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] [ 1] 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.
File:1967 Sunoco Camaro Z28.jpg Chevrolet won the Over 2.0 Liter title with its Camaros . Car is often shown in historic events, as seen in 2004.File:1968 AMC Javelin - Sarah Stierch 03.jpg American Motors placed third in the Over 2.0 Liter class with its Javelins . This from a 2015 vintage meeting.
Rnd
Date
Circuit
Distance
Over 2.0 Winning Car
Under 2.0 Winning Car
Over 2.0 Winning Driver(s)
Under 2.0 Winning Driver(s)
1
February 3–4
Daytona International Speedway , Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Hours
Ford Mustang
Porsche 911
United States Jerry Titus United States Ronnie Bucknum
United States Peter Gregg United States Stan Axelsson
2
March 22
Sebring International Raceway , Sebring, Florida
3 Hours
Porsche 911
United States Bert Everett
March 23
12 Hours
Chevrolet Camaro
United States Mark Donohue United States Craig Fisher
3
May 12
War Bonnet Raceway Park , Mannford, Oklahoma
253 mi (407 km)
Chevrolet Camaro
Alfa Romeo GTA
United States Mark Donohue
Australia Horst Kwech
4
May 30
Lime Rock Park , Lakeville, Connecticut
3 Hours
Chevrolet Camaro
Porsche 911
United States Mark Donohue
United States Tony Adamowicz
5
June 16
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course , Lexington, Ohio
244.8 mi (394.0 km)
Chevrolet Camaro
Porsche 911
United States Mark Donohue
United States Bert Everett
6
June 23
Bridgehampton Race Circuit , Sag Harbor, New York
3 Hours
Chevrolet Camaro
Porsche 911
United States Mark Donohue
United States Tony Adamowicz
7
July 7
Meadowdale International Raceway , Carpentersville, Illinois
240 mi (390 km)
Chevrolet Camaro
Porsche 911
United States Mark Donohue
United States Tony Adamowicz
8
July 21
Circuit Mont-Tremblant , Saint-Jovite, Quebec
3 Hours
Chevrolet Camaro
Porsche 911
United States Mark Donohue
United States Tony Adamowicz
9
August 4
Bryar Motorsports Park , Loudon, New Hampshire
200 mi (320 km)
Chevrolet Camaro
Porsche 911
United States Mark Donohue
United States Tony Adamowicz
10
August 11
Watkins Glen International , Watkins Glen, New York
2 Hours, 30 Minutes
Ford Mustang
Porsche 911
United States Jerry Titus
United States Tony Adamowicz
11
August 25
Continental Divide Raceway , Castle Rock, Colorado
250 mi (400 km)
Chevrolet Camaro
Porsche 911
United States Mark Donohue
United States Fred Baker
12
September 8
Riverside International Raceway , Riverside, California
249.6 mi (401.7 km)
Ford Mustang
Alfa Romeo GTA
Australia Horst Kwech
United States Vic Provenzano
13
October 6
Pacific Raceways , Kent, Washington
303.75 mi (488.84 km)
Chevrolet Camaro
Alfa Romeo GTA
United States Mark Donohue
United States Ed Wachs
[ 2]
Points were awarded to manufacturers according to the finishing positions in each race.
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
9
6
4
3
2
1
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.
^ a b Sports Car Club of America - General Competition Rules - 1968 Edition
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