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1968 Riverside Indycars

1968 Riverside Indycars is 190th USAC race. Passed at the Riverside circuit. Dan Gurney won the pole position and this race. Bobby Unser and Lloyd Ruby, Mario Andretti also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 116 laps (484 km).

Previous race: 1968 Phoenix Indycars
Next race: 1969 Phoenix Indycars
Race Start: 1st December 1968

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1968 Riverside Indycars

5th victory for the All-American Racers team
4th victory for the Dan Gurney
7th podium for the Dan Gurney
26th podium for the Bobby Unser
19th podium for the Lloyd Ruby
51st podium for the Mario Andretti

Eagle 68 - 1968 Riverside Indycars winner

Eagle 68 #48 - 1968 Riverside Indycars winner

1968 Riverside Indycars results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Dan Gurney	Eagle 68, #48	600	2h 42m 1.27s	All-American Racers
2	Bobby Unser	Eagle ? 1968, #3	480	115 laps	Leader Card Racers
3	Lloyd Ruby, Mario Andretti	Mongoose ? 1968, #25	165	113 laps	Gene White Co
4	Skip Scott, Al Unser	Lola T150, #24	313	112 laps	Retzloff Racing Team
5	Rick Muther	Finley ? 1968, #54	300	107 laps	Vatis Enterprises
6	Johnny Rutherford	Eagle ? 1968, #22	240	103 laps	Michner Petroleum
7	Billy Vukovich	Mongoose ? 1968, #98	180	101 laps	JC Agajanian
8	George Follmer	Cheetah ? 1968, #41	150	97 laps	George Follmer Enterprises
9	John Cannon	Mongoose ? 1968, #9	120	96 laps	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing
10	Peter Revson	Eisert ? 1968, #96	90	81 laps Gearbox	Eisert Racing Enterprises
11	Gordon Johncock	Eagle ? 1968, #4	60	79 laps Upright	Johncock Racing Team
12	Roger McCluskey	Eagle ? 1968, #8	30	74 laps Engine	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
13	Ronnie Bucknum	Eagle ? 1968, #45	0	73 laps Oil leak	Weinberger & Welseck Enterprises
14	Mike Mosley	Watson ? 1968, #90	0	69 laps Engine	Leader Card Racers
15	Arnie Knepper	Cecil ? 1968, #19	0	68 laps Engine	MVS
16	Art Pollard	Lotus 56, #20	0	63 laps Accident	Andy Granatelli
17	Mario Andretti, Joe Leonard	Lotus 56, #60	0		Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing
18	Mario Andretti	Hawk III, #2	0	59 laps Engine	Andretti Racing Enterprises
19	Gary Bettenhausen	Gerhardt ? 1968, #11	0	51 laps Oil pressure	Don Gerhardt
20	AJ Foyt jr	Coyote ? 1968, #1	0	48 laps Upright	Ansted-Thompson Racing
21	Mark Donohue	Eagle ? 1968, #12	0	35 laps Suspension	US Racing
22	Jerry Titus	Hawk ? 1968, #64	0	27 laps Suspension	Andretti Racing Enterprises
23	Jack Brabham	Brabham BT25, #35	0	27 laps Oil leak	Motor Racing Developments
24	Jim Malloy	Vollstedt ? 1968, #67	0	26 laps Gear linkage	Jim Robbins
25	Sam Sessions	Gerhardt ? 1968, #14	0	14 laps Oil leak	Caves Buick
26	Al Unser	Lola T150, #5	0	13 laps Accident	Retzloff Racing Team
27	Bill Simpson	Cheetah ? 1968, #28	0	5 laps Oil leak	Bill Simpson
28	Jim McElreath	Hawk ? 1968, #38	0	4 laps Suspension	Jack Adams
29	Wally Dallenbach	Vollstedt ? 1968, #21	0	2 laps Engine	Vollstedt Enterprises
30	Lou Sell	Eagle ? 1968, #39	0	1 laps Accident	Pacesetter Racing

Qualifying Results for the 1968 Riverside Indycars on the Riverside circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Dan Gurney	Eagle 68, #48	1m 18.95s	All-American Racers
2	Mario Andretti	Mongoose ? 1968, #25	1m 19.2s	Gene White Co
3	Joe Leonard	Lotus 56, #60	1m 19.78s	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing
4	Al Unser	Lola T150, #24	1m 19.9s	Retzloff Racing Team
5	Mark Donohue	Eagle ? 1968, #12	1m 20.01s	US Racing
6	Jack Brabham	Brabham BT25, #35	1m 20.18s	Motor Racing Developments
7	Jerry Titus	Hawk ? 1968, #64	1m 20.58s	Andretti Racing Enterprises
8	AJ Foyt jr	Coyote ? 1968, #1	1m 20.63s	Ansted-Thompson Racing
9	Bobby Unser	Eagle ? 1968, #3	1m 20.87s	Leader Card Racers
10	Art Pollard	Lotus 56, #20	1m 21.7s	Andy Granatelli
11	Lou Sell	Eagle ? 1968, #39	1m 21.79s	Pacesetter Racing
12	Gordon Johncock	Eagle ? 1968, #4	1m 21.95s	Johncock Racing Team
13	Ronnie Bucknum	Eagle ? 1968, #45	1m 22.18s	Weinberger & Welseck Enterprises
14	Lloyd Ruby	Mongoose ? 1968, #25	1m 22.25s	Gene White Co
15	John Cannon	Mongoose ? 1968, #9	1m 22.45s	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing
16	Peter Revson	Eisert ? 1968, #96	1m 22.77s	Eisert Racing Enterprises
17	Johnny Rutherford	Eagle ? 1968, #22	1m 23.15s	Michner Petroleum
17	Mario Andretti	Lotus 56, #60	0	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing
18	Mario Andretti	Hawk III, #2	0	Andretti Racing Enterprises
18	Skip Scott	Lola T150, #24	1m 23.23s	Retzloff Racing Team
19	George Follmer	Cheetah ? 1968, #41	1m 23.26s	George Follmer Enterprises
20	Wally Dallenbach	Vollstedt ? 1968, #21	1m 23.39s	Vollstedt Enterprises
21	Mike Mosley	Watson ? 1968, #90	1m 23.77s	Leader Card Racers
22	Gary Bettenhausen	Gerhardt ? 1968, #11	1m 24.12s	Don Gerhardt
23	Roger McCluskey	Eagle ? 1968, #8	1m 24.25s	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
24	Jim Malloy	Vollstedt ? 1968, #67	1m 25.36s	Jim Robbins
25	Billy Vukovich	Mongoose ? 1968, #98	1m 25.58s	JC Agajanian
26	Rick Muther	Finley ? 1968, #54	1m 25.61s	Vatis Enterprises
26	Al Unser	Lola T150, #5	0	Retzloff Racing Team
27	Sam Sessions	Gerhardt ? 1968, #14	1m 26.04s	Caves Buick
28	Arnie Knepper	Cecil ? 1968, #19	1m 26.53s	MVS
29	Jim McElreath	Hawk ? 1968, #38	1m 28.6s	Jack Adams
30	Bill Simpson	Cheetah ? 1968, #28	1m 30.78s	Bill Simpson