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1968 Indianapolis Raceway Park Indycars Race 1 in USAC at the Indianapolis Raceway Park circuit. Full information

1968 Indianapolis Raceway Park Indycars

1968 Indianapolis Raceway Park Indycars is 175th USAC race. Passed at the Indianapolis Raceway Park circuit. Mario Andretti won the pole position, Al Unser won this race. Mario Andretti and Bobby Unser also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 40 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1968 Nazareth Indycars
Next race: 1968 Indianapolis Raceway Park Indycars
Race Start: 21st July 1968

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1968 Indianapolis Raceway Park Indycars

3rd victory for the Retzloff Racing Team team
4th victory for the Al Unser
16th podium for the Al Unser
41st podium for the Mario Andretti
21st podium for the Bobby Unser

Lola T150 4WD SL-150-02 - 1968 Indianapolis Raceway Park Indycars winner

Lola T150 4WD SL-150-02 #5 - 1968 Indianapolis Raceway Park Indycars winner

1968 Indianapolis Raceway Park Indycars results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Al Unser	Lola T150 4WD SL-150-02, #5	200	1h 1m 59.2s	Retzloff Racing Team
2	Mario Andretti	Hawk III, #2	160	1h 2m 11s	Andretti Racing Enterprises
3	Bobby Unser	Eagle ? 1968, #3	140	40 laps	Leader Card Racers
4	AJ Foyt jr	Coyote 67, #1	120	40 laps	Ansted-Thompson Racing
5	Gordon Johncock	Gerhardt ? 1968, #4	100	40 laps	Johncock Racing Team
6	Ronnie Bucknum	Eagle ? 1968, #45	80	39 laps	Weinberger & Welseck Enterprises
7	Art Pollard	Vollstedt ? 1968, #21	60	38 laps	Vollstedt Enterprises
8	John Cannon	Gilbert 68, #41	50	38 laps	Vollstedt Enterprises
9	Mike Mosley	Watson ? 1968, #90	40	38 laps	Leader Card Racers
10	Jim McElreath	Lola T92, #38	30	37 laps	Jack Adams
11	Arnie Knepper	Cecil ? 1968, #19	20	36 laps	MVS
12	Lou Sell	Eagle ? 1968, #39	10	33 laps Oil leak	Pacesetter Racing
13	Billy Vukovich	Brabham ? 1968, #98	0	28 laps Wheel	JC Agajanian
14	Joe Leonard	Lotus 56 4WD, #60	0	27 laps Spun	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing
15	Bruce Jacobi	Marathon 67, #75	0	22 laps Spun	Carol Horton
16	Bud Tingelstad	Gerhardt ? 1968, #10	0	21 laps Spun	Federal Engineering
17	Jim Malloy	Vollstedt ? 1968, #67	0	17 laps Spun	Jim Robbins
18	Bruce Walkup	Marathon 67, #71	0	15 laps	Paula Diane Horton
19	Roger McCluskey	Eagle ? 1968, #8	0	14 laps Puncture	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
20	Bob Harkey	Gerhardt ? 1968, #36	0	11 laps Spun	Buzz Harvey
21	Gary Bettenhausen	Gerhardt ? 1968, #11	0	8 laps Half shaft	Don Gerhardt
22	Sam Sessions	Gerhardt ? 1968, #14	0	2 laps Half shaft	Caves Buick
23	Lloyd Ruby	Mongoose ? 1968, #25	0	1 laps Half shaft	Gene White Co
24	Johnny Rutherford	Eagle ? 1968, #22	0	Suspension	Michner Petroleum

Qualifying Results for the 1968 Indianapolis Raceway Park Indycars on the Indianapolis Raceway Park circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Mario Andretti	Hawk III, #2	1m 30.83s	Andretti Racing Enterprises
2	Joe Leonard	Lotus 56 4WD, #60	1m 32.03s	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing
3	Bobby Unser	Eagle ? 1968, #3	1m 32.44s	Leader Card Racers
4	Lloyd Ruby	Mongoose ? 1968, #25	1m 32.45s	Gene White Co
5	Al Unser	Lola T150 4WD SL-150-02, #5	1m 33.07s	Retzloff Racing Team
6	Billy Vukovich	Brabham ? 1968, #98	1m 33.22s	JC Agajanian
7	Ronnie Bucknum	Eagle ? 1968, #45	1m 33.31s	Weinberger & Welseck Enterprises
8	Lou Sell	Eagle ? 1968, #39	1m 33.39s	Pacesetter Racing
9	Jim Malloy	Vollstedt ? 1968, #67	1m 33.84s	Jim Robbins
10	Gary Bettenhausen	Gerhardt ? 1968, #11	1m 34.7s	Don Gerhardt
11	John Cannon	Gilbert 68, #41	1m 35.09s	Vollstedt Enterprises
12	Bud Tingelstad	Gerhardt ? 1968, #10	1m 35.31s	Federal Engineering
13	Art Pollard	Vollstedt ? 1968, #21	1m 35.31s	Vollstedt Enterprises
15	Jim McElreath	Lola T92, #38	1m 35.7s	Jack Adams
16	Johnny Rutherford	Eagle ? 1968, #22	1m 35.74s	Michner Petroleum
17	Roger McCluskey	Eagle ? 1968, #8	1m 35.77s	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
18	AJ Foyt jr	Coyote 67, #1	1m 35.98s	Ansted-Thompson Racing
19	Sam Sessions	Gerhardt ? 1968, #14	1m 37.18s	Caves Buick
20	Mike Mosley	Watson ? 1968, #90	1m 37.21s	Leader Card Racers
21	Arnie Knepper	Cecil ? 1968, #19	1m 38.05s	MVS
22	Bob Harkey	Gerhardt ? 1968, #36	1m 39.35s	Buzz Harvey
23	Bruce Walkup	Marathon 67, #71	1m 42.95s	Paula Diane Horton
24	Gordon Johncock	Gerhardt ? 1968, #4		Johncock Racing Team
25	Bruce Jacobi	Marathon 67, #75	Spun	Carol Horton