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1974 SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship

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The 1974 SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship was the eighth running of the Sports Car Club of America's premier open wheel racing series.[1] It was the first to be sanctioned jointly by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and the United States Auto Club (USAC),[2] and the first to be held under the "SCCA /USAC Formula 5000 Championship" name.[1] Sponsorship by the L&M cigarette brand was not carried forward from the 1973 championship.[3]

The championship was open to SCCA Formula 5000 cars and, for the first time, to USAC cars powered by 161 cid turbocharged, 255 cid double overhead camshaft or 305 cid "stock block" engines.[3] It was won by Brian Redman driving a Lola T332 Chevrolet.[3]

Race calendar

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Brian Redman won the championship driving a Lola T332, similar to that pictured above

The championship was contested over seven races.[4]

Race Date Name Circuit Race distance Winning driver Winning car
1 June 2 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 42 laps United Kingdom Brian Redman Lola T332Chevrolet V8
2 June 15 Mosport Park 40 laps United Kingdom David Hobbs Lola T332Chevrolet V8
3 July 14 Watkins Glen International 30 laps United States Mario Andretti Lola T332Chevrolet V8
4 July 28 Road America 25 laps United States Mario Andretti Lola T332Chevrolet V8
5 September 1 California Grand Prix Ontario Motor Speedway 34 laps United Kingdom Brian Redman Lola T332Chevrolet V8
6 October 13 Monterey Grand Prix Laguna Seca Raceway 50 laps United Kingdom Brian Redman Lola T332Chevrolet V8
7 October 27 Riverside Grand Prix Riverside International Raceway 40 laps United States Mario Andretti Lola T332Chevrolet V8

Points system

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Championship points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten positions at each race.[3]

Championship standings

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Position [5][6] Driver [5] [6] Car [5] [6] [3] Points [5] [6]
1 United Kingdom Brian Redman Lola T332 Chevrolet 105
2 United States Mario Andretti Lola T332 Chevrolet 97
3 United Kingdom David Hobbs Lola T332 Chevrolet 55
4 Canada Eppie Wietzes Lola T332 Chevrolet 49
5 United States Brett Lunger Eagle Chevrolet 33
6 United States John Gunn March 73A Chevrolet
Lola T332 Chevrolet
27
7 Australia Warwick Brown Lola T332 Chevrolet 20
8 New Zealand Graham McRae Talon MR1 Chevrolet
Lola T332 Chevrolet
McRae GM2 Chevrolet
19
9 United States Evan Noyes Lola T332 Chevrolet 18
10 United States Tuck Thomas Lola T332 Chevrolet 16
11 United Kingdom James Hunt Lola T332 Chevrolet
Eagle Chevrolet
15
12 United States Jon Woodner Talon MR1 Chevrolet 15
13 United States Mike Mosley Lola T332 Chevrolet 11
14 United States Al Unser Lola T330 Chevrolet 10
15 Canada Horst Kroll Lola T300 Chevrolet 10
16 United States Sam Posey Talon MR1 Chevrolet 9
17 United States Tony Settember Lola T330 Chevrolet 9
18 United States Roger Bighouse Chevron B24 Chevrolet 8
19 Argentina Nestor García-Veiga Eagle Chevrolet
Lola T330 Chevrolet
6
= United States Jerry Grant Lola T332 Chevrolet 6
21 United States Jim Hawes Lola T330 Chevrolet 5
22 United States Bill Tempero March 73A Chevrolet 4
= United States John Morton Lola T332 Chevrolet
Eagle Chevrolet
4
24 United States Gus Hutchison March 74A Chevrolet 4
25 United States Johnny Rutherford Lola T330 Chevrolet 4
26 United States Tom Jones McLaren M22 Chevrolet 3
27 United States James Dunkel Chevron B24 Chevrolet 2
= Italy Lella Lombardi Eagle Chevrolet
Lola T332 Chevrolet
2
29 United States Dan Furey Lola T192 Chevrolet
Lola T332 AMC
1

References

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  1. ^ a b 1967-1974, www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 6 May 2014
  2. ^ David F Stone, Formula 5000, Automobile Year 1974/75, page 168
  3. ^ a b c d e Wolfgang Kopfler, 1974 Formula 5000 Championship, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America - Race by Race, 2003, pages 80 & 81
  4. ^ 1974 Formula 5000 Championship Statistical Review, www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 7 May 2014
  5. ^ a b c d 1974 SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship Review (Part 1), www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 7 May 2014
  6. ^ a b c d 1974 SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship Review (Part 2), www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 7 May 2014
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