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
edit- 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 |  Jackie Oliver |
Shadow DN4-Chevrolet |  Phoenix Racing Organizations, Inc. |
44 | 0:57:07.800 | 2 | 20 |
| 2 | 1 | George Follmer |
Shadow DN4-Chevrolet | Phoenix Racing Organizations, Inc. |
44 | 0:57:37.800 | 1 | 15 |
| 3 | 11 | Lothar Motschenbacher |
McLaren M8F-Chevrolet | Motschenbacher Racing |
42 | -2 laps | 18 | 12 |
| 4 | 7 |  Herbert Müller |
Ferrari 512M Spyder | Herbert Müller Racing |
42 | -2 laps | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 39 | John Gunn |
Lola T260-Chevrolet | Racing Specialties |
41 | -3 laps | 20 | 8 |
| 6 | 5 | Dick Durant |
McLaren M8R-Chevrolet | Burmester Racing |
39 | -5 laps | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | 16 | Dennis Aase |
Porsche 908/2 | Dennis Aase |
39 | -5 laps | 8 | 4 |
| 8 | 45 |  David Saville-Peck |
Costello SP8-Oldsmobile | Ennerdale Racing |
38 | -6 laps | 10 | 3 |
| 9 | 41 | Mike Brockman |
McLaren M8C-Chevrolet | Jim Butcher Racing |
38 | -6 laps | 14 | 2 |
| DNF | 10 | William Morrow |
Lola T163-Chevrolet | Bill Morrow |
24 | Engine | 17 | 1 |
| DNF | 9 | Bill Overhauser |
McLaren M8D-Chevrolet | William Overhauser Racing |
18 | Overheating | 15 | |
| DNF | 17 | Bob Nagel |
Lola T260-Chevrolet | Nagel Racing |
13 | Accident | 6 | |
| DNF | 12 | Bob Lazier |
McLaren M8E-Chevrolet | Page Racing |
12 | Fuel injection | 9 | |
| DNF | 75 | Leonard Janke |
McLaren M8C-Chevrolet | Janke Auto Co. |
9 | Oil pressure | 16 | |
| DNF | 77 | Bob Klempel |
Lola T163-Chevrolet | Bob Klempel |
6 | Gear linkage | 11 | |
| DNF | 6 | John Cordts |
McLaren M8F-Chevrolet | Performance Engineering Ltd. |
4 | Oil pressure | 4 | |
| DNF | 14 | Jerry Mull |
McLaren M8C-Chevrolet | Jerry L. Mull |
2 | Oil pressure | 12 | |
| DNS | 8 | Scooter Patrick |
McLaren M20-Chevrolet | U.S. Racing |
3 | |||
| DNS | 55 | Wes McNay |
McLaren M12-Chevrolet | Wes McNay |
13 | |||
| DNS | 3 | Bill Cuddy |
McLaren M8F-Chevrolet | Bill Cuddy |
19 |
References
edit- ^ Lyons, Pete (1995). Can-Am. Motorbooks International. p. 231. ISBN 0-7603-0017-8.