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Bobby Unser won the first of his three Indy 500 victories (1968, 1975, 1981). This was the final Indianapolis 500 to feature a front-engined car in the starting field. Of the 33 cars, 32 were rear-engined machines (including three turbines). Jim Hurtubise's
The Lotus 56 was a gas turbine-powered four-wheel-driven racing car, designed by Maurice Philippe as Team Lotus's STP-backed entry in the 1968 Indianapolis 500.All three cars entered and retired from the race with Joe Leonard's car expiring while leading just eight laps from the finish.
The winner of the Indianapolis 500 is awarded a small replica of the Borg-Warner Trophy. The Indianapolis 500 (also called the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race) [a] [2] is an annual American open-wheel car race held on American Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS), in Speedway, Indiana. [3]
The 1968 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 28 races, beginning in Hanford, California on March 17 and concluding in Riverside, California on December 7. The USAC National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Bobby Unser. Mike Spence died in an accident while practicing for the 1968 Indianapolis 500.
Unser's winning car from the 1968 Indianapolis 500. Unser made his IndyCar debut in 1962 [9] (excluding the Pikes Peak races which were part of the IndyCar season in the 1950s). He raced for Andy Granatelli between 1963 and 1965 with a Novi engine. [9] Unser raced in his first Indianapolis 500 in 1963. He crashed early and placed 33rd. [14]
Family said that Bill Vukovich Jr., who was the 1968 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year, died after catching pneumonia. Losing the last Bill Vukovich: Famed Fresno racer, who faced tragedy on ...
Thereafter, the schedule consisted mainly of paved ovals. In 1979, the majority of car owners left the USAC to race under the auspices of Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART). This led to a decline in the number of events in the schedule, and by the 1984–85 season, the Championship comprised only one race, the Indianapolis 500.
Team Penske driver Josef Newgarden (2) crosses the yard of bricks ahead of Chip Ganassi Racing driver Marcus Ericsson (8) on Sunday, May 28, 2023, to win the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 ...