1970 Road Atlanta Can-Am
The 1970 Road Atlanta Can-Am race was the seventh round of the 1970 Can-Am season. It was held September 13, 1970, at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia.
Results
- Pole position: Vic Elford, 1:17.420 (117.216 mph (188.641 km/h))
- Fastest lap: Peter Gethin (lap 7) & Peter Revson (lap 26), 1:18.05 (116.27 mph (187.12 km/h))
- Race distance: 189.06 miles (304.26 km)
- Winner's average speed: 103.472 miles per hour (166.522 km/h)
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |  Tony Dean |
Porsche 908/02 | A.G. Dean, Ltd. |
75 | 1:49:45.880 | 10 | 20 |
| 2 | 51 |  Dave Causey |
Lola T163-Chevrolet | Dave Causey |
75 | 1:50:57.880 | 12 | 15 |
| 3 | 11 | Lothar Motschenbacher |
McLaren M12-Chevrolet | Motschenbacher Racing |
72 | -3 laps | 9 | 12 |
| 4 | 54 | Oscar Koveleski |
McLaren M8B-Chevrolet | Oscar Koveleski |
72 | -3 laps | 16 | 10 |
| 5 | 55 |  Roger McCaig |
McLaren M8C-Chevrolet | Roger McCaig |
72 | -3 laps | 18 | 8 |
| 6 | 66 | Vic Elford |
Chaparral 2J-Chevrolet | Chaparral Cars Inc. |
69 | -6 laps | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 | Peter Gethin |
McLaren M8D-Chevrolet | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing |
68 | Gearbox | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 81 | Dick Durant |
Lola T163-Chevrolet | Dick Durant |
66 | -9 laps | 20 | 3 |
| 9 | 14 |  Graeme Lawrence |
McLaren M12-Chevrolet | Canadian Can-Am Racing Team |
63 | -12 laps | 13 | 2 |
| 10 | 34 | George Drolsom |
Lola T70 Mk.3-Chevrolet | George Drolsom |
54 | -21 laps | 25 | 1 |
| 11 | 39 | Rainer Brezinka |
McLaren M1C-Chevrolet | Rainer Brezinka |
51 | -24 laps | 24 | |
| 12 | 10 | Chuck Parsons |
Lola T160/3-Chevrolet | Chuck Parsons |
50 | Head gasket | 8 | |
| DNF | 98 | George Eaton |
BRM P154-Chevrolet | Castrol Team BRM |
49 | Blown engine | 5 | |
| DNF | 26 | Peter Revson |
Lola T220-Chevrolet | Carl Haas |
29 | Puncture, accident | 4 | |
| DNF | 3 | Bobby Brown |
McLaren M6B-Chevrolet | Bob Brown Racing Inc. |
29 | Accident | 6 | |
| DNF | 15 | Lee Roy Yarbrough |
Ford G7A | Agapiou Brothers |
22 | Engine | 11 | |
| DNF | 47 | Gordon Dewar |
McLaren M6B-Chevrolet | Gordon Dewar |
20 | Oil leak | 14 | |
| DNF | 21 | Bob Bondurant |
Lola T160-Chevrolet | Smith-Oeser Racing |
18 | Body damage, overheating | 7 | |
| DNF | 79 | Tom Dutton |
McLaren M6B-Chevrolet | Barrett Racing | 16 | Accident | 15 | |
| DNF | 37 | Clif Apel |
McLaren M6B-Chevrolet | Clif Apel |
16 | Accident | 22 | |
| DNF | 67 | Eno de Pasquale |
Lola T163-Chevrolet | Eno de Pasquale |
11 | Clutch | 21 | |
| DNF | 5 | Denny Hulme |
McLaren M8D-Chevrolet | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing |
10 | Accident body damage | 2 | |
| DNF | 19 | Gary Wilson |
Lola T163-Chevrolet | Gary Wilson |
9 | Accident | 17 | |
| DNF | 74 | Dick Smith |
McLaren M12-Chevrolet | Dick Smith/George Harm |
2 | Oil leak | 26 | |
| DNF | 70 |  Mike Barbour |
Rattenbury Mk.4B-Oldsmobile | Mike Barbour | 1 | Connecting rod | 27 | |
| DNF | 17 | Ron Goldleaf |
McLaren M6B-Chevrolet | Ron Goldleaf |
1 | Accident | 23 | |
| DNF | 32 | Tony Adamowicz |
Lola T70 Mk.3-Chevrolet | Vic Nelli |
0 | Fuel starvation | 19 | |
| DNS | - | William Wonder |
McLaren M1C-Chevrolet | Bill Wonder |
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| DNS | 24 | Bob Nagel |
Lola T70 Mk.3-Ford | Bob Nagel |
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| DNS | 25 | Jerry Hodges |
McKee Mk.10-Chevrolet | Hodges Racing |