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Event: United States Road Racing Championship Laguna SecaDate: 5.5.1968
Track: Laguna Seca Raceway (United States), 3.058 kmsOrganiser: unknown

USRRC Laguna Seca

Weather:unknown
Start time:14:30
Grid:2-2-2, PP left
Distance:150 miles
Attendance:24000
Entered:32
Practiced:unknown
Started:22
Finished:16
Classified:16
Pre-race sessions:
1 non-qualifying practice session held for a total of 120 minutes on 3/5
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 180 minutes on 3-4/5
45 minute pre-race warm-up held
Winners:
Overall:6McLaren M6A ChevroletMark Donohue
Fastest Laps:
Overall:6McLaren M6A ChevroletMark Donohue (USA)1:03.2000174.1632 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:66Chaparral 2G ChevroletJim Hall1:02.8900
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:McLaren (8), Lola (7), Porsche (2)
Top engines by numbers:Chevrolet (19), Porsche (2)
Top car types by numbers:Lola T70 (7), McLaren Elva Mark II (3), McLaren M6B (2), McLaren Elva Mark III (2)
Driver nationalities:USA (20)
Team nationalities:USA (19)
Most used colours:white (24%), orange (22%), red (16%), silver (13%), blue (9%), black (4%)
Engine positions:mid-engined (100%)
Average engine size:5762 cc
Oldest known drivers:Chuck Parsons (44), Tony Settember (41), Merle Brennan (41)
Youngest known drivers:Sam Posey (24), Skip Scott (27), Lothar Motschenbacher (30)

Official Race Programme:

CoverEntry ListScheduleTrack Map
Programme Cover - USRRC Laguna Seca 1968Entry List - USRRC Laguna Seca 1968Schedule of Events - USRRC Laguna Seca 1968Track Map - USRRC Laguna Seca 1968