Tony steward pontiac grand am12/24/2023 ![]() ![]() The former dentist was destined to be a real threat on Sebring’s long straights, the Ferrari punching out around 290bhp, the most powerful car at the time. Third in the title standings was Tony Brooks on 23 points piloting the big front engined V6 Ferrari. Both Brabham and Moss, driving the small lightweight and nimble rear engined Cooper Climax T51s, Brabham driving for the ‘works’ and Moss in the navy blue colours of his patron Rob Walker. Leading the championship race with 28 points was Jack Brabham followed by Stirling Moss with 25 and a half points. ![]() 4 Sheraton/Thompson Coyote/Ford) finished third.Įditor's Note: You can access previous issues of AE by clicking on "Next 1 Entries" below.Three drivers went into that final round with a chance of becoming 1959 world champion. 5 John Mecom Retzloff Chemical Lola/Ford) was second and Joe Leonard (No. 14 Sheraton/Thompson Coyote/Ford) won that year Al Unser (No. 74 All American Racers Wagner Lockheed Brake Fluid Eagle/Ford) and Gordon Johncock (No. 1 Dean Van Lines Hawk/Ford, pole), Dan Gurney (No. The Front Row for the Indianapolis 500: Mario Andretti (No. 8 Scuderia Ferrari Spa SEFAC Ferrari 312 V12). 1 Brabham Racing Organization Brabham BT24 Repco V8) and Chris Amon (No. 9 Anglo American Racers Eagle T1G Weslake V12). 11 Owen Racing Organization BRM P115 H16) and Dan Gurney (No. 2 Brabham Racing Organization Brabham BT24 Repco V8), Jackie Stewart (No. 3 Team Lotus 49 Ford Cosworth DFV, pole), Denny Hulme (No. Talk about a legendary Front Row: Jim Clark (No. German Grand Prix, The Nurburgring, Nurburg, West Germany, August 6, 1967. 54 Auto World McLaren M8B Chevrolet) came in third. 20 STP/Porsche Audi/Marlboro Porsche 917/10 finished second and Tony Adamowicz (No. 1 Carl Haas Racing L&M Lola T260 Chevrolet) won that day. Both McLaren drivers encountered trouble Hulme DNF and Revson came in seventh. 7 Gulf/Reynolds Aluminum McLaren M8F Chevrolet) on the Front Row for the Mid-Ohio Can-Am. 5 Gulf/Reynolds Aluminum McLaren M8F Chevrolet, pole) and Peter Revson (No. The Mercedes-Benz 196R "streamliners" were certainly some of the most beautiful racing cars ever built. Fangio and Kling were so dominant in their "streamliner" versions of the Silver Arrows that day that they finished 1-2, a tenth of a second apart, after lapping the field. 10 Maserati 250F) on the Front Row for the French Grand Prix. 20 Mercedes-Benz 196R) and Alberto Ascari (No. 18 Mercedes-Benz 196R, pole), Karl Kling (No. Sunoco Special Lola T70 Mk.2 Chevrolet) finished third. ![]() Hulme and McLaren finished 1-2, Gurney retired with fuel-injection issues. Lola T70 Mk.3B AAR-Weslake Ford) on the Front Row for the Can-Am. 4 McLaren M6A Chevrolet) and Dan Gurney (No. 5 McLaren M6A Chevrolet, pole), Bruce McLaren (No. There will be many more in the coming weeks.īridgehampton, New York, September 17, 1967. This week, I am going to begin our coverage with just a few of the races - and the legendary drivers - that spring to mind. From the annals of F1, INDYCAR and Can-Am, to IMSA and beyond, front-row qualifiers are often memorable and help define - and capture - a specific era in motorsport. They represent the quickest drivers at that particular moment in time, at a particular track. Detroit. Front-row qualifiers at any major racing event are usually significant. ![]()
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