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1968 Golden State 100


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USAC Champ Car Series race number 24 of 28
Sunday, September 29, 1968 at California State Fairgrounds, Sacramento, CA
100 laps on a 1.000 mile dirt track (100.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:08:52
Average speed: 87.118 mph
Pole speed: 97.218 mph
Cautions: 2 for 13 laps
Margin of victory: n/a
Attendance: 11648
Lead changes: 1

Glossary    1968 USAC Champ Car Series results   /   1968 standings

PosSt#DriverChass./Eng.LapsMoneyStatusLedPts
1 21   A.J. Foyt Sheraton / Thompson   (A.J. Foyt)Meskowski / Offy1008314running100200
2 311   Gary Bettenhausen Thermo King Auto Air Conditioning   (Don Gerhardt)Ward / Offy1004144running0160
3115   Al Unser Retzloff Chemical   (Al Retzloff)Dunlop / Offy1002528running0140
4 12   Mario Andretti Overseas National Airways   (Mario Andretti)Kuzma / Offy1001469running0120
5 959   Bruce Walkup Hayhoe Racing Enterprises�   (Cleaver Brooks)Edmunds / Offy1001215running0100
61768   George Benson Maxson Offy Special   (Darwin Maxson)Meskowski / Offy1001013running080
7 745   Larry Dickson Weinberger Homes   (Weinberger & Wilseck)Blum / Offy99810running060
8 510   Bud Tingelstad Federal Engineering   (Federal Automotive Associates)Meskowski / Offy99709running050
91054   Wally Dallenbach Valvoline   (Tassi Vatis)Vollstedt / Offy98658running040
101331   Art Pollard McClure Plastics   (Dick Simon)Vollstedt / Offy97608running030
111576   Bruce Jacobi Windmill Trucking Center   (Lee Glessner)Silnes / Offy86557running020
12128   Roger McCluskey G.C. Murphy   (Lindsey Hopkins)Kuzma / Offy79506crash010
13 890   George Snider Zecol / Lubaid   (Bob Wilke)Watson / Offy72456rod0 
141484   Tom Bigelow Midwest Manufacturing   (Carl Gehlhausen)Kurtis / Offy39405wheel0 
151699   Carl Williams Joe Hunt Magneto   (Joe Hunt)Lesovsky / Offy36354valve0 
16 698   Billy Vukovich, Jr. Wagner Lockheed Brake Fluid   (J.C. Agajanian)Watson / Offy30304clutch0 
171865   Don Meacham Travelon Trailer   (Ernest Ruiz)Shilala / Offy18253water hose0 
18 467   Jim Malloy Jim Robbins Seat Belt   (Jim Robbins)King / Ford4203magneto0 

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
PosNameNbrSponsorOwnerCar
Bobby Unser3RisloneBob WilkeWatson / Offy

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
ReasonFree
Pass
13131  
32365   #98 stalled backstretch 
378044  
81888   #8 accident turn 3 
8910012  
  Percent of race run under caution: 13.0%             Average green flag run: 29.0 laps

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  A.J. Foyt1100100