1975 SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship

The 1975 SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship was the ninth running of the Sports Car Club of America's professional open wheel automobile racing series and the second to be sanctioned jointly by the Sports Car Club of America and the United States Automobile Club.^[1] The championship was open to cars complying with the SCCA's 5 litre (305 cid) American stock block engine specifications and to cars complying with the USAC's 161 cid turbocharged, 255 cid DOHC or 320 cid stock block engine regulations.^[2]

The 1975 SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship was won by Brian Redman driving a Lola T332 Chevrolet.^[3]

In light of the Can Am Series' folding the previous year, the Formula 5000 Championship became the SCCA's flagship series in 1975. However, only two years later, the Formula 5000 category would form the basis for a revived Can Am Series. After 1975, Lola's dominance would end as March and Shadow cars would win events the following year. It would also be the end of Chevrolet's several year sweep of the championship as an engine manufacturer, as a Dodge powered car would garner a victory in 1976.

Calendar

1975 champion Brian Redman (pictured in 1969)

The 1975 SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship was contested over a nine race series.^[2]

Race	Date	Race name	Location	Distance	Winning driver	Winning vehicle	Report
1	June 1	Purolator 5000	Pocono International Raceway	35 laps	Brian Redman	Lola T332 – Chevrolet V8
2	June 15	Labatt's Blue 5000	Mosport Park	40 laps	Mario Andretti	Lola T332 – Chevrolet V8
3	July 13		Watkins Glen International	30 laps	Brian Redman	Lola T332 – Chevrolet V8
4	July 27		Road America	25 laps	Mario Andretti	Lola T332 – Chevrolet V8
5	August 10		Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	42 laps	Brian Redman	Lola T332 – Chevrolet V8
6	August 31	Atlanta Grand Prix	Road Atlanta	40 laps	Al Unser	Lola T332 – Chevrolet V8
7	September 28	Long Beach Grand Prix	Long Beach, California	50 laps	Brian Redman	Lola T332 – Chevrolet V8	1975
8	October 12	Monterey Grand Prix	Laguna Seca Raceway	50 laps	Mario Andretti	Lola T332 – Chevrolet V8
9	October 26	California Grand Prix	Riverside International Raceway	40 laps	Mario Andretti	Lola T332 – Chevrolet V8

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 36-24-16-12-8-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten positions in each race.^[2]

Championship standings

Position [4]	Driver [4]	Car [4]	Points [4]
1	Brian Redman	Lola T332 Chevrolet Lola T400 Chevrolet	227
2	Mario Andretti	Lola T332 Chevrolet	165
3	Al Unser	Lola T332 Chevrolet	161
4	Jackie Oliver	Shadow DN6 Chevrolet Shadow DN6 Dodge	77
5	Eppie Wietzes	Lola T400 Chevrolet	60
6	David Hobbs	Lola T332 Chevrolet	50
7	Warwick Brown	Talon MR1A Chevrolet	42
8	Vern Schuppan	Eagle Chevrolet	39
9	BJ Swanson	Lola T332 Chevrolet	32
10	Tony Brise	Lola T332 Chevrolet	17
11	John Morton	Lola T332 Chevrolet Lola T400 Chevrolet	15
12	John Cannon	March 731/751 Chevrolet	13
13	Elliott Forbes-Robinson	Lola T332 Chevrolet	12
=	Chris Amon	Talon MR1 Chevrolet	12
=	John Woodner	Lola T400 Chevrolet Talon MR1 Chevrolet	12
16	Evan Noyes	Lola T332 Chevrolet	10
17	Jerry Karl	Lola T332 Chevrolet	7
=	John Gunn	Lola T332 Chevrolet	7
=	Tony Dean	Chevron B28 Chevrolet	7
=	Graham McRae	Lola T332 Chevrolet	7
21	Danny Ongais	Lola T400 Chevrolet Lola T332 Chevrolet	5
=	Bobby Unser	Eagle Chevrolet	5
=	Gordon Johncock	Lola T332 Chevrolet	5
24	Tuck Thomas	Lola T332 Chevrolet	4
25	Bob Earle	Lola T330 Chevrolet	3
26	James Dunkel	Chevron B24 Chevrolet	2
=	Roger Bighouse	Chevron B24 Chevrolet	2
28	Dan Furey	Lola T330 AMC	1
=	Skeeter McKitterick	Chevron B24/B28 Chevrolet	1
=	Randy Lewis	Lola T332 Chevrolet	1

References

1. ↑ 1967-1974, myf5000.com Retrieved on 22 May 2014
2. 1 2 3 Facts Sheet, www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 22 May 2014
3. ↑ Gordon Kirby, The Season in the USA, Automobiles Year 1975/76, pages 173 to 182
4. 1 2 3 4 Wolfgang Kopfler, 1975 Formula 5000 Championship, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America - Race by Race, 2003, page 90

External links

• My Formula 5000
• Old Racing Cars Formula 5000 page