MidWest Division SCCA Formula B 1968
Formula B numbers jumped up in 1968 but this was almost entirely due to an influx of Formula Ford Lotus 51s. The SCCA didn't have a Formula Ford class, and seemed reluctant to start one, but the cars were eligible for Formula B so ran in that class throughout 1968. At least seven scored points in MidWest FB and they filled the first three places in the Division. Stutz Plaisted, although now regarding Kansas as his home region, was racing his Lotus 22 in Texas.
Final standings
| 1. | Bill Johnson | Lotus 51 | Kansas City | 19 pts |
| 2. | Gene Forsthofel | Lotus 51 | Kansas City | 17 pts |
| 3. | Bob Spooner | Lotus 51 | St Louis | 15 pts |
| 4. | Brian Follon | LeGrand [Mk 3B] | Colorado | 12 pts |
| 5. | Bob Nichols | Lotus 51 | NEOkla | 11 pts |
| 6. | James Harris | Lotus 51 | Kansas City | 11 pts |
| 7. | Harvey Woodward | ? [Lotus 51] | Kansas City | 10 pts |
| 8. | H T Afghani | Shark Special | Kansas City | 9 pts |
| 9. | Doug Champlin | LeGrand | Oklahoma | 9 pts |
| 10. | John Saucier | Lotus 51 | Oklahoma | 9 pts |
| 11. | Stutz Plaisted | Lotus [22]/Alfa | Kansas | 6 pts† |
| 12. | Richard Anderson | Lotus 51 | Kansas City | 1 pt |
† Indicates total includes points earned out of home division.
1968 Schedule
| 21 Apr 1968 | Stuttgart Airport | Arkansas Region |
| 09 Jun 1968 | Continental Divide | Rio Grande Region |
| 23 Jun 1968 | Mid-America Raceway | St Louis Region |
| 07 Jul 1968 | Ponca City | Oklahoma Region |
| 28 Jul 1968 | Lake Garnett | Kansas City Region |
| 18 Aug 1968 | Lake Afton | Wichita Region |
| 02 Sep 1968 | War Bonnet | Wichita Region |
| 15 Sep 1968 | Mid-America Raceway | St Louis Region |
| 29 Sep 1968 | Continental Divide | Colorado Region |
| 06 Oct 1968 | War Bonnet | Northeast Oklahoma Region |
Midwest Division sources
Race results for Midwest Division Nationals from 1970 to 1978 have been kindly provided by veteran MiDiv historian Rocky Entriken. We also have some background information from Competition Press up to about 1973, when its interest in such events waned considerably, but we know little of the goings-on away from these events and are are keen to acquire or borrow 1960s, 1970s and 1980s copies of SCCA regional publications from this Division. The key ones are:
- Checkpoint (Kansas City Region)
- Course Record (Arkansas Region)
- The Echo (Southern Illinois Region)
- Exhaust Notes (Nebraska) - full archive available at nrsccahistory.com.
- Gasket Gazette (Oklahoma Region)
- Neokla Observer (NE Oklahoma Region), renamed Sports Car Observer in 1980
- The Offside Undo (Kansas Region)
- Redline (Colorado Region)
- Steerin’ Column (Mid-South Region)
- Wheelspin (St. Louis Region)
- Witches Wail (Wichita Region)
We are also keen to get scans of entry lists from SCCA Nationals for this division.