. 2 October 2005. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-09-29.Retrieved2008-01-16.
- "Can-Am - final positions and tables".World Sports Racing Prototypes. 2 October 2005. Archived fromthe originalon 2008-05-31.Retrieved2008-01-16.