1968 Can-Am season
# 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

| 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| Rnd | Circuit | Winning Driver | Results |
| 1 | Road America | #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | Results |
| 1 | Road America | Denny Hulme | Results |
| 2 | Bridgehampton | #6 Roger Penske Racing | Results |
| 2 | Bridgehampton | Mark Donohue | Results |
| 3 | Edmonton | #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | Results |
| 3 | Edmonton | Denny Hulme | Results |
| 4 | Laguna Seca | #62 John Cannon | Results |
| 4 | Laguna Seca | John Cannon | Results |
| 5 | Riverside | #4 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | Results |
| 5 | Riverside | Bruce McLaren | Results |
| 6 | Stardust | #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | Results |
| 6 | Stardust | Denny Hulme | Results |

## 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 | Denny Hulme | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren M8A | Chevrolet | 9 | | 9 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 35 |
| 2 | Bruce McLaren | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren M8A | Chevrolet | 6 | | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 24 |
| 3 | Mark Donohue | Roger Penske Racing | McLaren M6A | Chevrolet | 4 | 9 | 4 | | 6 | | 23 |
| 4 | Jim Hall | Chaparral Cars Inc. | Chaparral 2G | Chevrolet | 2 | 6 | | | 4 | | 12 |
| 5 | Lothar Motschenbacher | Dana Chevrolet Racing | McLaren M6B | Ford | 1 | 4 | | 3 | 3 | | 11 |
| 6 | John Cannon | John Cannon | McLaren M1B | Chevrolet | | | | 9 | 1 | | 10 |
| 7 | George Follmer | Agapiou Brothers | Lola T70 Mk.3B | Ford | | | | | | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Jerry Titus | Terry Godsall | McLaren M6B | Chevrolet | | | | 1 | | 4 | 5 |
| 9= | Sam Posey | Caldwell Autodynamics | Caldwell D7C Lola T160 | Chevrolet | | | 3 | | | 2 | 5 |
| 9= | Chuck Parsons | Carl A. Haas Racing Teams | Lola T160 | Chevrolet | | | 2 | | | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | George Eaton | George Eaton Racing | McLaren M1C | Ford | | | | 4 | | | 4 |
| 12= | Peter Revson | Shelby American Racing | McLaren M6B | Ford | 3 | | | | | | 3 |
| 12= | Swede Savage | All American Racers | Lola T160 McLaren M6B | Ford | | 3 | | | | | 3 |
| 14 | Dick Brown | Ecurie Green Inc. | McLaren M6B | Chevrolet | | 2 | | | | | 2 |
| 15= | Dan Gurney | All American Racers | McLaren M6B Lola T160 | Ford | | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| 15= | Charlie Hayes | Salyer Racing | McKee Mk.10 | Oldsmobile | | | 1 | | | | 1 |
