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

Participants

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Driver	Rounds
Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	Mclaren	McLaren M6A	Chevrolet	Bruce McLaren	All
				Chris Amon	All
Team Surtees	Lola	Lola T70 Mk.3B/Mk.2	Chevrolet	John Surtees	All
Roger Penske Racing	Lola	Lola T70 Mk.3B	Chevrolet	Mark Donohue	All
				George Follmer	All
Chaparral Cars	Chaparral	Chaparral 2G	Chevrolet	Jim Hall	1-2, 4-6
Ecurie Soucy Racing	Mclaren	McLaren M1B	Chevrolet	Mike Spence	1, 3-6
Dana Chevrolet Racing	Lola	Lola T70 Mk.3/Mk.3B	Chevrolet	Peter Revson	All
				Lothar Motschenbacher	All
George Bignotti	Lola	Lola T70 Mk.3	Ford	Parnelli Jones	4-6
Ralph Salyer	Bob Nagel	McKee Mk.7	Chevrolet Oldsmobile	Charlie Hayes	All
Drummond Racing	Mclaren	McLaren M1C	Chevrolet	Skip Scott	All
North American Racing Team	Ferrari	Ferrari 330 P4	Ferrari	Chris Amon	4-6
Carl A. Haas Automobiles	Mclaren	McLaren M1C	Chevrolet	Chuck Parsons	All
Marvin Webster	Lola	Lola T70 Mk.3 Lotus 19	Chevrolet Ford	Bill Eve	All

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".

• "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.