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

RndRaceCircuitDate
1Road America Can-AmRoad AmericaSeptember 1
2Bridgehampton Grand PrixBridgehampton Race CircuitSeptember 15
3Klondike Trail 200Edmonton Speedway ParkSeptember 29
4Monterey Grand PrixLaguna Seca RacewayOctober 13
5Los Angeles Times Grand PrixRiverside International RacewayOctober 27
6Stardust Grand PrixStardust International RacewayNovember 10

Season results

Drivers Championship

Points are awarded to the top six finishers in the order of 9-6-4-3-2-1.
PosDriverTeamCarEngineRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Total
1 Denny Hulme Bruce McLaren Motor RacingMcLaren M8AChevrolet9962935
2 Bruce McLaren Bruce McLaren Motor RacingMcLaren M8AChevrolet6629124
3 Mark Donohue Roger Penske RacingMcLaren M6AChevrolet494623
4 Jim Hall Chaparral Cars Inc.Chaparral 2GChevrolet26412
5 Lothar Motschenbacher Dana Chevrolet RacingMcLaren M6BFord143311
6 John Cannon John CannonMcLaren M1BChevrolet9110
7 George Follmer Agapiou BrothersLola T70 Mk.3BFord66
8 Jerry Titus Terry GodsallMcLaren M6BChevrolet145
9= Sam Posey Caldwell AutodynamicsCaldwell D7C
Lola T160
Chevrolet
3

2
5
9= Chuck Parsons Carl A. Haas Racing TeamsLola T160Chevrolet235
11 George Eaton George Eaton RacingMcLaren M1CFord44
12= Peter Revson Shelby American RacingMcLaren M6BFord33
12= Swede Savage All American RacersLola T160
McLaren M6B
Ford3
3
14 Dick Brown Ecurie Green Inc.McLaren M6BChevrolet22
15= Dan Gurney All American RacersMcLaren M6B
Lola T160
Ford11
15= Charlie Hayes Salyer RacingMcKee Mk.10Oldsmobile11