1970 Road Atlanta Can-Am
The 1970 Road Atlanta Can-Am race was the seventh round of the 1970 Can-Am season. It was held September 13, 1970, at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia.
Results
- Pole position: Vic Elford, 1:17.420
- Fastest lap: Peter Gethin & Peter Revson, 1:18.05
- Race distance:
- Winner's average speed:
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 8 |  Tony Dean | Porsche 908/02 | A.G. Dean, Ltd. | 75 | 1:49:45.880 | 10 | 20 |
| 2 | 51 |  Dave Causey | Lola T163-Chevrolet | Dave Causey | 75 | 1:50:57.880 | 12 | 15 |
| 3 | 11 | Lothar Motschenbacher | McLaren M12-Chevrolet | Motschenbacher Racing | 72 | -3 laps | 9 | 12 |
| 4 | 54 | Oscar Koveleski | McLaren M8B-Chevrolet | Oscar Koveleski | 72 | -3 laps | 16 | 10 |
| 5 | 55 |  Roger McCaig | McLaren M8C-Chevrolet | Roger McCaig | 72 | -3 laps | 18 | 8 |
| 6 | 66 | Vic Elford | Chaparral 2J-Chevrolet | Chaparral Cars Inc. | 69 | -6 laps | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 | Peter Gethin | McLaren M8D-Chevrolet | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | 68 | Gearbox | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 81 | Dick Durant | Lola T163-Chevrolet | Dick Durant | 66 | -9 laps | 20 | 3 |
| 9 | 14 |  Graeme Lawrence | McLaren M12-Chevrolet | Canadian Can-Am Racing Team | 63 | -12 laps | 13 | 2 |
| 10 | 34 | George Drolsom | Lola T70 Mk.3-Chevrolet | George Drolsom | 54 | -21 laps | 25 | 1 |
| 11 | 39 | Rainer Brezinka | McLaren M1C-Chevrolet | Rainer Brezinka | 51 | -24 laps | 24 | |
| 12 | 10 | Chuck Parsons | Lola T160/3-Chevrolet | Chuck Parsons | 50 | Head gasket | 8 | |
| DNF | 98 | George Eaton | BRM P154-Chevrolet | Castrol Team BRM | 49 | Blown engine | 5 | |
| DNF | 26 | Peter Revson | Lola T220-Chevrolet | Carl Haas | 29 | Puncture, accident | 4 | |
| DNF | 3 | Bobby Brown | McLaren M6B-Chevrolet | Bob Brown Racing Inc. | 29 | Accident | 6 | |
| DNF | 15 | Lee Roy Yarbrough | Ford G7A | Agapiou Brothers | 22 | Engine | 11 | |
| DNF | 47 | Gordon Dewar | McLaren M6B-Chevrolet | Gordon Dewar | 20 | Oil leak | 14 | |
| DNF | 21 | Bob Bondurant | Lola T160-Chevrolet | Smith-Oeser Racing | 18 | Body damage, overheating | 7 | |
| DNF | 79 | Tom Dutton | McLaren M6B-Chevrolet | Barrett Racing | 16 | Accident | 15 | |
| DNF | 37 | Clif Apel | McLaren M6B-Chevrolet | Clif Apel | 16 | Accident | 22 | |
| DNF | 67 | Eno de Pasquale | Lola T163-Chevrolet | Eno de Pasquale | 11 | Clutch | 21 | |
| DNF | 5 | Denny Hulme | McLaren M8D-Chevrolet | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | 10 | Accident body damage | 2 | |
| DNF | 19 | Gary Wilson | Lola T163-Chevrolet | Gary Wilson | 9 | Accident | 17 | |
| DNF | 74 | Dick Smith | McLaren M12-Chevrolet | Dick Smith/George Harm | 2 | Oil leak | 26 | |
| DNF | 70 | Mike Barbour | Rattenbury Mk.4B-Oldsmobile | Mike Barbour | 1 | Connecting rod | 27 | |
| DNF | 17 | Ron Goldleaf | McLaren M6B-Chevrolet | Ron Goldleaf | 1 | Accident | 23 | |
| DNF | 32 | Tony Adamowicz | Lola T70 Mk.3-Chevrolet | Vic Nelli | 0 | Fuel starvation | 19 | |
| DNS | - | William Wonder | McLaren M1C-Chevrolet | Bill Wonder | ||||
| DNS | 24 | Bob Nagel | Lola T70 Mk.3-Ford | Bob Nagel | ||||
| DNS | 25 | Jerry Hodges | McKee Mk.10-Chevrolet | Hodges Racing |