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1968 Bobby Ball Memorial

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USAC Champ Car Series race number 27 of 28
Sunday, November 17, 1968 at Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, AZ
200 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (200.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:54:19
Average speed: 104.972 mph
Pole speed: 125.698 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 6

Glossary 1968 USAC Champ Car Series results / 1968 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	13	11	Gary Bettenhausen	Thermo King Auto Air Conditioning (Don Gerhardt)	Gerhardt / Offy	200	8142	running	17	400
2	9	25	Lloyd Ruby	Gene White	Mongoose / Offy	200	5260	running	83	320
3	21	16	George Snider	Thermo King Auto Air Conditioning (Don Gerhardt)	Gerhardt / Offy	200	2621	running	0	14
4	14	98	Billy Vukovich, Jr.	Wagner Lockheed Brake Fluid (J.C. Agajanian)	Shrike / Offy	197	1628	running	0	240
5	10	14	Sammy Sessions	Quaker State (Myron Caves)	Gerhardt / Offy	196	1357	running	0	200
6	15	38	Jim McElreath	Jack Adams Aircraft / Wynn's (Jack Adams)	Brawner / Offy	196	1221	running	0	160
7	8	4	Gordon Johncock	Gilmore Broadcasting (Gordon Johncock)	Gerhardt / Offy	190	1086	running	0	120
8	17	21	Larry Dickson	Bryant Heating & Cooling (Rolla Vollstedt)	Vollstedt / Ford	180	1018	running	0	100
9	20	90	Mike Mosley	Zecol / Lubaid (Bob Wilke)	Watson / Offy	177	950	running	0	40
10	19	10	Bud Tingelstad	Federal Engineering (Federal Automotive Associates)	Gerhardt / Offy	167	882	running	0	60
11	7	8	Roger McCluskey	G.C. Murphy (Lindsey Hopkins)	Eagle / Offy	141	814	engine	0	40
12	11	24	Arnie Knepper	Retzloff Chemical (Al Retzloff)	Lola / Ford	136	746	engine	0	12
13	16	15	Mel Kenyon	City of Lebanon, Indiana (Fred Gerhardt)	Gerhardt / Offy	128	679	engine	0
14	12	45	Ronnie Bucknum	Weinberger Homes (Weinberger & Wilseck)	Eagle / Offy	128	611	engine	0
15	5	5	Al Unser	Retzloff Chemical (Al Retzloff)	Lola / Ford	122	1183	engine	60
16	23	31	Sonny Ates	Federal Engineering (Federal Automotive Associates)	Gerhardt / Offy	93	475	crash	0
17	22	22	Johnny Rutherford	Michner Petroleum (Walt Michner)	Eagle / Offy	93	407	crash	0
18	26	65	Bruce Jacobi	Travelon Trailer (Ernest Ruiz)	Gerhardt / Offy	65	339	engine	0
19	6	3	Bobby Unser	Rislone (Bob Wilke)	Eagle / Offy	63	771	connecting rod	0
20	2	20	Art Pollard	STP Oil Treatment (Andy Granatelli)	Lotus / Pratt & Whitney	47	671	universal joint	40
21	25	44	Rick Muther	Boyce Holt Racing (Boyce Holt)	Gerhardt / Chevy	44	271	engine	0
22	4	67	Jim Malloy	Jim Robbins Seat Belt (Jim Robbins)	Vollstedt / Offy	15	271	crash	0
23	3	1	A.J. Foyt	Sheraton / Thompson (A.J. Foyt)	Coyote / Ford	6	771	crash	0
24	1	2	Mario Andretti	Overseas National Airways (Mario Andretti)	Brawner / Offy	6	271	crash	0
25	18	54	Wally Dallenbach	Valvoline (Tassi Vatis)	Finley / Offy	6	271	oil leak	0
26	24	26	Dennis Zimmerman	Bulldog Stables (Buzz Harvey)	Gerhardt / Offy	0	271	did not start	0

Relief Drivers:

Car #16: Mario Andretti (191 laps), 266 points)
Car #90: Bobby Unser (79 laps), 40 points)
Car #24: Al Unser (16 laps), 8 points)

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Rollie Beale	12	Kilman Meskowski-Offy		Offy
	Dempsey Wilson	51	Greenman-Casale Halibrand	Lysle Greenman	Chevrolet
	Keith Rachwitz	55	Lynch Halibrand	Clyde Lynch	Offy
	Norm Ellefson	59	Hale Brabham		Chevrolet
	Joe Leonard	60	Parnelli Jones / STP	Parnelli Jones	Lotus
	Max Dudley	61	Dudley Trucking Gerhardt	Max Dudley	Offy
	Greg Weld	99	Joe Hunt Magneto Lesovsky	Joe Hunt	Offy
	Earl Smith	101	Smith Racing Gerhardt	Earl Smith	Offy
	Karl Busson	108	Cavnaugh Kurtis F.E.		Chevrolet

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Art Pollard	1	13	13
Al Unser	14	14	1
Art Pollard	15	41	27
Al Unser	42	100	59
Lloyd Ruby	101	183	83
Gary Bettenhausen	184	200	17