1968 Can-Am season

North American auto racing season February 2025 1968 Can-Am season 1967 1969 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 USA Don Jensen Burnett Mk. II Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Goodyear 0 USA Don Jensen 4–5 USA Autodynamics Corporation Caldwell D-7BCaldwell D-7C Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Goodyear 1/2 USA Sam Posey 1 USA Brett Lunger 2–5 Lola T160 Chevrolet 6.1 L V8Chevrolet 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 Goodyear 4 NZL Bruce McLaren All 5 NZL Denny Hulme All USA Roger Penske Racing Enterprises McLaren M6B Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Goodyear 6 USA Mark Donohue All GBR Team Surtees, Ltd. Lola T160 TS Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Firestone 7 GBR John Surtees 2–3, 5 CHE Ecurie Suisse McLaren M6B Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Goodyear 9 SWE Jo Bonnier 1–3, 5–6 USA Carl A. Haas Racing Teams, Ltd. Lola T160 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Goodyear 10 USA Chuck Parsons All Lola T70 Mk. 3Lola T160 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 26 USA Skip Scott All USA Leader Card Racers McLaren M6B Ford 6.2 L V8 Goodyear 11 GER Lothar Motschenbacher All USA Eric Hauser Lola T70 Mk. 3 Chevrolet 6.5 L V8 Goodyear 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. 3BLola T160 Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 Goodyear 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 Firestone 16 USA George Follmer 5–6 USA Hollywood Sports Cars & T/G Racing Company McLaren M6B Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 Firestone 17 USA Jerry Titus 3–6 USA Ronald K. Courtney McLaren-Elva Mk. III Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Goodyear 18 USA Ron Courtney 1–2 USA Competition Imports Racing Team Lola T70 Mk. 3 GT Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Firestone 18 USA Ed Leslie 4–6 USA Gary M. Wilson McLaren-Elva Mk. IIBLola T70 Mk. 3 Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 Goodyear 19 USA Gary Wilson 1, 3, 5–6 USA George Bignotti Lola T70 Mk. 3Lola T160 Ford 5.0 L V8Ford 7.0 L V8 Firestone 21/3 USA Mario Andretti 1–2, 5–6 USA Jim Paul McLaren-Elva Mk. IIIB Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 Goodyear 21/22 USA Jim Paul 4–5 USA North American Racing Team Ferrari 330 P4 Ferrari 4.2 L V12 Goodyear 22 MEX Pedro Rodríguez 1–2 USA Modern Classic Motors Ferrari 612 P Ferrari 6.2 L V12 Firestone 23 NZL Chris Amon 6 USA Robert J. Nagel Lola T70 Mk. 3 Ford 7.0 L V8 Goodyear 24 USA Bob Nagel 2, 6 USA Ralph C. Salyer McKee Mk. 10 Oldsmobile 6.4 L V8 Goodyear 25 USA Charlie Hayes 1, 3–6 USA Ecurie Greene, Inc. McLaren M6B Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Goodyear 28 USA Dick Brown 1–2, 5–6 USA George L. Ralph Lola T70 Mk. 2 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Firestone 31/37 USA George Ralph 1–2 USA Agapiou Brothers Lola T70 Mk. 3B Ford 7.0 L V8 Goodyear 32/31 USA Ronnie Bucknum 1–3 34 USA George Follmer 4 USA Warren Burmester Lola T70 Mk. 3 Chevrolet 6.3 L V8 Firestone 34 USA George Drolsom 5 USA All American Racers Lola T160McLaren M6B Ford 5.0 L V8Ford-Weslake 5.3 L V8 Goodyear 36 USA Swede Savage 2–6 McLaren M6BLola T160 Ford-Weslake 5.3 L V8Ford 7.0 L V8 48 USA Dan Gurney 2–6 USA Sports Racing Pacific Lola T70 Mk. 2B Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 Goodyear 37 USA Dick Barbour 5–6 USA George Hollinger 5 CAN Heimrath Racing McLaren-Elva Mk. IIB Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 Goodyear 39 CAN Ludwig Heimrath 1 USA Bill Campbell-Dan Blocker Genie Mk. X Chevrolet 5.0 L V8 Goodyear 41 USA Ron La Peer 4 USA Jay Hills McLaren-Elva Mk. III Chevrolet 6.9 L V8 Goodyear 41 USA Jay Hills 5–6 USA Land & Cattle, Inc. McLaren-Elva Mk. III Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 Goodyear 42 USA Candido DaMota 1–2 USA R. B. Galloway Lola T70 Mk. 3McLaren M6B Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Goodyear 43 USA Richard Galloway 2–6 USA Fred Pipin 2 USA Jerry Hansen McLaren M6A Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Goodyear 44 USA Jerry Hansen 1–2, 4–6 USA Jef Stevens Lola T70 Mk. 3B Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 Goodyear 45 USA Jef Stevens 3, 6 USA Shelby Racing Co., Inc. McLaren M6B Ford 7.0 L V8 Goodyear 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 Goodyear 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 Goodyear 57 CAN John Cordts 1, 3 USA Monte's Motors Porsche 906 Porsche 2.5 L Flat-6 Firestone 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 Firestone 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 Goodyear 64 USA Stan Burnett 4–5 USA Chaparral Cars, Inc. Chaparral 2G Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Firestone 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 Firestone 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 Firestone 77 USA Jack Millikan 4–6 CAN George Eaton Racing McLaren-Elva Mk. III Ford-Weslake 5.3 L V8Ford 6.2 L V8 Firestone 98 CAN George Eaton All USA Mac's Super Gloss Lola T70 Mk. 3 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Firestone 99 USA Bill Young 3, 5–6 Season results Rnd Circuit Winning team Results Winning driver 1 Road America GBR #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Results NZL Denny Hulme 2 Bridgehampton USA #6 Roger Penske Racing Results USA Mark Donohue 3 Edmonton GBR #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Results NZL Denny Hulme 4 Laguna Seca CAN #62 John Cannon Results CAN John Cannon 5 Riverside GBR #4 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Results NZL Bruce McLaren 6 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 NZL Denny Hulme GBR Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M8A Chevrolet 1 Ret 1 2 5 1 35 2 NZL Bruce McLaren GBR Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M8A Chevrolet 2 Ret 2 5 1 6 24 3 USA Mark Donohue USA Roger Penske Racing McLaren M6A Chevrolet 3 1 3 8 2 DNS 23 4 USA Jim Hall USA Chaparral Cars Inc. Chaparral 2G Chevrolet 5 2 11 DNS 3 Ret 12 5 GER Lothar Motschenbacher USA Dana Chevrolet Racing McLaren M6B Ford 6 3 Ret 4 4 Ret 11 6 CAN John Cannon CAN John Cannon McLaren M1B Chevrolet 1 6 Ret 10 7 USA George Follmer USA Agapiou Brothers Lola T70 Mk.3B Ford Ret Ret 2 6 8 USA Jerry Titus CAN Terry Godsall McLaren M6B Chevrolet Ret 6 13 3 5 9= USA Sam Posey USA Caldwell Autodynamics Caldwell D7CLola T160 Chevrolet 10 8 4 9 Ret 5 5 9= USA Chuck Parsons USA Carl A. Haas Racing Teams Lola T160 Chevrolet Ret Ret 5 Ret 11 4 5 11 CAN George Eaton CAN George Eaton Racing McLaren M1C Ford 8 Ret 10 3 Ret 7 4 12= USA Peter Revson USA Shelby American Racing McLaren M6B Ford 4 Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret 3 12= USA Swede Savage USA All American Racers Lola T160McLaren M6B Ford 4 Ret Ret 8 Ret 3 14 USA Dick Brown USA Ecurie Green Inc. McLaren M6B Chevrolet Ret 5 9 9 2 15= USA Dan Gurney USA All American Racers McLaren M6BLola T160 Ford 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 15= USA Charlie Hayes USA Salyer Racing McKee Mk.10 Oldsmobile 7 6 DNS Ret Ret 1PosDriverTeamCarEngineRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Total References http://wsrp.ic.cz/canam1968.html Results: Canadian-American Challenge Cup 1968 World Sports Racing Prototypes 2 October 2005 2008-01-14 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090508144334/http://wsrp.ic.cz/canam1968.html 8 May 2009 http://wsrp.ic.cz/tablecanam.html Can-Am - final positions and tables World Sports Racing Prototypes 2 October 2005 2008-01-14 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080531191220/http://wsrp.ic.cz/tablecanam.html 2008-05-31 Category:1968 in American motorsport Category:1968 in Canadian motorsport Category:Can-Am seasons Can-Am