The 1967 Canadian-American Challenge Cup was the second season of the Can-Am auto racing series. It involved FIA Group 7 racing cars running two-hour sprint events. It began September 3, 1967, and ended November 12, 1967, after six rounds.
The series was won by Bruce McLaren driving a McLaren M6A Chevrolet.
Schedule
Rnd Race Circuit Date 1 Road America Can-Am Road America September 3 2 Chevron Grand Prix Bridgehampton Race Circuit September 17 3 Player's 200 Mosport Park September 23 4 Monterey Grand Prix Laguna Seca Raceway October 15 5 Los Angeles Times Grand Prix Riverside International Raceway October 29 6 Stardust Grand Prix Stardust International Raceway November 12
Entries Team Chassis Engine Tire Number Drivers Rounds Autodynamics Corporation Caldwell D-7 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 1 Sam Posey All McLaren-Elva Mk. II 2 Bret Lunger 1–4 McLaren Cars, Ltd. McLaren M6A Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 4 Bruce McLaren All 5 Denny Hulme All Roger Penske Racing Enterprises Lola T70 Mk. 3B Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 6 Mark Donohue All Lola T70 Mk. 2Lola T70 Mk. 3 Chevrolet 5.7 L V8 16 George Follmer All Team Surtees, Ltd. Lola T70 Mk. 3BLola T70 Mk. 2 Chevrolet 5.7 L V8Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 7/8 John Surtees All Lothar Motschenbacher McLaren-Elva Mk. II Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 9/38 Ron Herrera 5–6 Jack Nethercutt Mirage Mk. IB Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 10 Scooter Patrick 2–5 Peyton A. Cramer, Dana Chevrolet Lola T70 Mk. 3 Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 11 Lothar Motschenbacher All 52 Peter Revson All Pacesetter Homes Lola T70 Mk. 2 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 12 Roger McClusky All Morley Racing McLaren-Elva Mk. IILola T70 Mk. 3 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 13/14 Bud Morley 1–2, 4–6 Skip Barber McLaren-Elva Mk. II Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 14 Skip Barber 1–3 Entin Brothers Racing McLaren-Elva Mk. II Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 15/45 Jerry Entin 1, 4–6 Holmon & Moody, Inc./Paul Newman Holmon & Moody Honker II Ford 5.7 L V8Ford 6.1 L V8 17 Mario Andretti 1–3, 5–6 Merle Brennan Auto Genie Mk. X Chevrolet 5.4 L V8 17 Merle Brennan 4 Veedol Racing Team Chinook Mk. I Chevrolet 5.2 L V8 18 Nat Adams 3 Gary M. Wilson McLaren-Elva Mk. II Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 19/59 Gary Wilson 1, 6 Dick Niles Mercury McLaren-Elva Mk. III Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 19 Bill Amick 4–5 Smothers Brothers Racing Team Lola T70 Mk. 1 Chevrolet 5.6 L V8 21/24 Hugh Powell 1–2, 4–6 Ralph Salyer & Smothers Brothers Racing Team McKee Mk. 7 Oldsmobile 6.7 L V8 25 Charlie Hayes All American Rubber & Plastic Company Lola T70 Mk. 3 Ford 5.0 L V8 21 Parnelli Jones 4–6 Ecurie Soucy Racing Team McLaren-Elva Mk. IIB Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 22 Mike Spence 2–6 Harrah's Club Ferrari 330 P4 Ferrari 4.2 L V12 23 Chris Amon 4–6 Ferrari 350 P4 27 Jonathan Williams 4–6 North American Racing Team Ferrari 412 P Spyder Ferrari 4.0 L V12 32 Ludovico Scarfiotti 2–3 Robert J. Nagel McKee Mk. 7 Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 24 Bob Nagel 1–2 Carl Haas Automobile Imports, Inc. McLaren-Elva Mk. III Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 26 Chuck Parsons All Alderman Automotive Service, Inc. McLaren-Elva Mk. II Chevrolet V8 27 George Alderman 2 Ecurie Greene, Inc. McLaren-Elva Mk. II Ford 5.3 L V8 28 Dick Smith 1–3 James Paul McLaren-Elva Mk. IIIB Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 29 Jim Paul 5–6 Marshall B. Doran McLaren-Elva Mk. II Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 31 Brooke Doran 1 Huw Morgan/Team Cannon Tero-Corvette/Roy Kumnick McLaren-Elva Mk. IIB Chevrolet 5.6 L V8Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 33 John Cannon 1, 3–6 Hamill SR3 62 Roy Kumnick 5 All American Racers Lola T70 Mk. 3B Ford-Weslake 6.2 L V8 36 Dan Gurney All Donald J. Morin McLaren-Elva Mk. III Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 37 Don Morin All Heimrath Racing McLaren-Elva Mk. IIB Chevrolet 5.2 L V8 37 Ludwig Heimrath 1–3 Hollywood Sports Cars McLaren-Elva Mk. II Chevrolet 5.7 L V8 39 Jim Adams 4–5 Ronald K. Courtney McLaren-Elva Mk. II Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 41 Ron Courtney 1, 3 Jerry Hansen McLaren-Elva Mk. III Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 44 Jerry Hansen 1 JAP Enterprises Lola T70 Mk. 3 Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 46 Rick Muther 5–6 Bill Leonheart Leonheart Special Chevrolet V8 47 Bill Leonheart 1 Miles Gupton Platypus Oldsmobile 3.4 L V8 49 Miles Gupton 4, 6 Dave Causey McLaren-Elva Mk. IIB Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 54 Dave Causey 3 Shelby Racing Co., Ltd. Shelby King Cobra Ford 6.2 L V8 55 Jerry Titus 5–6 David G. Billes McLaren-Elva Mk. III Chevrolet 6.4 L V8 57 John Cordts 1–3 Chaparral Cars Chaparral 2G Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 66 Jim Hall 1–2, 4–6 Tom Tobin Brabham BT8 Oldsmobile V8 67 Tom Tobin 4 Webster Racing Enterprises Lola T70 Mk. 3 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 75 Tony Settember 4–5 76 Bill Eve 1–5 Matich SR3 Repco-Brabham 4.4 L V8Oldsmobile 4.2 L V8 77 Tony Settember 4–6 Friedkin Enterprises Lola T70 Mk. 2 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 78 Jerry Grant 1–2, 4–6 Greenville Racing Lola T70 Mk. IILola T70 Mk. 3 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 79/43 Ross Greenville 1–2, 4–6 Dan Blocker/Bill Campbell Genie Mk. X Chevrolet 6.1 L V8 79 Doug Hooper 5 Jay C. Hills McLaren-Elva Mk. II Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 81 Jay Hills 5 Frank Matich Pty. Ltd. Matich SR3 Repco-Brabham 4.4 L V8 87/15 Frank Matich 1–2, 4–5 Ecurie Vickie Racing Lotus 19G Ford 5.4 L V8 89 Bobby Unser 4 Bill Eve 6 Drummond Racing Organisation McLaren-Elva Mk. III Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 91 Skip Scott All Comstock Racing Ford GT40 Ford 4.7 L V8 94 Eppie Wietzes 3 Fred Pipin McKee Mk. 6 Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 97 Fred Pipin 1, 3 George Eaton McLaren-Elva Mk. III Ford 4.7 L V8 98 George Eaton 3
Season results Rnd Circuit Winning team Results Winning driverWinning car 1Road America #5 Bruce McLaren Motor RacingResults Denny HulmeMcLaren M6A-Chevrolet 2Bridgehampton #5 Bruce McLaren Motor RacingResults Denny HulmeMcLaren M6A-Chevrolet 3Mosport #5 Bruce McLaren Motor RacingResults Denny HulmeMcLaren M6A-Chevrolet 4Laguna Seca #4 Bruce McLaren Motor RacingResults Bruce McLarenMcLaren M6A-Chevrolet 5Riverside #4 Bruce McLaren Motor RacingResults Bruce McLarenMcLaren M6A-Chevrolet 6Stardust #7 Team SurteesResults John SurteesLola T70 Mk.2-Chevrolet
Drivers Championship Points are awarded to the top six finishers in each race in the order of 9-6-4-3-2-1.
Pos Driver Team Car Engine Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Total 1 Bruce McLaren Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M6A Chevrolet Ret 2 2 1 1 Ret 30 2 Denny Hulme Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M6A Chevrolet 1 1 1 RetDSQ Ret 27 3 John Surtees Team Surtees Lola T70 Mk.3B/Mk.2 Chevrolet 3 4 Ret Ret Ret 1 16 4 Mark Donohue Roger Penske Racing Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet 2 Ret Ret Ret 3 2 16 5 Jim Hall Chaparral Cars Inc. Chaparral 2G Chevrolet 4 Ret 2 2 Ret 15 6 Mike Spence Ecurie Soucy Racing McLaren M1B Chevrolet Ret 3 Ret 5 3 10 7 George Follmer Roger Penske Racing Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet 18 3 6 3 6 Ret 10 8 Bud Morley Bud Morley McLaren-Elva Mk.IILola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet 8 Ret 4 Ret 5 5 9= Peter Revson Dana Chevrolet Racing Lola T70 Mk.3/Mk.3B Chevrolet Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret DSQ 3 9= Parnelli Jones George Bignotti Lola T70 Mk.3 Ford Ret 4 Ret 3 9= Charlie Hayes Ralph Salyer McKee Mk.7 ChevroletOldsmobile 10 Ret DNS Ret 7 4 3 12= Skip Scott Drummond Racing McLaren M1C Chevrolet 5 Ret 7 Ret 14 Ret 2 12= Lothar Motschenbacher Dana Chevrolet Racing Lola T70 Mk.3 Chevrolet 9 5 9 Ret 15 Ret 2 12= Chris Amon North American Racing Team Ferrari 330 P4 Ferrari 5 8 Ret 2 15= Jerry Hansen Jerry Hansen McLaren M1B Chevrolet 6 1 15= Chuck Parsons Carl A. Haas Automobiles McLaren M1C Chevrolet Ret 6 Ret Ret 12 Ret 1 15= Bill Eve Marvin Webster Lola T70 Mk.3Lotus 19 ChevroletFord Ret 10 Ret 6 9 DNS 1 15= Rick Muther Rick Muther Lola T70 Mk.2 Chevrolet Ret Ret 6 1PosDriverTeamCarEngineRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Total
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