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

RndDateCircuitDistanceOver 2.0 Winning CarUnder 2.0 Winning Car
Over 2.0 Winning Driver(s)Under 2.0 Winning Driver(s)
1February 3–4Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida24 Hours
2369.49miles
Ford MustangPorsche 911
Jerry Titus
Ronnie Bucknum
Peter Gregg
Stan Axelsson
2March 22Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida3 Hours
275.6miles
Porsche 911
Bert Everett
March 2312 Hours
1149.2miles
Chevrolet Camaro
Mark Donohue
Craig Fisher
3May 12War Bonnet Raceway Park, Mannford, Oklahoma253milesChevrolet CamaroAlfa Romeo GTA
Mark Donohue Horst Kwech
4May 30Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Connecticut3 Hours
261.63miles
Chevrolet CamaroPorsche 911
Mark Donohue Tony Adamowicz
5June 16Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio244.8milesChevrolet CamaroPorsche 911
Mark Donohue Bert Everett
6June 23Bridgehampton Race Circuit, Sag Harbor, New York3 Hours
282.15miles
Chevrolet CamaroPorsche 911
Mark Donohue Tony Adamowicz
7July 7Meadowdale International Raceway, Carpentersville, Illinois240milesChevrolet CamaroPorsche 911
Mark Donohue Tony Adamowicz
8July 21Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Saint-Jovite, Quebec3 Hours
254.4miles
Chevrolet CamaroPorsche 911
Mark Donohue Tony Adamowicz
9August 4Bryar Motorsports Park, Loudon, New Hampshire200milesChevrolet CamaroPorsche 911
Mark Donohue Tony Adamowicz
10August 11Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York2 Hours, 30 Minutes
262.2miles
Ford MustangPorsche 911
Jerry Titus Tony Adamowicz
11August 25Continental Divide Raceway, Castle Rock, Colorado250milesChevrolet CamaroPorsche 911
Mark Donohue Fred Baker
12September 8Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, California249.6milesFord MustangAlfa Romeo GTA
Horst Kwech Vic Provenzano
13October 6Pacific Raceways, Kent, Washington303.75milesChevrolet CamaroAlfa Romeo GTA
Mark Donohue Ed Wachs
[2]

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

PosManufacturerDAYSEBWBNLRPMDOBRIMEAMTBBRYWGLCDVRIVPACPts
1Chevrolet211111111214190 (105)
2Ford133225573131359 (63)
3American Motors52332222452551 (53)
4Pontiac4471223222

Under 2.0 Liter Manufacturers Championship standings

PosManufacturerDAYSEBWBNLRPMDOBRIMEAMTBBRYWGLCDVRIVPACPts
1Porsche1121111111123DNF90 (102)
2Alfa Romeo53174431143
3BMW6DNF741329
4Volvo657864
5=BMC14691059103
5=Lancia9563

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Sports Car Club of America - General Competition Rules - 1968 Edition
  2. 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 .