1968 Indianapolis 500
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Results of the 1968 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Thursday, May 30, 1968.
| Finish | Start | No | Name | Qual | Rank | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 |  Bobby Unser |
169.507 | 3 | 200 | 127 | Running |
| 2 | 10 | 48 | Dan Gurney |
166.512 | 10 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 17 | 15 | Mel Kenyon |
165.191 | 14 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 20 | 42 |  Denis Hulme |
164.189 | 19 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 5 | 25 | Lloyd Ruby |
167.613 | 5 | 200 | 42 | Running |
| 6 | 26 | 59 | Ronnie Duman |
162.338 | 27 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 23 | 98 | Bill Vukovich II |
163.510 | 23 | 198 | 0 | Flagged |
| 8 | 27 | 90 | Mike Mosley |
162.499 | 26 | 197 | 0 | Flagged |
| 9 | 31 | 94 | Sammy Sessions |
162.118 | 31 | 197 | 0 | Flagged |
| 10 | 25 | 6 | Bobby Grim |
162.866 | 25 | 196 | 0 | Flagged |
| 11 | 24 | 16 | Bob Veith |
163.495 | 24 | 196 | 0 | Flagged |
| 12 | 1 | 60 | Joe Leonard |
171.599 | 1 | 191 | 31 | Fuel Shaft |
| 13 | 11 | 20 | Art Pollard |
166.297 | 11 | 188 | 0 | Fuel Shaft |
| 14 | 13 | 82 | Jim McElreath |
165.327 | 13 | 179 | 0 | Stalled |
| 15 | 28 | 84 | Carl Williams |
162.323 | 28 | 163 | 0 | Crash BS |
| 16 | 18 | 10 | Bud Tingelstad |
164.444 | 17 | 158 | 0 | Oil Pressure |
| 17 | 12 | 54 | Wally Dallenbach, Sr. |
165.548 | 12 | 148 | 0 | Engine |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | Johnny Rutherford |
163.830 | 21 | 125 | 0 | Crash T4 |
| 19 | 2 | 70 |  Graham Hill |
171.208 | 2 | 110 | 0 | Crash T2 |
| 20 | 8 | 1 | A.J. Foyt |
166.821 | 8 | 86 | 0 | Rear End |
| 21 | 19 | 45 | Ronnie Bucknum |
164.211 | 18 | 76 | 0 | Fuel Leak |
| 22 | 14 | 27 | Jim Malloy |
165.032 | 15 | 64 | 0 | Rear End |
| 23 | 15 | 78 | Jerry Grant |
164.782 | 16 | 50 | 0 | Oil Leak |
| 24 | 22 | 11 | Gary Bettenhausen |
163.562 | 22 | 43 | 0 | Accident T1 |
| 25 | 32 | 21 | Arnie Knepper |
161.900 | 32 | 42 | 0 | Accident T1 |
| 26 | 6 | 24 | Al Unser |
167.069 | 6 | 40 | 0 | Crash T1 |
| 27 | 9 | 4 | Gordon Johncock |
166.775 | 9 | 37 | 0 | Rear End |
| 28 | 33 | 64 | Larry Dickson |
161.124 | 33 | 24 | 0 | Piston |
| 29 | 7 | 8 | Roger McCluskey |
166.976 | 7 | 16 | 0 | Oil Filter |
| 30 | 30 | 56 | Jim Hurtubise |
162.191 | 30 | 9 | 0 | Piston |
| 31 | 29 | 29 | George Snider |
162.264 | 29 | 9 | 0 | Oil Leak |
| 32 | 16 | 35 |  Jochen Rindt |
164.144 | 20 | 5 | 0 | Piston |
| 33 | 4 | 2 | Mario Andretti |
167.691 | 4 | 2 | 0 | Piston |
[edit] Trivia
- Jim Hurtubise became the last driver to qualify the race with a front engine roadster.
- Much of the film of the race was used in the movie Winning starring Paul Newman.
[edit] Quotes
"And there's the checkered flag for Bobby Unser, winner of the 1968 500-mile race" - Sid Collins described the finish of the race for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network.
| 1967 Indianapolis 500 A.J. Foyt |
1968 Indianapolis 500 Bobby Unser |
1969 Indianapolis 500 Mario Andretti |
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