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1972 SCCA L&M Continental 5000 Championship

1972 SCCA L&M Continental 5000 Championship

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The 1972 SCCA L&M Continental 5000 Championship was the Sports Car Club of America's sixth annual professional open-wheel auto racing series. It was open to Formula 5000 cars, these being Formula SCCA Class A open-wheel, single-seat cars with 5000cc restricted design engines or 3000cc unrestricted design engines.[1] The championship was won by New Zealand driver Graham McRae.

Race schedule

The championship was contested over eight races with two heats per race.[2]

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Points system

Championship points were awarded to drivers on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten places in each race, those places having been determined from the results of the two heats.[2] Total points for each driver were based on the best six finishes.[2]

Championship standings

Graham McRae won the 1972 L&M Continental 5000 Championship driving a Leda GM1 and a McRae GM1 (similar to that pictured above)
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References

  1. [1]
    Watkins Glen L&M Grand Prix Facts Sheet, mclaren-m18-06.com Archived 2014-04-21 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 20 April 2014
  2. [2]
    Wolfgang Kopfler, 1972 L&M Continental 5000 Championship, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America - Race by Race, 2003, pages 59 & 60
  3. [3]
    1972 SCCA L&M Continental 5000 Championship Review (Part 1), www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 21 April 2014
  4. [4]
    1972 SCCA L&M Continental 5000 Championship Review (Part 2), www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 21 April 2014

Further reading

  • F David Stone, Continental Championship - Formula 5000 comes of age, Motor Racing Year, 1973 Edition, pages 91 to 93
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