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1968 Can-Am season
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The 1968 Canadian-American Challenge Cup season 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 25px Great Britain #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Results
25px New Zealand Denny Hulme
2 Bridgehampton 25px USA #6 Roger Penske Racing Results
25px USA Mark Donohue
3 Edmonton 25px Great Britain #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Results
25px New Zealand Denny Hulme
4 Laguna Seca 25px Canada #62 John Cannon Results
25px Canada John Cannon
5 Riverside 25px Great Britain #4 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Results
25px New Zealand Bruce McLaren
6 Stardust 25px Great Britain #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Results
25px New Zealand 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 25px New Zealand Denny Hulme 25px Great Britain Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M8A Chevrolet 9 9 6 2 9 35
2 25px New Zealand Bruce McLaren 25px Great Britain Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M8A Chevrolet 6 6 2 9 1 24
3 25px USA Mark Donohue 25px USA Roger Penske Racing McLaren M6B Chevrolet 4 9 4 6 23
4 25px USA Jim Hall 25px USA Chaparral Cars Inc. Chaparral 2G Chevrolet 2 6 4 12
5 25px USA Lothar Motschenbacher 25px USA Dana Chevrolet Racing McLaren M6B Ford 1 4 3 3 11
6 25px Canada John Cannon 25px Canada John Cannon McLaren M1B Chevrolet 9 1 10
7 25px USA George Follmer 25px USA Agapiou Brothers Lola T70 Mk.3B Ford 6 6
8 25px USA Jerry Titus 25px Canada Terry Godsall McLaren M6B Chevrolet 1 4 5
9= 25px USA Sam Posey 25px USA Caldwell Autodynamics Caldwell D7C
Lola T160
Chevrolet  
3
 
2
5
9= 25px USA Chuck Parsons 25px USA Carl A. Haas Racing Teams Lola T160 Chevrolet 2 3 5
11 25px Canada George Eaton 25px Canada George Eaton Racing McLaren M1C Ford 4 4
12= 25px USA Peter Revson 25px USA Shelby American Racing McLaren M6B Ford 3 3
12= 25px USA Swede Savage 25px USA All American Racers Lola T160
McLaren M6B
Ford 3
 
3
14 25px USA Dick Brown 25px USA Ecurie Green Inc. McLaren M6B Chevrolet 2 2
15= 25px USA Dan Gurney 25px USA All American Racers McLaren M6B
Lola T160
Ford 1 1
15= 25px USA Charlie Hayes 25px USA Salyer Racing McKee Mk.10 Oldsmobile 1 1

References[]



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