1968 Meadowdale

Regional Meadowdale [ASR+BSR+AP+BP+A Sedans]
Regional Races, Meadowdale Date: 19.5.1968

Fastest lap: Dick Lang No. 85 Chevrolet Camaro 0:49 118,239 km/h
Fastest lap: John Weinberger No. 1 Porsche 0:49 118,239 km/h

Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car
1. 1 John Weinberger (USA) Porsche
2. 85 Dick Lang (USA) Chevrolet Camaro

*Pretty good considering the car wasn't set up right and one wheel lifted off the ground in turns.

1968 Blackhawk

May 26, 1968 Blackhawk Farms road course in Rockton, IL.

Inaugural SCCA Regional Race.

A Sedan First Place- Dick Lang (Camaro).

Click here for the Competition Press article (dated June 16, 1968) on the event.

1968 Mid-Ohio

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio, USA
Date: 16/6/1968
Chevrolet Camaro Dick Lang, USA V8 DNF (Suspension)

SCCA Trans Am race
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, OH
June 16, 1968
102 laps on 2.4 mile road course; 244.8 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1		Mark Donohue	6	Roger Penske	Chevrolet Camaro	102	1,500	running	93
2	3	Jerry Titus		Carroll Shelby	Ford Mustang	101	1,000	running
3	2	Peter Revson			AMC Javelin	100	750	running
4	4	Bob Johnson			Chevrolet Camaro	98	600	running
5	11	Bert Everett			Porsche 911	96	1,000	running
6	7	Rusty Jowett			Chevrolet Camaro	95	450	running
7	8	Tony Adamowicz	7		Porsche 911	94	650	running
8	12	Floyd Aaskov			Chevrolet Camaro	94	300	running
9	14	Russell Norburn			Porsche 911	93	200	running
10		Dick Hoffman	48		Chevrolet Camaro	89	200	running
11	15	Thomas Blank			Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA 752648	75	300	running
12	1	John Martin			AMC Javelin	93	550	valve
13	13	Jim Corwin			Chevrolet Camaro	68	100	wheel bearing
14	10	Monty Winkler			Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA	67	250	engine
15	6	Dick Lang	85		Chevrolet Camaro	48	50	suspension
16		Jim Brown			AMC Rambler	37	50	engine
17	16	Herb Swan	99		BMW 2002TI	25	200	did not finish
18	9	Joe Grimaldi			Porsche 911	6	150	did not finish
19	5	Horst Kwech			Ford Mustang	0	50	engine

Notes: Originally scheduled for June 9.
Postponed one week on June 6 by track officials when Lyndon Johnson declared June 9 a national day of mourning after the assassination of Robert Kennedy.
Race Purse: $ 8,350
Attendance: 15,400

1968 Warren Ohio

July 28, 1968. SCCA Nationals at Warren, Ohio.

A,B Sedan Final:

1. Jim Harrell (Falcon)
2. Dick Lang (Camaro) (despite damaged transmission)
3. Anthony Fucci (Mustang)

1968 Mid-Ohio

Mid-Ohio, September 8, 1968

A-B Production Final Standings:
1. Al Barker (Sting Ray)
2. Dick Lang (Camaro) (lst in A Sedan)
3. Tony DeLorenzo (Owens-Corning Sting Ray)

1968 Blackhawk

Blackhawk Farms SCCA National
Rockton, IL August 25, 1968

A-B Sedan & C-D Production
1) Dick Lang (Camaro)
2) Jim Harell (Falcon)
3) Tim Startup (Porsche 911)

Click HERE for the Competition Press article on the event.

1968 Riverside

5th Annual American Road Race of Champions
NOVEMBER 21 - 24, 1968
RIVERSIDE INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
SEDAN A SATURDAY, November 23 1:30 p. m.

52 Dick Lang, Xenia, Ohio Camaro 1-CE

Lang wins the SCCA Sedan A National Championship at Riverside, CA.
Click HERE to read the Autoweek Story from 12/14/68
Old results listing here.

Pre-Race Prep.  Next to the Camaro is a black Mustang and a yellow Dodge Dart.

December 14, 1968 Autoweek Cover featuring Dick Lang winning in #52 Camaro

Racing John Martin's factory AMC Javelin



Racing winning Camaro from a Champion Spark Plug advertisement

Here's the full Champion Spark Plug Ad from Road and Track Magazine in 1968.

Left Page. Right Page.

Lang with posing with his newly won National Championship Trophy (along with Dick Smothers).

Posing with Smothers and his race "team" (including his wife Judy in the green dress)

1969 Michigan Wolverine Trans American

Brooklyn, MI. Wolverine 4-Hour. May 11, 1969.
Michigan International Speeday.

Qualifying highlights- 1) Parnelli Jones; 5) Mark Donahue; 8)Pete Revson; 10)Jerry Thompson/Don Yenko; 17) Dick Lang

Final Results:
1) Parnelli Jones (Mustang)
2) Mark Donahue (Penske Camaro)
3) Jerry Titus (Firebird)
4) Bob Tullius (Javelin)
5) Dick Lang (Camaro)

Dick Lang with Mark Donahue at the wheel. Click on photo to enlarge.

Dad was a huge admirer of Mark Donahue.   --Not only was Mark a great driver, but he was a great guy -- who helped Dad with his set-up on several occasions.

Dick Brown's Firebird with Lang's Camaro and Titus's Firebird in hot pursuit.
 (photo by Ron Lathrop)

Lang passing Fred Opert's Porsche (photo by Ron Lathrop)

Full Results courtesy of Ultimate Racing History.

For many more wonderful photos of the race with some commentary, check out Ron Lathrop's large collection of photographs.

Wolverine Trans American

SCCA Trans Am race

Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI

May 11, 1969

104 laps on 3.31 mile road course; 344.24 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Parnelli Jones	15	Bud Moore	Ford Mustang Boss 302	104	5,000	running
2	5	Mark Donohue	6	Roger Penske	Chevrolet Camaro	103	3,500	running
3	6	Jerry Titus	27		Pontiac Firebird	103	2,600	running
4	19	Bob Tullius	33		AMC Javelin	102	2,000	running
5	17	Dick Lang			Chevrolet Camaro	102	1,700	running
6	18	Larry Harley  Brad Dunn	72		Pontiac Firebird	100	1,400	running
7	14	Rusty Jowett			Chevrolet Camaro	99	1,200	running
8	35	Craig Fisher	7	Todco Racing	Chevrolet Camaro	98	1,000	running
9	36	Ted Roberts  Dick Guldstrand	55		AMC Javelin	97	800	running
10	21	Fred Baker  Dick Smothers			Porsche 911	96	3,000	running
11	22	Gary Wright			Porsche 911	96	1,800	running
12	15	Richard Brown	62		Pontiac Firebird	96	700	running
13	37	Bill Ortega	25		Pontiac Firebird	95	600	running
14	31	Harry Theodoracopulos  Paul Richards			Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA	94	1,500	running
15	26	Ed Wachs			Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA	94	1,200	running
16	23	J.A. Lagod	74		Chevrolet Camaro	94	500	running
17	13	Erhard Dahm  Garrett Van Camp			Porsche 911	94	900	running
18	42	Pete Feistman  Russell Norburn	17		Porsche 911	93	800	running
19	20	Erwin Dollinger  Jim Osborne			Porsche 911	93	700	running
20	28	Maurice Carter	18		Chevrolet Camaro	91	400	running
21	39	Jim Corwin	26		Chevrolet Camaro	91	300	running
22	40	Paul Sanford  Fred Opert			Porsche 911	91	600	running
23	34	Herb Swan			BMW 2002	89	500	running
24	24	Bill Campbell  L. Marty Gifford			Porsche 911	89	400	running
25	9	Bob Bailey  Jim Locke			Porsche 911	88	300	running
26	29	Dean Gregson	28		Ford Mustang	87	200	running
27	27	Larry Bock	11		Chevrolet Camaro	85	150	running
28	33	Tony Adamowicz  Herb Wetanson	20		Porsche 911	87	200	ring/pinion
29	8	Peter Revson	1	Carroll Shelby	Ford Mustang Boss 302	73	150	blown tire
30	4	Milt Minter	37		Pontiac Firebird	71	100	wheel
31	32	Jim Netterstrom  Bruce Jennings	22		Porsche 911	68	100	oil pressure
32	7	Bert Everett			Porsche 911	61	100	did not finish
33		Dan Furey	53		Ford Mustang	56	100	did not finish
34	2	George Follmer	16	Bud Moore	Ford Mustang	52	100	clutch
35		Ron Grable	3	Ronnie Kaplan	AMC Javelin	52		oil pressure
36		John Martin	4	Ronnie Kaplan	AMC Javelin	48		universal joint
37	25	Wilbur Pickett			Porsche 911	40	100	did not finish
38	41	Bob Grossman  Bob Dini	5		Chevrolet Camaro	37		valve
39	12	Joe Buzzetta  Peter Gregg			Porsche 911	34	100	did not finish
40	11	Ronnie Bucknum	9	Roger Penske	Chevrolet Camaro	29		power steering
41	10	Don Yenko	19		Chevrolet Camaro	24		engine bearings
42	3	Horst Kwech	2	Carroll Shelby	Ford Mustang 9F02M148627	8		accident
43	30	Dick McDaniel	32		Pontiac Firebird	4		did not finish
44	38	Wayne Allen	40		Chevrolet Camaro	3		black flagged
45	16	William Lowell	87		Ford Mustang	3		black flagged

Notes: Derwood Fletcher, a fan, was killed in an accident in the infield during the race.

The race had FIA international sanction.

The name of Ed Wachs's co-driver is currently unknown.

Jim McElreath was scheduled to co-drive with Dick McDaniel, but did not arrive from Indianapolis in time.

Time of race: 04:11:00

Average Speed: 85.49 MPH

Pole Speed: 145.1 seconds

Race Purse: $ 34,800

Attendance: 21,648

1969 Lime Rock Park

SCCA Trans Am race
Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, CT
May 30, 1969
143 laps on 1.53 mile road course; 218.79 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status
1	1	Sam Posey	1	Carroll Shelby	Ford Mustang 9F02M148629	143	2,500	running
2		Swede Savage	15	Bud Moore	Ford Mustang	143	1,700	running
3		Bob Johnson	9	Roger Penske	Chevrolet Camaro	142	1,300	running
4		John Cannon	16	Bud Moore	Ford Mustang	139	900	running
5		Milt Minter	29	T-J Racing	Pontiac Firebird	138	650	running
6		Rusty Jowett	92	William Jowett	Chevrolet Camaro	137	500	running
7		Tony Adamowicz	20	Herb Wetanson	Porsche 911	135	1,300	running
8		Gaston Andrey	25	Gaston Andrey	Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA 752507	135	800	running
9		Ron Hunter	10	Rocky Mountain Racing	AMC Javelin	135	400	running
10		Bert Everett	14	Bert Everett	Porsche 911	134	700	running
11		Pete Harrison	86	Pete Harrison	Porsche 911	134	600	running
12		Bob Bailey  Jim Locke	52	Porsche of America	Porsche 911	133	500	running
13		Jim Netterstrom	22	PART	Porsche 911	132	400	running
14		Larry Bock	11	Laurel Racing	Chevrolet Camaro	131	350	running
15		Peter Gregg	59	Brumos Porsche	Porsche 911	131	300	running
16		Serge Adams	93	Todco Racing	Chevrolet Camaro	129	300	running
17		Richard McDaniel	32	Howl-Arc Ltd.	Pontiac Firebird	127	250	running
18		Richard Brown	62	G S Racing	Pontiac Firebird	124	200	running
19		Fred Opert  Paul Sanford	73	Fred Opert	Porsche 911	124	200	running
20		Ron Grable	3	Ronnie Kaplan	AMC Javelin	116	200	running
21		Don Yenko	41		Chevrolet Camaro	88	150	did not finish
22		Robert Huber	19	Julius Mayer	Volvo	69	100	did not finish
23		Dick Lang	85	Lang Chevrolet	Chevrolet Camaro	61	150	did not finish
24		Ted Roberts	55	Roberts Racing	AMC Javelin	58	100	did not finish
25		Jerry Titus	37	T-J Racing	Pontiac Firebird	56	100	did not finish
26		John Martin	4	Ronnie Kaplan	AMC Javelin	54	75	did not finish
27		Ed Leslie	6	Roger Penske	Chevrolet Camaro	48	75	did not finish
28		Russell Norburn	17	Russ Norburn	Porsche 911	39	100	did not finish
29		Brad Dunn	72	Howl-Arc Ltd.	Pontiac Firebird	29	50	did not finish
30		Horst Kwech	2	Carroll Shelby	Ford Mustang	19	50	did not finish

Thanks to Ultimate Racing History for this information.
Notes: Richard Petty and Cale Yarborough were originally scheduled to drive Bud Moore's Mustangs, but were denied permission from NASCAR to compete.
Time of race: 02:30:22
Average Speed: 87.27 MPH
Pole Speed: 59.3 seconds
Race Purse: $ 15,000

1969 Mid-Ohio

SCCA Trans Am race
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, OH
June 8, 1969
100 laps on 2.4 mile road course; 240 miles
DNF
Chevrolet Camaro ‘68 Dick Lang, USA Engine fire

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status
1	8	Ronnie Bucknum	9	Roger Penske	1969 Chevrolet Camaro	100	2,500	running
2	2	Parnelli Jones	15	Bud Moore	1969 Ford Mustang	100	1,900	running
3	5	George Follmer	16	Bud Moore	1969 Ford Mustang	100	1,300	running
4	4	Peter Revson	1	Carroll Shelby	1969 Ford Mustang	99	1,000	running
5	11	Ron Grable	3	Ronnie Kaplan	1969 AMC Javelin	99	700	running
6	12	Rusty Jowett	92		1968 Chevrolet Camaro	99	500	running
7	1	Mark Donohue	6	Roger Penske	1969 Chevrolet Camaro	97	900	running
8	17	Larry Harley	73		1968 Pontiac Firebird	97	300	running
9	18	Ted Roberts	55		1968 AMC Javelin	95	200	running
10	7	Horst Kwech	2	Carroll Shelby	1969 Ford Mustang	94	150	running
11	30	Peter Gregg	59		1968 Porsche 911	94	1,300	running
12	25	Fred Baker	29		1968 Porsche 911	94	750	running
13	31	Pete Harrison	86		1967 Porsche 911	92	500	running
14	23	Russell Norburn	17		1967 Porsche 911	92	400	running
15	13	Milt Minter	37		1968 Pontiac Firebird	91	100	running
16	34	Bruce Jennings	71		1967 Porsche 911	90	350	running
17	33	Wilbur Pickett	36		1966 Porsche 911	89	300	running
18	29	Bert Everett	14		1967 Porsche 911	88	250	running
19	3	Jerry Titus	27		1968 Pontiac Firebird	85	100	running
20	16	Ron Hunter	10		1968 AMC Javelin	85	100	running
21	24	Jim Corwin	26		1968 Chevrolet Camaro	84	75	running
22	32	Jerry Peterson	83		1968 Chevrolet Camaro	73	75	running
23	9	Dick Lang	85		1968 Chevrolet Camaro	95	50	engine fire
24	20	Jim Harrell	23		1969 Ford Mustang	90	50	suspension
25	19	Vic Provenzano	97		1966 Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA	74	400	valve
26	22	Jim Locke  Bob Bailey	52		1968 Porsche 911	74	250	halfshaft
27	27	Nick Engles	19		1968 Chevrolet Camaro	73	50	engine
28	14	Brad Dunn	72		1968 Pontiac Firebird	72	50	disqualified
29	26	Gary Wright	41		1966 Porsche 911	69	100	engine
30	10	Don Yenko	47		1968 Chevrolet Camaro	67	50	suspension
31	21	Robert Barg	50		1967 Chevrolet Camaro	46		axle
32	35	Levester Lewis	49		1967 Chevrolet Camaro	41		engine
33	6	John Martin	4	Ronnie Kaplan	1969 AMC Javelin	39		steering
34	15	Larry Bock	11		1968 Chevrolet Camaro	30		engine
35	28	John Moore	22		1967 Porsche 911	27	50	oil pressure

Race Purse: $ 14,800
Attendance: 23,000
Thanks to Ultimate Racing History for this information and this photo from the race by Ron Lathop: