The 1968 SCCA Grand Prix Championship was the second annual running of the Sports Car Club of America's open wheel automobile racing series later to become known as the SCCA Continental Championship.[1] The championship was open to SCCA Formula A, Formula B and Formula C cars, with Formula A expanded to include vehicles powered by 5 liter production-based engines,[2] with the Formula A category later being renamed to Formula 5000.
Race results
editThe 1968 SCCA Grand Prix Championship was contested over eight rounds.[1]
| Round | Date | Event name | Event location | Duration | Formula A winner
Formula A vehicle |
Formula B winner
Formula B vehicle |
Formula C winner
Formula C vehicle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 26 | Colorado Grand Prix | Continental Divide Raceway | 47 laps | Lou Sell
Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 |
Joe Alves
Brabham BT21A - Ford twin cam |
Colin Wilson
Lotus 18 - Ford |
| 2 | June 16 | Grand Prix of Oklahoma | War Bonnet | 50 laps | Lou Sell
Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 |
Mike Hiss
Brabham BT21A - Ford twin cam |
Roy Grange
Lotus - Ford |
| 3 | July 27 | Badger 200 | Road America | 30 laps | Jerry Hansen
Lola T140 - Chevrolet V8 |
Chuck Dietrich
McLaren M4B - Ford twin cam |
Thomas Gelb
Brabham BT2 - Ford |
| 4 | August 18 | Thompson Grand Prix | Thompson Raceway | 65 laps | Lou Sell
Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 |
Peter Rehl
Cooper T88 - Ford twin cam |
|
| 5 | August 25 | Mosport Continental | Mosport Park | 48 laps | Lou Sell
Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 |
Bill Brack
Lotus 41C - Ford twin cam |
Wayne T Mitchell
Brabham BT21B - Ford |
| 6 | September 2 | Lime Rock Grand Prix | Lime Rock Park | 75 laps | George Wintersteen
Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 |
WP Fred Stevenson
Lotus 41C - Ford twin cam |
Wayne T Mitchell
Brabham BT21B - Ford |
| 7 | September 22 | Donnybrook Grand Prix | Brainerd International Raceway | 70 laps | George Wintersteen
Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 |
Chuck Dietrich
McLaren M4B - Ford twin cam |
Wayne T Mitchell
Brabham BT21B - Ford |
| 8 | October 12 | Ken Miles Memorial Race | Laguna Seca Raceway | 53 laps | Lou Sell
Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 |
Mike Eyerly
McLaren M4B - Ford twin cam |
Ed Leslie
Brabham |
Points system
editChampionship points were awarded to drivers on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis.[1]
Championship results
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| Position [3] | Driver [3] | Car [3] | Formula [3] | Points [3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lou Sell
|
Eagle Chevrolet | A | 50 |
| 2 | George Wintersteen
|
Eagle Chevrolet | A | 39 |
| 3 |  Bob Brown
|
Lola T140 Chevrolet | A | 23 |
| 4 | Jerry Hansen
|
Lola T140 Chevrolet | A | 19 |
| 5 | Brian O'Neill
|
Lola T140 Chevrolet | A | 14 |
| 6 | Hank Kandler
|
Lola T140 Chevrolet | A | 11 |
| 7 | Kurt Reinold
|
McKee Mk8 Chevrolet | A | 8 |
| 8 | Bud Morley
|
McLaren Mk2 Ford McLaren Mk2 Chevrolet |
A | 5 |
| = | John Gunn
|
Lola T140 Chevrolet | A | 5 |
| 10 | Mak Kronn
|
McKee Mk8 Chevrolet | A | 4 |
| 11 | Fred Stevenson
|
Lotus Ford | B | 3 |
| = | Mike Hiss
|
Brabham BT21 Ford | B | 3 |
| = | Mike Eyerly
|
McLaren Mk4 Ford | B | 3 |
| 14 | Stew McMillan
|
Eisert Chevrolet | A | 2 |
| = | Jack Eiteljorg
|
Eisert Chevrolet | A | 2 |
| = | Steve Durst
|
Vulcan Chevrolet | A | 2 |
| = |  Dave Ogilvy
|
Lotus Ford | B | 2 |
| 18 | Bill Brack
|
Lotus 41 Ford | B | 1 |
| = | Joe Alves
|
Brabham Ford | B | 1 |
| = | Dave Pabst
|
Lola T140 Chevrolet | A | 1 |
| = | Peter Rehl
|
Cooper T88 Ford | B | 1 |
| = | Richard Negley
|
Lotus Ford | B | 1 |
References
edit- ^ a b c 1968 SCCA Grand Prix Championship Review, www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 14 February 2014
- ^ Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America – Race by Race, Second Edition, 2003, page 7
- ^ a b c d e Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America – Race by Race, Second Edition, 2003, page 10