The 1969 SCCA Continental Championship was the third annual running of the Sports Car Club of America's professional open wheel racing series.[1] It was the first to carry the SCCA Continental Championship name as the previous two series had both been staged as the Grand Prix Championship.[1]
The 1969 championship was open only to Formula A cars.[2] Formula B and Formula C cars, which had competed with the Formula A cars in the previous two championships, were now given their own races at each event and competed for separate points.[2]
The 1969 SCCA Continental Championship was contested over thirteen events.[1]
| Round | Date | Event name | Event location | Race distance | Winning driver | Winning car | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 20 | Riverside Grand Prix | Riverside International Raceway | 45 laps |  John Cannon | Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 | |
| 2 | May 4 | Monterey Grand Prix | Laguna Seca Raceway | 53 laps |  Sam Posey | Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 | |
| 3 | June 8 | Colorado Grand Prix | Continental Divide Raceway | 29 laps | Dick Simon | Lola T142 - Chevrolet V8 | |
| 4 | June 22 | Continental 49'er | Sears Point International Raceway | 49 laps | John Cannon | Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 | |
| 5 | July 6 | Seattle Grand Prix | Seattle International Raceway | 50 laps | Tony Adamowicz | Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 | |
| 6 | July 20 | Badger 200 | Road America | 75 laps | Tony Adamowicz | Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 | |
| 7 | August 2 | Schaefer Grand Prix | Lime Rock Park | 70 laps |  Peter Gethin | McLaren M10A - Chevrolet V8 | |
| 8 | August 10 | Minnesota Grand Prix | Brainerd International Raceway | 69 laps | David Hobbs | Surtees TS5 - Chevrolet V8 | |
| 9 | August 23 | Mosport Continental | Mosport Park | 42 laps | John Cannon | Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 | |
| 10 | September 1 | Lime Rock Grand Prix | Lime Rock Park | 70 laps | Sam Posey | McLaren M10A - Chevrolet V8 | |
| 11 | September 7 | Le Circuit Continental | Circuit Mont-Tremblant | 21 laps | David Hobbs | Surtees TS5 - Chevrolet V8 | |
| 12 | September 21 | Thompson Grand Prix | Thompson Speedway | 65 laps | David Hobbs | Surtees TS5 - Chevrolet V8 | |
| 13 | December 28 | L&M F5000 Championship Race | Sebring International Raceway | 90 laps | David Hobbs | Surtees TS5 - Chevrolet V8 |
Championship points were awarded to drivers on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six places in each race.[1]
| Position | Driver | Car | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Adamowicz | Eagle Chevrolet | 47 | |
| 2 | David Hobbs | Surtees TS5 Chevrolet | 46 | |
| 3 | Sam Posey | Eagle Chevrolet McLaren M10A Chevrolet | 41 | |
| 4 | George Wintersteen | Lola T142 Chevrolet | 31 | |
| 5 | John Cannon | Eagle Chevrolet | 31 | |
| 6 | Bob Brown | Eagle Chevrolet | 16 | |
| 7 | Bud Morley | Lola T142 Chevrolet | 15 | |
| 8 | Dick Simon | Lola T142 Chevrolet | 11 | |
| 9 |  Andrea de Adamich | Surtees TS5 Chevrolet | 10 | |
| 10 | Peter Gethin | McLaren M10A Chevrolet | 9 | |
| 11 | Lothar Motschenbacher | McLaren M10A Chevrolet | 7 | |
| = | Chuck Dietrich | Lola T142 Chevrolet | 7 | |
| = | Jerry Hansen | McLaren M10A Chevrolet Eagle Chevrolet | 7 | |
| 14 | John Cordts | McLaren M10A Chevrolet | 6 | |
| = | Gus Hutchison | Brabham BT26 Ford Cosworth DFV | 6 | |
| 16 | George Eaton | McLaren M10A Chevrolet | 5 | |
| = | Horst Kroll | Lola T142 Chevrolet | 5 | |
| 18 | Mike Goth | Surtees TS5 Chevrolet | 4 | |
| = | John Gunn | Lola T142 Chevrolet | 4 | |
| 20 | Mike Hiss | Lola T140 Chevrolet | 3 | |
| = | Eppie Wietzes | Lola T142 Chevrolet | 3 | |
| 22 | Sherwood Johnston | Lola T142 Chevrolet | 2 | |
| = | John Mahler | Lola T142 Chevrolet | 2 | |
| = | Alan Bouverat | McLaren M10A Chevrolet | 2 | |
| 25 | Pete Lovely | Lotus 49B Ford Cosworth DFV | 1 | |
| = | Kurt Reinold | McKee Mk12 Chevrolet | 1 | |
| = | Mike Brockman | Lola T142 Chevrolet | 1 |