1976 SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship
The 1976 SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship [1] was the tenth running of the Sports Car Club of America's premier open wheel racing series[2] and the third to be co-sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and the United States Auto Club (USAC).[3]
The championship was won by
1976 was to be the final year of the SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship as the SCCA replaced it with a revived
Can Am Series for 1977.[6] The rules for the new series were to allow the Formula 5000 cars to compete with fully enveloping bodywork.[6]
Race results
The championship was contested over a seven race series.[4]
Race [7] | Date [7] | Location [7] | Distance [7] | Winning driver [7] | Winning car [7] |
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1 | May 9 | Pocono International Raceway
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35 laps | Brian Redman | Chevrolet V8
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2 | June 20 | Mosport Park
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40 laps | Alan Jones | Chevrolet V8
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3 | July 11 | Watkins Glen International | 30 laps | Alan Jones | Chevrolet V8
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4 | July 25 | Road America | 25 laps | Jackie Oliver | Dodge V8
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5 | August 8 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | 42 laps | Brian Redman | Chevrolet V8
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6 | August 28 | Road America | 20 laps | Brian Redman | Chevrolet V8
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7 | October 17 | Riverside International Raceway | 40 laps | Al Unser | Chevrolet V8
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Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 36-24-16-12-8-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten positions in each race.[4]
Final points standings
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References
- ^ Jaycee Grand Prix - SCCA/USAC Formula 500 Championship Race, www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 29 May 2014
- ^ Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America - Race by Race, 2003, pages 7 to 102
- ^ Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America - Race by Race, 2003, page 81
- ^ a b c Wolfgang Kopfler, 1976 Formula 5000 Championship, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America - Race by Race, 2003, pages 101 & 102
- ^ a b c Gordon Kirby, The Season in the USA, Automobile Year 1976/77, pages 191 to 192
- ^ a b Wolfgang Kopfler, The end of Formula 5000, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America - Race by Race, 2003, page 110
- ^ a b c d e f US Formula 5000 races 1968-1976, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 29 May 2014