Can-Am winner, who also went on to race in Formula 2 and Formula 5000. John was killed in a light aeroplane crash when an air supply fault led to a fatal crash-landing in a cornfield. Cannon started racing in Canada in the mid 1950's in sportscars before moving to California to compete in the same discipline. He became an integral part of the North American Racing Team (NART) in sportscar racing and won the SCCA Formula A Championship in 1970. Cannon retired from racing in 1979 and was inducted in the Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1993. Cannon's son, Michael, later worked in CART as a race mechanic.

Biography last updated 27 Jan 2017