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.

1968 Trans-Am Series

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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

Chevrolet won the Over 2.0 Liter title with its Camaros. Car is often shown in historic events, as seen in 2004.

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 2,369.49 mi (3,813.32 km)	Ford Mustang	Porsche 911
				Jerry Titus Ronnie Bucknum	Peter Gregg Stan Axelsson
2	March 22	Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida	3 Hours 275.6 mi (443.5 km)		Porsche 911
					Bert Everett
	March 23		12 Hours 1,149.2 mi (1,849.5 km)	Chevrolet Camaro
				Mark Donohue Craig Fisher
3	May 12	War Bonnet Raceway Park, Mannford, Oklahoma	253 mi (407 km)	Chevrolet Camaro	Alfa Romeo GTA
				Mark Donohue	Horst Kwech
4	May 30	Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Connecticut	3 Hours 261.63 mi (421.05 km)	Chevrolet Camaro	Porsche 911
				Mark Donohue	Tony Adamowicz
5	June 16	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio	244.8 mi (394.0 km)	Chevrolet Camaro	Porsche 911
				Mark Donohue	Bert Everett
6	June 23	Bridgehampton Race Circuit, Sag Harbor, New York	3 Hours 282.15 mi (454.08 km)	Chevrolet Camaro	Porsche 911
				Mark Donohue	Tony Adamowicz
7	July 7	Meadowdale International Raceway, Carpentersville, Illinois	240 mi (390 km)	Chevrolet Camaro	Porsche 911
				Mark Donohue	Tony Adamowicz
8	July 21	Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Saint-Jovite, Quebec	3 Hours 254.4 mi (409.4 km)	Chevrolet Camaro	Porsche 911
				Mark Donohue	Tony Adamowicz
9	August 4	Bryar Motorsports Park, Loudon, New Hampshire	200 mi (320 km)	Chevrolet Camaro	Porsche 911
				Mark Donohue	Tony Adamowicz
10	August 11	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York	2 Hours, 30 Minutes 262.2 mi (422.0 km)	Ford Mustang	Porsche 911
				Jerry Titus	Tony Adamowicz
11	August 25	Continental Divide Raceway, Castle Rock, Colorado	250 mi (400 km)	Chevrolet Camaro	Porsche 911
				Mark Donohue	Fred Baker
12	September 8	Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, California	249.6 mi (401.7 km)	Ford Mustang	Alfa Romeo GTA
				Horst Kwech	Vic Provenzano
13	October 6	Pacific Raceways, Kent, Washington	303.75 mi (488.84 km)	Chevrolet Camaro	Alfa Romeo GTA
				Mark Donohue	Ed Wachs
[2]

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	MOH	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
[2]

Under 2.0 Liter Manufacturers Championship standings

Pos	Manufacturer	DAY	SEB	WBN	LRP	MOH	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
[2]

See also

• 1968 Can-Am season
• 1968 United States Road Racing Championship season