1968 AMA Lightweight Road Race Results

• Larry Lawrence

Results showing rider name, hometown, brand and model of motorcycle, bike number and laps completed (where the information is available).

Daytona International Speedway – Rd. 1
 March 16, 1968
Daytona Beach, Fla.

Pos. First Last Hometown State Bike No. Laps
1 Yvon DuHamel Montreal, Que. Canada Yamaha 5 15
2 Robert Winters Ft. Smith AR Yamaha 21 15
3 Phil Read Luton England Yamaha 51 15
4 Dick Newell Yamaha 34 15
5 Ron Pierce Bakersfield CA Yamaha 197 15
6 Ron Grant Brisbane CA Suzuki 61 15
7 Jess Thomas New York NY Kawasaki 12 15
8 Ray Hempstead St. Petersburg FL Yamaha 199 15
9 Frank Camillieri Chelsea MA Yamaha 193 15
10 Walt Fulton III Orange CA Kawasaki 99 14
11 Don Vesco San Diego CA Yamaha 111 14
12 Buddy Elmore El Paso TX Yamaha 79 14
13 James Varnes Vincentown NJ Yamaha 68 14
14 Peter Williams Provo UT Yamaha 131 14
15 Ronald Muir Dowell IL Suzuki 138 14
16 Ralph White Torrence CA Kawasaki 15 14
17 David Sullivan New York NY Yamaha 119 14
18 Jim Anderson Arlington TX Yamaha 139 14
19 James Anzalone Arlington MA Benelli 172 14
20 Perry Caudle Jacksonville FL Yamaha 88 14
21 George Rockett Philadelphia PA Yamaha 103 14
22 Rod Pink Dobbs Ferry NY Harley-Davidson 7 14
23 Larry Beall Abilene TX Kawasaki 87 14
24 Darrell Dovel Waukeegan IL Kawasaki 45 14
25 Lennie Waldo Columbus OH Yamaha 70 14
26 John Porter Kensington MD Yamaha 176 14
27 Art Baumann San Francisco CA Yamaha 71 13
28 Miles Eklund Sioux Falls SD Yamaha 121 13
29 Richard LaPorte Newbury NH Yamaha 173 13
30 Lucien Lamoureux Iberville Yamaha 160 13
31 William Werner Bethlehem PA Harley-Davidson 94 13
32 Dwaine Williams S. Miami Heights FL Yamaha 141 13
33 Robert Wakefield Indianapolis IN Kawasaki 112 13
34 Jim Allen Toronto Canada Suzuki 164 13
35 Ronnie Rall Mansfield OH Suzuki 52 13
36 James Kersting North Judson IN Kawasaki 187 13
37 William Lloyd Langley Park MD Suzuki 64 13
38 Dan Thomas Middletown OH Yamaha 179 13
39 William Ciszewski Milwaukee WI Suzuki 149 13
40 Mike Duff Toronto Canada Yamaha 28 12
41 Gary Nixon Baltimore MD Yamaha 1 12
42 Rod Gould Banbury England Kawasaki 102 12
43 Tom Bowersox South Bend IN Yamaha 89 12
44 Cal Rayborn Spring Valley CA Suzuki 25 12
45 Bob Greenrose Louisville KY Yamaha 127 12
46 Willard Root Williamston MI Harley-Davidson 93 12
47 Donald Twigg Hagerstown MD Yamaha 31 11
48 Myron Nagorski Cleveland OH Harley-Davidson 180 11
49 Don Droud Lincoln NE Harley-Davidson 92 11
50 Tim Coopey Pt. Coquitlam Canada Yamaha 113 10
51 Andreas Georgeades Brampton Yamaha 118 10
52 Frank Fudala Hickory Falls IL Honda 137 10
53 George Wills Chicago IL Yamaha 198 10
54 Benny Hardwick Sherman TX Yamaha 144 10
55 Jeffery Sperry Tucson AZ Yamaha 13 9
56 Larry Schafer Hyattsville MD Yamaha 6 9
57 Dennis Schonfeldt Houston TX Yamaha 42 9
58 William Canfield Albuquerque NM Suzuki 117 9
59 Jim McMurren Nestor CA Suzuki 11 7
60 William Hogge Newport News VA Harley-Davidson 73 7
61 James Dour Berkeley CA Kawasaki 33 6
62 James Skinner Auburn AL Benelli 17 6
63 Clyde Litch Long Beach CA Honda 9 6
64 Donald Pepin Nashua NH Yamaha 114 4
65 Gene Lorge Mobile AL Honda 167 3
66 Skip Van Leeuwen Hollywood CA Yamaha 59 3
67 Larry Darr Mansfield OH Suzuki 122 2
68 John Apple Imperial Beach CA Suzuki 116 1
69 Dick Hammer South Gate CA Suzuki 16 1

Time of race: 34 mins., 36 secs.
Winner’s Avg. Speed: 96.253 mph.
Margin of victory:

Bryar Motrsports Park – Rd. 2
 June 16, 1968
Loudon, NH

Pos. First Last Hometown State Bike No. Laps
1 Art Baumann San Francisco CA Yamaha
2 Mike Duff Toronto Canada Yamaha
3 Yvon DuHamel Montreal, Que. Canada Yamaha
4 Ron Grant Brisbane CA Suzuki
5 Frank Camillieri Chelsea MA Yamaha
6 Ralph White Torrence CA Kawasaki
7 David Bloom Yamaha
8 Gary Nixon Baltimore MD Yamaha
9 Andres Lascoutx Yamaha
10 Donald Twigg Hagerstown MD Yamaha
11 Ray Hempstead St. Petersburg FL Yamaha
12 Fred Nix Lawton OK Yamaha
13 Robert Winters Ft. Smith AR Suzuki
14 Don Vesco San Diego CA Yamaha
15 Richard LaPorte Newbury NH Yamaha

Time of race:
Winner’s Avg. Speed:
Margin of victory:

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(Mythical) 1968 AMA Lightweight Road Race Champion:
Yvon Duhamel, Montreal, Que., Canada, Yamaha

(Mythical) Final 1968 AMA Lightweight Road Race Point Standings

1 Yvon DuHamel Montreal, Que. Canada Yamaha 168
2 Ron Grant Brisbane CA Suzuki 120
3 Robert Winters Ft. Smith AR Yamaha 113
4 Frank Camillieri Chelsea MA Yamaha 101
5 Art Baumann San Francisco CA Yamaha 86
6 Phil Read Luton England Yamaha 82
7 Ray Hempstead St. Petersburg FL Yamaha 80
8 Mike Duff Toronto Canada Yamaha 76
9 Dick Newell Yamaha 74
10 Ralph White Torrence CA Kawasaki 74
11 Ron Pierce Bakersfield CA Yamaha 67
12 Don Vesco San Diego CA Yamaha 62
13 Jess Thomas New York NY Kawasaki 56
14 Walt Fulton III Orange CA Kawasaki 46
15 David Bloom Yamaha 41
16 Buddy Elmore El Paso TX Yamaha 40
17 Gary Nixon Baltimore MD Yamaha 37
18 James Varnes Vincentown NJ Yamaha 37
19 Andres Lascoutx Yamaha 34
20 Peter Williams Provo UT Yamaha 34
21 Ronald Muir Dowell IL Suzuki 31
22 Donald Twigg Hagerstown MD Yamaha 31
23 Fred Nix Lawton OK Yamaha 25
24 David Sullivan New York NY Yamaha 25
25 Jim Anderson Arlington TX Yamaha 22
26 James Anzalone Arlington MA Benelli 19
27 Perry Caudle Jacksonville FL Yamaha 16
28 Richard LaPorte Newbury NH Yamaha 16
29 George Rockett Philadelphia PA Yamaha 13
30 Rod Pink Dobbs Ferry NY Harley-Davidson 10
31 Larry Beall Abilene TX Kawasaki 7
32 Darrell Dovel Waukeegan IL Kawasaki 4
33 Lennie Waldo Columbus OH Yamaha 1

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3 thoughts on “1968 AMA Lightweight Road Race Results”

  1. Larry, should you include the AMA Heidelberg Mini-road race on 23 June, ’68? There was no big bike race, only the 250s, but I’m not sure that GNC points weren’t awarded. Walt Fulton was 1st on a Sprint.

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    1. Dave,
      Heidelberg was in fact the big bikes. It was a full-blown Grand National Road Race. They called it “Mini” because it was on a tiny road course improvised using part of the newly paved Half-Mile oval. The track only measured 3500 feet. Fulton III won it over Nixon and Rayborn. Impressive win for Walt for sure.

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