1973 L&M Championship season

The 1973 SCCA L&M Championship was the seventh annual running of the Sports Car Club of America's professional open wheel racing series. The championship, which was open to Formula 5000 cars,^[1] was won by South African driver Jody Scheckter.

Race schedule

The championship was contested over a nine race series.^{[2] [3]}

Race	Date	Circuit	Distance	Winning driver	Winning car
1	April 29	Riverside International Raceway	40 laps	Brian Redman	Lola T330 - Chevrolet V8
2	May 6	Laguna Seca Raceway	45 laps	Jody Scheckter	Trojan T101 - Chevrolet V8
3	May 20	Michigan International Speedway	25 laps	Jody Scheckter	Trojan T101 - Chevrolet V8
4	June 3	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	42 laps	Jody Scheckter	Trojan T101 - Chevrolet V8
5	June 17	Watkins Glen International	30 laps	Jody Scheckter	Trojan T101 - Chevrolet V8
6	July 29	Road America	25 laps	Brian Redman	Lola T330 - Chevrolet V8
7	August 19	Road Atlanta	30 laps	Brian Redman	Lola T330 - Chevrolet V8
8	September 3	Pocono International Raceway	45 laps	Brian Redman	Lola T330 - Chevrolet V8
9	September 30	Seattle International Raceway [4]	36 laps	Brian Redman	Lola T330 - Chevrolet V8

Points system

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

Championship standings

Jody Scheckter won the 1973 SCCA L&M Championship driving a Trojan T101 (similar to that pictured above) and a Lola T330

Position [2] [3]	Driver [2] [3]	Car [2] [3]	Points [2] [3]
1	Jody Scheckter	Trojan T101 Chevrolet [5] & Lola T330 Chevrolet [5]	144
2	Brian Redman	Lola T330 Chevrolet	130
3	Mark Donohue	Lola T330 AMC	64
4	Peter Gethin	Chevron B24 Chevrolet	49
5	David Hobbs	Lola T330 Chevrolet	48
6	Eppie Wietzes	Lola T330 Chevrolet	45
7	Brett Lunger	Lola T330 Chevrolet	39
8	Tony Adamowicz	Lola T330 Chevrolet	38
9	Jon Woodner	McRae GM1 Chevrolet	16
10	Derek Bell	Lola T330 Chevrolet	15
11	Tony Settember	McLaren M10/18 Chevrolet	15
12	Max Stewart	Lola T330 Chevrolet	14
13	Bob Brown	Chevron B24 Chevrolet	12
14	Gus Hutchison	March 73A Chevrolet	12
15	Steve Pieper	Lola T300 Chevrolet	11
16	Frank Matich	Matich A51 Repco Holden	8
=	Gordon Smiley	McRae GM1 Chevrolet	8
=	Gerard Raney	Eagle Mk 5 Chevrolet	8
19	Warren Flickenger	Lola T330 Chevrolet	8
20	Bob Lazier	Lola T330 Chevrolet	7
21	Johnnie Walker	Matich A50 Repco Holden	6
22	Evan Noyes	McRae GM1 Chevrolet	5
23	Graeme McRae	McRae GM1 Chevrolet	5
24	Gordon Mefertt	McRae GM1 Chevrolet	4
=	Mike Brockman	Lola T300 Chevrolet	4
26	Eddie Miller	Lola T330 Chevrolet	3
27	John Gimbel	Matich A50 Ford	3
28	Skip Barber	March 73A Chevrolet	2
=	Syd Demovsky	Surtees TS8 Chevrolet	2
30	Bob Muir	Lola T330 Chevrolet	1
=	John Gunn	March 73A Chevrolet	1
=	Horst Kroll	Lola T300 Chevrolet	1
=	Robert Fischetti	FA101 Chevrolet	1

References

1. 1 2 Official Results of the SCCA L&M Championship race for Formula 5000 cars, Riverside International Raceway, www.fototime.com Retrieved on 25 April 2014
2. 1 2 3 4 5 1973 SCCA L&M Championship Review (Part 1), www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 25 April 2014
3. 1 2 3 4 5 1973 SCCA L&M Championship Review (Part 2), www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 25 April 2014
4. ↑ Official Program (cover), L&M Championship, Seattle International Raceway, September 30, 1973, www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 25 April 2014
5. 1 2 David F Stone, L&M Championship (F-5000) - Scheckter and Redman, Automobile Year, 1973/74, pages 187 to 188

External links

• Old Racing Cars Formula 5000 page

Notes