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1968 Can-Am season
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 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road America Can-Am | Road America | September 1 | |||||||
| Bridgehampton Grand Prix | Bridgehampton Race Circuit | September 15 | |||||||
| Klondike Trail 200 | Edmonton Speedway Park | September 29 | |||||||
| Monterey Grand Prix | Laguna Seca Raceway | October 13 | |||||||
| Los Angeles Times Grand Prix | Riverside International Raceway | October 27 | |||||||
| Stardust Grand Prix | Stardust International Raceway | November 10 |
Entries
| Team | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Number | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Don Jensen | Burnett Mk. II | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | 0 | USA Don Jensen | 4–5 | |
| USA Autodynamics Corporation | Caldwell D-7B | |||||
| Caldwell D-7C | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | 1/2 | USA Sam Posey | 1 | ||
| USA Brett Lunger | 2–5 | |||||
| Lola T160 | Chevrolet 6.1 L V8 | |||||
| Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 | 2/1 | USA Brett Lunger | 1 | |||
| USA Sam Posey | 2–6 | |||||
| GBR McLaren Cars, Ltd. | McLaren M8A | Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 | 4 | NZL Bruce McLaren | All | |
| 5 | NZL Denny Hulme | All | ||||
| USA Roger Penske Racing Enterprises | McLaren M6B | Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 | 6 | USA Mark Donohue | All | |
| GBR Team Surtees, Ltd. | Lola T160 TS | Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 | 7 | GBR John Surtees | 2–3, 5 | |
| CHE Ecurie Suisse | McLaren M6B | Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 | 9 | SWE Jo Bonnier | 1–3, 5–6 | |
| USA Carl A. Haas Racing Teams, Ltd. | Lola T160 | Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 | 10 | USA Chuck Parsons | All | |
| Lola T70 Mk. 3 | ||||||
| Lola T160 | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | 26 | USA Skip Scott | All | ||
| USA Leader Card Racers | McLaren M6B | Ford 6.2 L V8 | 11 | USA Lothar Motschenbacher | All | |
| USA Eric Hauser | Lola T70 Mk. 3 | Chevrolet 6.5 L V8 | 12 | USA Jerry Entin | 4–5 | |
| USA Homer J. Rader | Lola T70 Mk. 3 | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | 14 | USA Lynn Kyser | 1–2 | |
| USA American Racing Motors | Lola T70 Mk. 3B | |||||
| Lola T160 | Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 | 15 | USA Brian O'Neil | 1–5 | ||
| 20 | USA Anson Johnson | 2 | ||||
| USA George Follmer Enterprises | Lola T70 Mk. 3B | Ford 7.0 L V8 | 16 | USA George Follmer | 5–6 | |
| USA Hollywood Sports Cars & T/G Racing Company | McLaren M6B | Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 | 17 | USA Jerry Titus | 3–6 | |
| USA Ronald K. Courtney | McLaren-Elva Mk. III | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | 18 | USA Ron Courtney | 1–2 | |
| USA Competition Imports Racing Team | Lola T70 Mk. 3 GT | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | 18 | USA Ed Leslie | 4–6 | |
| USA Gary M. Wilson | McLaren-Elva Mk. IIB | |||||
| Lola T70 Mk. 3 | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | 19 | USA Gary Wilson | 1, 3, 5–6 | ||
| USA George Bignotti | Lola T70 Mk. 3 | |||||
| Lola T160 | Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||
| Ford 7.0 L V8 | 21/3 | USA Mario Andretti | 1–2, 5–6 | |||
| USA Jim Paul | McLaren-Elva Mk. IIIB | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | 21/22 | USA Jim Paul | 4–5 | |
| USA North American Racing Team | Ferrari 330 P4 | Ferrari 4.2 L V12 | 22 | MEX Pedro Rodríguez | 1–2 | |
| USA Modern Classic Motors | Ferrari 612 P | Ferrari 6.2 L V12 | 23 | NZL Chris Amon | 6 | |
| USA Robert J. Nagel | Lola T70 Mk. 3 | Ford 7.0 L V8 | 24 | USA Bob Nagel | 2, 6 | |
| USA Ralph C. Sayler | McKee Mk. 10 | Oldsmobile 6.4 L V8 | 25 | USA Charlie Hayes | 1, 3–6 | |
| USA Ecurie Greene, Inc. | McLaren M6B | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | 28 | USA Dick Brown | 1–2, 5–6 | |
| USA George L. Ralph | Lola T70 Mk. 2 | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | 31/37 | USA George Ralph | 1–2 | |
| USA Agapiou Brothers | Lola T70 Mk. 3B | Ford 7.0 L V8 | 32/31 | USA Ronnie Bucknum | 1–3 | |
| 34 | USA George Follmer | 4 | ||||
| USA Warren Burmester | Lola T70 Mk. 3 | Chevrolet 6.3 L V8 | 34 | USA George Drolsom | 5 | |
| USA All American Racers | Lola T160 | |||||
| McLaren M6B | Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||
| Ford-Weslake 5.3 L V8 | 36 | USA Swede Savage | 2–6 | |||
| McLaren M6B | ||||||
| Lola T160 | Ford-Weslake 5.3 L V8 | |||||
| Ford 7.0 L V8 | 48 | USA Dan Gurney | 2–6 | |||
| USA Sports Racing Pacific | Lola T70 Mk. 2B | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | 37 | USA Dick Barbour | 5–6 | |
| USA George Hollinger | 5 | |||||
| CAN Heimrath Racing | McLaren-Elva Mk. IIB | Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 | 39 | CAN Ludwig Heimrath | 1 | |
| USA Bill Campbell-Dan Blocker | Genie Mk. X | Chevrolet 5.0 L V8 | 41 | USA Ron La Peer | 4 | |
| USA Jay Hills | McLaren-Elva Mk. III | Chevrolet 6.9 L V8 | 41 | USA Jay Hills | 5–6 | |
| USA Land & Cattle, Inc. | McLaren-Elva Mk. III | Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 | 42 | USA Candido DaMota | 1–2 | |
| USA R. B. Galloway | Lola T70 Mk. 3 | |||||
| McLaren M6B | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | 43 | USA Richard Galloway | 2–6 | ||
| USA Fred Pipin | 2 | |||||
| USA Jerry Hansen | McLaren M6A | Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 | 44 | USA Jerry Hansen | 1–2, 4–6 | |
| USA Jef Stevens | Lola T70 Mk. 3B | Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 | 45 | USA Jef Stevens | 3, 6 | |
| USA Shelby Racing Co., Inc. | McLaren M6B | Ford 7.0 L V8 | 52 | USA Peter Revson | All | |
| USA Clem H. Abrams | Lotus 19 | Ford 4.7 L V8 | 54 | USA Clem Abrams | 5 | |
| CAN Roger McCaig | McLaren M6B | Chevrolet 6.1 L V8 | 55 | CAN Roger McCaig | 3, 5–6 | |
| USA Ralph Trieschmann | McLaren-Elva Mk. III | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | 56 | USA Ralph Trieschmann | 1 | |
| CAN Performance Engineering, Ltd. | McLaren-Elva Mk. III | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | 57 | CAN John Cordts | 1, 3 | |
| USA Monte's Motors | Porsche 906 | Porsche 2.5 L Flat-6 | 57 | USA Monte Shelton | 4 | |
| USA Jack Douglas Chevrolet | Lola T70 Mk. 3 | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | 61 | USA Fred Pipin | 1–2 | |
| USA Continental Accessories | McLaren-Elva Mk. IIB | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | 62 | CAN John Cannon | 4–6 | |
| USA Tero Corvette | Lola T70 Mk. 3 | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | 63 | USA Roy Kumnick | 1, 4 | |
| USA Williams & Swanson Racing | Burnett Mk. 3 | Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 | 64 | USA Stan Burnett | 4–5 | |
| USA Chaparral Cars, Inc. | Chaparral 2G | Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 | 66 | USA Jim Hall | All | |
| USA Ron Herrera | McLaren-Elva Mk. II | Chevrolet V8 | 71 | USA Ron Herrera | 5 | |
| USA Webster Racing | Lola T70 Mk. 3 | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | 76 | USA Tony Settember | 4–6 | |
| USA Janke Auto Company | McLaren-Elva Mk. III | Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 | 77/72 | USA Leonard Janke | 1, 6 | |
| USA Automotion of San Diego | Lola T70 Mk. II | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | 77 | USA Jack Millikan | 4–6 | |
| CAN George Eaton Racing | McLaren-Elva Mk. III | Ford-Weslake 5.3 L V8 | ||||
| Ford 6.2 L V8 | 98 | CAN George Eaton | All | |||
| USA Mac's Super Gloss | Lola T70 Mk. 3 | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | 99 | USA Bill Young | 3, 5–6 |
Season results
| Rnd | Circuit | Winning team | Results | Winning driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road America | GBR #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | Results | ||||||||
| NZL Denny Hulme | ||||||||||
| Bridgehampton | USA #6 Roger Penske Racing | Results | ||||||||
| USA Mark Donohue | ||||||||||
| Edmonton | GBR #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | Results | ||||||||
| NZL Denny Hulme | ||||||||||
| Laguna Seca | CAN #62 John Cannon | Results | ||||||||
| CAN John Cannon | ||||||||||
| Riverside | GBR #4 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | Results | ||||||||
| NZL Bruce McLaren | ||||||||||
| Stardust | GBR #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | Results | ||||||||
| NZL 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 | 35 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 23 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 9= | 5 | 9= | 5 | 11 | 4 | 12= | 3 | 12= | 3 | 14 | 2 | 15= | 1 | 15= | 1 | Pos | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZL Denny Hulme | GBR Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren M8A | Chevrolet | 1 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NZL Bruce McLaren | GBR Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren M8A | Chevrolet | 2 | Ret | 2 | 5 | *1* | *6* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Mark Donohue | USA Roger Penske Racing | McLaren M6A | Chevrolet | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | DNS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Jim Hall | USA Chaparral Cars Inc. | Chaparral 2G | Chevrolet | 5 | 2 | 11 | DNS | 3 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GER Lothar Motschenbacher | USA Dana Chevrolet Racing | McLaren M6B | Ford | 6 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 4 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN John Cannon | CAN John Cannon | McLaren M1B | Chevrolet | 1 | 6 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA George Follmer | USA Agapiou Brothers | Lola T70 Mk.3B | Ford | Ret | Ret | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Jerry Titus | CAN Terry Godsall | McLaren M6B | Chevrolet | Ret | 6 | 13 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Sam Posey | USA Caldwell Autodynamics | Caldwell D7C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lola T160 | Chevrolet | 10 | 8 | 4 | 9 | Ret | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Chuck Parsons | USA Carl A. Haas Racing Teams | Lola T160 | Chevrolet | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN George Eaton | CAN George Eaton Racing | McLaren M1C | Ford | 8 | Ret | 10 | 3 | Ret | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Peter Revson | USA Shelby American Racing | McLaren M6B | Ford | 4 | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Swede Savage | USA All American Racers | Lola T160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McLaren M6B | Ford | 4 | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Dick Brown | USA Ecurie Green Inc. | McLaren M6B | Chevrolet | Ret | 5 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Dan Gurney | USA All American Racers | McLaren M6B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lola T160 | Ford | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Charlie Hayes | USA Salyer Racing | McKee Mk.10 | Oldsmobile | 7 | 6 | DNS | Ret | Ret |
References
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