1970 Road Atlanta Can-Am
Introduction Layout of the Road Atlanta (1970-1997)The '''1970 Road Atlanta Can-Am''' race was the seventh round of the 1970 Can-Am season. It was held September 13, 1970, at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia.
Results *Pole position: Vic Elford, 1:17.420 ()*Fastest lap: Peter Gethin (lap 7) & Peter Revson (lap 26), 1:18.05 ()*Race distance: *Winner's average speed:  Pos  No  Driver  Car  Team  Laps  Time/Retired  Grid  Points 1  8   Tony Dean  Porsche 908/02   A.G. Dean, Ltd.  75  1:49:45.880  10  20 2 51   Dave Causey  Lola T163-Chevrolet   Dave Causey  75  1:50:57.880  12  15 3 11   Lothar Motschenbacher  McLaren M12-Chevrolet   Motschenbacher Racing  72  -3 laps  9  12 4 54   Oscar Koveleski  McLaren M8B-Chevrolet   Oscar Koveleski  72  -3 laps  16  10 5 55   Roger McCaig  McLaren M8C-Chevrolet   Roger McCaig  72  -3 laps  18  8 6 66   Vic Elford  Chaparral 2J-Chevrolet   Chaparral Cars Inc.  69  -6 laps  1  6 7 7   Peter Gethin  McLaren M8D-Chevrolet   Bruce McLaren Motor Racing  68  Gearbox  3  4 8 81   Dick Durant  Lola T163-Chevrolet   Dick Durant  66  -9 laps  20  3  9 14   Graeme Lawrence  McLaren M12-Chevrolet   Canadian Can-Am Racing Team  63  -12 laps  13  2 10 34   George Drolsom  Lola T70 Mk.3-Chevrolet   George Drolsom  54  -21 laps  25  1 11 39   Rainer Brezinka  McLaren M1C-Chevrolet   Rainer Brezinka  51  -24 laps  24   12 10   Chuck Parsons  Lola T160/3-Chevrolet   Chuck Parsons  50  Head gasket  8   DNF 98   George Eaton  BRM P154-Chevrolet   Castrol Team BRM  49  Blown engine  5   DNF 26   Peter Revson  Lola T220-Chevrolet   Carl Haas  29  Puncture, accident  4   DNF 3   Bobby Brown  McLaren M6B-Chevrolet   Bob Brown Racing Inc.  29  Accident  6   DNF 15   Lee Roy Yarbrough  Ford G7A   Agapiou Brothers  22  Engine  11   DNF 47   Gordon Dewar  McLaren M6B-Chevrolet   Gordon Dewar  20  Oil leak  14   DNF 21   Bob Bondurant  Lola T160-Chevrolet   Smith-Oeser Racing  18  Body damage, overheating  7   DNF 79   Tom Dutton  McLaren M6B-Chevrolet  Barrett Racing  16  Accident  15   DNF 37   Clif Apel  McLaren M6B-Chevrolet   Clif Apel  16  Accident  22   DNF 67   Eno de Pasquale  Lola T163-Chevrolet   Eno de Pasquale  11  Clutch  21   DNF 5   Denny Hulme  McLaren M8D-Chevrolet   Bruce McLaren Motor Racing  10  Accident body damage  2   DNF 19   Gary Wilson  Lola T163-Chevrolet   Gary Wilson  9  Accident  17   DNF 74   Dick Smith  McLaren M12-Chevrolet   Dick Smith/George Harm  2  Oil leak  26   DNF 70   Mike Barbour  Rattenbury Mk.4B-Oldsmobile  Mike Barbour  1  Connecting rod  27   DNF 17   Ron Goldleaf  McLaren M6B-Chevrolet   Ron Goldleaf  1  Accident  23   DNF 32   Tony Adamowicz  Lola T70 Mk.3-Chevrolet   Vic Nelli  0  Fuel starvation  19   DNS -   William Wonder  McLaren M1C-Chevrolet   Bill Wonder         DNS 24   Bob Nagel  Lola T70 Mk.3-Ford   Bob Nagel         DNS 25   Jerry Hodges  McKee Mk.10-Chevrolet   Hodges Racing
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