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1968 Indy 200 Heat 1

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USAC Champ Car Series race number 13 of 28
Sunday, July 21, 1968 at Indianapolis Raceway Park, Clermont, IN
40 laps on a 2.500 mile road course (100.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:01:59
Average speed: 96.8 mph
Pole speed: 99.086 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 12 sec
Attendance: 12500
Lead changes: 3

Glossary 1968 USAC Champ Car Series results / 1968 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	5	5	Al Unser	Retzloff Chemical (Al Retzloff)	Lola / Ford	40		running	22	200
2	1	2	Mario Andretti	Overseas National Airways (Mario Andretti)	Brawner / Ford	40		running	16	160
3	3	3	Bobby Unser	Rislone (Bob Wilke)	Eagle / Ford	40		running	0	140
4	17	1	A.J. Foyt	Sheraton / Thompson (A.J. Foyt)	Coyote / Ford	40		running	0	120
5	23	4	Gordon Johncock	Gilmore Broadcasting (Gordon Johncock)	Gerhardt / Ford	40		running	0	100
6	7	45	Ronnie Bucknum	Weinberger Homes (Weinberger & Wilseck)	Eagle / Ford	39		running	0	80
7	13	21	Art Pollard	Bryant Heating & Cooling (Rolla Vollstedt)	Vollstedt / Ford	38		running	0	60
8	11	41	John Cannon	George Bryant	Cheetah / Ford	38		running	0	50
9	19	90	Mike Mosley	Zecol / Lubaid (Bob Wilke)	Watson / Ford	38		running	0	40
10	14	38	Jim McElreath	Jack Adams Aircraft / Wynn's (Jack Adams)	Lola / Ford	37		running	0	30
11	20	19	Arnie Knepper	MVS Inc.	Cecil / Ford	36		running	0	20
12	8	39	Lou Sell	Wynn's / Smothers Brothers (Pacesetter Racing)	Eagle / Ford	33		oil leak	0	10
13	6	98	Billy Vukovich, Jr.	Wagner Lockheed Brake Fluid (J.C. Agajanian)	Brabham / Ford	28		lost wheel	0
14	2	60	Joe Leonard	STP (Parnelli Jones)	Lotus / Pratt & Whitney	27	200	spun out	2
15	24	75	Bruce Jacobi	Avanti II (Carol Horton)	Marathon / Ford	22		spun out	0
16	12	10	Bud Tingelstad	Federal Engineering (Federal Automotive Associates)	Gerhardt / Ford	21	599	spun out	0
17	9	67	Jim Malloy	Jim Robbins Seat Belt (Jim Robbins)	Vollstedt / Ford	17		spun out	0
18	22	71	Bruce Walkup	Stewart-Warner (Paula Horton)	Marathon / Ford	15		running	0
19	16	8	Roger McCluskey	G.C. Murphy (Lindsey Hopkins)	Eagle / Ford	14		tire	0
20	21	36	Bob Harkey	Bulldog Stables (Buzz Harvey)	Gerhardt / Chevy	11		crash	0
21	10	11	Gary Bettenhausen	Thermo King Auto Air Conditioning (Don Gerhardt)	Gerhardt / Ford	8		half shaft	0
22	18	14	Sammy Sessions	Quaker State (Myron Caves)	Gerhardt / Offy	2		half shaft	0
23	4	25	Lloyd Ruby	Gene White	Mongoose / Ford	1		half shaft	0
24	15	22	Johnny Rutherford	Michner Petroleum (Walt Michner)	Eagle / Ford	0		suspension	0
25	25	111	George Fejer	Chinook VII (George Fejer)	Chinook / Ford	0	44	did not start	0
26	26	78	Jerry Grant	Bardahl (Friedkin Enterprises)	Eagle / Ford	0		did not start	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Joe Leonard	1	2	2
Mario Andretti	3	18	16
Al Unser	19	40	22