1968 Can-Am season

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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 was comprised of FIA Group 7 racing cars running two-hour sprint events. It began September 1, 1968 and ended November 10, 1968 after six rounds.

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[edit] Schedule

Rnd Race Circuit Date
1 Flag of the United States Road America Can-Am Road America September 1
2 Flag of the United States Bridgehampton Grand Prix Bridgehampton Racing Circuit September 15
3 Flag of Canada Klondike Trail 200 Edmonton Speedway Park September 29
4 Flag of the United States Monterey Grand Prix Laguna Seca Raceway October 13
5 Flag of the United States Los Angeles Times Grand Prix Riverside International Raceway October 27
6 Flag of the United States Stardust Grand Prix Caesars Palace November 10

[edit] Season results

Rnd Circuit Winning Team Results
Winning Driver
1 Road America Flag of the United Kingdom #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Results
Flag of New Zealand Denny Hulme
2 Bridgehampton Flag of the United States #6 Roger Penske Racing Results
Flag of the United States Mark Donohue
3 Edmonton Flag of the United Kingdom #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Results
Flag of New Zealand Denny Hulme
4 Laguna Seca Flag of Canada #62 John Cannon Results
Flag of Canada John Cannon
5 Riverside Flag of the United Kingdom #4 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Results
Flag of New Zealand Bruce McLaren
6 Caesars Palace Flag of the United Kingdom #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Results
Flag of New Zealand Denny Hulme

[edit] 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 Flag of New Zealand Denny Hulme Flag of the United Kingdom Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M8A Chevrolet 9 9 6 2 9 35
2 Flag of New Zealand Bruce McLaren Flag of the United Kingdom Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M8A Chevrolet 6 6 2 9 1 24
3 Flag of the United States Mark Donohue Flag of the United States Roger Penske Racing McLaren M6B Chevrolet 4 9 4 6 23
4 Flag of the United States Jim Hall Flag of the United States Chaparral Cars Inc. Chaparral 2G Chevrolet 2 6 4 12
5 Flag of the United States Lothar Motschenbacher Flag of the United States Dana Chevrolet Racing McLaren M6B Ford 1 4 3 3 11
6 Flag of Canada John Cannon Flag of Canada John Cannon McLaren M1B Chevrolet 9 1 10
7 Flag of the United States George Follmer Flag of the United States Agapiou Brothers Lola T70 Mk.3B Ford 6 6
8 Flag of the United States Jerry Titus Flag of the United States Terry Godsall McLaren M6B Chevrolet 1 4 5
9= Flag of the United States Sam Posey Flag of the United States Caldwell Autodynamics Caldwell D7C
Lola T160		 Chevrolet  
3		  
2		 5
9= Flag of the United States Chuck Parsons Flag of the United States Carl A. Haas Racing Teams Lola T160 Chevrolet 2 3 5
11 Flag of Canada George Eaton Flag of Canada George Eaton Racing McLaren M1C Ford 4 4
12= Flag of the United States Peter Revson Flag of the United States Shelby American Racing McLaren M6B Ford 3 3
12= Flag of the United States Swede Savage Flag of the United States All American Racers Lola T160
McLaren M6B		 Ford 3
 		 3
14 Flag of the United States Dick Brown Flag of the United States Ecurie Green Inc. McLaren M6B Chevrolet 2 2
15= Flag of the United States Dan Gurney Flag of the United States All American Racers McLaren M6B
Lola T160		 Ford 1 1
15= Flag of the United States Charlie Hayes Flag of the United States Salyer Racing McKee Mk.10 Oldsmobile 1 1

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