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1968 USAC Championship Car season

Sports season


Sports season

The 1968 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 28 races, beginning in Hanford, California on March 17 and concluding in Riverside, California on December 7. The USAC National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Bobby Unser. Mike Spence died in an accident while practicing for the 1968 Indianapolis 500. Ronnie Duman died of burns suffered during the Rex Mays Classic.

Schedule and results

RndDateRace nameTrackLocationTypePole positionWinning driver12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
March 17USA California 200Hanford Motor SpeedwayHanford, CaliforniaPavedUSA Bobby UnserUSA Gordon Johncock
March 31USA Stardust 150Stardust International RacewayLas Vegas, NevadaRoadUSA Dan GurneyUSA Bobby Unser
April 7USA Jimmy Bryan MemorialPhoenix International RacewayAvondale, ArizonaPavedUSA Bobby UnserUSA Bobby Unser
April 21USA Trenton 150Trenton International SpeedwayTrenton, New JerseyPavedUSA Mario AndrettiUSA Bobby Unser
May 30USA [International 500 Mile Sweepstakes](1968-indianapolis-500)Indianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpeedway, IndianaPavedUSA Joe LeonardUSA Bobby Unser
June 8USA Rex Mays ClassicMilwaukee MileWest Allis, WisconsinPavedUSA Roger McCluskeyUSA Lloyd Ruby
June 15CAN Telegram Trophy 200Mosport ParkBowmanville, OntarioRoadUSA Dan GurneyUSA Dan Gurney
USA Dan GurneyUSA Dan Gurney
June 23USA Langhorne 150Langhorne SpeedwayLanghorne, PennsylvaniaPavedUSA Gordon JohncockUSA Gordon Johncock
June 29USA Pikes Peak Auto Hill ClimbPikes Peak HighwayPikes Peak, ColoradoHillUSA Bobby UnserUSA Bobby Unser
July 7USA Rocky Mountain 150Continental Divide RacewaysCastle Rock, ColoradoRoadUSA Ronnie BucknumUSA A. J. Foyt
July 13USA Nazareth 100Nazareth SpeedwayNazareth, PennsylvaniaDirtUSA Bill Vukovich IIUSA Al Unser
July 21USA Indy 200Indianapolis Raceway ParkClermont, IndianaRoadUSA Mario AndrettiUSA Al Unser
USA Al UnserUSA Al Unser
July 28USA Langhorne Twin 100Langhorne SpeedwayLanghorne, PennsylvaniaPavedUSA Gordon JohncockUSA Al Unser
USA Al UnserUSA Al Unser
August 4CAN Saint-Jovite 200Circuit Mont-TremblantSaint-Jovite, QuebecRoadUSA Mario AndrettiUSA Mario Andretti
USA Mario AndrettiUSA Mario Andretti
August 17USA Tony Bettenhausen 100Illinois State FairgroundsSpringfield, IllinoisDirtUSA Al UnserUSA Roger McCluskey
August 18USA Tony Bettenhausen 200Milwaukee MileWest Allis, WisconsinPavedUSA Art PollardUSA Lloyd Ruby
September 2USA Ted Horn MemorialDuQuoin State FairgroundsDu Quoin, IllinoisDirtUSA Al UnserUSA Mario Andretti
September 7USA Hoosier HundredIndiana State FairgroundsIndianapolis, IndianaDirtUSA Mario AndrettiUSA A. J. Foyt
September 22USA Trenton 200Trenton International SpeedwayTrenton, New JerseyPavedUSA Al UnserUSA Mario Andretti
September 29USA Golden State 100California State FairgroundsSacramento, CaliforniaDirtUSA Mario AndrettiUSA A. J. Foyt
October 13USA Michigan Inaugural 250Michigan International SpeedwayBrooklyn, MichiganPavedUSA Mario AndrettiUSA Ronnie Bucknum
November 3USA Hanford 250Hanford Motor SpeedwayHanford, CaliforniaPavedUSA Joe LeonardUSA A. J. Foyt
November 17USA Bobby Ball 150Phoenix International RacewayAvondale, ArizonaPavedUSA Mario AndrettiUSA Gary Bettenhausen
December 7USA Rex Mays 300Riverside International RacewayRiverside, CaliforniaRoadUSA Dan GurneyUSA Dan Gurney

: Run in two heats of 98 miles (158 kilometers) each. : No pole is awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, in this schedule on the pole is the driver who started first. No lap led was awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, however, a lap was awarded to the drivers that completed the climb. : Run in two heats of 100 miles (161 kilometers) each.

Final points standings

PosDriverHAN1
USALVG
USAPHX1
USATRE1
USA[INDY](1968-indianapolis-500)
USAMIL1
USAMOS
CANLAN1
USAPIP
USACDR
USANAZ
USAIRP
USALAN2
USACMT
CANSPR
USAMIL2
USADQSF
USAISF
USATRE2
USASAC
USAMIS
USAHAN2
USAPHX2
USARIV
USAPts1433024319328954279952410618607180081595913551012651112601212571312281410161596016919178901889019860208502177122760236962452025510264002739028285292653024031206321703315034150351203610037100388539804080418042754375446045504645474048304930503051255224532154155512569578586595-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0PosDriverHAN1
USALVG
USAPHX1
USATRE1
USA[INDY](1968-indianapolis-500)
USAMIL1
USAMOS1
CANMOS2
CANLAN1
USAPIP
USACDR
USANAZ
USAIRP1
USAIRP2
USALAN2
USALAN3
USACMT1
CANCMT2
CANSPR
USAMIL2
USADQSF
USAISF
USATRE2
USASAC
USAMIS
USAHAN2
USAPHX2
USARIV
USAPts
USA Bobby Unser**5**1**1**1121172**1**117321216211DNQ418167DNQ172192
USA Mario Andretti23215**2**33222174152**2**223**1****1**1821**2**1**4****2**3**24**18
USA Al Unser214161726345122241111**1**915**12**3**7**15**22**318151526
USA Lloyd Ruby342125115122121723151061914DNQ1DNQDNQ16151823
USA Bill Vukovich II26619571397149**3**13664473561619647
USA A. J. Foyt41323212014143181724212411412320
USA Dan Gurney**16**2**1****1****1**
USA Gary Bettenhausen10101324DNS1013374211213121313135441222121119
USA Mel Kenyon83103DNQDNQ22DNQDNQ42413DNP
USA Jim MalloyDNQ91122108820317105343581514111824112224
USA Sam Sessions911161222194116478525
USA Gordon Johncock17184271213DNS**1**25516**21**151519DNQDNQ711
USA Roger McCluskey612141629**20**3149171972212351221225101112
USA Bud Tingelstad187DNS169DNQ191313165152818DNQDNQ389710
USA Wally Dallenbach Sr.74317715DNQ113520720DNQ1318922232529
USA George Snider956631883103DNQ133DNP
USA Larry Dickson12286115DNQ62DNQ7DNQ78268
USA Johnny Rutherford20111718420242025551151625176
USA Mike Mosley819169414917DNS313914
USA Joe Leonard223228**12**1876814DNS16**4**17
USA Jim McElreath14DNQ221011717710915DNQ5628
USA Ronnie Bucknum2153**19**64341201413
USA Art Pollard1685131316141857926DNQ**14**141010106DNQ2016
USA Sonny Ates15DNQ22DNQ6813265916
USA Rick MutherDNQ7DNQ6DNQ215
USA Ronnie DumanDNP622
USA Bruce Walkup1320DNQ511121818971513DNQDNQ5
USA Max Dudley17DNQ915DNQ718161011712212612
USA Bill PuterbaughDNQ1789129611
USA George Follmer111524DNQ1110DNS8
USA Arnie Knepper24DNQDNP25DNS2415112218111016614201215
USA George Benson2598622
USA Carl Williams155178DNS13131519
USA Bobby Grim10DNQ
USA Jerry Daniels1089DNQ
USA Wib Spalding8
USA Bob Veith11
USA Chuck BoothDNQDNQ1018111814DNQ11DNQ
USA Tom Bigelow6DNQ14
USA Keith Rachwitz129DNQ17DNQDNQ
USA Rollie Beale15DNQ19DNQDNQ9DNQDNQ
USA Chuck Hulse21DNQ8DNQ
USA Jigger Sirois1621DNQ2510
USA Bob HarkeyDNQDNQ132017128DNQ2313
USA Denny Zimmerman2011DNS
USA Bob HurtDNQDNQ10DNQ
USA Ralph LiguoriDNQ162091718
USA Roger West1019DNQDNQDNQDNQ
USA Bruce Jacobi192119DNQ22DNQ1513DNQ1912DNQDNQ111618
USA Dempsey Wilson141711DNQDNQDNQ
USA Al SmithDNQ12
USA Ted Foltz2
USA Wes Vandervoort3
USA Paul Kleinschmidt5
USA Malcolm Brazier6
USA Bob Herring7
USA Grier Manning8
USA Ralph Bruning9
USA Charles Louderman10
CAN John Cannon1088629
USA Mark Donohue6421
NZL Denny Hulme4
USA Skip Scott4
DEU Lothar Motschenbacher176
USA Bud Morley168DNQ
USA Jack Eiteljorg23109
USA Peter Revson10
USA Bob Daly11
CAN George Fejer1215DNS1412
USA Lou Sell2112141630
USA Thurel Novotny12
USA Dick Heikes13
USA Gene Willbanks14
USA Greg WeldDNQ1424DNQDNQ1714DNQ
USA Gig StephensDNQ231414DNQ
USA Bay Darnell1423DNQDNQ
USA Don ThomasDNQ15
USA Butch Earley15
USA Clark Yowell16
USA Henry PensDNQ17
USA Jerry Colton17
USA Don Meacham17
USA Gene BerginDNQ18DNQDNQ
USA Tom Dillon18
GBR Graham Hill19DNQ
USA LaVerne Ravenstein19
USA Chuck Arnold20
USA Walter Miller20
USA Gene Pacheco21
USA Jerry TitusDNQ22
USA Jerry Grant23DNS23
USA Orville Nance23
USA Mickey Shaw23
AUS Jack Brabham23
USA Norm Brown24
USA Larry Overholser24
USA Bill Simpson27
USA Jim Hurtubise30
AUT Jochen Rindt32
USA Dusty SmithDNQDNS
USA Billy WilkersonDNS
USA Jim ReynardDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
USA Les ScottDNQDNQDNQDNPDNQ
USA Karl BussonDNQDNQDNQDNQ
USA Danny OngaisDNQDNQDNQ
USA Dee JonesDNQDNQ
USA Ernie KochDNQDNQ
USA Al MillerDNQDNQ
CAN Norm EllefsonDNQDNQ
USA Hamilton VoseDNQDNQ
USA Don SchislerDNQDNQ
USA Otto BeckerDNQDNP
USA Bill CheesbourgDNQ
USA Masten GregoryDNQ
USA Bobby JohnsDNQ
NZL Bruce McLarenDNQ
GBR Mike SpenceDNQ
USA Chuck StevensonDNQ
USA LeeRoy YarbroughDNQ
USA Scott BrazierDNQ
USA Bob TattersallDNQ
USA Earl SmithDNQ
USA Don BrownDNQ
USA Earl DykesDNQ
CAN Ludwig Heimrath Jr.DNQ
GBR Jackie StewartWth
GBR Jim ClarkDNP
USA Bob HerstDNP
USA Stew McMillanDNP

Note 1: John Cannon, George Fejer, Lou Sell, Mark Donohue, Jack Eiteljorg, Bud Morley, Lothar Motschenbacher, Jochen Rindt, Graham Hill, Jack Brabham, Denis Hulme, Skip Scott and Peter Revson are not eligible for points.

Note 2: Ronnie Bucknum did not compete with a USAC license until after the events at Indianapolis Raceway Park.

ResultsWinner2nd place3rd place4th & 5th place6th-10th placeFinished
(Outside Top 10)Did not finish
(Ret)Did not qualify
(DNQ)Withdrawn
(Wth)Disqualified
(DSQ)Did not start
(DNS)Did not
participate
(DNP)
Not competing

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References

  • http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf (p. 244–249)
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