1973 Road Atlanta Can-Am
The 1973 Carling Can-Am was the second round of the 1973 Can-Am season. It was held July 8, 1973, at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia. It was the fourth Can-Am race held at the track.
Results
- Pole position: Mark Donohue, 1:12.950 (123.866 mph (199.343 km/h))
- Fastest lap: Mark Donohue, 1:14 (122 mph (196 km/h))
- Race distance: 226 miles (364 km) in two heats
- Winner's average speed: 117.09 miles per hour (188.44 km/h)
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 16 | George Follmer | Porsche 917/10 TC | Rinzler Motoracing/Royal Crown | 90 | 1:55:45.400 | 2 | 20 |
2 | 6 | Mark Donohue | Porsche 917/30 TC | Roger Penske Enterprises | 90 | 1 | 15 | |
3 | 0 | Jody Scheckter | Porsche 917/10 TC | Vasek Polak Racing, Inc. | 89 | -1 lap | 3 | 12 |
4 | 73 | David Hobbs | McLaren M20-Chevrolet | Roy Woods Racing | 87 | -3 laps | 7 | 10 |
5 | 59 | Hurley Haywood | Porsche 917/10 TC | Brumos Racing | 85 | -5 laps | 4 | 8 |
6 | 17 | Bob Nagel | Lola T260-Chevrolet | Nagel Racing | 84 | -6 laps | 10 | 6 |
7 | 3 | Steve Durst | Porsche 917/10 | Vasek Polak Racing, Inc. | 83 | -7 laps | 15 | 4 |
8 | 14 | Tom Heyser | Lola T260-Chevrolet | Tom Heyser | 78 | -12 laps | 16 | 3 |
9 | 51 | Pete Sherman | McLaren M8F-Chevrolet | Dave Causey | 74 | -16 laps | 20 | 2 |
10 | 47 | Ed Felter | McLaren M8E-Chevrolet | Blue Magic Corporation | 71 | -19 laps | 17 | 1 |
11 | 34 | Tom Dutton | McLaren M8C-Chevrolet | Burmester Racing | 65 | -25 laps | 13 | |
12 DNF |
9 | John Cordts | McLaren M8D-Chevrolet | William Overhauser Racing | 49 | Overheating; out of fuel | 18 | |
13 | 98 | Danny Hopkins | McLaren M8F-Chevrolet | Commander Motor Homes | 47 | Spun | 14 | |
14 | 13 | Warren Agor | McLaren M8FP-Chevrolet | Warren Agor Racing | 41 | Ring gear | 19 | |
15 | 11 | Lothar Motschenbacher | McLaren M8D-Chevrolet | Motschenbacher Racing | 38 | Vapor lock | 9 | |
DNF | 4 | Hans Wiedmer | Porsche 917/10 TC | Hans Wiedmer | 28 | Driver ill | 12 | |
DNF | 97 | Milt Minter | McLaren M8F-Chevrolet | Commander Motor Homes | 19 | Engine bearing | 11 | |
DNF | 8 | Scooter Patrick | McLaren M8F-Chevrolet | U.S. Racing | 14 | Accident | 8 | |
DNF | 101 | Jackie Oliver | Shadow DN2-Chevrolet | Don Nichols | 11 | Suspension | 5 | |
DNF | 18 | Gene Fisher | Lola T222-Chevrolet | Gene Fisher | 2 | Unknown | 21 | |
DNS | 96 | Mario Andretti | McLaren M20-Chevrolet | Commander Motor Homes | Engine | 6 |
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