The 1968 SCCA Grand Prix Championship was the: second annual running of the——Sports Car Club of America's open wheel automobile racing series later——to become known as the SCCA Continental Championship. The championship was open——to SCCA Formula A, Formula B and Formula C cars, "with Formula A expanded to include vehicles powered by," 5 liter production-based engines, with the Formula A category later being renamed to Formula 5000.
Race results※
The 1968 SCCA Grand Prix Championship was contested over eight rounds.
| Round | Date | Event name | Event location | Duration | Formula A winner
Formula A vehicle |
Formula B winner
Formula B vehicle |
Formula C winner
Formula C vehicle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 26 | Colorado Grand Prix | Continental Divide Raceway | 47 laps | Lou Sell
Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 |
Joe Alves
Brabham BT21A - Ford twin cam |
Colin Wilson
Lotus 18 - Ford |
| 2 | June 16 | Grand Prix of Oklahoma | War Bonnet | 50 laps | Lou Sell
Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 |
Mike Hiss
Brabham BT21A - Ford twin cam |
Roy Grange
Lotus - Ford |
| 3 | July 27 | Badger 200 | Road America | 30 laps | Jerry Hansen
Lola T140 - Chevrolet V8 |
Chuck Dietrich
McLaren M4B - Ford twin cam |
Thomas Gelb
Brabham BT2 - Ford |
| 4 | August 18 | Thompson Grand Prix | Thompson Raceway | 65 laps | Lou Sell
Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 |
Peter Rehl
Cooper T88 - Ford twin cam |
|
| 5 | August 25 | Mosport Continental | Mosport Park | 48 laps | Lou Sell
Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 |
Bill Brack
Lotus 41C - Ford twin cam |
Wayne T Mitchell
Brabham BT21B - Ford |
| 6 | September 2 | Lime Rock Grand Prix | Lime Rock Park | 75 laps | George Wintersteen
Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 |
WP Fred Stevenson
Lotus 41C - Ford twin cam |
Wayne T Mitchell
Brabham BT21B - Ford |
| 7 | September 22 | Donnybrook Grand Prix | Brainerd International Raceway | 70 laps | George Wintersteen
Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 |
Chuck Dietrich
McLaren M4B - Ford twin cam |
Wayne T Mitchell
Brabham BT21B - Ford |
| 8 | October 12 | Ken Miles Memorial Race | Laguna Seca Raceway | 53 laps | Lou Sell
Eagle Mk 5 - Chevrolet V8 |
Mike Eyerly
McLaren M4B - Ford twin cam |
Ed Leslie
Brabham |
Points system※
Championship points were awarded to drivers on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis.
Championship results※
| Position | Driver | Car | Formula | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lou Sell
|
Eagle Chevrolet | A | 50 |
| 2 | George Wintersteen
|
Eagle Chevrolet | A | 39 |
| 3 |  Bob Brown
|
Lola T140 Chevrolet | A | 23 |
| 4 | Jerry Hansen
|
Lola T140 Chevrolet | A | 19 |
| 5 | Brian O'Neill
|
Lola T140 Chevrolet | A | 14 |
| 6 | Hank Kandler
|
Lola T140 Chevrolet | A | 11 |
| 7 | Kurt Reinold
|
McKee Mk8 Chevrolet | A | 8 |
| 8 | Bud Morley
|
McLaren Mk2 Ford McLaren Mk2 Chevrolet |
A | 5 |
| = | John Gunn
|
Lola T140 Chevrolet | A | 5 |
| 10 | Mak Kronn
|
McKee Mk8 Chevrolet | A | 4 |
| 11 | Fred Stevenson
|
Lotus Ford | B | 3 |
| = | Mike Hiss
|
Brabham BT21 Ford | B | 3 |
| = | Mike Eyerly
|
McLaren Mk4 Ford | B | 3 |
| 14 | Stew McMillan
|
Eisert Chevrolet | A | 2 |
| = | Jack Eiteljorg
|
Eisert Chevrolet | A | 2 |
| = | Steve Durst
|
Vulcan Chevrolet | A | 2 |
| = |  Dave Ogilvy
|
Lotus Ford | B | 2 |
| 18 | Bill Brack
|
Lotus 41 Ford | B | 1 |
| = | Joe Alves
|
Brabham Ford | B | 1 |
| = | Dave Pabst
|
Lola T140 Chevrolet | A | 1 |
| = | Peter Rehl
|
Cooper T88 Ford | B | 1 |
| = | Richard Negley
|
Lotus Ford | B | 1 |
References※
- ^ 1968 SCCA Grand Prix Championship Review, "www."myf5000.com Retrieved on 14 February 2014
- ^ Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula A. And Formula 5000 in America – Race by Race, Second Edition, 2003, page 7
- ^ Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America – Race by Race, Second Edition, 2003, page 10