1970 Road Atlanta Can-Am

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 (117.216 mph (188.641 km/h))
Fastest lap: Peter Gethin (lap 7) & Peter Revson (lap 26), 1:18.05 (116.27 mph (187.12 km/h))
Race distance: 189.06 miles (304.26 km)
Winner's average speed: 103.472 miles per hour (166.522 km/h)

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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