The 1979 Can-Am Championship

On the eve of his retirement Belgian Jacky Ickx clinched the 1979 Citicorp Can-Am Championship with a win in the round at Riverside, California on October 28th. Ickx’s Lola inherited the win when season-long rival Keke Rosberg spun off in the closing stages. Ickx’s Carl-Haas Lola (pictured above in the Trois Rivieres race earlier in the season) won the sportscar series by consistent results while Rosberg (seen below in Canada) was undoubtedly the fastest man. Next season Chevron will build a car for the Formula 5000 single-seater-derived North American series, which is rapidly gathering in strength and stature.