Michigan Inaugural 250
Michigan International Speedway
2 Mile Paved Oval
125 Laps/250 Miles
October 13, 1968

Finish Start Driver Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Laps Status

Points
1 8 Ronnie Bucknum 45 Weinberger Homes Eagle Offy TC 125 1:32:42 161.812 500
2 1 Mario Andretti 2 Overseas National Airways Brawner Offy TC 124 Flagged 400
3 11 Mike Mosley 90 Zecol-Lubaid Watson Offy TC 123 Flagged 241
4 10 Mel Kenyon 15 City of Lebanon, Indiana Gerhardt Offy TC 121 Flagged 300
5 21 Sonny Ates 31 Federal Engineering Gerhardt Offy TC 121 Flagged 250
6 14 Art Pollard 24 Retzloff Chemical Lola Ford 119 Flagged 101
7 17 Sam Sessions 14 Quaker State Gerhardt Offy TC 119 Flagged 150
8 19 Larry Dickson 21 Bryant Heating & Cooling Vollstedt Ford TC 118 Flagged 125
9 15 Bud Tingelstad 10 Federal Engineering Gerhardt Offy TC 117 Flagged 100
10 12 Jigger Sirois 81 Central Excavating Gerhardt Offy TC 113 Broken transmission 75
11 25 Denny Zimmerman 36 Bulldog Stables Gerhardt Chevy 111 Flagged 50
12 23 Al Smith 118 Steck Chenoweth FE Chevy 107 Flagged 25
13 20 Bob Harkey 26 Bulldog Stables Gerhardt Offy TC 103 Broken suspension
14 9 A. J. Foyt 1 Sheraton-Thompson Coyote Ford 97 Ring & pinion gear
15 3 Lloyd Ruby 25 Gene White Mongoose Offy TC 82 Burned piston
16 5 Johnny Rutherford 22 Michner Petroleum Eagle Ford 82 Overheated
17 2 Bobby Unser 3 Rislone Eagle Offy TC 75 Blown engine
18 7 Al Unser 5 Retzloff Chemical Lola Ford TC 47 Broken wheel hub
19 16 Billy Vukovich, Jr. 98 Wagner Lockheed Brake Fluid Shrike Offy TC 45 Broken frame
20 24 Arnie Knepper 19 M.V.S. Cecil Offy TC 31 Burned piston
21 13 Gary Bettenhausen 11 Thermo King Auto Air Conditioning Gerhardt Offy TC 21 Clutch
22 4 Wally Dallenbach 54 Valvoline Finley Offy TC 15 Broken valve
23 22 Mickey Shaw 44 Boyce Holt Racing Gerhardt Chevy 13 Broken sump pump drive
24 18 Jim Malloy 67 Jim Robbins Seat Belt Vollstedt Offy TC 9 Engine
25 6 Roger McCluskey 8 G. C. Murphy Eagle Offy TC 0 Broken rear end
26 26 Max Dudley 61 Dudley Trucking Gerhardt Chevy 0 Lost wheel
-- -- Al Unser 24 Retzloff Chemical Lola Ford 59 Relieved Pollard 61-119 99
-- -- Bobby Unser 90 Zecol-Lubaid Watson Offy TC 39 Relieved Mosley 85-123 109
-- -- Bay Darnell 37 Curtis Auto Center Curtis Chevy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Karl Busson 88 Kenny Brenn Gerhardt Ford -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Rollie Beale 87 California Speed/Sport Halibrand Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Gordon Johncock 4 Gilmore Broadcasting Gerhardt Offy TC -- Wrecked practice
-- -- Al Miller (Krulac) 119 Lou Rassey FE X -- Oil leak practice
-- -- Jim McElreath 38 Jack Adams Aircraft/Wynn's Brawner Offy TC -- Did not qualify
-- -- Roger West 58 T. D. Enterprises Lesovsky D Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Don Schisler 58 Horton Marathon Ford -- Did not qualify
-- -- Joe Leonard 60 Parnelli Jones-STP Lotus 4WD Pratt & Whitney Turbine -- Did not appear

 

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