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.1968 SCCA Grand Prix Championship Review, www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 14 February 2014 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,Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America – Race by Race, Second Edition, 2003, page 7 with the Formula A category later being renamed to Formula 5000.
Race results The 1968 SCCA Grand Prix Championship was contested over eight rounds. Round Date Event name Event location Duration Formula A winner Formula A vehicle Formula B winner Formula B vehicleFormula C winner Formula C vehicle 1 May 26 Colorado Grand Prix Continental Divide Raceway47 lapsLou Sell Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8Joe Alves Brabham BT21A - Ford twin cam Colin Wilson Lotus 18 - Ford 2 June 16Grand Prix of OklahomaWar Bonnet50 lapsLou Sell Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 Mike Hiss Brabham BT21A - Ford twin cam Roy Grange Lotus - Ford 3 July 27Badger 200Road America 30 lapsJerry Hansen Lola T140 - Chevrolet V8Chuck Dietrich McLaren M4B - Ford twin cam Thomas Gelb Brabham BT2 - Ford 4 August 18Thompson Grand PrixThompson Raceway65 lapsLou Sell Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8Peter Rehl Cooper T88 - Ford twin cam 5 August 25Mosport ContinentalMosport Park48 laps Lou Sell Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 Bill Brack Lotus 41C - Ford twin cam Wayne T Mitchell Brabham BT21B - Ford 6 September 2Lime Rock Grand PrixLime Rock Park75 lapsGeorge Wintersteen Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 WP Fred Stevenson Lotus 41C - Ford twin cam Wayne T Mitchell Brabham BT21B - Ford 7 September 22Donnybrook Grand PrixBrainerd International Raceway70 lapsGeorge Wintersteen Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 Chuck Dietrich McLaren M4B - Ford twin cam Wayne T Mitchell Brabham BT21B - Ford 8 October 12Ken Miles Memorial RaceLaguna Seca Raceway53 lapsLou Sell Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 Mike Eyerly McLaren M4B - Ford twin cam Ed Leslie Brabham
Points system Championship points were awarded to drivers on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis.
Championship results
Position Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America – Race by Race, Second Edition, 2003, page 10 Driver Car Formula Points 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
External links US Formula 5000 races 1968-1976, www.oldracingcars.com Formula A/F5000 programs, www.myf5000.com