# 1974 Can-Am season

The 1974 Canadian-American Challenge Cup was the ninth and final season of the original Can-Am auto racing series. It consisted of FIA Group 7 racing cars running half hour Sprint races followed by hour-long Cup races. It began June 16, 1974, and was cancelled after the fifth round on August 25, 1974.
Following the cancellation of the series, many teams turned to the new Camel GT Challenge, although the cars were not of the same type as had been used in Can-Am. The Can-Am name would return in 1977, although the formula used would vary greatly from the original series, concentrating instead on open-wheel-based chassis.

## Schedule

All rounds had a Sprint qualifying heat first to determine the starting order for the Cup event. The results of the Sprint and Cup were not combined.
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
| 1 | Labatt's Blue Trophy | Mosport Park | June 16 |
| 2 | WQXI Can-Am | Road Atlanta | July 7 |
| 3 | Watkins Glen Can-Am | Watkins Glen International | July 14 |
| 4 | Buckeye Cup | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | August 11 |
| 5 | Road America Can-Am | Road America | August 25 |

## Season results

| Rnd | Circuit | Winning Team | Results |
| Rnd | Circuit | Winning Driver | Results |
| 1 | Mosport | #101 Phoenix Racing Organizations | Results |
| 1 | Mosport | Jackie Oliver | Results |
| 2 | Road Atlanta | #101 Phoenix Racing Organizations | Results |
| 2 | Road Atlanta | Jackie Oliver | Results |
| 3 | Watkins Glen | #101 Phoenix Racing Organisations | Results |
| 3 | Watkins Glen | Jackie Oliver | Results |
| 4 | Mid-Ohio | #101 Phoenix Racing Organisations | Results |
| 4 | Mid-Ohio | Jackie Oliver | Results |
| 5 | Road America | #8 U.S. Racing | Results |
| 5 | Road America | Scooter Patrick | Results |

## Drivers Championship

Points are awarded to the top ten finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 | Rnd 3 | Rnd 4 | Rnd 5 | Total |
| 1 | Jackie Oliver | Phoenix Racing Organisations | Shadow DN4 | Chevrolet 8.1L V8 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 82 |
| 2 | George Follmer | Phoenix Racing Organisations | Shadow DN4 | Chevrolet 8.1L V8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | 45 |
| 3 | Scooter Patrick | U.S. Racing | McLaren M20 | Chevrolet 8.1L V8 | 12 | | 12 | | 20 | 44 |
| 4 | Bob Nagel | Nagel Racing | Lola T260 | Chevrolet 7.6L V8 | 10 | | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
| 5 | John Gunn | Racing Specialties | Lola T260 | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | | 8 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 23 |
| 6 | Lothar Motschenbacher | Motschenbacher Racing | McLaren M8F | Chevrolet 8.1L V8 | 8 | 12 | | | 1 | 21 |
| 7 | Dick Durant | Burmester Racing | McLaren M8R | Chevrolet 7.6L V8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | 18 |
| 8 | Dennis Aase | Dennis Aase | Porsche 908/02 | Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 | | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | Herbert Müller | Herbert Müller Racing | Ferrari 512M | Ferrari 5.7L V12 | | 10 | | | 6 | 16 |
| 10= | Brian Redman | North American Racing Team Penske Racing | Ferrari 512M Porsche 917/30 | Ferrari5.7L V12 Porsche 5.4L Turbo Flat-12 | | | | 15 | | 15 |
| 10= | John Cordts | Performance Engineering | McLaren M8F | Chevrolet 8.1L V8 | | | | | 15 | 15 |
| 12 | Hurley Haywood | Brumos Racing | Porsche 917/10 | Porsche 5.4L Turbo Flat-12 | | | | 12 | | 12 |
| 13= | Monte Shelton | Monte Shelton | McLaren M8F | Chevrolet 7.6L V8 | | | | 8 | | 8 |
| 13= | Gary Wilson | Sting Racing Team | Sting GW1 | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | | | | | 8 | 8 |
| 15 | David Saville-Peck | Ennerdale Racing | Costello SP8 | Oldsmobile V8 | 2 | 3 | | 2 | | 7 |
| 16= | Gene Fisher | Bailey Speed Shop | Lola T222 | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | 6 | | | | | 6 |
| 16= | Roy Woods | William Overhauser Racing | McLaren M8D | Chevrolet 7.6L V8 | | | | 6 | | 6 |
| 18 | Bill Cuddy | Bill Cuddy | McLaren M8F | Chevrolet 7.6L V8 | | | 1 | | 4 | 5 |
| 19 | Horst Petermann | Horst Petermann | Porsche 908/02 | Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 | | | 4 | | | 4 |
| 20= | Harry Bytzek | Rainer Brezinka | Porsche 908/02 | Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 | 3 | | | | | 3 |
| 20= | Arturo Merzario | Autodelta | Alfa Romeo 33TT12 | Alfa Romeo 4.0L V8 | | | 3 | | | 3 |
| 20= | Bob Lazier | Page Racing | McLaren M8E | Chevrolet 7.6L V8 | | | | 3 | | 3 |
| 23 | Mike Brockman | Jim Butcher Racing | McLaren M8C | Chevrolet 7.2L V8 | | 2 | | | | 2 |
| 24= | Tom Butz | Lodestar Enterprises | McLaren M8FP | Chevrolet 7.6L V8 | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| 24= | William Morrow | Bill Morrow | Lola T163 | Chevrolet V8 | | 1 | | | | 1 |