1974 SCCA Formula Super Vee season

The 1974 SCCA Formula Super Vee season was the fourth season of the Sports Car Club of America sanctioned Formula Super Vee championship. This season marked the first season of the second generation of the Formula Super Vee. One of the innovations was the introduction of slick tyres. As of 1974 not all of the series races were sanctioned by the SCCA, seven rounds were sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association.[1]

Race calendar and results edit

Round Circuit Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winner Sanctioning body
1 Road Atlanta   Braselton, Georgia 21 April   Elliott Forbes-Robinson   Tom Bagley SCCA
2 Lime Rock Park   Lakeville, Connecticut 4 May   Elliott Forbes-Robinson   Elliott Forbes-Robinson IMSA
3 Laguna Seca Raceway   Monterey, California 12 May   Elliott Forbes-Robinson   Elliott Forbes-Robinson SCCA
4 Ontario Motor Speedway   Ontario, California 19 May   Hurley Haywood   Harry Ingle SCCA
5 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course   Lexington, Ohio 30 June   Tom Bagley   Tom Bagley SCCA
6 Road Atlanta   Braselton, Georgia 7 July   Harry Ingle   Elliott Forbes-Robinson IMSA
7 Watkins Glen International Raceway   Watkins Glen, New York 14 July   Bob Lazier   Bob Lazier IMSA
8 Charlotte Motor Speedway   Concord, North Carolina 18 August   Bob Lazier   Elliott Forbes-Robinson IMSA
9 Road America   Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin 25 August   Harry Ingle   Fred Phillips IMSA
10 Lime Rock Park   Lakeville, Connecticut 2 September   Harry Ingle   Harry Ingle SCCA
11 Mosport Park   Bowmanville, Ontario 25 August   Harry Ingle   Elliott Forbes-Robinson
12 Watkins Glen International Raceway   Watkins Glen, New York 6 October   Howdy Holmes   Elliott Forbes-Robinson IMSA
13 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez   Mexico City, Mexico 20 October   Howdy Holmes   Elliott Forbes-Robinson
14 Daytona International Raceway   Daytona Beach, Florida 1 December   Freddy Kottulinsky   Freddy Kottulinsky SCCA

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Final standings edit

Color Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green 4th & 5th place
Light Blue 6th–10th place
Dark Blue 11th place or lower
Purple Did not finish
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Brown Withdrawn (Wth)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Driver replacement (Rpl)
Injured (Inj)
No race held (NH)
Pos. Driver Chassis  
ATL1
 
LRP1
 
LS
 
ONT
 
MDO
 
ATL2
 
WGI1
 
CMS
 
ROA
 
LRP2
 
MOS
 
WGI2
 
MEX
 
DAY
Points
1   Elliott Forbes-Robinson Lola T320 2 1 1 3 1 5 1 27 1 1 1 4 185
2   Harry Ingle Zink Z11 12 5 4 2 2 2 3 12 19 1 9 2 112
3   Tom Bagley Royale RP9 1 3 8 1 13 8 19 6 5 10 26 5 6 87
4   Fred Phillips Elden M10 9 10 15 4 1 3 2 25 4 2 85
5   Howdy Holmes Lola T322 38 7 5 27 3 6 10 26 3 3 3 3 79
6   Richard Melville Royale RP18 10 27 25 4 37 2 2 2 19 7 18 60
7   Freddy Kottulinsky Lola T322 4 2 3 1 57
8   Bror Jaktlund Supernova Tui 35 6 7 4 11 25 33 5 10 4 5 47
9   Hurley Haywood Tui BH3 39 11 2 1 5 28 28 43
10   Bob Lazier Lola 11 26 4 1 3 16 42
11   Walter Wilkins Royale RP18 24 22 16 10 21 3 9 4 7 27 11 9 24 31
12   Allan Turner Lola T320 5 8 3 26 20 7 8 30
13   Ed Wachs Lola T320 6 6 5 6 12 26
14   Peter Moody Tui 14 4 13 33 36 7 6 24 11 20
15   Bill Robinson Lola T320 17 11 7 13 10 12 9 8 8 7 19
16   Freddy Van Beuren IV Tui BH3 7 2 19
17   Craig Hill Supernova Tui 5 4 18
18   Bill Scott Royale 9 2 17
19   Tom Reddy Tui BH3 3 8 9 17
20   Peter Moodie Royale 12 8 6 6 20 15
21   William Neuhoff Royale 19 18 11 11 20 17 4 7 14
22   Bill Alsup Tui 16 17 19 12 7 13 7 9 8 13
23   Chris Gleason Tui 7 14 5 19 10 13
24   Rick Bell Royale RP18 18 12 11 4 10
25   John Finger Lola 5 9 10
26   John Morrison Tui 5 8
27   Frank Maka Lola T320 10 6 7
28   Dick Renard Lola 6 6
29   Bertil Roos Supernova Tui 6 6
30   Turner Woodard Supernova Tui 6 6
31   Benny Scott Lola 16 11 15 10 8 14 4
32   Marcel Jordain Supernova Tui 7 12 4
33   Randy Lewis Lola 9 9 4
34   John Hancock Lola T252 16 8 10 4
35   Reeves Callaway Lola T250 13 17 16 22 8 3
36   Al Holbert Royale RP18A 8 3
37   Frank Marrs Lola 8 3
38   Fred Markoff Lola T320 15 15 9 2
39   Jim Crawley Tui 9 2
40   Tom Evans LeGrand 10 13 17 1
41   Ed Mulford Tui 10 1
42   Dick Mathias Royale 10 1

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References edit

  1. ^ "SERIES 2 - 1974 - 1976". Formula Super Vee. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  2. ^ "American Formula Super Vee Championship (1971-1990)". Motorsport Winners. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  3. ^ "1974 Formula Super Vee Championship". Team Dan. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  4. ^ "1974 SCCA Formula Super Vee". Old Racing Cars. Retrieved 7 August 2015.