1969 SCCA Continental Championship


The 1969 SCCA Continental Championship was the third annual running of the Sports Car Club of America's professional open wheel racing series. It was the first to carry the SCCA Continental Championship name as the previous two series had both been staged as the Grand Prix Championship.
The 1969 championship was open only to Formula A cars. Formula B and Formula C cars, which had competed with the Formula A cars in the previous two championships, were now given their own races at each event and competed for separate points.

Race results

The 1969 SCCA Continental Championship was contested over thirteen events.
RoundDateEvent nameEvent locationRace distanceWinning driverWinning car
1April 20Riverside Grand PrixRiverside International Raceway45 laps John CannonEagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8
2May 4Monterey Grand PrixLaguna Seca Raceway53 laps Sam PoseyEagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8
3June 8Colorado Grand PrixContinental Divide Raceway29 laps Dick SimonLola T142 - Chevrolet V8
4June 22Continental 49'erSears Point International Raceway49 laps John CannonEagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8
5July 6Seattle Grand PrixSeattle International Raceway50 laps Tony AdamowiczEagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8
6July 20Badger 200Road America75 laps Tony AdamowiczEagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8
7August 2Schaefer Grand PrixLime Rock Park70 laps Peter GethinMcLaren M10A - Chevrolet V8
8August 10Minnesota Grand PrixBrainerd International Raceway69 laps David HobbsSurtees TS5 - Chevrolet V8
9August 23Mosport ContinentalMosport Park42 laps John CannonEagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8
10September 1Lime Rock Grand PrixLime Rock Park70 laps Sam PoseyMcLaren M10A - Chevrolet V8
11September 7Le Circuit ContinentalCircuit Mont-Tremblant21 laps David HobbsSurtees TS5 - Chevrolet V8
12September 21Thompson Grand PrixThompson Speedway65 laps David HobbsSurtees TS5 - Chevrolet V8
13December 28L&M F5000 Championship RaceSebring International Raceway90 laps David HobbsSurtees TS5 - Chevrolet V8

Points system

Championship points were awarded to drivers on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six places in each race.

Championship results