The 1970 SCCA Continental Championship was the fourth annual running of the Sports Car Club of America's professional open wheel racing series.Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America - Race by Race, 2003, pages 7 to 35 The championship was open to Formula A cars,Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America - Race by Race, 2003, pages 34 to 35 with both 305 cubic inch "stock block" V8 engines and 183 cubic inch "free design" engines being permitted in that category.Continental Championship, Official Program, Oregon Grand Prix Road Races, September 12-13 1970, www.oregonscca.com Retrieved on 22 March 2014 For the first time in the history of the series, drivers competed for the L&M Championship Trophy and a share of a $40,000 prize fund.L&M Championship Trophy, $40,000 Fund, www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 22 March 2014 The championship was won by John Cannon driving a McLaren M10B Chevrolet.
The SCCA also organized a separate Continental Championship for Formula B cars.
Race schedule The championship was contested over a thirteen race series. Race 1970 SCCA Continental Championship Review - Page 1, www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 20 March 20141970 SCCA Continental Championship Review – Page 2, www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 20 March 2014 Date Name Circuit Distance Winner Car 1 April 19 Riverside Grand Prix Riverside International Raceway 40 laps John Cannon McLaren M10B - Chevrolet V8 2 May 24 Lucerne 100 Edmonton International Speedway 40 laps Ron Grable Lola T190 - Chevrolet V8 3 June 7 Seattle Grand Prix Seattle International Raceway 45 laps John Cannon McLaren M10B - Chevrolet V8 4 June 14 Monterey Grand Prix Laguna Seca Raceway 50 laps Ron Grable Lola T190 - Chevrolet V8 5 June 28 Continental 49'er Sears Point International Raceway 40 laps Gus Hutchison Brabham BT26A – Ford Cosworth DFV V8 6 July 5 Dallas Grand Prix Dallas International Motor Speedway 41 laps Gus Hutchison Brabham BT26A – Ford Cosworth DFV V8 7 July 18 Road America Grand Prix Road America 25 laps John Cannon McLaren M10B - Chevrolet V8 8 August 1 Le Circuit Continental Circuit Mont-Tremblant 35 laps George Follmer Lotus 70 - Ford V8 9 August 16 Minnesota Grand Prix Brainerd International Raceway 50 laps David Hobbs Surtees TS5A - Chevrolet V8 10 September 7 Lime Rock Grand Prix Lime Rock Park 70 laps David Hobbs Surtees TS5A - Chevrolet V8 11 September 13 Mosport Continental Mosport Park 39 laps Mark Donohue Lola T192 - Chevrolet V8 12 September 27 Mid-Ohio Grand Prix Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 42 laps George Follmer Lotus 70 - Ford V8 13 October 25 L&M F5000 Championship Race Sebring International Raceway 45 laps Mark Donohue Lola T192 - Chevrolet V8
Points system Championship points were awarded to drivers on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten places in each race.
Championship standings
Position Driver Car Points 1 John Cannon McLaren M10B Chevrolet 129 2 Gus Hutchison Brabham BT26 Ford Cosworth DFV 91 3 David Hobbs Surtees TS5A Chevrolet 86 4 Eppie Wietzes McLaren M10B Chevrolet 81 5 Ron Grable Lola T190 Chevrolet Surtees TS5 Chevrolet 72 6 George Follmer Lotus 70 Ford 71 7 John Gunn Surtees TS5A Chevrolet 66 8 Mark Donohue Lola T192 Chevrolet 52 9 Dick Smothers Lotus 70 Chevrolet Eagle Chevrolet 40 10 Bill Brack Lotus 70 Chevrolet 36 11 John Martin Lotus 38 Chevrolet Surtees TS5A Chevrolet 34 12 Dave Jordan Eagle Chevrolet 29 13 George Wintersteen Lotus 70 Chevrolet 28 14 Rex Ramsey Eagle Chevrolet Surtees TS5A Chevrolet 27 15 Fred Baker McLaren M10A Chevrolet 26 = Spence Stoddard Lola T190 Chevrolet 26 17 Eric Haga Lola T190 Chevrolet 22 18 Hiroshi Fushida Eagle Plymouth 20 19 Dow Byers Lola T190 Chevrolet 18 20 Mike Brockman Lola T190 Chevrolet 16 21 Mike Goth Lola T190 Chevrolet 15 22 Gregg Young McLaren M10A Chevrolet 13 23 Chuck Parsons Lola T190 Chevrolet 12 24 David Oxton Lotus 70 Ford 10 25 Horst Kroll Lola T142 Chevrolet 8 26 Rich Galloway Lola T190 Chevrolet 6 27 Kurt Reinhold McKee Mk12 Chevrolet 4 = Lyle Forsgren Forsgrini Mk14B Chevrolet 4 29 Jim Paul LeGrand Mk11 Chevrolet 3 30 Glenn Brown McLaren Mk2 Chevrolet 2 = John Saucier Lola T142 Chevrolet 2 32 Gerard Raney Eagle Chevrolet 1 = Crockey Peterson Coyote Chevrolet Lola T142 Chevrolet 1 = Peter Sherman Lola T142 Chevrolet 1 = Bob Stanford McKee Mk7S Chevrolet 1
References
External links My Formula 5000 - www.myf5000.com oldracingcars.com - www.oldracingcars.com