1968 Can-Am season

1968 Can-Am season

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The 1968 Canadian-American Challenge Cup was the third season of the Can-Am auto racing series. It consisted of FIA Group 7 racing cars running two-hour sprint events. It began September 1, 1968, and ended November 10, 1968, after six rounds.

Schedule

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date
1	Road America Can-Am	Road America	September 1
2	Bridgehampton Grand Prix	Bridgehampton Race Circuit	September 15
3	Klondike Trail 200	Edmonton Speedway Park	September 29
4	Monterey Grand Prix	Laguna Seca Raceway	October 13
5	Los Angeles Times Grand Prix	Riverside International Raceway	October 27
6	Stardust Grand Prix	Stardust International Raceway	November 10

Entries

Team	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Number	Drivers	Rounds
Don Jensen	Burnett Mk. II	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	G	0	Don Jensen	4–5
Autodynamics Corporation	Caldwell D-7B Caldwell D-7C	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	G	1/2	Sam Posey	1
					Brett Lunger	2–5
	Lola T160	Chevrolet 6.1 L V8 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8		2/1	Brett Lunger	1
					Sam Posey	2–6
McLaren Cars, Ltd.	McLaren M8A	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	4	Bruce McLaren	All
				5	Denny Hulme	All
Roger Penske Racing Enterprises	McLaren M6B	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	6	Mark Donohue	All
Team Surtees, Ltd.	Lola T160 TS	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	F	7	John Surtees	2–3, 5
Ecurie Suisse	McLaren M6B	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	9	Jo Bonnier	1–3, 5–6
Carl A. Haas Racing Teams, Ltd.	Lola T160	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	10	Chuck Parsons	All
	Lola T70 Mk. 3 Lola T160	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8		26	Skip Scott	All
Leader Card Racers	McLaren M6B	Ford 6.2 L V8	G	11	Lothar Motschenbacher	All
Eric Hauser	Lola T70 Mk. 3	Chevrolet 6.5 L V8	G	12	Jerry Entin	4–5
Homer J. Rader	Lola T70 Mk. 3	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8		14	Lynn Kyser	1–2
American Racing Motors	Lola T70 Mk. 3B Lola T160	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8	G	15	Brian O'Neil	1–5
				20	Anson Johnson	2
George Follmer Enterprises	Lola T70 Mk. 3B	Ford 7.0 L V8	F	16	George Follmer	5–6
Hollywood Sports Cars & T/G Racing Company	McLaren M6B	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8	F	17	Jerry Titus	3–6
Ronald K. Courtney	McLaren-Elva Mk. III	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	G	18	Ron Courtney	1–2
Competition Imports Racing Team	Lola T70 Mk. 3 GT	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	F	18	Ed Leslie	4–6
Gary M. Wilson	McLaren-Elva Mk. IIB Lola T70 Mk. 3	Chevrolet 6.2 L V8	G	19	Gary Wilson	1, 3, 5–6
George Bignotti	Lola T70 Mk. 3 Lola T160	Ford 5.0 L V8 Ford 7.0 L V8	F	21/3	Mario Andretti	1–2, 5–6
Jim Paul	McLaren-Elva Mk. IIIB	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8	G	21/22	Jim Paul	4–5
North American Racing Team	Ferrari 330 P4	Ferrari 4.2 L V12	G	22	Pedro Rodríguez	1–2
Modern Classic Motors	Ferrari 612 P	Ferrari 6.2 L V12	F	23	Chris Amon	6
Robert J. Nagel	Lola T70 Mk. 3	Ford 7.0 L V8	G	24	Bob Nagel	2, 6
Ralph C. Sayler	McKee Mk. 10	Oldsmobile 6.4 L V8	G	25	Charlie Hayes	1, 3–6
Ecurie Greene, Inc.	McLaren M6B	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	G	28	Dick Brown	1–2, 5–6
George L. Ralph	Lola T70 Mk. 2	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	F	31/37	George Ralph	1–2
Agapiou Brothers	Lola T70 Mk. 3B	Ford 7.0 L V8	G	32/31	Ronnie Bucknum	1–3
				34	George Follmer	4
Warren Burmester	Lola T70 Mk. 3	Chevrolet 6.3 L V8	F	34	George Drolsom	5
All American Racers	Lola T160 McLaren M6B	Ford 5.0 L V8 Ford-Weslake 5.3 L V8	G	36	Swede Savage	2–6
	McLaren M6B Lola T160	Ford-Weslake 5.3 L V8 Ford 7.0 L V8		48	Dan Gurney	2–6
Sports Racing Pacific	Lola T70 Mk. 2B	Chevrolet 6.2 L V8	G	37	Dick Barbour	5–6
					George Hollinger	5
Heimrath Racing	McLaren-Elva Mk. IIB	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8	G	39	Ludwig Heimrath	1
Bill Campbell-Dan Blocker	Genie Mk. X	Chevrolet 5.0 L V8	G	41	Ron La Peer	4
Jay Hills	McLaren-Elva Mk. III	Chevrolet 6.9 L V8	G	41	Jay Hills	5–6
Land & Cattle, Inc.	McLaren-Elva Mk. III	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8	G	42	Candido DaMota	1–2
R. B. Galloway	Lola T70 Mk. 3 McLaren M6B	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	G	43	Richard Galloway	2–6
					Fred Pipin	2
Jerry Hansen	McLaren M6A	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	44	Jerry Hansen	1–2, 4–6
Jef Stevens	Lola T70 Mk. 3B	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8	G	45	Jef Stevens	3, 6
Shelby Racing Co., Inc.	McLaren M6B	Ford 7.0 L V8	G	52	Peter Revson	All
Clem H. Abrams	Lotus 19	Ford 4.7 L V8		54	Clem Abrams	5
Roger McCaig	McLaren M6B	Chevrolet 6.1 L V8	G	55	Roger McCaig	3, 5–6
Ralph Trieschmann	McLaren-Elva Mk. III	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8		56	Ralph Trieschmann	1
Performance Engineering, Ltd.	McLaren-Elva Mk. III	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	G	57	John Cordts	1, 3
Monte's Motors	Porsche 906	Porsche 2.5 L Flat-6	F	57	Monte Shelton	4
Jack Douglas Chevrolet	Lola T70 Mk. 3	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8		61	Fred Pipin	1–2
Continental Accessories	McLaren-Elva Mk. IIB	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	F	62	John Cannon	4–6
Tero Corvette	Lola T70 Mk. 3	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8		63	Roy Kumnick	1, 4
Williams & Swanson Racing	Burnett Mk. 3	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	64	Stan Burnett	4–5
Chaparral Cars, Inc.	Chaparral 2G	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	F	66	Jim Hall	All
Ron Herrera	McLaren-Elva Mk. II	Chevrolet V8		71	Ron Herrera	5
Webster Racing	Lola T70 Mk. 3	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	F	76	Tony Settember	4–6
Janke Auto Company	McLaren-Elva Mk. III	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8		77/72	Leonard Janke	1, 6
Automotion of San Diego	Lola T70 Mk. II	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	F	77	Jack Millikan	4–6
George Eaton Racing	McLaren-Elva Mk. III	Ford-Weslake 5.3 L V8 Ford 6.2 L V8	F	98	George Eaton	All
Mac's Super Gloss	Lola T70 Mk. 3	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	F	99	Bill Young	3, 5–6

Season results

Rnd	Circuit	Winning team	Results
		Winning driver
1	Road America	#5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	Results
		Denny Hulme
2	Bridgehampton	#6 Roger Penske Racing	Results
		Mark Donohue
3	Edmonton	#5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	Results
		Denny Hulme
4	Laguna Seca	#62 John Cannon	Results
		John Cannon
5	Riverside	#4 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	Results
		Bruce McLaren
6	Stardust	#5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	Results
		Denny Hulme

Drivers Championship

Points are awarded to the top six finishers in the order of 9-6-4-3-2-1.

Pos	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Total
1	Denny Hulme	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	McLaren M8A	Chevrolet	1	Ret	1	2	5	1	35
2	Bruce McLaren	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	McLaren M8A	Chevrolet	2	Ret	2	5	1	6	24
3	Mark Donohue	Roger Penske Racing	McLaren M6A	Chevrolet	3	1	3	8	2	DNS	23
4	Jim Hall	Chaparral Cars Inc.	Chaparral 2G	Chevrolet	5	2	11	DNS	3	Ret	12
5	Lothar Motschenbacher	Dana Chevrolet Racing	McLaren M6B	Ford	6	3	Ret	4	4	Ret	11
6	John Cannon	John Cannon	McLaren M1B	Chevrolet				1	6	Ret	10
7	George Follmer	Agapiou Brothers	Lola T70 Mk.3B	Ford				Ret	Ret	2	6
8	Jerry Titus	Terry Godsall	McLaren M6B	Chevrolet			Ret	6	13	3	5
9=	Sam Posey	Caldwell Autodynamics	Caldwell D7C Lola T160	Chevrolet	10	8	4	9	Ret	5	5
9=	Chuck Parsons	Carl A. Haas Racing Teams	Lola T160	Chevrolet	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	11	4	5
11	George Eaton	George Eaton Racing	McLaren M1C	Ford	8	Ret	10	3	Ret	7	4
12=	Peter Revson	Shelby American Racing	McLaren M6B	Ford	4	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	3
12=	Swede Savage	All American Racers	Lola T160 McLaren M6B	Ford		4	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	3
14	Dick Brown	Ecurie Green Inc.	McLaren M6B	Chevrolet	Ret	5			9	9	2
15=	Dan Gurney	All American Racers	McLaren M6B Lola T160	Ford		6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	1
15=	Charlie Hayes	Salyer Racing	McKee Mk.10	Oldsmobile	7		6	DNS	Ret	Ret	1
Pos	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Total

References

• "Results: Canadian-American Challenge Cup 1968". World Sports Racing Prototypes. October 2, 2005. Archived from the original on May 8, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2008.
• "Can-Am - final positions and tables". World Sports Racing Prototypes. October 2, 2005. Archived from the original on May 31, 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2008.