The 1968 Trans-American Championship was the third running of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series. 1968 marked the addition of the 12 Hours of Sebring and the 24 Hours of Daytona, the only year that the Trans-Am Series featured those races. The season also marked the first time that an event was held outside of the United States, when a race at Mont-Tremblant brought Trans-Am into Quebec, Canada.
The championship was open to SCCA Sedans, which were required to conform with FIA Group 1 Series Production Touring Car or Group 2 Touring Car regulations.Sports Car Club of America - General Competition Rules - 1968 Edition A Manufacturers Champion was determined in both Over 2-liter and Under 2-liter classes. The titles were awarded to Chevrolet (thanks to Mark Donohue's unprecedented 8 race winning streak, and Chevrolet winning 10 out of 13 races) and Porsche (thanks to Tony Adamowicz' 5 race class winning streak and Porsche's eight class wins in a row) respectively.
Schedule
Rnd Date Circuit Distance Over 2.0 Winning Car Under 2.0 Winning Car Over 2.0 Winning Driver(s) Under 2.0 Winning Driver(s) 1 February 3–4 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida 24 Hours Ford Mustang Porsche 911 Jerry Titus Ronnie Bucknum Peter Gregg Stan Axelsson 2 March 22 Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida 3 Hours Porsche 911 Bert Everett March 23 12 Hours Chevrolet Camaro Mark Donohue Craig Fisher 3 May 12 War Bonnet Raceway Park, Mannford, Oklahoma Chevrolet Camaro Alfa Romeo GTA Mark Donohue Horst Kwech 4 May 30 Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Connecticut 3 Hours Chevrolet Camaro Porsche 911 Mark Donohue Tony Adamowicz 5 June 16 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio Chevrolet Camaro Porsche 911 Mark Donohue Bert Everett 6 June 23 Bridgehampton Race Circuit, Sag Harbor, New York 3 Hours Chevrolet Camaro Porsche 911 Mark Donohue Tony Adamowicz 7 July 7 Meadowdale International Raceway, Carpentersville, Illinois Chevrolet Camaro Porsche 911 Mark Donohue Tony Adamowicz 8 July 21 Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Saint-Jovite, Quebec 3 Hours Chevrolet Camaro Porsche 911 Mark Donohue Tony Adamowicz 9 August 4 Bryar Motorsports Park, Loudon, New Hampshire Chevrolet Camaro Porsche 911 Mark Donohue Tony Adamowicz 10 August 11 Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York 2 Hours, 30 Minutes Ford Mustang Porsche 911 Jerry Titus Tony Adamowicz 11 August 25 Continental Divide Raceway, Castle Rock, Colorado Chevrolet Camaro Porsche 911 Mark Donohue Fred Baker 12 September 8 Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, California Ford Mustang Alfa Romeo GTA Horst Kwech Vic Provenzano 13 October 6 Pacific Raceways, Kent, Washington Chevrolet Camaro Alfa Romeo GTA Mark Donohue Ed Wachs
Championships Points system Points were awarded to manufacturers according to the finishing positions in each race.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 9 6 4 3 2 1
Only the highest-placed car scored points for the manufacturer and only the best 10 finishes counted towards the championship.
Drivers' championships were not awarded in Trans-Am until 1972.
Over 2.0 Liter Manufacturers Championship standings Pos Manufacturer DAY SEB WBN LRP MOH BRI MEA MTB BRY WGL CDV RIV PAC Pts 1 Chevrolet 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 90 (105) 2 Ford 1 3 3 2 2 5 5 7 3 1 3 1 3 59 (63) 3 American Motors 5 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 2 5 51 (53) 4 Pontiac 4 4 7 12 2 3 2 22
Under 2.0 Liter Manufacturers Championship standings Pos Manufacturer DAY SEB WBN LRP MOH BRI MEA MTB BRY WGL CDV RIV PAC Pts 1 Porsche 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3DNF 90 (102) 2 Alfa Romeo 5 3 1 7 4 4 3 1 1 43 3 BMW 6DNF 7 4 13 2 9 4 Volvo 6 5 7 8 6 4 5= BMC 14 6 9 10 5 9 10 3 5= Lancia 9 5 6 3
See also 1968 Can-Am season 1968 United States Road Racing Championship season
References
External links 1966-1972 General Competition Rules, www.camaros.org 1968 Trans-Am season review, www.camaros.org