1968 USAC Championship Car season Races 28 Start date March 17 End date December 1 National champion Bobby Unser Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Unser
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 [ ]
Rnd
Date
Race Name
Track
Location
Type
Pole Position
Winning Driver
1
March 17
California 200
Hanford Motor Speedway
Hanford , California
Paved
Bobby Unser
Gordon Johncock
2
March 31
Stardust 150
Stardust International Raceway
Las Vegas , Nevada
Road
Dan Gurney
Bobby Unser
3
April 7
Jimmy Bryan Memorial
Phoenix International Raceway
Avondale , Arizona
Paved
Bobby Unser
Bobby Unser
4
April 21
Trenton 150
Trenton International Speedway
Trenton , New Jersey
Paved
Mario Andretti
Bobby Unser
5
May 30
International 500 Mile Sweepstakes
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway , Indiana
Paved
Joe Leonard
Bobby Unser
6
June 8
Rex Mays Classic
Milwaukee Mile
West Allis , Wisconsin
Paved
Roger McCluskey
Lloyd Ruby
7
June 15
Telegraph Trophy 200A
Mosport Park
Bowmanville , Ontario
Road
Dan Gurney
Dan Gurney
8
Dan Gurney
Dan Gurney
9
June 23
Langhorne 150
Langhorne Speedway
Langhorne , Pennsylvania
Paved
Gordon Johncock
Gordon Johncock
10
June 29
Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb
Pikes Peak Highway
Pikes Peak , Colorado
Hill
Bobby Unser B
Bobby Unser
11
July 7
Rocky Mountain 150
Continental Divide Raceways
Castle Rock , Colorado
Road
Ronnie Bucknum
A. J. Foyt
12
July 13
Nazareth 100
Nazareth Speedway
Nazareth , Pennsylvania
Dirt
Bill Vukovich II
Al Unser
13
July 21
Indy 200 C
Indianapolis Raceway Park
Clermont , Indiana
Road
Mario Andretti
Al Unser
14
Al Unser
Al Unser
15
July 28
Langhorne Twin 100C
Langhorne Speedway
Langhorne , Pennsylvania
Paved
Gordon Johncock
Al Unser
16
Al Unser
Al Unser
17
August 4
Saint-Jovite 200 C
Circuit Mont-Tremblant
Saint-Jovite , Quebec
Road
Mario Andretti
Mario Andretti
18
Mario Andretti
Mario Andretti
19
August 17
Tony Bettenhausen 100
Illinois State Fairgrounds
Springfield , Illinois
Dirt
Al Unser
Roger McCluskey
20
August 18
Tony Bettenhausen 200
Milwaukee Mile
West Allis , Wisconsin
Paved
Art Pollard
Lloyd Ruby
21
September 2
Ted Horn Memorial
DuQuoin State Fairgrounds
Du Quoin , Illinois
Dirt
Al Unser
Mario Andretti
22
September 7
Hoosier Hundred
Indiana State Fairgrounds
Indianapolis , Indiana
Dirt
Mario Andretti
A. J. Foyt
23
September 22
Trenton 200
Trenton International Speedway
Trenton , New Jersey
Paved
Al Unser
Mario Andretti
24
September 29
Golden State 100
California State Fairgrounds
Sacramento , California
Dirt
Mario Andretti
A. J. Foyt
25
October 13
Michigan Inaugural 250
Michigan International Speedway
Brooklyn , Michigan
Paved
Mario Andretti
Ronnie Bucknum
26
November 3
Hanford 250
Hanford Motor Speedway
Hanford , California
Paved
Joe Leonard
A. J. Foyt
27
November 17
Bobby Ball 150
Phoenix International Raceway
Avondale , Arizona
Paved
Mario Andretti
Gary Bettenhausen
28
December 7
Rex Mays 300
Riverside International Raceway
Riverside , California
Road
Dan Gurney
Dan Gurney
Paved/Dirt Oval
Road Course/Hill Climb
^A Run in two heats of 98 miles (158 kilometers) each.
^B 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.
^C Run in two heats of 100 miles (161 kilometers) each.
Final points standings [ ]
Further information: List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems
Pos
Driver
HAN1
LVG
PHX1
TRE1
INDY
MIL1
MOS
LAN1
PIP
CDR
NAZ
IRP
LAN2
MTR
SPR
MIL2
DQSF
ISF
TRE2
SAC
MIC
HAN2
PHX2
RIV
Pts
1
Bobby Unser
5
1
1
1
1
21
17
2
1
11
7
3
21
2
16
2
11
DNQ
4
18
16
7
DNQ
17
2
19
2
4330
2
Mario Andretti
23
2
15
2
33
2
2
2
17
4
15
2
2
2
23
1
1
18
2
1
2
1
4
2
3
24
18
4319
3
Al Unser
2
14
16
17
26
3
4
5
12
22
4
1
1
1
1
1
9
15
12
3
7
15
22
3
18
15
15
26
2895
4
Lloyd Ruby
3
4
2
12
5
1
15
12
21
2
17
23
15
10
6
19
14
DNQ
1
DNQ
DNQ
16
15
18
2
3
2799
5
Bill Vukovich II
26
6
19
5
7
13
9
7
14
9
3
13
6
6
4
4
7
3
5
6
16
19
6
4
7
2410
6
A. J. Foyt
4
13
23
21
20
14
1
4
3
18
17
24
2
1
24
1
14
1
23
20
1860
7
Dan Gurney
16
2
1
1
1
1800
8
Gary Bettenhausen
10
10
13
24
DNS
10
13
3
7
4
21
12
13
12
13
13
13
5
4
4
12
2
21
21
1
19
1595
9
Mel Kenyon
8
3
10
3
DNQ
DNQ
22
DNQ
DNQ
4
24
13
DNP
1355
10
Jim Malloy
DNQ
9
11
22
10
8
8
20
3
17
10
5
3
4
3
5
8
15
14
11
18
24
11
22
24
1265
11
Sam Sessions
9
11
16
12
22
19
4
11
6
4
7
8
5
25
1260
12
Gordon Johncock
1
7
18
4
27
12
13
DNS
1
25
5
16
21
15
15
19
DNQ
DNQ
7
11
1257
13
Roger McCluskey
6
12
14
16
29
20
3
14
9
17
19
7
22
1
23
5
12
2
12
25
10
11
12
1228
14
Bud Tingelstad
18
7
DNS
16
9
DNQ
19
13
13
16
5
15
2
8
18
DNQ
DNQ
3
8
9
7
10
1016
15
Wally Dallenbach Sr.
7
4
3
17
7
15
DNQ
11
3
5
20
7
20
DNQ
13
18
9
22
23
25
29
960
16
George Snider
9
5
6
6
31
8
8
3
10
3
DNQ
13
3
DNP
919
17
Larry Dickson
12
28
6
11
5
DNQ
6
2
DNQ
7
DNQ
7
8
26
8
890
18
Johnny Rutherford
20
11
17
18
4
DNQ
20
DNQ
24
20
25
5
5
11
5
16
25
17
6
890
19
Mike Mosley
8
19
16
9
4
14
9
17
DNS
3
13
9
14
860
20
Joe Leonard
22
3
22
8
12
18
7
6
8
14
DNS
16
4
17
850
21
Jim McElreath
14
DNQ
22
10
11
7
17
7
10
9
15
DNQ
5
6
28
771
22
Ronnie Bucknum
21
5
3
19
6
4
3
4
1
20
14
13
760
23
Art Pollard
16
8
5
13
13
16
14
18
5
7
9
26
DNQ
14
14
10
10
10
6
DNQ
20
16
696
24
Sonny Ates R
15
DNQ
22
DNQ
6
8
13
26
5
9
16
520
25
Rick Muther
DNQ
7
DNQ
6
DNQ
21
5
510
26
Ronnie Duman
DNP
6
22
400
27
Bruce Walkup
13
20
DNQ
5
11
12
18
18
9
7
15
13
DNQ
DNQ
5
390
28
R
17
DNQ
9
15
DNQ
7
18
16
10
11
7
12
21
26
12
285
29
Bill Puterbaugh
DNQ
17
8
9
12
9
6
11
265
30
George Follmer
11
15
24
DNQ
11
10
DNS
8
240
31
Arnie Knepper
24
DNQ
DNP
25
DNS
24
15
11
22
18
11
10
16
6
14
20
12
15
206
32
George Benson
25
9
8
6
22
170
33
Carl Williams
15
5
17
8
DNS
13
13
15
19
150
34
Bobby Grim
10
DNQ
150
35
Jerry Daniels
10
8
9
DNQ
120
36
R
8
100
37
Bob Veith
11
100
38
DNQ
DNQ
10
18
11
18
14
DNQ
11
DNQ
85
39
Tom Bigelow R
6
DNQ
14
80
40
12
9
DNQ
17
DNQ
DNQ
80
41
Rollie Beale
15
DNQ
19
DNQ
DNQ
9
DNQ
DNQ
80
42
Chuck Hulse
21
DNQ
8
DNQ
75
43
Jigger Sirois R
16
21
DNQ
25
10
75
44
Bob Harkey
DNQ
DNQ
13
20
17
12
8
DNQ
23
13
60
45
Denny Zimmerman R
20
11
DNS
50
46
DNQ
DNQ
10
DNQ
45
47
Ralph Liguori
DNQ
16
20
9
17
18
40
48
Roger West R
10
19
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
30
49
Bruce Jacobi
19
21
19
DNQ
22
DNQ
15
13
DNQ
19
12
DNQ
DNQ
11
16
18
30
50
Dempsey Wilson
14
17
11
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
30
51
Al Smith
DNQ
12
25
52
2
24
53
Wes Vandervoort
3
21
54
Paul Kleinschmidt
5
15
55
6
12
56
7
9
57
8
8
58
9
6
59
10
5
-
John Cannon R
10
8
8
6
2
9
0
-
Mark Donohue R
6
4
21
0
-
Denny Hulme
4
0
-
R
4
0
-
17
6
0
-
R
16
8
DNQ
0
-
R
23
10
9
0
-
Peter Revson
10
0
-
Bob Daly
11
0
-
George Fejer R
12
15
DNS
14
12
0
-
R
21
12
14
16
30
0
-
12
0
-
R
13
0
-
R
14
0
-
Greg Weld
DNQ
14
24
DNQ
DNQ
17
14
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
23
14
14
DNQ
0
-
Bay Darnell
14
23
DNQ
DNQ
0
-
Don Thomas R
DNQ
15
0
-
R
15
0
-
16
0
-
R
DNQ
17
0
-
R
17
0
-
R
17
0
-
R
DNQ
18
DNQ
DNQ
0
-
Tom Dillon R
18
0
-
Graham Hill
19
DNQ
0
-
R
19
0
-
Chuck Arnold
20
0
-
20
0
-
21
0
-
Jerry Titus
DNQ
22
0
-
Jerry Grant
23
DNS
23
0
-
23
0
-
23
0
-
Jack Brabham
23
0
-
Norm Brown
24
0
-
24
0
-
Bill Simpson R
27
0
-
Jim Hurtubise
30
0
-
Jochen Rindt
32
0
-
DNQ
DNS
0
-
Billy Wilkerson
DNS
0
-
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
0
-
Les Scott
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNP
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
0
-
Danny Ongais
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
DNQ
0
-
Al Miller
DNQ
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
DNP
0
-
Bill Cheesbourg
DNQ
0
-
Masten Gregory
DNQ
0
-
Bobby Johns
DNQ
0
-
Bruce McLaren
DNQ
0
-
Mike Spence
DNQ
0
-
Chuck Stevenson
DNQ
0
-
LeeRoy Yarbrough
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
0
-
Ludwig Heimrath Jr.
DNQ
0
-
Jackie Stewart
Wth
0
-
Jim Clark
DNP
0
-
DNP
0
-
DNP
0
Pos
Driver
HAN1
LVG
PHX1
TRE1
INDY
MIL1
MOS1
MOS2
LAN1
PIP
CDR
NAZ
IRP1
IRP2
LAN2
LAN3
MTR1
MTR2
SPR
MIL2
DQSF
ISF
TRE2
SAC
MIC
HAN2
PHX2
RIV
Pts
Note1: 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.
Note2: Ronnie Bucknum did not compete with a USAC license until after the events at Indianapolis Raceway Park.
Color
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Green
Light Blue
Dark Blue
Purple
Red
Brown
Black
White
Blank
Results
Winner
2nd place
3rd place
4th & 5th place
6th-10th place
Finished (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
In-line notation
Bold
Pole position
Italics
Ran fastest race lap
*
Led most race laps
RY Rookie of the Year
R Rookie
References [ ]
See also [ ]
American Championship car racing (Indy car) seasons
AAA USAC CART CCWS IRL INDYCAR
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Years marked in italics are not official championship years or upcoming seasons.
Seasons Indianapolis 500s National Champions
Mario Andretti (three times)
Tony Bettenhausen
Jimmy Bryan (twice)
A. J. Foyt (five times)
Al Unser
Bobby Unser
Rodger Ward (twice)
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