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Canadian-American Challenge Cup 1968

Round	Date	Race	State	Practiced	Started	Classified
1	1.9.1968	Can-Am Road America	USA		29	20
2	15.9.1968	Can-Am Bridgehampton	USA		25	9
3	29.9.1968	Can-Am Edmonton	CDN		25	12
4	13.10.1968	Can-Am Laguna Seca	USA	37	28	20
5	27.10.1968	Can-Am Riverside	USA
6	10.11.1968	Can-Am Las Vegas	USA		30

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Canadian-American Challenge Cup	Round: 1

Can-Am Road America

200 miles Road America Can-Am, Elkhart Lake	Date: 1.9.1968

Started:	29
Classified:	20

Circuit lenght: 6,437 km

Race distance: 321,869 km

Winner's average speed: 152,147 km/h

Fastest lap:

Lothar Motschenbacher

No. 11

McLaren M6B Ford

2:16

170,401 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Practice
1.	5	Denny Hulme (NZ)	McLaren M8A Chevrolet M8A/2	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	50	2:06:55,800	2.	2:09,900
2.	4	Bruce McLaren (NZ)	McLaren M8A Chevrolet M8A/1	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	50	2:07:30,700	1.	2:09,800
3.	6	Mark Donohue (USA)	McLaren M6B Chevrolet M6A/3	Roger Penske Racing	50	2:08:11,200	4.	2:11,000
4.	52	Peter Revson (USA)	McLaren M6B Ford 50-11/12	Shelby American Racing	50	2:08:46,700	7.	2:13,700
5.	66	Jim Hall (USA)	Chaparral 2G Chevrolet 2G001	Chaparral Cars Inc.	49		3.	2:10,800
6.	11	Lothar Motschenbacher (USA)	McLaren M6B Ford 50-03	Leadus	48		5.	2:13,400
7.	25	Charlie Hayes (USA)	McKee Mk.10 Oldsmobile	Salyer Racing	48		9.	2:15,200
8.	98	George Eaton (CDN)	McLaren M1C Ford	George Eaton	48		14.	2:18,600
9.	57	John Cordts (CDN)	McLaren M1C Chevrolet	John Cordts	48		19.	2:21,200
10.	1	Sam Posey (USA)	Caldwell D7C Chevrolet D7/02	Caldwell Autodynamics	47		15.	2:18,800
11.	34	George Ralph (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.2B Chevrolet SL71/43		46		21.	2:21,800
12.	2	Brett Lunger (USA)	Lola T160 Chevrolet	Caldwell Autodynamics	45		20.	2:21,700
13.	22	Pedro Rodriguez (MEX)	Ferrari 330P4 4.2 0860	North American Racing Team	45		10.	2:15,800
14.	63	Roy Kumnick (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3 Chevrolet	Roy Kumnick	45		17.	2:21,000
15.	42	Candido DaMota (USA)	McLaren M1C Chevrolet		44		29.	2:29,200
16.	61	Fred Pipin (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet		43		18.	2:21,100
17.	32	Ronnie Bucknum (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3B Ford SL75/124		42		11.	2:16,700
18.	9	Jo Bonnier (S)	McLaren M6B Chevrolet 50-15	Ecurie Suisse	42		16.	2:19,600
19.	26	Skip Scott (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3 Chevrolet SL73/129	Carl Haas	41		26.	2:26,500
20.	18	Ron Courtney (USA)	McLaren M1B Chevrolet	Ron Courtney	39		22.	2:22,600
	Disqualified:
	15	Brian O'Neil (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet	American Racing Motors	12	Push start	24.	2:24,400
	Did not finish:
21.	21	Mario Andretti (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3 Ford SL73/127	George Bignotti	48	Lost oil and blown engine	8.	2:13,900
22.	39	Ludwig Heimrath (CDN)	McLaren M1C Chevrolet		43	Engine problems	13.	2:18,000
23.	77	Leonard Janke (USA)	McLaren M1C Chevrolet		38	Gearbox	27.	2:27,400
24.	44	Jerry Hansen (USA)	McLaren M6A Chevrolet M6A/1	Jerry Hansen	30	Blown head gasket	12.	2:17,700
25.	28	Dick Brown (USA)	McLaren M6B Chevrolet 50-07	Ecurie Green Inc.	28	Engine failure	23.	2:24,000
26.	19	Gary Wilson (USA)	McLaren M1B Chevrolet	Gary Wilson	27	Engine problems	28.	2:28,500
27.	10	Chuck Parsons (USA)	Lola T160 Chevrolet SL160/9	Carl Haas	26	Blown engine	6.	2:13,400
28.	56	Ralph Treischmann (USA)	McLaren M1C Chevrolet	Ralph Trieschmann	16	Blown head gasket	25.	2:26,000
	Did not start:
	-	Tom Swindell (USA)	McLaren			Accident in practice

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Canadian-American Challenge Cup	Round: 2

Can-Am Bridgehampton

Bridgehampton Grand Prix, Canadian American Challenge Cup, Bridgehampton, Long Island	Date: 15.9.1968

Started:	25
Classified:	9

Circuit lenght: 4,587 km

Race distance: 321,869 km

Winner's average speed: 179,152 km/h

Fastest lap:

Bruce McLaren

No. 4

McLaren M8A Chevrolet

1:28,88

186,571 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Practice
1.	6	Mark Donohue (USA)	McLaren M6B Chevrolet M6A/3	Roger Penske Racing Ent.	70	1:47:34,300	4.	1:28,530
2.	66	Jim Hall (USA)	Chaparral 2G Chevrolet 2G001	Chaparral Cars Inc.	70		5.	1:28,850
3.	11	Lothar Motschenbacher (USA)	McLaren M6B Ford 50-03	Leader Cards Racers	68		7.	1:30,420
4.	36	Swede Savage (USA)	Lola T160 Ford	All American Racers	65		17.	1:34,490
5.	28	Dick Brown (USA)	McLaren M6B Chevrolet 50-07	Ecurie Green Inc.	63		18.	1:35,490
6.	48	Dan Gurney (USA)	McLaren M6B Ford 50-10	All American Racers	61		6.	1:29,270
7.	15	Brian O'Neil (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet	American Racing Motors	61		22.	1:41,130
8.	2	Sam Posey (USA)	Lola T160 Chevrolet	Autodynamics Corporation	58		14.	1:32,830
	Did not finish:
9.	4	Bruce McLaren (NZ)	McLaren M8A Chevrolet M8A/1	McLaren Cars Ltd.	62	Main bearing	2.	1:27,770
10.	5	Denny Hulme (NZ)	McLaren M8A Chevrolet M8A/2	McLaren Cars Ltd.	53	Broken rod	1.	1:27,690
11.	18	Ron Courtney (USA)	McLaren M1B Chevrolet	Ronald K. Courtney	51	Accident	23.	1:42,770
12.	1	Brett Lunger (USA)	Caldwell D7C Chevrolet D7/02	Autodynamics Corporation	48	Flat tyre	16.	1:34,410
13.	52	Peter Revson (USA)	McLaren M6B Ford 50-11/12	Shelby Racing Co., Inc.	48	Rear suspension	3.	1:28,330
14.	24	Bob Nagel (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3 Ford SL73/128	Bob Nagel	35	Gearbox	20.	1:38,790
15.	43	Fred Pipin (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet	Jack Douglas Chevrolet	33	Electrical wiring	21.	1:40,510
16.	9	Jo Bonnier (S)	McLaren M6B Chevrolet 50-15	Ecurie Suisse	30	Oil pressure, puncture	25.	1:44,520
17.	31	Ronnie Bucknum (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3B Ford SL75/124	Agapiou Racing	27	Overheating, push-rod	24.	1:44,060
18.	37	George Ralph (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.2B Chevrolet SL71/43	George L. Ralph	23	Broken gear lever	19.	1:36,930
19.	26	Skip Scott (USA)	Lola T160 Chevrolet	Carl A. Haas Racing Teams, Ltd.	23	Overheating	9.	1:31,770
20.	10	Chuck Parsons (USA)	Lola T160 Chevrolet SL160/9	Carl A. Haas Racing Teams, Ltd.	21	Engine	13.	1:32,710
21.	98	George Eaton (CDN)	McLaren M1C Ford	George Eaton Racing	17	Drive shaft	15.	1:33,200
22.	42	Candido DaMota (USA)	McLaren M1C Chevrolet	Land & Cattle Inc.	16	Black-flagged	26.	1:46,080
23.	7	John Surtees (GB)	Lola TS160 Chevrolet	Team Surtees	12	Push-rod	10.	1:31,790
24.	22	Pedro Rodriguez (MEX)	Ferrari 330P4 0860	North American Racing Team	8	Accident	11.	1:32,100
25.	21	Mario Andretti (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3 Ford SL73/127	Bignotti Enterprises	4	Oil pressure	8.	1:30,950
	Did not start:
	14	Lynn Kysar (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3 Chevrolet	Homer J. Rader
	20	Anson Johnson (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet	American Racing Motors
	44	Jerry Hansen (USA)	McLaren M6A Chevrolet M6A/1	Jerry Hansen			12.	1:32,690
	In entry list only:
	16	Nat Adams (CDN)	Chinook Mk.V Chevrolet	Nat Adams
	19	Gary Wilson (USA)	McLaren M1B Chevrolet	Gary M. Wilson
	25	Charlie Hayes (USA)	McKee Mk.10 Oldsmobile	Ralph C. Salyer
	33	Tom Swindell (USA)	McLaren - Chevrolet	Tom Swindell
	34	Max Beimler (CDN)	Chinook Mk.II Chevrolet	Max Beimler
	39	Ludwig Heimrath (CDN)	McLaren M1C Chevrolet	Heimrath Racing
	43	Richard Galloway (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3 Chevrolet	R. B. Galloway
	51	John Cordts (CDN)	McLaren M1C Chevrolet	Performance Engineering, Ltd.
	56	Ralph Trieschmann (USA)	McLaren M1C Chevrolet	Ralph Trieschmann
	63	Roy Kumnick (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3 Chevrolet	Tero Corvette
	68	Art Kijek (USA)	Special Ford	Kay Tee Cars
	72	Bob Lande (USA)	Genie - Ford	Rascal Racing & Sports Car Associates
	76	George Drolsom (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3 Chevrolet	Burmester & Drolsom
	77	Leonard Janke (USA)	McLaren M1C Chevrolet	Janke Auto Co.

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Canadian-American Challenge Cup	Round: 3

Can-Am Edmonton

Klondike Trail 200, Edmonton, Speedway Park	Date: 29.9.1968

Started:	25
Classified:	12

Circuit lenght: 4,067 km

Race distance: 325,345 km

Winner's average speed: 166,004 km/h

Fastest lap:	Jim Hall	No. 66	Chaparral 2G Chevrolet	1:25,3		(lap 36)
Fastest lap:	Bruce McLaren	No. 4	McLaren M8A Chevrolet	1:25,3

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Practice
1.	5	Denny Hulme (NZ)	McLaren M8A Chevrolet M8A/2	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	80	1:57:36,700	1.	1:26,000
2.	4	Bruce McLaren (NZ)	McLaren M8A Chevrolet M8A/1	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	80	1:57:44,700	2.	1:26,000
3.	6	Mark Donohue (USA)	McLaren M6B Chevrolet M6A/3	Roger Penske Racing	80	1:58:05,500	4.	1:26,500
4.	2	Sam Posey (USA)	Lola T160 Chevrolet	Caldwell Autodynamics	76		8.	1:29,500
5.	10	Chuck Parsons (USA)	Lola T160 Chevrolet SL160/9	Carl Haas	74		10.	1:30,300
6.	25	Charlie Hayes (USA)	McKee Mk.10 Oldsmobile	Salyer Racing	74		24.	1:43,100
7.	19	Gary Wilson (USA)	McLaren M1B Chevrolet	Gary Wilson	73		17.	1:34,100
8.	26	Skip Scott (USA)	Lola T160 Chevrolet	Carl Haas	72		11.	1:30,500
9.	15	Brian O'Neil (USA)	Lola T160 Chevrolet	Brian O'Neil	71		25.	no time
10.	98	George Eaton (CDN)	McLaren M1C Ford	George Eaton	69		14.	1:32,000
11.	66	Jim Hall (USA)	Chaparral 2G Chevrolet 2G001	Chaparral Cars Inc.	66		3.	1:26,400
12.	57	John Cordts (CDN)	McLaren M1C Chevrolet	John Cordts	63		18.	1:34,500
	Did not finish:
13.	1	Brett Lunger (USA)	Caldwell D7C Chevrolet D7/02	Caldwell Autodynamics	68	Broken chassis, electrics	16.	1:33,900
14.	55	Roger McCaig (CDN)	McLaren M6B Chevrolet 50-08	Roger McCaig	66	Blown head gasket	19.	1:35,000
15.	11	Lothar Motschenbacher (USA)	McLaren M6B Ford 50-03	Dana Chevrolet Racing	63	Radius rod ball joint failure	7.	1:28,800
16.	52	Peter Revson (USA)	McLaren M6B Ford 50-11/12	Shelby American Racing	56	Main bearing	5.	1:27,100
17.	17	Jerry Titus (USA)	McLaren M6B Chevrolet 50-09	Terry Godsall	53	Broken rocker arm	9.	1:30,100
18.	9	Jo Bonnier (S)	McLaren M6B Chevrolet 50-15	Ecurie Suisse	47	Clutch, oil leak	21.	1:38,300
19.	45	Jef Stevens (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet	Agapiou Brothers	26	Blown tyre, accident	23.	1:39,300
20.	31	Ronnie Bucknum (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3B Ford SL75/124	Agapiou Brothers	18	Engine	12.	1:31,200
21.	99	Bill Young (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3 Chevrolet	Agapiou Brothers	18	Blown sump gasket	22.	1:38,500
22.	48	Dan Gurney (USA)	McLaren M6B Ford 50-10	All American Racers	15	Oil leak	6.	1:27,500
23.	36	Swede Savage (USA)	Lola T160 Ford	All American Racers	11	Stuck throttle	13.	1:31,800
24.	7	John Surtees (GB)	Lola TS Chevrolet (T160)	Team Surtees	2	Blown head gasket	15.	1:33,100
	Did not start:
	43	Richard Galloway (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3 Chevrolet				20.	1:37,300

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Canadian-American Challenge Cup	Round: 4

Can-Am Laguna Seca

Monterey Grand Prix, Laguna Seca Raceway	Date: 13.10.1968

Practiced:	37
Started:	28
Classified:	20

Circuit lenght: 3,058 km

Race distance: 244,620 km

Winner's average speed: 137,760 km/h

Fastest lap:

John Cannon

No. 62

McLaren M1B Chevrolet

1:14,4

148,060 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Practice
1.	62	John Cannon (CDN)	McLaren M1B Chevrolet	John Cannon	80	1:46:24,600	15.	1:07,330
2.	5	Denny Hulme (NZ)	McLaren M8A Chevrolet M8A/2	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	79		3.	1:01,980
3.	98	George Eaton (CDN)	McLaren M1C Ford	George Eaton	79		18.	1:07,680
4.	11	Lothar Motschenbacher (USA)	McLaren M6B Ford 50-03	Dana Chevrolet Racing	79		17.	1:07,600
5.	4	Bruce McLaren (NZ)	McLaren M8A Chevrolet M8A/1	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	79		1.	1:01,440
6.	17	Jerry Titus (USA)	McLaren M6B Chevrolet 50-09	Terry Godsall	79		9.	1:04,450
7.	26	Skip Scott (USA)	Lola T160 Chevrolet	Carl Haas	79		8.	1:04,240
8.	6	Mark Donohue (USA)	McLaren M6B Chevrolet M6A/3	Roger Penske Racing	79		5.	1:02,690
9.	2	Sam Posey (USA)	Lola T160 Chevrolet	Caldwell Autodynamics	78		14.	1:07,320
10.	64	Stan Burnett (USA)	Burnett Mk.3 Chevrolet	Stan Burnett	77		16.	1:07,570
11.	31	Merle Brennan (USA)	Genie Mk.10 Chevrolet	Merle Brennan	77		21.	1:08,530
12.	52	Peter Revson (USA)	McLaren M6B Ford 50-11/12	Shelby American Racing	76		4.	1:02,440
13.	0	Don Jensen (USA)	Burnett Mk.2 Chevrolet	Stan Burnett	75		20.	1:08,430
14.	76	Tony Settember (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.2 Chevrolet	Tony Settember	74		13.	1:07,110
15.	15	Brian O'Neil (USA)	Lola T160 Chevrolet	Brian O'Neil	73		22.	1:09,130
16.	1	Brett Lunger (USA)	Caldwell D7C Chevrolet D7/02	Caldwell Autodynamics	72		30.	1:12,300
17.	43	Richard Galloway (USA)	McLaren M6B Chevrolet 50-14	Rich Galloway	72		25.	1:09,650
18.	12	Jerry Entin (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3 Chevrolet	Jerry Entin	71		24.	1:09,470
19.	57	Monte Shelton (USA)	Porsche 906		68		26.	1:10,970
20.	77	Jack Millikan (USA)	Lola T70 Chevrolet	Jack Millikan	65		28.	1:12,070
	Did not finish:
21.	10	Chuck Parsons (USA)	Lola T160 Chevrolet SL160/9	Carl Haas	60	Lost wheel	6.	1:03,500
22.	34	George Follmer (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3B Ford SL75/124	Agapiou Brothers	54	Accident	7.	1:03,890
23.	48	Dan Gurney (USA)	McLaren M6B Ford 50-10	All American Racers	44	Loose fuel line	23.	1:09,420
24.	18	Ed Leslie (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3 Chevrolet SL73/117	American International Racing	42	Blown engine	27.	1:10,220
25.	21	Jim Paul (USA)	McLaren M1C Chevrolet	Jim Paul	24	Holed radiator	19.	1:08,420
26.	41	Ron LaPeer (USA)	Genie Mk.10 Chevrolet		20	Broken cylinder	29.	1:11,140
27.	44	Jerry Hansen (USA)	McLaren M6A Chevrolet M6A/1	Jerry Hansen	5	Drowned ignition	11.	1:05,670
28.	36	Swede Savage (USA)	Lola T160 Ford	All American Racers	2	Accident	10.	1:05,020
	Did not start:
	25	Charlie Hayes (USA)	McKee Mk.10 Oldsmobile	Salyer Racing		Stalled on grid	12.	1:06,870
	66	Jim Hall (USA)	Chaparral 2G Chevrolet 2G001	Chaparral Cars Inc.		Jammed starter on grid	2.	1:01,530
	In entry list only:
	-	Jo Bonnier (S)	McLaren M6B Chevrolet 50-15	Ecurie Suisse
	-	John Surtees (GB)	?

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Canadian-American Challenge Cup	Round: 5

Can-Am Riverside

Los Angeles Times Grand Prix, Riverside International Raceway	Date: 27.10.1968

Circuit lenght: 5,271 km

Race distance: 326,777 km

Winner's average speed: 184,033 km/h

Attendance: 83000

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Practice
1.	4	Bruce McLaren (NZ)	McLaren M8A Chevrolet M8A/1	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	62	1:46:36,100	1.	1:38,510
2.	6	Mark Donohue (USA)	McLaren M6B Chevrolet M6A/3	Roger Penske Racing	62	1:47:12,000	3.	1:39,200
3.	66	Jim Hall (USA)	Chaparral 2G Chevrolet 2G001	Chaparral Cars Inc.	61		4.	1:39,310
4.	11	Lothar Motschenbacher (USA)	McLaren M6B Ford 50-03	Dana Chevrolet Racing	60		21.	1:49,110
5.	5	Denny Hulme (NZ)	McLaren M8A Chevrolet M8A/2	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	59		2.	1:38,720
6.	62	John Cannon (CDN)	McLaren M1B Chevrolet	John Cannon	57		15.	1:45,740
7.	44	Jerry Hansen (USA)	McLaren M6A Chevrolet M6A/1	Jerry Hansen	56		12.	1:44,350
8.	36	Swede Savage (USA)	McLaren M6B Ford 50-10	All American Racers	56		14.	1:45,320
9.	28	Dick Brown (USA)	McLaren M6B Chevrolet 50-07	Ecurie Green Inc.	55		25.	1:50,770
10.	2	Brett Lunger (USA)	Caldwell D7C Chevrolet D7/02	Caldwell Autodynamics	54		24.	1:50,670
11.	10	Chuck Parsons (USA)	Lola T160 Chevrolet SL160/9	Carl Haas	50		7.	1:42,140
12.	77	Jack Millikan (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.2 Chevrolet	Jack Millikan	49		34.	1:53,740
13.	17	Jerry Titus (USA)	McLaren M6B Chevrolet 50-09	Terry Godsall	49		10.	1:43,730
14.	37	George Hollinger (USA) Dick Barbour (USA)	Lola T70 Chevrolet	Dick Barbour Racing	49		35.	1:54,500
	Did not finish:
15.	98	George Eaton (CDN)	McLaren M1C Ford	George Eaton	46	Gearbox	16.	1:45,860
16.	9	Jo Bonnier (S)	McLaren M6B Chevrolet 50-15	Ecurie Suisse	46	Broken exhaust, battery, gearshift lever	17.	1:46,570
17.	18	Ed Leslie (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3 Chevrolet SL73/117	American International Racing	41	Bent water pump pulley	27.	1:51,070
18.	16	George Follmer (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3B Ford SL75/124	Agapiou Brothers	40	Oil pressure, bearings	22.	1:49,730
19.	99	Bill Young (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3 Chevrolet		40	Running at the finish	19.	1:47,500
20.	76	Tony Settember (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.2 Chevrolet	Tony Settember	37	Broken wheel	18.	1:47,030
21.	1	Sam Posey (USA)	Lola T160 Chevrolet	Caldwell Autodynamics	33	Swallowed injector screen	9.	1:42,640
22.	12	Jerry Entin (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3 Chevrolet	Jerry Entin	33	Running at the finish	26.	1:50,780
23.	71	Ron Herrera (USA)	McLaren M1B Chevrolet		32	Broken shift linkage	31.	1:51,890
24.	7	John Surtees (GB)	Lola TS Chevrolet (T160)	Team Surtees	31	Broken water pump pulley	8.	1:42,610
25.	26	Skip Scott (USA)	Lola T160 Chevrolet	Carl Haas	31	Fuel pressure	11.	1:44,180
26.	15	Brian O'Neil (USA)	Lola T160 Chevrolet	Brian O'Neil	31	Hit guardrail, broken wheel	23.	1:50,160
27.	55	Roger McCaig (CDN)	McLaren M6B Chevrolet 50-08	Roger McCaig	25	Engine failure	32.	1:52,550
28.	22	Jim Paul (USA)	McLaren M1C Chevrolet	Jim Paul	22	Suspension	33.	1:53,510
29.	64	Stan Burnett (USA)	Burnett Mk.3 Chevrolet	Stan Burnett	16	Blown head gasket, overheating	29.	1:51,340
30.	25	Charlie Hayes (USA)	McKee Mk.10 Oldsmobile	Salyer Racing	10	Boiling fuel	13.	1:44,820
31.	43	Richard Galloway (USA)	Lola T70 Chevrolet	Rich Galloway	9	Loose wiring	20.	1:47,990
32.	41	Jay Hills (USA)	McLaren M1B Chevrolet	Jay Hills	8	Brake failure	30.	1:51,670
33.	48	Dan Gurney (USA)	Lola T160 Ford	All American Racers	7	Oil leak	6.	1:41,540
34.	52	Peter Revson (USA)	McLaren M6B Ford 50-11/12	Shelby American Racing	1	Fuel pressure	5.	1:41,300
35.	0	Don Jensen (USA)	Burnett Mk.2 Chevrolet	Stan Burnett	0	Rear end failure	28.	1:51,180
	Did not start:
	3	Mario Andretti (USA)	Lola T160 Ford	George Bignotti		Engine		no time
	Did not qualify:
	-	George Drolsom (USA)	Lola T160 Chevrolet				38.	1:59,520
	-	Clem Abrams	Lotus 30 Ford				39.	2:01,640
	-	Wedge Rafferty (USA)	McLaren M1C Chevrolet				37.	1:55,530
	59	Gary Wilson (USA)	Lola T160 Chevrolet				36.	1:54,700

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Canadian-American Challenge Cup	Round: 6

Can-Am Las Vegas

Stardust Grand Prix, Las Vegas	Date: 10.11.1968

Started:

Circuit lenght: 4,828 km

Race distance: 337,962 km

Winner's average speed: 182,017 km/h

Fastest lap:

Bruce McLaren

No. 4

McLaren M8A Chevrolet

1:30,95

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Practice
1.	5	Denny Hulme (NZ)	McLaren M8A Chevrolet M8A/2	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	70	1:52:15,380	2.	1:29,980
2.	16	George Follmer (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3B Ford SL75/124	Agapiou Brothers	70	1:52:55,700	13.	1:33,420
3.	17	Jerry Titus (USA)	McLaren M6B Chevrolet 50-09	Terry Godsall	70	1:53:18,400	10.	1:32,670
4.	10	Chuck Parsons (USA)	Lola T160 Chevrolet SL160/9	Carl Haas	69		12.	1:33,060
5.	1	Sam Posey (USA)	Lola T160 Chevrolet	Caldwell Autodynamics	69		5.	1:31,470
6.	4	Bruce McLaren (NZ)	McLaren M8A Chevrolet M8A/1	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	69		1.	1:29,630
7.	98	George Eaton (CDN)	McLaren M1C Ford	George Eaton	66		25.	1:41,340
8.	9	Jo Bonnier (S)	McLaren M6B Chevrolet 50-15	Ecurie Suisse	65		19.	1:37,730
9.	28	Dick Brown (USA)	McLaren M6B Chevrolet 50-07	Ecurie Green Inc.	63		24.	1:41,050
10.	19	Gary Wilson (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet	Gary Wilson	63		22.	1:40,220
11.	72	Leonard Janke (USA)	McLaren M1C Chevrolet	Leonard Janke	63		26.	1:42,380
12.	3	Mario Andretti (USA)	Lola T160 Ford	George Bignotti	63		6.	1:31,600
13.	24	Bob Nagel (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3 Ford SL73/128		61		30.	1:43,130
14.	41	Jay Hills (USA)	McLaren M1B Chevrolet	Jay Hills	60		33.	1:45,600
	Did not finish:
15.	11	Lothar Motschenbacher (USA)	McLaren M6B Ford 50-03	Dana Chevrolet Racing	59	Accident	11.	1:32,810
16.	66	Jim Hall (USA)	Chaparral 2G Chevrolet 2G001	Chaparral Cars Inc.	58	Accident	3.	1:30,800
17.	52	Peter Revson (USA)	McLaren M6B Ford 50-11/12	Shelby American Racing	55	Rear suspension	8.	1:31,690
18.	55	Roger McCaig (CDN)	McLaren M6B Chevrolet 50-08	Roger McCaig	47	Running, not classified	29.	1:42,370
19.	62	John Cannon (CDN)	McLaren M1B Chevrolet	John Cannon	45	Running, not classified	17.	1:37,090
20.	76	Tony Settember (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.2 Chevrolet	Tony Settember	44	Blown engine	18.	1:37,340
21.	37	Dick Barbour (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3 Chevrolet	Dick Barbour Racing	34	Broken gear lever	27.	1:42,490
22.	99	Bill Young (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3 Chevrolet		30	Gearbox	28.	1:42,620
23.	18	Ed Leslie (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3 Chevrolet SL73/117	American International Racing	28	Oil pressure	20.	1:38,160
24.	77	Jack Millikan (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.2 Chevrolet	Jack Millikan	20	Holed sump	31.	1:43,420
25.	36	Swede Savage (USA)	McLaren M6B Ford 50-10	All American Racers	18	Fuel pressure	16.	1:35,000
26.	48	Dan Gurney (USA)	Lola T160 Ford	All American Racers	15	Universal joint	7.	1:31,670
27.	44	Jerry Hansen (USA)	McLaren M6A Chevrolet M6A/1	Jerry Hansen	5	Broken wheel	15.	1:34,970
28.	22	Jim Paul (USA)	McLaren M1C Chevrolet	Jim Paul	5	Broken fuel tank, suspension damage	32.	1:43,580
29.	23	Chris Amon (NZ)	Ferrari 612P 0866	Spa Ferrari SEFAC	0	Dirt in fuel injectors	9.	1:32,200
30.	25	Charlie Hayes (USA)	McKee Mk.10 Oldsmobile	Salyer Racing	0	Accident, engine	14.	1:33,880
	Did not start:
	-	Skip Scott (USA)	Lola T160 Chevrolet			start not allowed
	-	Richard Galloway (USA)	McLaren M6B Chevrolet 50-14	Rich Galloway			21.	1:40,130
	-	Ted Peterson (USA)	McLaren M1B Chevrolet 2-66				23.	1:40,560
	6	Mark Donohue (USA)	McLaren M6B Chevrolet M6A/3	Roger Penske Racing		Ignition	4.	1:30,910
	Did not qualify:
	-	Eric Haga (USA)	McLaren - Ford				35.	1:51,340
	-	Jef Stevens (USA)	Lola T70 Mk.3B	Jeff Stevens			34.	1:46,500

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