best results 4th at Riverside in 1975 and 6th on the same track in 1976 in the last US F5000 races. Although Cannon held the Ferrari dealership (actually, he worked for Hollywood Sports Cars-he did not own it) for LA, finance and engine costs limited his form in highly competitive final years of US F5000, however he proved competitive when he ran a few rounds in the UK Shellsport F5000/F1/Libre series in 1976. He ran the Australian F5000 Rothmans series at the start of 1976, proving as fast as the best Australian F5000 drivers Goss and Schuppan and actually won one round. His last serious racing was two years later in the Australian Rothmans, aged 45 where he managed a single, third place, purely on reliability. He was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 1993. It is widely thought that had Cannon entered the sport seriously at an early age, he might have had a significant F1 career. His son Michael has built a career as a race engineer. During the 2006 season at Forsythe Racing in the Champ Car World Series Michael was race engineer for A. J. Allmendinger. Ever active, Cannon died in New Mexico, USA, from injuries received in the crash of an experimental aircraft. Complete Formula One World Championship results (key) See also List of Canadians in Champ Car References 1933 births 1999 deaths Canadian racing drivers Canadian Formula One drivers BRM Formula One drivers European Formula Two Championship drivers Can-Am entrants Tasman Series drivers Trans-Am Series drivers World Sportscar Championship drivers 24 Hours of Daytona drivers