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.
| 1968 Can-Am season |
|---|
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. Salyer |
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.