1969 Can-Am season

The 1969 Canadian-American Challenge Cup was the fourth season of the Can-Am auto racing series. It consisted of FIA Group 7 racing cars running two-hour sprint events. It began June 1, 1969, and ended November 9, 1969, after eleven rounds.

This was the first season of Can-Am following the demise of the similar United States Road Racing Championship. With several USRRC events choosing to continue on under Can-Am, the series schedule was greatly expanded beyond its normal six event season. This also meant that the season was run over a greater period of time, rather than just being run in the autumn.

The season was swept by McLaren, whose founder Bruce McLaren won the championship over teammate and fellow New Zealander Denny Hulme. McLaren won six races to Hulme's five, winning the championship by a mere five points.

Schedule

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date
1	Labatt's Blue Trophy	Mosport Park	June 1
2	Labatt's 50	Circuit Mont-Tremblant	June 15
3	Watkins Glen Can-Am	Watkins Glen International	July 13
4	Klondike 200	Edmonton Speedway Park	July 27
5	Buckeye Can-Am	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	August 17
6	Road America Can-Am	Road America	August 31
7	Bridgehampton Grand Prix	Bridgehampton Race Circuit	September 14
8	Michigan International Can-Am	Michigan International Speedway	September 28
9	Monterey Castrol Grand Prix	Laguna Seca Raceway	October 12
10	Los Angeles Times Grand Prix	Riverside International Raceway	October 26
11	Texas International Grand Prix	Texas World Speedway	November 9

Entries

Team	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Number	Drivers	Rounds
Porsche Audi	Porsche 917 PA	Porsche 4.5 L Flat-12	G	0	Jo Siffert	5–11
Porsche Audi	Porsche 908/02K	Porsche 3.0 L Flat-8	G	9/8	Tony Dean	5–11
Porsche of Austria	Porsche 908/02K	Porsche 3.0 L Flat-8	D	1	Jo Siffert	3
Porsche of Austria	Porsche 908/02K	Porsche 3.0 L Flat-8	D	2	Brian Redman	3
Holman & Moody	McLaren M6B	Ford 8.1 L V8	F	1	Mario Andretti	6, 9–11
McLaren Cars, Ltd.	McLaren M8B	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	1	Dan Gurney	8
				3	Chris Amon	9
				4	Bruce McLaren	All
				5	Denny Hulme	All
Alan Mann Racing, Ltd.	Ford Open Sports	Ford 8.1 L V8	G	2	Frank Gardner	10
Alan Mann Racing, Ltd.	Ford Open Sports	Ford 8.1 L V8	G	2	Jack Brabham	11
Roger S. Penske	Lola T163	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	6	Mark Donohue	5
Chaparral Cars, Inc.	McLaren M12 Chaparral 2H	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	F	7	John Surtees	1–7, 9–10
					Andrea de Adamich	8
					Tom Dutton	11
Jerry Crawford	McLaren-Elva Mk. II	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8		8	Jerry Crawford	1
Matra of France	Matra MS650	Matra 3.0 L V12	D	9	Johnny Servoz-Gavin	3
Matra of France	Matra MS630/650	Matra 3.0 L V12	D	40	Pedro Rodríguez	3
Ecurie Vickie Racing	BVC Mk. I	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8		9/6	Bruce Campbell	10–11
Carl A. Haas Racing Teams, Inc.	Lola T162 Lola T163	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	10	Chuck Parsons	All
Motschenbacher Racing Enterprises	McLaren M12	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	11	Lothar Motschenbacher	All
Sandburg Travel	Lola T160	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	12	Hugh Powell	2
North American Racing Team	Ferrari 312 P	Ferrari 3.0 L V12	G	12	Pedro Rodríguez	7
A. G. Dean Racing, Ltd.	Porsche 908/02	Porsche 3.0 L Flat-8	D	14	Tony Dean	3
Agapiou Brothers Racing	Ford G7A	Ford 7.0 L V8	G	15	Peter Revson	1–2
					John Cannon	4, 11
					George Follmer	5–6
					Jack Brabham	8
Formula 1 Enterprises, Inc.	Ferrari 612 P	Ferrari 6.2 L V12 Ferrari 6.9 L V12	F	16	Chris Amon	3–11
Terry Godsall	McLaren-Elva Mk. III	Ford-Weslake 5.6 L V8		17	Jerry Titus	2
Ecurie Canada 1969	McLaren-Elva Mk. III	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	F	18	Kris Harrison	4–11
Scuderia Filipinetti	Lola T70 Mk. 3B GT	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8	G	19	Jo Bonnier	3
Wilson Racing	Lola T163	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	19	Gary Wilson	5–6, 8–11
Jim Matuska	McLaren-Elva Mk. III	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8		20	Eric Haga	9–10
Frank Kloski	Lola T70 Mk. 2	Chevrolet 5.7 L V8	G	22	Harry Heuer	3
Autocoast	Autocoast Ti-22	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	22	Jackie Oliver	9–11
Harvey Lasiter and Tiny Naylor Restaurants	McLaren-Elva Mk. III	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	G	23	Harvey Lasiter	6, 9–10
R. J. Nagel	Lola T70 Mk. 3	Ford 7.0 L V8	G	24	Bob Nagel	1–3, 5–10
Sayler Racing	McKee Mk. 10 McKee Mk. 14	Oldsmobile 6.4 L Turbo V8 Oldsmobile 7.5 L Turbo V8	G	25	Joe Leonard	1–2, 6
Galloway Racing Team	McLaren M6B Lola T70 Mk. 3	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	G	27	Richie Galloway	1–4, 6, 8
Ecurie Greene, Inc.	McLaren M6B	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	28	Dick Brown	1–3, 5–11
Fred Baker	McLaren M6B	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	29	Fred Baker	2–3
Fred Baker	Lola T160	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	49	Fred Baker	6
Jef Stevens	Lola T70 Mk. 3B	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	G	29	Jef Stevens	7
Robbins-Jeffries Racing Team	Lola T163	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	31	Ronnie Bucknum	3
Robbins-Jeffries Racing Team	Lola T163	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	31	Peter Revson	5–11
Ross Murray	Hayman	Chevrolet V8		32	Ross Murray	2
Nelli Racing Enterprises	Lola T70 Mk. 3B	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	32	Vic Nelli	9–10
Warren Burmester	Lola T70 Mk. 3	Chevrolet 6.3 L V8	F	34/84	George Drolsom	1–3, 5–6, 8
Clif Apel	McLaren-Elva Mk. III	Chevrolet 6.3 L V8	G	37	Clif Apel	3, 5–6, 8, 11
Frank Kahlich	McLaren-Elva Mk. III	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	G	39	Frank Kahlich	1–2, 5, 8
D. M. Brooke Doran	Lola T162	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	43	Brooke Doran	3, 5–6, 8
Jerry Hansen	McLaren M6B	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	44	Jerry Hansen	6
All American Racers	McLaren M6B	Ford-Weslake 5.6 L V8 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	48	Dan Gurney	1–2, 8–10
Frank Kloski	Lola T70 Mk. 2	Chevrolet 5.7 L V8		50	Tom Terrell	1–2
Dave Causey	McLaren M6A	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8		51	Dave Causey	6, 8, 11
Auto World, Inc.	McLaren M6B	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	G	54	Oscar Koveleski	1–3, 5–6
McCaig Racing Enterprises	McLaren M6B	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	G	55	Roger McCaig	1, 4, 8–11
McCaig Racing Enterprises	McLaren M6B	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	G	55	John Cordts	2–3
Performance Engineering	McLaren-Elva Mk. III	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	F	57	John Cordts	1
Monte Shelton	McLaren-Elva Mk. III	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8		57	Monte Shelton	9–10
Don Jensen	Burnett Mk. 2	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8		60	Don Jensen	9–10
F & H Racing	McKee Mk. 6B	Oldsmobile 7.0 L V8	F	64	Chuck Frederick	4, 6, 9–11
Ron Grable	Lola T70 Mk. 2	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	G	68	Ron Grable	4
Stan Burnett	Burnett Mk. 3	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	71	Stan Burnett	4, 6
John Williamson	Lola T70 Mk. 2	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8		73	John Williamson	9
John Williamson	Lola T70 Mk. 2	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8		73	Lou Pavesi	10
Eric Hauser	Lola T70 Mk. 2	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	74	Doug Hooper	9
Eric Hauser	Lola T70 Mk. 2	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	74	Eric Hauser	10
Janke Auto Company	McLaren-Elva Mk. III	Chevrolet V8		75/72	Leonard Janke	1–2
Fayer-Dini	Lola T162	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	F	75	Bob Dini	3, 6–9
Beck Racing	Lola T160 McLaren-Elva Mk. III	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	G	77/79	Leonard Janke	3–4, 6–8, 10–11
Automotion of San Diego	Lola T70 Mk. 2	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8		77	Jack Millikan	10
Dutton Racing Enterprises	Lola T70 Mk. 3	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	F	79	Tom Dutton	1–7
K. P. Speet	McLaren-Elva Mk. III	Ford-Weslake 7.0 L V8	G	79	Kirt Speet	8
Northwest American Racing Team	McLaren-Elva Mk. III	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8		81	Spencer Stoddard	6, 9–10
Ecurie Montreal	McLaren-Elva Mk. IIB	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8	F	86	Jacques Couture	1–2
Trident Racing Enterprises	Lola T160	Chrysler 7.0 L V8	G	88	Ron Dykes	9–10
John Cholis/Eric Hauser and Tiny Naylor Restaurant	Lola T70 Mk. 3B	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8		91	Doug Hooper	6, 10
David P. Hurley	McLaren-Elva Mk. IIB	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8		92	David Hurley	10
Dr. Leonard Faustina	Lola T70 Mk. 3	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	F	96	Len Faustina	1–2
Doug Harding	Lola T70 Mk. 3	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8		97	Dick Kantrud	6
Tranquil Racing	Lola T70 Mk. 3	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	G	97	Ron Goldleaf	7–11
George Eaton Racing	McLaren M12	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	F	98	George Eaton	All
Young American Racing	McLaren M6B	Ford 7.0 L V8	F	99	John Cannon	1–2, 5
					David Hobbs	6, 8
					John Cordts	9–11

Season results

Rnd	Circuit	Winning team	Results
Rnd	Circuit	Winning driver	Results
1	Mosport	#4 McLaren Cars	Results
1	Mosport	Bruce McLaren	Results
2	Mont-Tremblant	#5 McLaren Cars	Results
2	Mont-Tremblant	Denny Hulme	Results
3	Watkins Glen	#4 McLaren Cars	Results
3	Watkins Glen	Bruce McLaren	Results
4	Edmonton	#5 McLaren Cars	Results
4	Edmonton	Denny Hulme	Results
5	Mid-Ohio	#5 McLaren Cars	Results
5	Mid-Ohio	Denny Hulme	Results
6	Road America	#4 McLaren Cars	Results
6	Road America	Bruce McLaren	Results
7	Bridgehampton	#5 McLaren Cars	Results
7	Bridgehampton	Denny Hulme	Results
8	Michigan	#4 McLaren Cars	Results
8	Michigan	Bruce McLaren	Results
9	Laguna Seca	#4 McLaren Cars	Results
9	Laguna Seca	Bruce McLaren	Results
10	Riverside	#5 McLaren Cars	Results
10	Riverside	Denny Hulme	Results
11	Texas	#4 McLaren Cars	Results
11	Texas	Bruce McLaren	Results

Drivers Championship

Points are awarded to the top ten finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. Only the best nine finishes out of eleven rounds counted towards the championship. Points earned but not counting towards the championship are marked by parenthesis.

Pos	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	R.1	R.2	R.3	R.4	R.5	R.6	R.7	R.8	R.9	R.10	R.11	Total
1	Bruce McLaren	McLaren Cars	McLaren M8B	Chevrolet	20	15	20		15	20	15	20	20		20	165
2	Denny Hulme	McLaren Cars	McLaren M8B	Chevrolet	(15)	20	15	20	20	15	20	15	15	20		160
3	Chuck Parsons	Carl A. Haas Racing Team	Lola T162 Lola T163	Chevrolet	8	12	8			12	4	6	12	15	8	85
4	Jo Siffert	Porsche-Audi	Porsche 908/02 Porsche 917PA	Porsche			6		10		12	10	8		10	56
5	George Eaton	George Eaton Racing	McLaren M12	Chevrolet	2	4	10	12	6			3			15	52
6	Chris Amon	Chris Amon McLaren Cars Formula 1 Enterprises	Ferrari 612P McLaren M8B Ferrari 712P	Ferrari Chevrolet Ferrari			12	15	12							39
7	Lothar Motschenbacher	Motschenbacher Racing	McLaren M12	Chevrolet		10				6	10		3		6	35
8	Tony Dean	Porsche-Audi	Porsche 908/02	Porsche			2		3	8	6	4	4	4	3	34
9	John Surtees	Chaparral Cars Inc.	McLaren M12 Chaparral 2H	Chevrolet	12			10	8							30
10	John Cordts	McCaig Racing Young American Racers	McLaren M6B	Chevrolet Ford	10	8							6			24
11=	Dan Gurney	All American Racers McLaren Cars	McLaren M6B McLaren M8B	Ford Chevrolet								12		10		22
11=	Mario Andretti	Holman & Moody	McLaren M6B	Ford									10	12		22
13	Peter Revson	Agapiou Brothers Robbins-Jeffries Racing	Ford G7A Lola T163	Ford Chevrolet					4	10				8		22
14	Dick Brown	Ecurie Green	McLaren M6B	Chevrolet					2	4	3		1	3		13
15	Jack Brabham	Agapiou Brothers Alan Mann Racing	Ford G7A Open Sports	Ford											12	12
16=	Tom Dutton	Dutton Racing	Lola T70 Mk.3B	Chevrolet		1		8								9
16=	Pedro Rodríguez	Matra of France North American Racing Team	Matra MS630/650 Ferrari 312P	Matra Ferrari			1				8					9
18	Leonard Janke	Leonard Janke	McLaren M1C Lola T160	Chevrolet	1			4			2				2	9
19	Andrea de Adamich	Chaparral Cars Inc.	McLaren M12	Chevrolet								8				8
20	Jacques Couture	Ecurie Soucy Racing	McLaren M1B	Chevrolet	6	2										8
21	Kris Harrison	Ecurie Canada 1969	McLaren M1C	Chevrolet				6		1	1					8
22	Gary Wilson	Wilson Racing	Lola T163	Chevrolet					1					6		7
23	Oscar Koveleski	Auto-World, Inc.	McLaren M6B	Chevrolet	4					3						7
24	Fred Baker	Fred Baker	McLaren M6B Lola T160	Chevrolet		6										6
25	Dave Causey	Dave Causey	McLaren M6A	Chevrolet								2			4	6
26	Richard Galloway	R.B. Galloway	McLaren M6B	Chevrolet	3								2			5
27	Jo Bonnier	Scuderia Filipinetti	Lola T70 Mk.3B	Chevrolet			4									4
28=	Joe Leonard	Salyer Racing	McKee Mk.10 McKee Mk.14	Oldsmobile		3										3
28=	Johnny Servoz-Gavin	Matra of France	Matra MS650	Matra			3									3
30	Roger McCaig	McCaig Racing	McLaren M6B	Chevrolet										2	1	3
31	Brooke Doran	Marshall Brooke Doran	Lola T160	Chevrolet						2						2
32=	David Hobbs	Young American Racers	McLaren M6B	Ford								1				1
32=	Spencer Stoddard	Northwest American Racing	McLaren M1C	Chevrolet										1		1

References

"Canadian-American Challenge Cup 1969". World Sports Racing Prototypes. October 2, 2005. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2008.
"Can-Am - final positions and tables". World Sports Racing Prototypes. October 2, 2005. Archived from the original on May 31, 2008. Retrieved January 16, 2008.