The 1973 Canadian-American Challenge Cup was the eighth season of the
Can-Amauto racing series. It consisted of
FIAGroup 7 racing cars running two-hour sprint events. It began June 10, 1973, and ended October 28, 1973, after eight rounds. The season came amid the
Oil Crisis, which ended interest in performance cars after an already-declining market over a several-year period. The golden age of the
Trans Am Series ended after the
1972 season, leaving Can Am and
Formula 5000 as the frontrunners of the SCCA. The season was also the penultimate season of the series, which would fold after 1974 before being revived in an entirely reworked series based on F5000 a few years later.
Schedule
For 1973, the schedule was altered as the season continued on. The first race ran in a standard, single race format. Rounds two through four ran as two heats, with the results being determined by combined results. Rounds five through eight ran a Sprint qualifying heat first to determine the starting order for the Cup event. The results of the Sprint and Cup were not combined.
The 1973 Canadian-American Challenge Cup was the eighth season of the
Can-Amauto racing series. It consisted of
FIAGroup 7 racing cars running two-hour sprint events. It began June 10, 1973, and ended October 28, 1973, after eight rounds. The season came amid the
Oil Crisis, which ended interest in performance cars after an already-declining market over a several-year period. The golden age of the
Trans Am Series ended after the
1972 season, leaving Can Am and
Formula 5000 as the frontrunners of the SCCA. The season was also the penultimate season of the series, which would fold after 1974 before being revived in an entirely reworked series based on F5000 a few years later.
Schedule
For 1973, the schedule was altered as the season continued on. The first race ran in a standard, single race format. Rounds two through four ran as two heats, with the results being determined by combined results. Rounds five through eight ran a Sprint qualifying heat first to determine the starting order for the Cup event. The results of the Sprint and Cup were not combined.