1968 Season Summary

Statistics

1.	June 2	Dixie Cup	Guntersville, Alabama
2.	June 16	Wisconsin Cup	Madison, Wisconsin
3.	June 30-July 1	A.P.B.A. Gold Cup	Detroit, Michigan
4.	July 7	Indiana Governor’s Cup	Madison, Indiana
5.	July 21	Atomic Cup	Pasco, Washington
6.	August 4	World Championship	Seattle, Washington
7.	August 11	Diamond Cup	Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
8.	August 24-25	President’s Cup	Washington, D.C.
9.	September 8	A.P.B.A. Gold Cup	Detroit, Michigan
10.	September 22	San Diego Cup	San Diego, California
11.	September 29	Arizona Governor’s Cup	Phoenix. Arizona

[Links to individual races will be added as statistics pages are created]

	Winner	Crew Chief	Designer	Builder	Engine
6/2	Miss Eagle Electric (2)	Jack Cochran	Les Staudacher	Staudacher	Rolls Merlin
6/16	Miss Bardahl (5)	Jerry Zuvich	Ed Karelsen	Karelsen	Rolls Merlin
6/30	Postponed	—	—	—	—
7/7	Miss Bardahl (5)	Jerry Zuvich	Ed Karelsen	Karelsen	Rolls Merlin
7/21	Miss Eagle Electric (2)	Jack Cochran	Les Staudacher	Staudacher	Rolls Merlin
8/4	Miss U.S.	Dave Seefeldt	Les Staudacher	Staudacher	Rolls Merlin
8/11	Miss Bardahl (5)	Jerry Zuvich	Ed Karelsen	Karelsen	Rolls Merlin
8/25	Miss Fame Electric (2)	Jack Cochran	Les Staudacher	Staudacher	Rolls Merlin
9/8	Miss Bardahl (5)	Jerry Zuvich	Ed Karelsen	Karelsen	Rolls Merlin
9/22	My Gypsy	Graham Heath	Dube-Cantrell	Dube	Allison
9/29	Miss Budweiser (6)	George McKernan	Ed Karelsen	Karelsen	Rolls Merlin

Built

Boat High Points

Total

1.

1967

Miss Bardahl (5)

9300

2.

1966

My Gypsy

6988

3.

1962

Miss Eagle Electric (2)

6600

4.

1968

Miss Budweiser (6)

6551

5.

1968

Smirnoff (3)

5363

6.

1968

Notre Dame (7)

5107

7.

1967

Miss U.S. (3)

4925

8.

1968

Atlas Van Lines (2)

4910

9.

1964

Harrah’s Club

4295

10.

1965

Gale’s Roostertail (1)

3288

11.

1961

Savair’s Mist

2998

12.

1960

Savair’s Probe

2483

13.

1960

Miss Madison (2)

1792

14.

1967

Parco’s O-Ring Miss

1725

15.

1960

Fascination (2)

1084

16.

1959

My Cupiee

600

Driver High Points

Total

1.

Billy Schumacher

9300

2.

Tommy Fults

6988

3.

Warner Gardner

6600

4.

Bill Sterett

6551

5.

Dean Chenoweth

5363

6.

Jim McCormick

4970

7.

Bill Muncey

4925

8.

Walt Kade

4476

9.

Bob Miller

3428

10.

Jack Regas

3388

11.

Jerry Schoenith

2988

12.

Ed O’Halloran

1792

13.

Fred Alter

1725

14.

Leif Borgersen

1719

15.

Bob Gilliam

1084

16.

Mike Wolfbauer

1005

17.

Burnett Bartley

807

18.

Bob Schroeder

600

19.

Bill Cantrell

300

Former Names

3.

$ Bill (2)

9.

Tahoe Miss (3)

10.

Smirnoff (2)

11.

Miss Lumberville, Lumberville, Coe-Z Miss, Miss Michigan (2)

12.

Miss Burien (2), Tempest (2)

13.

Nitrogen Too

15.

KOL Roy I, Tri-City Sun, Hilton Hy-Per-Lube

16.

Maverick(2), Miss Reno, Tahoe Miss (1), Miss Budweiser (1), Atlas Van Lines (1)

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