1969 SCCA Continental Championship

The 1969 SCCA Continental Championship was the third annual running of the Sports Car Club of America's professional open wheel racing series.^[1] It was the first to carry the SCCA Continental Championship name as the previous two series had both been staged as the Grand Prix Championship.^[1]

The 1969 championship was open only to Formula A cars.^[2] Formula B and Formula C cars, which had competed with the Formula A cars in the previous two championships, were now given their own races at each event and competed for separate points.^[2]

Race results

The 1969 SCCA Continental Championship was contested over thirteen events.^[1]

Round	Date	Event name	Event location	Race distance	Winning driver	Winning car
1	April 20	Riverside Grand Prix	Riverside International Raceway	45 laps	John Cannon	Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8
2	May 4	Monterey Grand Prix	Laguna Seca Raceway	53 laps	Sam Posey	Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8
3	June 8	Colorado Grand Prix	Continental Divide Raceway	29 laps	Dick Simon	Lola T142 - Chevrolet V8
4	June 22	Continental 49'er	Sears Point International Raceway	49 laps	John Cannon	Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8
5	July 6	Seattle Grand Prix	Seattle International Raceway	50 laps	Tony Adamowicz	Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8
6	July 20	Badger 200	Road America	75 laps	Tony Adamowicz	Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8
7	August 2	Schaefer Grand Prix	Lime Rock Park	70 laps	Peter Gethin	McLaren M10A - Chevrolet V8
8	August 10	Minnesota Grand Prix	Brainerd International Raceway	69 laps	David Hobbs	Surtees TS5 - Chevrolet V8
9	August 23	Mosport Continental	Mosport Park	42 laps	John Cannon	Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8
10	September 1	Lime Rock Grand Prix	Lime Rock Park	70 laps	Sam Posey	McLaren M10A - Chevrolet V8
11	September 7	Le Circuit Continental	Circuit Mont-Tremblant	21 laps	David Hobbs	Surtees TS5 - Chevrolet V8
12	September 21	Thompson Grand Prix	Thompson Raceway	65 laps	David Hobbs	Surtees TS5 - Chevrolet V8
13	December 28	L&M F5000 Championship Race	Sebring International Raceway	90 laps	David Hobbs	Surtees TS5 - Chevrolet V8

Points system

Championship points were awarded to drivers on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six places in each race.^[1]

Championship results

Position [2]	Driver [2]	Car [2]	Points [2]
1	Tony Adamowicz	Eagle Chevrolet	47
2	David Hobbs	Surtees TS5 Chevrolet	46
3	Sam Posey	Eagle Chevrolet McLaren M10A Chevrolet	41
4	George Wintersteen	Lola T142 Chevrolet	31
5	John Cannon	Eagle Chevrolet	31
6	Bob Brown	Eagle Chevrolet	16
7	Bud Morley	Lola T142 Chevrolet	15
8	Dick Simon	Lola T142 Chevrolet	11
9	Andrea de Adamich	Surtees TS5 Chevrolet	10
10	Peter Gethin	McLaren M10A Chevrolet	9
11	Lothar Motschenbacher	McLaren M10A Chevrolet	7
=	Chuck Dietrich	Lola T142 Chevrolet	7
=	Jerry Hansen	McLaren M10A Chevrolet Eagle Chevrolet	7
14	John Cordts	McLaren M10A Chevrolet	6
=	Gus Hutchison	Brabham BT26 Ford Cosworth DFV	6
16	George Eaton	McLaren M10A Chevrolet	5
=	Horst Kroll	Lola T142 Chevrolet	5
18	Mike Goth	Surtees TS5 Chevrolet	4
=	John Gunn	Lola T142 Chevrolet	4
20	Mike Hiss	Lola T140 Chevrolet	3
=	Eppie Wietzes	Lola T142 Chevrolet	3
22	Sherwood Johnston	Lola T142 Chevrolet	2
=	John Mahler	Lola T142 Chevrolet	2
=	Alan Bouverat	McLaren M10A Chevrolet	2
25	Pete Lovely	Lotus 49B Ford Cosworth DFV	1
=	Kurt Reinold	McKee Mk12 Chevrolet	1
=	Mike Brockman	Lola T142 Chevrolet	1

References

1. 1 2 3 4 1969 SCCA Continental Championship Review, www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 20 February 2014
2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America - Race by Race, 2003, page 20

External links

• US Formula 5000 races 1968-1976, www.oldracingcars.com
• Formula A/F5000 programs, www.myf5000.com