1967 Can-Am season

1967 Can-Am season

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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

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
Autodynamics Corporation	Caldwell D-7	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	G	1	Sam Posey	All
	McLaren-Elva Mk. II			2	Bret Lunger	1–4
McLaren Cars, Ltd.	McLaren M6A	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8	G	4	Bruce McLaren	All
				5	Denny Hulme	All
Roger Penske Racing Enterprises	Lola T70 Mk. 3B	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	F	6	Mark Donohue	All
	Lola T70 Mk. 2 Lola T70 Mk. 3	Chevrolet 5.7 L V8		16	George Follmer	All
Team Surtees, Ltd.	Lola T70 Mk. 3B Lola T70 Mk. 2	Chevrolet 5.7 L V8 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	F	7/8	John Surtees	All
Lothar Motschenbacher	McLaren-Elva Mk. II	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	G	9/38	Ron Herrera	5–6
Jack Nethercutt	Mirage Mk. IB	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8		10	Scooter Patrick	2–5
Peyton A. Cramer, Dana Chevrolet	Lola T70 Mk. 3	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8	G	11	Lothar Motschenbacher	All
				52	Peter Revson	All
Pacesetter Homes	Lola T70 Mk. 2	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	G	12	Roger McClusky	All
Morley Racing	McLaren-Elva Mk. II Lola T70 Mk. 3	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	G	13/14	Bud Morley	1–2, 4–6
Skip Barber	McLaren-Elva Mk. II	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	F	14	Skip Barber	1–3
Entin Brothers Racing	McLaren-Elva Mk. II	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8		15/45	Jerry Entin	1, 4–6
Holmon & Moody, Inc./Paul Newman	Holmon & Moody Honker II	Ford 5.7 L V8 Ford 6.1 L V8	F	17	Mario Andretti	1–3, 5–6
Merle Brennan Auto	Genie Mk. X	Chevrolet 5.4 L V8	G	17	Merle Brennan	4
Veedol Racing Team	Chinook Mk. I	Chevrolet 5.2 L V8		18	Nat Adams	3
Gary M. Wilson	McLaren-Elva Mk. II	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8		19/59	Gary Wilson	1, 6
Dick Niles Mercury	McLaren-Elva Mk. III	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	F	19	Bill Amick	4–5
Smothers Brothers Racing Team	Lola T70 Mk. 1	Chevrolet 5.6 L V8	G	21/24	Hugh Powell	1–2, 4–6
Ralph Sayler & Smothers Brothers Racing Team	McKee Mk. 7	Oldsmobile 6.7 L V8		25	Charlie Hayes	All
American Rubber & Plastic Company	Lola T70 Mk. 3	Ford 5.0 L V8	F	21	Parnelli Jones	4–6
Ecurie Soucy Racing Team	McLaren-Elva Mk. IIB	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	G	22	Mike Spence	2–6
Harrah's Club	Ferrari 330 P4	Ferrari 4.2 L V12	F	23	Chris Amon	4–6
	Ferrari 350 P4			27	Jonathan Williams	4–6
North American Racing Team	Ferrari 412 P Spyder	Ferrari 4.0 L V12	G	32	Ludovico Scarfiotti	2–3
Robert J. Nagel	McKee Mk. 7	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8		24	Bob Nagel	1–2
Carl Haas Automobile Imports, Inc.	McLaren-Elva Mk. III	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8	G	26	Chuck Parsons	All
Alderman Automotive Service, Inc.	McLaren-Elva Mk. II	Chevrolet V8	F	27	George Alderman	2
Ecurie Greene, Inc.	McLaren-Elva Mk. II	Ford 5.3 L V8		28	Dick Smith	1–3
James Paul	McLaren-Elva Mk. IIIB	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8	G	29	Jim Paul	5–6
Marshall B. Doran	McLaren-Elva Mk. II	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8	G	31	Brooke Doran	1
Huw Morgan/Team Cannon Tero-Corvette/Roy Kumnick	McLaren-Elva Mk. IIB	Chevrolet 5.6 L V8 Chevrolet 5.9 L V8	F	33	John Cannon	1, 3–6
	Hamill SR3			62	Roy Kumnick	5
All American Racers	Lola T70 Mk. 3B	Ford-Weslake 6.2 L V8	G	36	Dan Gurney	All
Donald J. Morin	McLaren-Elva Mk. III	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8	F	37	Don Morin	All
Heimrath Racing	McLaren-Elva Mk. IIB	Chevrolet 5.2 L V8	F	37	Ludwig Heimrath	1–3
Hollywood Sports Cars	McLaren-Elva Mk. II	Chevrolet 5.7 L V8	F	39	Jim Adams	4–5
Ronald K. Courtney	McLaren-Elva Mk. II	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8		41	Ron Courtney	1, 3
Jerry Hansen	McLaren-Elva Mk. III	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8	G	44	Jerry Hansen	1
JAP Enterprises	Lola T70 Mk. 3	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8		46	Rick Muther	5–6
Bill Leonheart	Leonheart Special	Chevrolet V8		47	Bill Leonheart	1
Miles Gupton	Platypus	Oldsmobile 3.4 L V8	F	49	Miles Gupton	4, 6
Dave Causey	McLaren-Elva Mk. IIB	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8		54	Dave Causey	3
Shelby Racing Co., Ltd.	Shelby King Cobra	Ford 6.2 L V8	G	55	Jerry Titus	5–6
David G. Billes	McLaren-Elva Mk. III	Chevrolet 6.4 L V8	F	57	John Cordts	1–3
Chaparral Cars	Chaparral 2G	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	F	66	Jim Hall	1–2, 4–6
Tom Tobin	Brabham BT8	Oldsmobile V8		67	Tom Tobin	4
Webster Racing Enterprises	Lola T70 Mk. 3	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	F	75	Tony Settember	4–5
				76	Bill Eve	1–5
	Matich SR3	Repco-Brabham 4.4 L V8 Oldsmobile 4.2 L V8		77	Tony Settember	4–6
Friedkin Enterprises	Lola T70 Mk. 2	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	78	Jerry Grant	1–2, 4–6
Greenville Racing	Lola T70 Mk. II Lola T70 Mk. 3	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	F	79/43	Ross Greenville	1–2, 4–6
Dan Blocker/Bill Campbell	Genie Mk. X	Chevrolet 6.1 L V8	G	79	Doug Hooper	5
Jay C. Hills	McLaren-Elva Mk. II	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8		81	Jay Hills	5
Frank Matich Pty. Ltd.	Matich SR3	Repco-Brabham 4.4 L V8	F	87/15	Frank Matich	1–2, 4–5
Ecurie Vickie Racing	Lotus 19G	Ford 5.4 L V8	G	89	Bobby Unser	4
					Bill Eve	6
Drummond Racing Organization	McLaren-Elva Mk. III	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8	G	91	Skip Scott	All
Comstock Racing	Ford GT40	Ford 4.7 L V8	F	94	Eppie Wietzes	3
Fred Pipin	McKee Mk. 6	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8		97	Fred Pipin	1, 3
George Eaton	McLaren-Elva Mk. III	Ford 4.7 L V8		98	George Eaton	3

Season results

Rnd	Circuit	Winning Team	Results
		Winning Driver
		Winning Car
1	Road America	#5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	Results
		Denny Hulme
		McLaren M6A-Chevrolet
2	Bridgehampton	#5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	Results
		Denny Hulme
		McLaren M6A-Chevrolet
3	Mosport	#5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	Results
		Denny Hulme
		McLaren M6A-Chevrolet
4	Laguna Seca	#4 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	Results
		Bruce McLaren
		McLaren M6A-Chevrolet
5	Riverside	#4 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	Results
		Bruce McLaren
		McLaren M6A-Chevrolet
6	Stardust	#7 Team Surtees	Results
		John Surtees
		Lola 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. ^[1]

Pos	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Total
1	Bruce McLaren	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	McLaren M6A	Chevrolet	Ret	2	2	1	1	Ret	30
2	Denny Hulme	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	McLaren M6A	Chevrolet	1	1	1	Ret	DSQ	Ret	27
3	John Surtees	Team Surtees	Lola T70 Mk.3B/Mk.2	Chevrolet	3	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	1	16
4	Mark Donohue	Roger Penske Racing	Lola T70 Mk.3B	Chevrolet	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	2	16
5	Jim Hall	Chaparral Cars Inc.	Chaparral 2G	Chevrolet	4	Ret		2	2	Ret	15
6	Mike Spence	Ecurie Soucy Racing	McLaren M1B	Chevrolet		Ret	3	Ret	5	3	10
7	George Follmer	Roger Penske Racing	Lola T70 Mk.3B	Chevrolet	18	3	6	3	6	Ret	10
8	Bud Morley	Bud Morley	McLaren-Elva Mk.II Lola T70 Mk.3B	Chevrolet	8	Ret		4	Ret	5	5
9=	Peter Revson	Dana Chevrolet Racing	Lola T70 Mk.3/Mk.3B	Chevrolet	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	DSQ	3
9=	Parnelli Jones	George Bignotti	Lola T70 Mk.3	Ford				Ret	4	Ret	3
9=	Charlie Hayes	Ralph Salyer	McKee Mk.7	Chevrolet Oldsmobile	10	Ret	DNS	Ret	7	4	3
12=	Skip Scott	Drummond Racing	McLaren M1C	Chevrolet	5	Ret	7	Ret	14	Ret	2
12=	Lothar Motschenbacher	Dana Chevrolet Racing	Lola T70 Mk.3	Chevrolet	9	5	9	Ret	15	Ret	2
12=	Chris Amon	North American Racing Team	Ferrari 330 P4	Ferrari				5	8	Ret	2
15=	Jerry Hansen	Jerry Hansen	McLaren M1B	Chevrolet	6						1
15=	Chuck Parsons	Carl A. Haas Automobiles	McLaren M1C	Chevrolet	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	1
15=	Bill Eve	Marvin Webster	Lola T70 Mk.3 Lotus 19	Chevrolet Ford	Ret	10	Ret	6	9	DNS	1
15=	Rick Muther	Rick Muther	Lola T70 Mk.2	Chevrolet			Ret		Ret	6	1
Pos	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Total

References

1. "1976 Canadian-American Challenge Cup". Archived from the original on April 28, 2019.

• "Results: Canadian-American Challenge Cup 1967". World Sports Racing Prototypes. October 2, 2005. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2008.
• "Can-Am - final positions and tables". World Sports Racing Prototypes. October 2, 2005. Archived from the original on May 31, 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2008.