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
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

Heat 1

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/Retired
1	6	Mark Donohue	Porsche 917/30 TC	40
2	16	George Follmer	Porsche 917/10 TC	40
3	0	Jody Scheckter	Porsche 917/10 TC	39	-1 lap
4	73	David Hobbs	McLaren M20-Chevrolet	39	-1 lap
5	59	Hurley Haywood	Porsche 917/10 TC	38	-2 laps
6	17	Bob Nagel	Lola T260-Chevrolet	38	-2 laps
7	11	Lothar Motschenbacher	McLaren M8D-Chevrolet	38	-2 laps
8	3	Steve Durst	Porsche 917/10	37	-3 laps
9	98	Danny Hopkins	McLaren M8F-Chevrolet	37	-3 laps
10	47	Ed Felter	McLaren M8E-Chevrolet	36	-4 laps
11	13	Warren Agor	McLaren M8FP-Chevrolet	35	-5 laps
12	14	Tom Heyser	Lola T260-Chevrolet	35	-5 laps
13	51	Pete Sherman	McLaren M8F-Chevrolet	33	-7 laps
DNF	97	Milt Minter	McLaren M8F-Chevrolet	19	Electrics
DNF	34	Tom Dutton	McLaren M8C-Chevrolet	19
DNF	4	Hans Wiedmer	Porsche 917/10 TC	18	Driver ill
DNF	8	Scooter Patrick	McLaren M8F-Chevrolet	14	Accident
DNF	101	Jackie Oliver	Shadow DN2-Chevrolet	11	Suspension
DNF	9	John Cordts	McLaren M8D-Chevrolet	7	Overheating
DNF	18	Gene Fisher	Lola T222-Chevrolet	2	Unknown
DNS	96	Mario Andretti	McLaren M20-Chevrolet		Engine

Heat 2

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/Retired
1	16	George Follmer	Porsche 917/10 TC	50
2	6	Mark Donohue	Porsche 917/30 TC	50
3	0	Jody Scheckter	Porsche 917/10 TC	50
4	73	David Hobbs	McLaren M20-Chevrolet	48	-2 laps
5	59	Hurley Haywood	Porsche 917/10 TC	47	-3 laps
6	3	Steve Durst	Porsche 917/10	46	-4 laps
7	17	Bob Nagel	Lola T260-Chevrolet	46	-4 laps
8	34	Tom Dutton	McLaren M8C-Chevrolet	46	-4 laps
9	14	Tom Heyser	Lola T260-Chevrolet	43	-7 laps
10	51	Pete Sherman	McLaren M8F-Chevrolet	41	-9 laps
11	47	Ed Felter	McLaren M8E-Chevrolet	35	-15 laps
DNF	9	John Cordts	McLaren M8D-Chevrolet	32	Out of fuel
DNF	4	Hans Wiedmer	Porsche 917/10 TC	10	DNF
DNF	98	Danny Hopkins	McLaren M8F-Chevrolet	10	Spun
DNF	13	Warren Agor	McLaren M8FP-Chevrolet	10	DNF
DNF	11	Lothar Motschenbacher	McLaren M8D-Chevrolet	0	Vapor lock
DNS	8	Scooter Patrick	McLaren M8F-Chevrolet
DNS	18	Gene Fisher	Lola T222-Chevrolet
DNS	96	Mario Andretti	McLaren M20-Chevrolet
DNS	97	Milt Minter	McLaren M8F-Chevrolet
DNS	101	Jackie Oliver	Shadow DN2-Chevrolet

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