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

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

Partcipants

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Driver	Rounds
Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	Mclaren	McLaren M8A	Chevrolet	Bruce McLaren	All
				Denny Hulme	All
Roger Penske Racing	Mclaren	McLaren M6A	Chevrolet	Mark Donohue	All
Agapiou Brothers	Lola	Lola T70 Mk.3B	Ford	George Follmer	4-6
Chaparral Cars	Chaparral	Chaparral 2G	Chevrolet	Jim Hall	All
Dana Chevrolet Racing	Mclaren	McLaren M6B	Ford	Lothar Motschenbacher	All
Terry Godsall	Mclaren	McLaren M6B	Chevrolet	Jerry Titus	3-6
Carl A. Haas Automobiles	Lola	Lola T160	Chevrolet	Chuck Parsons	All
Caldwell Autodynamics	Caldwell/Lola	Caldwell D7C Lola T160	Chevrolet	Sam Posey	All
Shelby American Racing	Mclaren	McLaren M6B	Ford	Peter Revson	All
All American Racers	Mclaren/Lola	Lola T160 McLaren M6B	Ford	Swede Savage	2-6
				Dan Gurney	2-6
Ecurie Green Inc.	Mclaren	McLaren M6B	Chevrolet	Dick Brown	1-2,5-6
Salyer Racing	Bob Nagel	McKee Mk.10	Oldsmobile	Charlie Hayes	1,3-6

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.