SCCA Continental Championship
The SCCA Continental Championship was an annual, professional, open-wheel motor racing series organized by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), under various names, from 1967 to 1976.
The inaugural series was staged in 1967 as the SCCA Grand Prix Championship.
For 1969 the series was renamed to the SCCA Continental Championship,
An agreement was reached between the
During 1976 USAC announced their intention to withdraw from the co-sanctioning arrangement at the end of the year.
Results
Year | Championship name | Winning driver | Car |
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1967 | SCCA Grand Prix Championship | Gus Hutchison | Lotus 41 Ford |
1968 | SCCA Grand Prix Championship | Lou Sell | Eagle Mk 5 Chevrolet
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1969 | SCCA Continental Championship | Tony Adamowicz | Eagle Mk 5 Chevrolet
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1970 | SCCA Continental Championship | John Cannon | McLaren M10B Chevrolet
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1971 | SCCA L&M Continental 5000 Championship | David Hobbs | McLaren M10B Chevrolet
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1972 | SCCA L&M Continental 5000 Championship | Graham McRae | McRae GM1 Chevrolet
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1973 | SCCA L&M Championship[12] | Jody Scheckter | |
1974 | SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship | Brian Redman | Lola T332 Chevrolet |
1975 | SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship | Brian Redman | Lola T332 Chevrolet & Lola T400 Chevrolet |
1976 | SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship | Brian Redman | Lola T332C Chevrolet
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References
- ^ a b 1967-69 SCCA Grand Prix Championship Review, www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 17 June 2014
- ^ a b Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America – Race by Race, Second Edition, 2003, page 7
- ^ Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America – Race by Race, Second Edition, 2003, page 20
- ^ Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America – Race by Race, Second Edition, 2003, page 34
- ^ Keith Waltz, Tobacco Money Makes Its Move Into Auto Racing, www.nationalspeedsportnews.com Retrieved on 17 June 2014
- ^ Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America – Race by Race, Second Edition, 2003, page 49
- ^ Watkins Glen L&M Grand Prix Facts Sheet, mclaren-m18-06.com Archived 21 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 19 June 2014
- ^ a b Wolfgang Kopfler, 1974 Formula 5000 Championship, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America - Race by Race, 2003, pages 80 & 81
- ^ a b 1974 SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship - Supplementary Regulations, www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 17 June 2014
- ^ Roger Jaynes, Disappointed USAC drops Formula 5000 sanction, Milwaukee Journal, 7 October 1976, page 41
- ^ a b Wolfgang Kopfler, The end of Formula 5000, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America - Race by Race, 2003, page 110
- ^ 1973 SCCA L&M Championship Review (Part 1), www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 17 June 2014