1974 Road Atlanta Can-Am

Layout of Road Atlanta (1970-1997)

The 1974 WQXI Can-Am was the second round of the 1974 Can-Am season. It was held July 7, 1974, at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia. It was the fifth Can-Am race held at the track.

Results

  • Pole position: George Follmer, 1:14.9 (121.1 mph (194.9 km/h))
  • Fastest lap: Jackie Oliver, 1:16.1 (119.2 mph (191.8 km/h))
  • Race distance: 111 miles (179 km) (1 hour duration)
  • Winner's average speed: 116.45 miles per hour (187.41 km/h)
  • Attendance: 15,000[1]
Pos No Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 101 United Kingdom Jackie Oliver Shadow DN4-Chevrolet United States Phoenix Racing Organizations, Inc. 44 0:57:07.800 2 20
2 1 United States George Follmer Shadow DN4-Chevrolet United States Phoenix Racing Organizations, Inc. 44 0:57:37.800 1 15
3 11 United States Lothar Motschenbacher McLaren M8F-Chevrolet United States Motschenbacher Racing 42 -2 laps 18 12
4 7 Switzerland Herbert Müller Ferrari 512M Spyder Switzerland Herbert Müller Racing 42 -2 laps 5 10
5 39 United States John Gunn Lola T260-Chevrolet United States Racing Specialties 41 -3 laps 20 8
6 5 United States Dick Durant McLaren M8R-Chevrolet United States Burmester Racing 39 -5 laps 7 6
7 16 United States Dennis Aase Porsche 908/2 United States Dennis Aase 39 -5 laps 8 4
8 45 Canada David Saville-Peck Costello SP8-Oldsmobile Canada Ennerdale Racing 38 -6 laps 10 3
9 41 United States Mike Brockman McLaren M8C-Chevrolet United States Jim Butcher Racing 38 -6 laps 14 2
DNF 10 United States William Morrow Lola T163-Chevrolet United States Bill Morrow 24 Engine 17 1
DNF 9 United States Bill Overhauser McLaren M8D-Chevrolet United States William Overhauser Racing 18 Overheating 15
DNF 17 United States Bob Nagel Lola T260-Chevrolet United States Nagel Racing 13 Accident 6
DNF 12 United States Bob Lazier McLaren M8E-Chevrolet United States Page Racing 12 Fuel injection 9
DNF 75 United States Leonard Janke McLaren M8C-Chevrolet United States Janke Auto Co. 9 Oil pressure 16
DNF 77 United States Bob Klempel Lola T163-Chevrolet United States Bob Klempel 6 Gear linkage 11
DNF 6 Canada John Cordts McLaren M8F-Chevrolet United States Performance Engineering Ltd. 4 Oil pressure 4
DNF 14 United States Jerry Mull McLaren M8C-Chevrolet United States Jerry L. Mull 2 Oil pressure 12
DNS 8 United States Scooter Patrick McLaren M20-Chevrolet United States U.S. Racing 3
DNS 55 United States Wes McNay McLaren M12-Chevrolet United States Wes McNay 13
DNS 3 United States Bill Cuddy McLaren M8F-Chevrolet United States Bill Cuddy 19

References

  1. ^ Lyons, Pete (1995). Can-Am. Motorbooks International. p. 231. ISBN 0-7603-0017-8.