1968 Trans-American Championship Explained
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.[1] A Manufacturers Champion was determined in both Over 2-liter and Under 2-liter classes.[1] 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 |
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Over 2.0 Winning Driver(s) | Under 2.0 Winning Driver(s) |
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1 | February 3–4 | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida | 24 Hours 2369.49miles | Ford Mustang | Porsche 911 |
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Jerry Titus Ronnie Bucknum | Peter Gregg Stan Axelsson |
2 | March 22 | Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida | 3 Hours 275.6miles | | Porsche 911 |
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Bert Everett |
March 23 | 12 Hours 1149.2miles | Chevrolet Camaro | |
Mark Donohue Craig Fisher |
3 | May 12 | War Bonnet Raceway Park, Mannford, Oklahoma | 253miles | Chevrolet Camaro | Alfa Romeo GTA |
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Mark Donohue | Horst Kwech |
4 | May 30 | Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Connecticut | 3 Hours 261.63miles | Chevrolet Camaro | Porsche 911 |
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Mark Donohue | Tony Adamowicz |
5 | June 16 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio | 244.8miles | Chevrolet Camaro | Porsche 911 |
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Mark Donohue | Bert Everett |
6 | June 23 | Bridgehampton Race Circuit, Sag Harbor, New York | 3 Hours 282.15miles | Chevrolet Camaro | Porsche 911 |
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Mark Donohue | Tony Adamowicz |
7 | July 7 | Meadowdale International Raceway, Carpentersville, Illinois | 240miles | Chevrolet Camaro | Porsche 911 |
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Mark Donohue | Tony Adamowicz |
8 | July 21 | Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Saint-Jovite, Quebec | 3 Hours 254.4miles | Chevrolet Camaro | Porsche 911 |
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Mark Donohue | Tony Adamowicz |
9 | August 4 | Bryar Motorsports Park, Loudon, New Hampshire | 200miles | Chevrolet Camaro | Porsche 911 |
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Mark Donohue | Tony Adamowicz |
10 | August 11 | Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York | 2 Hours, 30 Minutes 262.2miles | Ford Mustang | Porsche 911 |
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Jerry Titus | Tony Adamowicz |
11 | August 25 | Continental Divide Raceway, Castle Rock, Colorado | 250miles | Chevrolet Camaro | Porsche 911 |
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Mark Donohue | Fred Baker |
12 | September 8 | Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, California | 249.6miles | Ford Mustang | Alfa Romeo GTA |
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Horst Kwech | Vic Provenzano |
13 | October 6 | Pacific Raceways, Kent, Washington | 303.75miles | Chevrolet Camaro | Alfa Romeo GTA |
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Mark Donohue | Ed Wachs |
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Championships
Points system
Points were awarded to manufacturers according to the finishing positions in each race.
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
Under 2.0 Liter Manufacturers Championship standings
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Sports Car Club of America - General Competition Rules - 1968 Edition
- Web site: 1968 Trans-Am Box Scores . . 29 April 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717085358/http://www.trans-amseries.com/results/1968.pdf . 17 July 2011 . live .