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.
The 1968 SCCA Grand Prix Championship was contested over eight rounds.[1]
| Round | Date | Event name | Event location | Duration | Formula A winnerFormula A vehicle | Formula B winnerFormula B vehicle | Formula C winnerFormula C vehicle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 26 | Colorado Grand Prix | Continental Divide Raceway | 47 laps | Lou SellEagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 | Joe AlvesBrabham BT21A - Ford twin cam | Colin WilsonLotus 18 - Ford | |
| 2 | June 16 | Grand Prix of Oklahoma | War Bonnet | 50 laps | Lou SellEagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 | Mike HissBrabham BT21A - Ford twin cam | Roy GrangeLotus - Ford | |
| 3 | July 27 | Badger 200 | Road America | 30 laps | Jerry HansenLola T140 - Chevrolet V8 | Chuck DietrichMcLaren M4B - Ford twin cam | Thomas GelbBrabham BT2 - Ford | |
| 4 | August 18 | Thompson Grand Prix | Thompson Raceway | 65 laps | Lou SellEagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 | Peter RehlCooper T88 - Ford twin cam | ||
| 5 | August 25 | Mosport Continental | Mosport Park | 48 laps | Lou SellEagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 | Bill BrackLotus 41C - Ford twin cam | Wayne T MitchellBrabham BT21B - Ford | |
| 6 | September 2 | Lime Rock Grand Prix | Lime Rock Park | 75 laps | George WintersteenEagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 | WP Fred StevensonLotus 41C - Ford twin cam | Wayne T MitchellBrabham BT21B - Ford | |
| 7 | September 22 | Donnybrook Grand Prix | Brainerd International Raceway | 70 laps | George WintersteenEagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 | Chuck DietrichMcLaren M4B - Ford twin cam | Wayne T MitchellBrabham BT21B - Ford | |
| 8 | October 12 | Ken Miles Memorial Race | Laguna Seca Raceway | 53 laps | Lou SellEagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 | Mike EyerlyMcLaren M4B - Ford twin cam | Ed LeslieBrabham |
Championship points were awarded to drivers on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis.[1]
| Position [3] | 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 |