1968 Swedish speedway season explained

1968 Swedish speedway season
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The 1968 Swedish speedway season was the 1968 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.^{[1] [2]}

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1968 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 13 September in Stockholm. Leif Enecrona won the Swedish Championship.^{[3] [4] [5]}

width=25px	Pos.	width=200px	Rider	width=200px	Club	width=80px	Total
1		Getingarna	14+3
2		Vargarna	14+2
3	Hans Holmqvist	Vargarna	11
4		Kaparna	10
5		Getingarna	10
6		Vargarna	9
7	Sören Sjösten	Vargarna	8
8		Getingarna	7
9		Vargarna	7
10		Örnarna	6
11		Njudungarna	6
12	Bengt Andersson	Getingarna	6
13		Smederna	5
14		Vargarna	3
15		Lejonen	2
16		Njudungarna	2

Junior Championship

See main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship. Winner - Hans Johansson^{[6] [7]}

Team

Team Championship

Kaparna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship. The Kaparna team included Ove Fundin and Göte Nordin.^{[8] [9]}

Lejonen won the second division and Dackarna and Filbyterna won the third division east and west respectively.^{[10] [11]}

Div 1
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1		10
2		10
3		8
4	Getingarna	7
5		5

Div 2
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1		20.5
2		19
3		14.5
4		6
5	Taxarna	0

Div 3 E
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1		18.5
2		13.5
3		12
4	Eldarna	4

Div 3 W
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1	Filbyterna	21
2		20
3		14
4		4
5		2

See also

• Speedway in Sweden

Notes and References

1. Web site: Swedish speedway season by season . Speedway.org . 19 March 2023.
2. Web site: Speedway riders, history and results . WWOS Backup . 19 March 2023.
3. Book: Oakes, Peter . 1981 Speedway Yearbook . 1981 . 85 . Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd . 0-86215-017-5.
4. Book: Bott, Richard . The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. 1980. 101. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd . 0-09-141751-1.
5. Web site: Swedish Individual Championship . Speedway History . 19 March 2023.
6. Web site: Swedish Speedway Junior Championship . Speedway History . 19 March 2023.
7. Web site: Individual Swedish Junior Championships . Speedway Fansite . 19 March 2023.
8. Web site: HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015 . Speedway History . 19 March 2023.
9. Web site: Swedish Bauhaus Elite League . Speedway Fan Site . 19 March 2023.
10. Web site: Vargarna 1968 . formula2.se . 19 March 2023.
11. Web site: 1968 . Speedway.org . 19 March 2023.