The 1973 Carling Can-Am was the second round of the 1973 Can-Am season. It was held July 8, 1973, at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia. It was the fourth Can-Am race held at the track.
Results Pole position: Mark Donohue, 1:12.950 () Fastest lap: Mark Donohue, 1:14 () Race distance: in two heats Winner's average speed:
Pos No Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 16 George Follmer Porsche 917/10 TC Rinzler Motoracing/Royal Crown 90 1:55:45.400 2 20 2 6 Mark Donohue Porsche 917/30 TC Roger Penske Enterprises 90 1 15 3 0 Jody Scheckter Porsche 917/10 TC Vasek Polak Racing, Inc. 89 -1 lap 3 12 4 73 David Hobbs McLaren M20-Chevrolet Roy Woods Racing 87 -3 laps 7 10 5 59 Hurley Haywood Porsche 917/10 TC Brumos Racing 85 -5 laps 4 8 6 17 Bob Nagel Lola T260-Chevrolet Nagel Racing 84 -6 laps 10 6 7 3 Steve Durst Porsche 917/10 Vasek Polak Racing, Inc. 83 -7 laps 15 4 8 14 Tom Heyser Lola T260-Chevrolet Tom Heyser 78 -12 laps 16 3 9 51 Pete Sherman McLaren M8F-Chevrolet Dave Causey 74 -16 laps 20 2 10 47 Ed Felter McLaren M8E-Chevrolet Blue Magic Corporation 71 -19 laps 17 1 11 34 Tom Dutton McLaren M8C-Chevrolet Burmester Racing 65 -25 laps 13 12DNF 9 John Cordts McLaren M8D-Chevrolet William Overhauser Racing 49 Overheating; out of fuel 18 13 98 Danny Hopkins McLaren M8F-Chevrolet Commander Motor Homes 47 Spun 14 14 13 Warren Agor McLaren M8FP-Chevrolet Warren Agor Racing 41 Ring gear 19 15 11 Lothar Motschenbacher McLaren M8D-Chevrolet Motschenbacher Racing 38 Vapor lock 9 DNF 4 Hans Wiedmer Porsche 917/10 TC Hans Wiedmer 28 Driver ill 12 DNF 97 Milt Minter McLaren M8F-Chevrolet Commander Motor Homes 19 Engine bearing 11 DNF 8 Scooter Patrick McLaren M8F-Chevrolet U.S. Racing 14 Accident 8 DNF 101 Jackie Oliver Shadow DN2-Chevrolet Don Nichols 11 Suspension 5 DNF 18 Gene Fisher Lola T222-Chevrolet Gene Fisher 2 Unknown 21 DNS 96 Mario Andretti McLaren M20-Chevrolet Commander Motor Homes Engine 6
Heat 1 Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired 1 6 Mark Donohue Porsche 917/30 TC 40 2 16 George Follmer Porsche 917/10 TC 40 3 0 Jody Scheckter Porsche 917/10 TC 39 -1 lap 4 73 David Hobbs McLaren M20-Chevrolet 39 -1 lap 5 59 Hurley Haywood Porsche 917/10 TC 38 -2 laps 6 17 Bob Nagel Lola T260-Chevrolet 38 -2 laps 7 11 Lothar Motschenbacher McLaren M8D-Chevrolet 38 -2 laps 8 3 Steve Durst Porsche 917/10 37 -3 laps 9 98 Danny Hopkins McLaren M8F-Chevrolet 37 -3 laps 10 47 Ed Felter McLaren M8E-Chevrolet 36 -4 laps 11 13 Warren Agor McLaren M8FP-Chevrolet 35 -5 laps 12 14 Tom Heyser Lola T260-Chevrolet 35 -5 laps 13 51 Pete Sherman McLaren M8F-Chevrolet 33 -7 laps DNF 97 Milt Minter McLaren M8F-Chevrolet 19 Electrics DNF 34 Tom Dutton McLaren M8C-Chevrolet 19 DNF 4 Hans Wiedmer Porsche 917/10 TC 18 Driver ill DNF 8 Scooter Patrick McLaren M8F-Chevrolet 14 Accident DNF 101 Jackie Oliver Shadow DN2-Chevrolet 11 Suspension DNF 9 John Cordts McLaren M8D-Chevrolet 7 Overheating DNF 18 Gene Fisher Lola T222-Chevrolet 2 Unknown DNS 96 Mario Andretti McLaren M20-Chevrolet EngineHeat 2 Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired 1 16 George Follmer Porsche 917/10 TC 50 2 6 Mark Donohue Porsche 917/30 TC 50 3 0 Jody Scheckter Porsche 917/10 TC 50 4 73 David Hobbs McLaren M20-Chevrolet 48 -2 laps 5 59 Hurley Haywood Porsche 917/10 TC 47 -3 laps 6 3 Steve Durst Porsche 917/10 46 -4 laps 7 17 Bob Nagel Lola T260-Chevrolet 46 -4 laps 8 34 Tom Dutton McLaren M8C-Chevrolet 46 -4 laps 9 14 Tom Heyser Lola T260-Chevrolet 43 -7 laps 10 51 Pete Sherman McLaren M8F-Chevrolet 41 -9 laps 11 47 Ed Felter McLaren M8E-Chevrolet 35 -15 laps DNF 9 John Cordts McLaren M8D-Chevrolet 32 Out of fuel DNF 4 Hans Wiedmer Porsche 917/10 TC 10 DNF DNF 98 Danny Hopkins McLaren M8F-Chevrolet 10 Spun DNF 13 Warren Agor McLaren M8FP-Chevrolet 10 DNF DNF 11 Lothar Motschenbacher McLaren M8D-Chevrolet 0 Vapor lock DNS 8 Scooter Patrick McLaren M8F-Chevrolet DNS 18 Gene Fisher Lola T222-Chevrolet DNS 96 Mario Andretti McLaren M20-Chevrolet DNS 97 Milt Minter McLaren M8F-Chevrolet DNS 101 Jackie Oliver Shadow DN2-Chevrolet
External links Race results from World Sports Racing Prototypes Race results from Ultimate Racing History