1968 SCCA Grand Prix Championship
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. 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, 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 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
Championship points were awarded to drivers on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis.Championship results
Position | Driver | Car | Formula | Points |
1 | ![]() | Eagle Chevrolet | A | 50 |
2 | ![]() | Eagle Chevrolet | A | 39 |
3 | ![]() | Lola T140 Chevrolet | A | 23 |
4 | ![]() | Lola T140 Chevrolet | A | 19 |
5 | ![]() | Lola T140 Chevrolet | A | 14 |
6 | ![]() | Lola T140 Chevrolet | A | 11 |
7 | ![]() | McKee Mk8 Chevrolet | A | 8 |
8 | ![]() | McLaren Mk2 Ford McLaren Mk2 Chevrolet | A | 5 |
= | ![]() | Lola T140 Chevrolet | A | 5 |
10 | ![]() | McKee Mk8 Chevrolet | A | 4 |
11 | ![]() | Lotus Ford | B | 3 |
= | ![]() | Brabham BT21 Ford | B | 3 |
= | ![]() | McLaren Mk4 Ford | B | 3 |
14 | ![]() | Eisert Chevrolet | A | 2 |
= | ![]() | Eisert Chevrolet | A | 2 |
= | ![]() | Vulcan Chevrolet | A | 2 |
= | ![]() | Lotus Ford | B | 2 |
18 | ![]() | Lotus 41 Ford | B | 1 |
= | ![]() | Brabham Ford | B | 1 |
= | ![]() | Lola T140 Chevrolet | A | 1 |
= | ![]() | Cooper T88 Ford | B | 1 |
= | ![]() | Lotus Ford | B | 1 |