The 1969 SCCA Continental Championship was the third annual running of the Sports Car Club of America's professional open wheel racing series.1969 SCCA Continental Championship Review, www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 20 February 2014 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.
The 1969 championship was open only to Formula A cars.Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America - Race by Race, 2003, page 20 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.
Race results The 1969 SCCA Continental Championship was contested over thirteen events. Round Date Event name Event location Race distance Winning driver Winning car 1 April 20 Riverside Grand Prix Riverside International Raceway45 laps John Cannon Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 2 May 4 Monterey Grand Prix Laguna Seca Raceway53 laps Sam Posey Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 3 June 8 Colorado Grand Prix Continental Divide Raceway29 laps Dick Simon Lola T142 - Chevrolet V8 4 June 22 Continental 49'er Sears Point International Raceway49 laps John Cannon Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 5 July 6 Seattle Grand Prix Seattle International Raceway50 laps Tony Adamowicz Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 6 July 20 Badger 200 Road America75 laps Tony Adamowicz Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 7 August 2 Schaefer Grand Prix Lime Rock Park70 laps Peter Gethin McLaren M10A - Chevrolet V8 8 August 10 Minnesota Grand Prix Brainerd International Raceway69 laps David Hobbs Surtees TS5 - Chevrolet V8 9 August 23 Mosport Continental Mosport Park42 laps John Cannon Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 10 September 1 Lime Rock Grand Prix Lime Rock Park70 laps Sam Posey McLaren M10A - Chevrolet V8 11 September 7 Le Circuit Continental Circuit Mont-Tremblant21 laps David Hobbs Surtees TS5 - Chevrolet V8 12 September 21 Thompson Grand Prix Thompson Speedway65 laps David Hobbs Surtees TS5 - Chevrolet V8 13 December 28 L&M F5000 Championship Race Sebring International Raceway90 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.
Championship results Position Driver Car Points 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
External links US Formula 5000 races 1968-1976, www.oldracingcars.com Formula A/F5000 programs, www.myf5000.com