USAC 1968 season

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The USAC 1968 season began March 17 in Hanford and ended on December 1, 1968 in Riverside . Bobby Unser secured the title.

Race results

date run Type miles winner Winning team
1 17. March United StatesUnited States Hanford PO 201 United StatesUnited States Gordon Johncock Gerhardt - Offenhauser
2 March 31 United StatesUnited States Las Vegas RC 150 United StatesUnited States Bobby Unser Eagle - Ford
3 7th of April United StatesUnited States Phoenix PO 150 United StatesUnited States Bobby Unser Eagle Offenhauser
4th April 21 United StatesUnited States Trenton PO 150 United StatesUnited States Bobby Unser Eagle Offenhauser
5 30th May United StatesUnited States Indianapolis PO 500 United StatesUnited States Bobby Unser Eagle Offenhauser
6th June 9th United StatesUnited States Milwaukee PO 150 United StatesUnited States Lloyd Ruby Mongoose -Offenhauser
7th 15th June CanadaCanada Mosport RC 98.36 Run 1 United StatesUnited States Dan Gurney Eagle- Weslake
8th RC 14.754 Run 2 United StatesUnited States Dan Gurney Eagle-Weslake
9 23rd June United StatesUnited States Langhorne PO 150 United StatesUnited States Gordon Johncock Gerhardt-Offenhauser
10 June 29th United StatesUnited States Pikes Peak HC 12.42 United StatesUnited States Bobby Unser Chevrolet
11 7th of July United StatesUnited States Castle Rock RC 151.62 United StatesUnited States AJ Foyt Coyote -Ford
12 July 13th United StatesUnited States Nazareth DO 100.125 United StatesUnited States Al our Dunlop -Offenhauser
13 21 July United StatesUnited States Indianapolis Raceway Park RC 100 Run 1 United StatesUnited States Al our Lola -Ford
14th RC 100 Run 2 United StatesUnited States Al our Lola Ford
15th July 28th United StatesUnited States Langhorne PO 100 Run 1 United StatesUnited States Al our Lola -Ford
16 PO 100 Run 2 United StatesUnited States Al our Lola Ford
17th 4th of August CanadaCanada Mont-Tremblant RC 100.7 Run 1 United StatesUnited States Mario Andretti Brawner -Ford
18th RC 100.7 Run 2 United StatesUnited States Mario Andretti Brawner-Ford
19th 17th August United StatesUnited States Springfield DO 100 United StatesUnited States Roger McCluskey Kuzma -Offenhauser
20th 18th of August United StatesUnited States Milwaukee PO 200 United StatesUnited States Lloyd Ruby Mongoose-Offenhauser
21st September 2nd United StatesUnited States You quoin DO 100 United StatesUnited States Mario Andretti Kuzma-Offenhauser
22nd 7th of September United StatesUnited States Indiana State Fairgrounds DO 100 United StatesUnited States AJ Foyt Mesowski -Offenhauser
23 September 22 United StatesUnited States Trenton PO 200 United StatesUnited States Mario Andretti Brawner-Offenhauser
24 September 29th United StatesUnited States Sacramento DO 100 United StatesUnited States AJ Foyt Mesowski-Offenhauser
25th October 13th United StatesUnited States Brooklyn PO 100 United StatesUnited States Ronnie Bucknum Eagle Offenhauser
26th November 3rd United StatesUnited States Hanford PO 250.5 United StatesUnited States AJ Foyt Coyote Ford
27 November 17th United StatesUnited States Phoenix PO 200 United StatesUnited States Gary Bettenhausen Gerhardt-Offenhauser
28 December 1 United StatesUnited States Riverside RC 301.6 United StatesUnited States Dan Gurney Eagle-Weslake

PO = Paved Oval (asphalted oval), DO = Dirt Oval (Sandoval), RC = Road Circuit (road circuit), HC = Hillclimb (hill climb)

Driver Championship (Top 10)

1. United StatesUnited States Bobby Unser 4330
2. United StatesUnited States Mario Andretti 4319
3. United StatesUnited States Al our 2895
4th United StatesUnited States Lloyd Ruby 2799
5. United StatesUnited States Bill Vukovich Jr. 2410
6th United StatesUnited States AJ Foyt 1860
7th United StatesUnited States Dan Gurney 1800
8th. United StatesUnited States Gary Bettenhausen 1595
9. United StatesUnited States Mel Kenyon 1355
10. United StatesUnited States Jim Malloy 1265