Stewart shines in Can-Am too

At the 1971 Can-Am Challenge Cup held at Watkins Glen International race track, Jacky Stewart claimed pole position in his Carl Haas-entered Lola. At the time, anyone who out-qualified the works McLarens of Hulme and Revson, did an amazing job, but to do it in the tricky Lola T260 was outstanding. Well done, Jackie Stewart!

Jackie Stewart leads the field in his tiny Lola T260-Chevrolet (picture-above). Alongside him, Peter Revson (McLaren M8F-Chevrolet) seems ready to pounce, while Denny Hulme (Mclaren M8F-Chevrolet) and David Hobbs (in the A.G Dean-entered blue McLaren M8F-Chevrolet), abide their time.

The race was won by American Peter Revson, well ahead of his McLaren team mate New-Zealander Denny Hulme and Swiss Jo Siffert in his STP-Jo Siffert Porsche 917/10. Pole-sitter Jackie Stewart (Lola), retired on lap 56 with a broken gearbox, but was going to win, by the end of the year, his second F1 drivers’ championship with Tyrrell.