Indianapolis 500 Race Day Stats
1968 INDIANAPOLIS 500 RACE RESULTS
| Finish | Start | Qual. Speed | Car Num. | Driver | Car Name/Entrant | Make/Model | Status | Laps | Led | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 169.507 | 3 | Bobby Unser | Rislone | Eagle/Offy | 152.882 | 200 | 127 | $175,140 |
| 2 | 10 | 166.512 | 48 | Dan Gurney | Olsonite | Eagle/Ford-Weslake | 152.187 | 200 | 0 | $65,095 |
| 3 | 17 | 165.191 | 15 | Mel Kenyon | City of Lebanon | Gerhardt/Offy | 149.224 | 200 | 0 | $44,960 |
| 4 | 20 | 164.189 | 42 | Denis Hulme | Olsonite | Eagle/Ford | 149.14 | 200 | 0 | $26,625 |
| 5 | 5 | 167.613 | 25 | Lloyd Ruby | Gene White Company | Mongoose/Offy | 148.529 | 200 | 42 | $30,365 |
| 6 | 26 | 162.338 | 59 | Ronnie Duman | Cleaver-Brooks | Brabham/Offy | 148.232 | 200 | 0 | $19,205 |
| 7 | 23 | 163.51 | 98 | Bill Vukovich II | Wagner-Lockheed | Shrike/Offy | Running | 198 | 0 | $18,520 |
| 8 | 27 | 162.499 | 90 | Mike Mosley | Zecol-Lubaid | Watson/Offy | Running | 197 | 0 | $17,490 |
| 9 | 31 | 162.118 | 94 | Sam Sessions | Valvoline | Finley/Offy | Running | 197 | 0 | $15,730 |
| 10 | 25 | 162.866 | 6 | Bobby Grim | Gene White Company | Mongoose/Offy | Running | 196 | 0 | $15,170 |
| 11 | 24 | 163.495 | 16 | Bob Veith | Thermo-King Auto Air Conditioning | Gerhardt/Offy | Running | 196 | 0 | $14,510 |
| 12 | 1 | 171.559 | 60 | Joe Leonard | STP Oil Treatment | Lotus/Pratt & Whitney | Fuel shaft | 191 | 31 | $37,520 |
| 13 | 11 | 166.297 | 20 | Art Pollard | STP Oil Treatment | Lotus/Pratt & Whitney | Fuel shaft | 188 | 0 | $12,950 |
| 14 | 13 | 165.327 | 82 | Jim McElreath | Jim Greer | Coyote/Ford | Stalled | 179 | 0 | $12,910 |
| 15 | 28 | 162.332 | 84 | Carl Williams | Sheraton-Thompson | Coyote/Ford | Accident | 163 | 0 | $14,255 |
| 16 | 18 | 164.444 | 10 | Bud Tingelstad | Federal Engineering | Gerhardt/Ford | Oil pressure | 158 | 0 | $12,670 |
| 17 | 12 | 165.548 | 54 | Wally Dallenbach | Valvoline | Finley/Offy | Engine failure | 146 | 0 | $11,530 |
| 18 | 21 | 163.83 | 18 | Johnny Rutherford | City of Seattle | Eagle/Ford | Collision | 125 | 0 | $11,585 |
| 19 | 2 | 171.208 | 70 | Graham Hill | STP Oil Treatment | Lotus/Pratt & Whitney | Accident | 110 | 0 | $13,810 |
| 20 | 8 | 166.821 | 1 | A.J. Foyt | Sheraton-Thompson | Coyote/Ford | Rear end | 86 | 0 | $11,130 |
| 21 | 19 | 164.211 | 45 | Ronnie Bucknum | Weinberger Homes | Eagle/Ford | Fuel leak | 76 | 0 | $10,970 |
| 22 | 14 | 165.032 | 27 | Jim Malloy | Jim Robbins Co. | Vollstedt/Ford | Rear end | 64 | 0 | $10,130 |
| 23 | 15 | 164.782 | 78 | Jerry Grant | Bardahl Eagle | Eagle/Ford | Oil leak | 50 | 0 | $9,760 |
| 24 | 22 | 163.562 | 11 | Gary Bettenhausen | Thermo-King Auto Air Conditioning | Gerhardt/Offy | Damage | 43 | 0 | $9,860 |
| 25 | 32 | 161.9 | 21 | Arnie Knepper | Bryant Heating & Cooling | Vollstedt/Ford | Hit wheel | 42 | 0 | $9,760 |
| 26 | 6 | 167.069 | 24 | Al Unser | Retzloff Chemical | Lola/Ford | Accident | 40 | 0 | $10,120 |
| 27 | 9 | 166.775 | 4 | Gordon Johncock | Gilmore Broadcasting | Gerhardt/Offy | Rear end | 37 | 0 | $9,480 |
| 28 | 33 | 161.124 | 64 | Larry Dickson | Overseas National Airways | Hawk II/Ford | Piston | 24 | 0 | $9,160 |
| 29 | 7 | 166.976 | 8 | Roger McCluskey | G.C. Murphy | Eagle/Offy | Oil filter | 16 | 0 | $9,460 |
| 30 | 30 | 162.191 | 56 | Jim Hurtubise | Pepsi-Frito Lay | Mallard/Offy | Piston | 9 | 0 | $9,330 |
| 31 | 29 | 162.264 | 29 | George Snider | Vel's Parnelli Jones | Mongoose/Ford | Oil leak | 9 | 0 | $9,470 |
| 32 | 16 | 164.144 | 35 | Jochen Rindt | Repco-Brabham | Brabham/Repco-Brabham | Piston | 5 | 0 | $9,830 |
| 33 | 4 | 167.691 | 2 | Mario Andretti | Overseas National Airways | Hawk III/Ford | Piston | 2 | 0 | $9,960 |