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1968 Michigan Inaugural 250

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USAC Champ Car Series race number 25 of 28
Sunday, October 13, 1968 at Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
125 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (250.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:32:42
Average speed: 161.812 mph
Pole speed: 183.72 mph

Cautions: 1 for 7 laps
Margin of victory: 1 lap +
Attendance: 55000
Lead changes: 5

Glossary 1968 USAC Champ Car Series results / 1968 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	8	45	Ronnie Bucknum	Weinberger Homes (Weinberger & Wilseck)	Eagle / Offy	125	20088	running	35	500
2	1	2	Mario Andretti	Overseas National Airways (Mario Andretti)	Brawner / Offy	124	11225	running	1	400
3	11	90	Mike Mosley	Zecol / Lubaid (Bob Wilke)	Watson / Offy	123	6250	running	15	241
4	10	15	Mel Kenyon	City of Lebanon, Indiana (Fred Gerhardt)	Gerhardt / Offy	121	4275	running	0	300
5	21	31	Sonny Ates	Federal Engineering (Federal Automotive Associates)	Gerhardt / Offy	121	3563	running	0	250
6	14	24	Art Pollard	Retzloff Chemical (Al Retzloff)	Lola / Ford	119	3206	running	0	101
7	17	14	Sammy Sessions	Quaker State (Myron Caves)	Gerhardt / Offy	119	2850	running	0	150
8	19	21	Larry Dickson	Bryant Heating & Cooling (Rolla Vollstedt)	Vollstedt / Ford	118	2672	running	0	125
9	15	10	Bud Tingelstad	Federal Engineering (Federal Automotive Associates)	Gerhardt / Offy	117	2494	running	0	100
10	12	81	Jigger Sirois	Central Excavating (Pete Salemi)	Gerhardt / Offy	113	2316	transmission	0	75
11	25	36	Dennis Zimmerman	Bulldog Stables (Buzz Harvey)	Gerhardt / Chevy	111	2138	running	0	50
12	23	118	Al Smith	Jack Steck	Chenoweth / Chevy	107	1959	running	0	25
13	20	26	Bob Harkey	Bulldog Stables (Buzz Harvey)	Gerhardt / Offy	103	1781	suspension	0
14	9	1	A.J. Foyt	Sheraton / Thompson (A.J. Foyt)	Coyote / Ford	97	2103	ring / pinion	0
15	3	25	Lloyd Ruby	Gene White	Mongoose / Offy	82	1425	piston	0
16	5	22	Johnny Rutherford	Michner Petroleum (Walt Michner)	Eagle / Ford	82	1247	overheating	0
17	2	3	Bobby Unser	Rislone (Bob Wilke)	Eagle / Offy	75	1569	engine	74
18	7	5	Al Unser	Retzloff Chemical (Al Retzloff)	Lola / Ford	47	891	wheel hub	0
19	16	98	Billy Vukovich, Jr.	Wagner Lockheed Brake Fluid (J.C. Agajanian)	Shrike / Offy	45	712	frame	0
20	24	19	Arnie Knepper	MVS Inc.	Cecil / Ford	31	712	piston	0
21	13	11	Gary Bettenhausen	Thermo King Auto Air Conditioning (Don Gerhardt)	Gerhardt / Offy	21	712	clutch	0
22	4	54	Wally Dallenbach	Valvoline (Tassi Vatis)	Finley / Offy	15	712	valve	0
23	22	44	Mickey Shaw	Boyce Holt Racing (Boyce Holt)	Gerhardt / Chevy	13	712	sump pump	0
24	18	67	Jim Malloy	Jim Robbins Seat Belt (Jim Robbins)	Vollstedt / Offy	9	712	engine	0
25	6	8	Roger McCluskey	G.C. Murphy (Lindsey Hopkins)	Eagle / Offy	0	712	rear end	0
26	26	61	Max Dudley	Dudley Trucking (Max Dudley)	Gerhardt / Chevy	0	712	lost wheel	0

Relief Drivers:

Car #90: Bobby Unser (39 laps), 109 points)
Car #24: Al Unser (59 laps), 99 points)

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Gordon Johncock	4	Gilmore Broadcasting
	Bay Darnell	37	Curtis Auto Center
	Jim McElreath	38	Jack Adams Aircraft / Wynn's
	Don Schissler	58	Horton
	Roger West	58	T.D. Enterprises
	Rollie Beale	87	California Speed & Sport Shop
	Karl Busson	88	Kenny Brenn
	Al Miller	119	Lou Rassey

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	7	7	#61 accident
	8	125	118
Percent of race run under caution: 5.6% Average green flag run: 118.0 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Unser	1	66	66
Mario Andretti	67	67	1
Bobby Unser	68	75	8
Mike Mosley	76	90	15
Ronnie Bucknum	91	125	35