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 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.
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