ola ▁T 1 6 3 , ▁and ▁eventually ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁co ck pit ▁of ▁a ▁Mc L aren ▁M 8 D ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁The ▁last ▁M 8 D ▁he ▁drove ▁belonged ▁to ▁actor - driver ▁Paul ▁New man . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁Can ▁Am ▁series ▁was ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁that ▁Par s ons ▁participated , ▁he ▁scored ▁ 1 4 5 ▁points , ▁which ▁places ▁him ▁e ighth ▁overall ▁among ▁Can ▁Am ▁drivers . ▁His ▁highest ▁total ▁was ▁ 8 1 ▁points ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁▁▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁his ▁highest ▁finish ▁as ▁an ▁end urance ▁race ▁car ▁driver , ▁when ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁ 2 4 ▁H ours ▁of ▁Day ton a ▁with ▁Mark ▁Don oh ue ▁as ▁a ▁co - driver ▁in ▁a ▁P ens ke ▁Racing ▁L ola ▁T 7 0 ▁cou pe . ▁Par s ons ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁last - min ute ▁substitute ▁for ▁an ▁injured ▁team ▁driver , ▁and ▁Don oh ue ▁gave ▁Par s ons ▁credit ▁as ▁being ▁key ▁to ▁the ▁win , ▁even ▁though ▁Don oh ue ▁drove ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁race . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁Par s ons ▁drove ▁a ▁Ferr ari ▁ 3 1 2 P ▁at ▁the ▁ra iny ▁ 2 4 ▁H ours ▁of ▁Le ▁Mans ▁race , ▁where ▁he ▁finished ▁ 1