1966 Can-Am season

1966 Can-Am season

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The series was won by John Surtees driving a Lola T70 Mk.2, similar to the example pictured above.

The 1966 Canadian-American Challenge Cup was the inaugural season of the Can-Am auto racing series, co-organized by the Sports Car Club of America and the Canadian Automobile Sport Clubs. The series was intended for cars that met international Group 7 regulations for sports cars, and featured two-hour sprint races. It began on September 11, 1966, and ended on November 13, 1966, after six races, with the Johnson Wax Trophy awarded to the drivers' champion.

Former Formula One World Champion John Surtees of England won the championship driving a Chevrolet-powered Lola T70 Mk. 2 entered by his own team, winning three of the season's races. Championship runner-up Mark Donohue of the United States won one race, as did Phil Hill and Dan Gurney.

Schedule

The Can-Am series scheduled its events for the fall, starting one week after the end of the similar United States Road Racing Championship in eastern Canada and the United States before transitioning to California and Nevada for the second half of the season. The Laguna Seca round was run as two one-hour sprints, with the final race results being an aggregate of the two heats.

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date
1	Player's Quebec	Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada	September 11
2	Bridgehampton Grand Prix	Bridgehampton Race Circuit, Bridgehampton, New York, United States	September 18
3	Canadian Grand Prix	Mosport Park, Clarington, Ontario, Canada	September 24
4	Monterey Grand Prix	Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterey, California, United States	October 16
5	Los Angeles Times Grand Prix	Riverside International Raceway, Moreno Valley, California, United States	October 30
6	Stardust Grand Prix	Stardust Raceway, Spring Valley, Nevada, United States	November 13

Entries

Team	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Number	Drivers	Rounds
Robert Brown	Lola T70 Mk. 2	Chevrolet 5.4 L V8	G	00	Bob Brown	2–3
Schroeder Racing Team	Dino 206 S	Ferrari 2.0 L V6	G	1	Charlie Kolb	2
John W. Mecom Jr.	Lola T70 Mk. 2	Ford 7.0 L V8	F	1	Mario Andretti	5–6
		Ford 4.7 L V8		116/16	George Follmer	1–3
		Ford 5.7 L V8		43	Jackie Stewart	4–6
		Ford 4.7 L Supercharged V8 Ford 4.9 L V8		198/98	Parnelli Jones	1–2, 4–6
					Al Unser	2
William M. Wonder, Inc.	Genie Mk. VIII	Ford 2.0 L		2	William Wonder	2
Jack Nethercutt	Mirage Mk. IA	Oldsmobile 4.6 L V8		2	Scooter Patrick	4–6
Team Surtees Ltd.	Lola T70 Mk. 2	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8	F	3/7	John Surtees	All
				3	Graham Hill	5
North American Racing Team Bill Harrah Modern Classic Motors	Dino 206 S	Ferrari 2.0 L V6	G	3/21/24	Pedro Rodríguez	2, 4–5
Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd.	McLaren-Elva Mk. IIB	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8	F	4	Bruce McLaren	All
				5	Chris Amon	All
Bud Morley	McLaren-Elva Mk. II	Chevrolet 5.4 L V8		6/61/1	Bud Morley	All
Paul Reinhart	Genie Mk. VIII	Chevrolet 5.2 L V8		6	Paul Reinhart	4
All American Racers	Lola T70 Mk. 1	Chevrolet 5.4 L V8 Ford 4.7 L V8	G	8	Jerry Grant	1–3
	Lola T70 Mk. 2	Ford-Weslake 5.0 L V8		30	Dan Gurney	All
Epstein Enterprises Ltd.	Lola T70 Mk. 2	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	G	9/25/11	Paul Hawkins	All
Hudson Enterprises	Lola T70 Mk. 1	Chevrolet 5.4 L V8	F	9	Skip Hudson	5
Hilton Racing Team	McLaren-Elva Mk. II	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	G	10	Chuck Parsons	All
Racing Partnerships (Jersey) Ltd.	Lola T70 Mk. 2 Lola T70 Mk. 1	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8		11/53	Hugh Dibley	1, 3–4, 6
					Scooter Patrick	5
Huffaker Automotive Engineering	Genie Mk. XB	Chevrolet 5.4 L V8		11	Bob Bondurant	5
Ecurie Shirlee Corporation	Cherokee Mk. I	Ford 4.7 L V8		12	Bob Challman	4
Herb Wetson	Porsche 906	Porsche 2.0 L Flat-6		15	Herb Wetson	2
Dr. Tom Ashwell	Elva Mk. VIIIS	BMW 2.0 L I4		15	Tom Ashwell	3
Bob Montana	McKee Mk. V	Plymouth 6.6 L V8		15	Bob Montana	5
Roger Penske Racing Enterprises	Lola T70 Mk. 2	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8	F	16/6/61	Mark Donohue	All
George Follmer Enterprises, Inc.	Lola T70 Mk. 2	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8	F	16	George Follmer	4–6
Porsche of America	Porsche 906	Porsche 2.0 L Flat-6	G	17	Joe Buzzetta	2
Lynx Racing Team	McLaren-Elva Mk. II	Ford 4.7 L V8		18	Peter Lerch	1, 3
Dick Niles	McLaren-Elva Mk. II	Mercury 4.6 L V8		19	Bill Amick	4–5
Reagan for Governor Committee Joehnk Chevrolet Components	Lola T70 Mk. 2	Chevrolet 5.4 L V8		20/0	Norm Smith	4, 6
Autodynamics Corporation	McLaren-Elva Mk. II	Ford 4.7 L V8	G	22/33	Sam Posey	All
Alderman Automotive Service	Lola T70 Mk. 2	Ford 4.7 L V8	F	23	George Alderman	1–2
					Brett Lunger	3–6
Private Entry	McLaren-Elva Mk. I	Ford V8		26	Ron Courtney	3
Ron Salyer	McKee Mk. 6	Oldsmobile 5.7 L V8		26	Ron Salyer	6
Michael A. Gammino III	Bizzarrini P538	Lamborghini 3.9 L V12	F	28	Mike Gammino	2
Young-BARF Racing Team	Lola T70 Mk. 2	Ford 4.7 L V8	F	29	Bob Bucher	2–3
Steve Diulo	Lotus 19G	Ford 4.7 L V8		29	Steve Diulo	6
Haskell Automotive	Lola T70 Mk. 1	Ford 4.7 L V8		31	Dave Jordan	4
The Canadian Motoring Scene	Chinook Mk. I	Chevrolet V8		33/22	George Fejer	1, 3
RBM Motors	Genie Mk. XB	Chevrolet 5.4 L V8	G	36	Jack Ryan	1–2
Joe Lucy	McLaren-Elva Mk. I	Chevrolet 5.4 L V8		36	Bud Tinglestad	4
Haskell Automotive	Lola T70 Mk. 1	Ford 4.7 L V8		37	Ronnie Bucknum	1
VW Yonge Ltd.	Porsche 906	Porsche 2.0 L Flat-6		37	Horst Kroll	3
Ecurie Greene, Inc.	McLaren-Elva Mk. II	Ford 4.7 L V8	G	38	Dick Brown	1–3, 5
Ludwig Heimrath	McLaren-Elva Mk. II	Ford 7.0 L V8 Ford 5.4 L V8		39	Ludwig Heimrath	1, 3–5
Jerry Hansen	Wolverine LD65	Chevrolet 5.4 L V8	G	41	Jerry Hansen	1
Suburban Racing Team	Denmacher II	Porsche 1.7 L V8		41	John Dennis	2
Ecurie Portland	Merlyn Mk. 8	Chevrolet 5.4 L V8		44	Peter Christianson	1, 3
Air Cool Machine Shop	Porsche 718 RS61	Porsche 1.6 L Flat-4		45	Rudy Bartling	3
Private Entry	Brabham BT8	Coventry Climax		48	Skip Barber	3
Eve & Jones Racing	Genie Mk. X	Ford 4.7 L V8		52	Bill Eve	All
Private Entry	Lotus 19	Ford 4.7 L V8		54	Dave Causey	3
Hollywood Sports Cars	McLaren-Elva Mk. II	Ford 4.6 L V8		55	Jim Adams	1, 4
Ralph M. Trieschmann	Porsche 906	Porsche 2.0 L Flat-6		56	Ralph Trieschmann	3
Masterson Racing	PAM GP7	Ford 4.8 L V8	G	56	Dick Guldstrand	4–5
David Billes	McLaren-Elva Mk. I	Chevrolet 5.4 L V8		57	John Cordts	3
Monte R. Shelton	Lola T70 Mk. 1	Chevrolet 5.7 L V8		57	Monte Shelton	5
Robert E. Amery	Elva Mk. VII	BMW 2.0 L I4		58	Chuck Dietrich	3
Hamill Cars, Inc.	Hamill SR3	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8	F	60/69	Ed Hamill	2–6
Ecurie Carabine Gun Motor Racing, Ltd.	McLaren-Elva Mk. II	Chevrolet 5.4 L V8	F	62	John Cannon	All
Alan Green	Burnett Mk. 2	Chevrolet 5.4 L V8		64	Stan Burnett	4
Chaparral Cars	Chaparral 2E	Chevrolet 5.4 L V8	F	65	Jim Hall	2
					Phil Hill	2–6
				66	Phil Hill	2
					Jim Hall	3–6
Cut N' Jump Ski Corporation	Brabham BT8	Oldsmobile 4.0 L V8		67	Tom Tobin	6
Jerry Crawford	Lola T70 Mk. 2	Chrysler 5.0 L V8		70	Jerry Crawford	1–2
Hilton Oil Don Jensen	Burnett Mk. 2	Chevrolet 4.2 L V8		70	Don Jensen	6
Bob Hutchins	Ferrari 275 GTB/C	Ferrari 3.3 L V12	G	71	Bob Hutchins	2
Phil Seitz	Lotus 23B	Coventry Climax		72	Phil Seitz	1, 3
Bud Gates	McLaren-Elva Mk. I	Chevrolet 5.4 L V8	F	73	Bud Gates	1, 3
Webster Racing Enterprises	Webster 4-Litre	Oldsmobile 4.0 L V8		76	Ed Leslie	5
					Jerry Titus	6
Eugene J. Stanton	Stanton SR1	Chevrolet 4.7 L V8		77	Eugene Stanton	2
John W. Fritsch	McKee Mk. 6	Chevrolet 5.8 L V8		77	Mak Kronn	3–4
Sidney Taylor	Lola T70 Mk. 2	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8	F	81/8	Denny Hulme	3–6
Alan Green Chevrolet	Lola T70 Mk. 2	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	G	81	Jerry Grant	5
Norman Verreault	McKee Mk. 6	Ford V8		83	Marius Amiot	1
A. J. Foyt Jr.	Lola T70 Mk. 2	Ford 6.9 L V8		83	A. J. Foyt	5
Mike Goth Racing	Goth Special	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8	F	86	Mike Goth	2–6
Pacesetter Homes	McLaren-Elva Mk. II	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8	G	88	Masten Gregory	All
Eno DePasquale	Genie Mk. VIII	Chevrolet 5.4 L V8		89	Eno DePasquale	2
Drummond Racing Organisation	McLaren-Elva Mk. II	Ford 5.7 L V8	F	91/19	Skip Scott	All
					Denny Hulme	5
		Ford 4.7 L V8		20	Peter Revson	5–6
George Eaton	Shelby Cobra	Ford 7.0 L V8		93	George Eaton	3
Comstock Racing Team	Ford GT40	Ford 4.7 L V8	F	94	Eppie Wietzes	1, 3
Dan Blocker Motor Racing	Genie Mk. X	Oldsmobile 5.3 L V8	G	95	Bob Harris	1–3, 5–6
	McLaren-Elva Mk. II	Oldsmobile 5.0 L V8 Chevrolet 5.0 L V8		96	Lothar Motschenbacher	All
Charlie Hayes Motor Racing/Nickey-Chevrolet		Chevrolet 5.4 L V8		98/97	Charlie Hayes	All
				99	Earl Jones	3–5
Doug Revson	Porsche 906	Porsche 2.0 L Flat-6	G	123/12/32	Doug Revson	All
Veedol Racing Team	Cooper Monaco T61M	Ford 4.7 L V8	G	169	Nat Adams	1
Louis Donolo Jr.	Merlyn Mk. 6	Ford 2.0 L		141	Louis Donolo	3

Season results

Rnd	Circuit	Winning team	Results
		Winning driver
1	Mont-Tremblant	#3 Team Surtees	Report
		John Surtees
2	Bridgehampton	#30 All American Racers	Report
		Dan Gurney
3	Mosport	#6 Roger Penske Racing	Report
		Mark Donohue
4	Laguna Seca	#65 Chaparral Cars	Report
		Phil Hill
5	Riverside	#7 Team Surtees	Report
		John Surtees
6	Stardust	#7 Team Surtees	Report
		John Surtees

Drivers Championship

Points were awarded at the end of each race to the top six finishing drivers in the order of 9-6-4-3-2-1. The driver who accumulated the most points at the end of the season was declared the champion and awarded the Johnson Wax Trophy. The trophy, commissioned by series sponsor S. C. Johnson & Son, was designed by artist Alberto Collie. Johnson also awarded $25,000 USD in prize money to the series champion.

Pos. Driver Team MON BRI MOS LAG RIV STA Total 1 John Surtees Team Surtees 1 Ret Ret Ret 1 1 27 2 Mark Donohue Roger Penske Racing Ret 5 1 4 4 3 21 3 Bruce McLaren Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 2 3 Ret 3 Ret 2 20 4 Phil Hill Chaparral Cars 4 2 1 Ret 7 18 5 Jim Hall Chaparral Cars DNS Ret 2 2 Ret 12 6 Chris Amon Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 3 2 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 7 Dan Gurney All American Racers DNS 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 8 Chuck Parsons Hilton Racing Team 6 6 3 Ret 8 Ret 6 9 Graham Hill Team Surtees 3 4 10 Peter Revson Drummond Racing 6 4 4 10 John Cannon Ecurie Carabine 4 Ret Ret 6 Ret DNQ 4 11 George Follmer John W. Mecom Jr. 5 Ret DNS 4 George Follmer Enterprises Ret 5 Ret 12 Earl Jones Charlie Hayes Motor Racing 4 7 11 3 13 Paul Hawkins Epstein Enterprises DNS 15 5 Ret 7 8 2 13 Masten Gregory Pacesetter Homes Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 12 2 13 Lothar Motschenbacher Dan Blocker 8 Ret Ret Ret 9 5 2 14 Eppie Wietzes Comstock Racing Team 13 6 1 14 Jerry Titus Webster Racing 6 1 Pos. Driver Team MON BRI MOS LAG RIV STA Total

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

References

• "Results: Canadian-American Challenge Cup 1966". World Sports Racing Prototypes. March 1, 2007. Archived from the original on June 2, 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2008.
• "Can-Am - final positions and tables". World Sports Racing Prototypes. October 2, 2005. Archived from the original on May 31, 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2008.

External links

• Season: 1966 (Canadian-American Challenge Cup), www.racingsportscars.com