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 |
| Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
| Bobby Unser | 74 | 1-66, 68-75 |
| Ronnie Bucknum | 35 | 91-125 |
| Mike Mosley | 15 | 76-90 |
| Mario Andretti | 1 | 67 |