1968 Trans-American Championship
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
Championships
Points system
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.
Over 2.0 Liter Manufacturers Championship standings
| Pos | Manufacturer | DAY | SEB | WBN | LRP | MDO | BRI | MEA | MTB | BRY | WGL | CDV | RIV | PAC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevrolet | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 90 (105) |
| 2 | Ford | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 59 (63) |
| 3 | American Motors | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 51 (53) | |
| 4 | Pontiac | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 22 | ||||||
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Under 2.0 Liter Manufacturers Championship standings
| Pos | Manufacturer | DAY | SEB | WBN | LRP | MDO | BRI | MEA | MTB | BRY | WGL | CDV | RIV | PAC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porsche | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3DNF | 90 (102) |
| 2 | Alfa Romeo | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 43 | ||||
| 3 | BMW | 6DNF | 7 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||
| 4 | Volvo | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||
| 5= | BMC | 14 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 3 | ||||||
| 5= | Lancia | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||
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See also
References
- ^ a b Sports Car Club of America - General Competition Rules - 1968 Edition
- ^ a b c "1968 Trans-Am Box Scores" (PDF). Sports Car Club of America. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2011.