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In 1974 Jackie Oliver became the Cam-Am champion driving one of these DN4 Shadows. It replaced the DN2 of 1973, and kept the same basic engineering. The DN4 was particularly suited to embrace the fuel restrictions that limited overall fuel consumption to 37 gallons.
- Santa Ana, California, USA
- 1972 Shadow DN2
- Tony Southgate
- Series Production Car
The Shadow DN4 is a sports prototype race car, built to Group 7 racing specifications, for competition in the Can-Am series, and later the World Sportscar Championship, in 1974 and 1976. Jackie Oliver successfully clinched 1974 Can-Am Championship season in this car, winning 4 out of the 5 races that season.
Jun 1, 2016 · Fortunately for Bryant, the team’s driver, Jackie Oliver, stayed with him, as did the lucrative Goodyear relationship. Once Bryant got out of his funk, he set his mind to developing a new...
- Casey Annis
Jul 27, 2020 · Jim Bartel, the owner of chassis DN4-1A (the car Jackie Oliver won the Can-Am championship with in 1974), told Hagerty that the cardinal sin in Shadow aerodynamics was broken when Pace got too close to the leading Shadow car, driven by Kirt Bennett. “These cars create so much disturbance it is like running behind a barn door,” says Bartel.
Last updated: November 12, 2014. Download: All images. Chassis: DN4-1A. One of the Shadow DN4s used during the 1974 Can-Am Championship, this chassis was used primarily by Jackie Oliver in his title winning effort. It was driven to victory at Mosport, Watkins Glen, Atlanta and Mid-Ohio.
- United States
- 1974
- Tony Southgate for Shadow
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It has been 50 years since Jackie Oliver won the 1974 CanAm Series Championship in this Shadow DN4-1A Racer. At the 81st Members Meeting he will step back into this racer once more and pilot it for the CanAm Demonstration. The Photo collection here was taken by the Shadow Team Photographer, Dan Boyd.
