Qualification Chronology
| Att # |
Car # |
Driver | Laps | Qual Speed |
Rank | Start | Comment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday May 18, 1968 | |||||||||
| 1 | 70 | Graham Hill | 4 | 171.208 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 2 | 25 | Lloyd Ruby | 4 | 167.613 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 3 | 8 | Roger McCluskey | 4 | 166.976 | 7 | 7 | |||
| 4 | 15 | Mel Kenyon | 2 | — | — | — | Waved off | ||
| 5 | 54 | Wally Dallenbach | 3 | — | — | — | Waved off | ||
| 6 | 3 | Bobby Unser | 4 | 169.507 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 7 | 4 | Gordon Johncock | 3 | — | — | — | Waved off | ||
| 8 | 1 | A. J. Foyt | 4 | 166.821 | 8 | 8 | |||
| 9 | 48 | Dan Gurney | 4 | 166.512 | 10 | 10 | |||
| 10 | 27 | Jim Malloy | 4 | 165.032 | 15 | 14 | |||
| 11 | 60 | Joe Leonard | 4 | 171.559 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 12 | 4 | Gordon Johncock | 4 | 166.775 | 9 | 9 | |||
| 13 | 82 | Jim McElreath | 4 | 165.512 | 13 | 13 | |||
| 14 | 24 | Al Unser | 4 | 167.069 | 6 | 6 | |||
| 15 | 2 | Mario Andretti | 4 | 167.691 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 16 | 54 | Wally Dallenbach | 4 | 165.548 | 12 | 12 | |||
| 17 | 56 | Jim Hurtubise | 1 | — | — | — | Accident | ||
| 18 | 78 | Jerry Grant | 4 | 164.782 | 16 | 15 | |||
| 19 | 20 | Art Pollard | 4 | 166.297 | 11 | 11 | |||
| Sunday May 19, 1968 | |||||||||
| 20 | 35 | Jochen Rindt | 4 | 164.144 | 20 | 16 | |||
| 21 | 42 | Denis Hulme | 3 | — | — | — | Waved off | ||
| Saturday May 25, 1968 | |||||||||
| 22 | 21 | Arnie Knepper | 1 | — | — | — | Accident | ||
| 23 | 15 | Mel Kenyon | 3 | — | — | — | Waved off | ||
| 24 | 62 | Bruce Walkup | 3 | — | — | — | |||
| 25 | 11 | Gary Bettenhausen | 4 | 163.562 | 22 | 22 | |||
| 26 | 18 | Johnny Rutherford | 4 | 163.830 | 21 | 21 | |||
| 27 | 45 | Ronnie Bucknum | 4 | 164.211 | 18 | 19 | Disqualfied 5/25; Reinstated 5/27; Bumps #88 | ||
| 28 | 88 | Bob Harkey | 3 | — | — | — | Waved off | ||
| 29 | 36 | Larry Dickson | 3 | — | — | — | Waved off | ||
| 30 | 59 | Ronnie Duman | 4 | 162.338 | 27 | 26 | |||
| 31 | 98 | Billy Vukovich II | 4 | 163.510 | 23 | 23 | |||
| 32 | 26 | Bobby Johns | 3 | — | — | — | Waved off | ||
| 33 | 14 | Bob Hurt | 3 | — | — | — | Waved off | ||
| 34 | 16 | Bob Veith | 4 | 163.495 | 24 | 24 | |||
| 35 | 10 | Bud Tingelstad | 1 | — | — | — | Pulled off | ||
| 36 | 90 | Mike Mosley | 2 | — | — | — | Waved off | ||
| 37 | 6 | Bobby Grim | 4 | 162.866 | 25 | 25 | |||
| 38 | 84 | Carl Williams | 2 | — | — | — | Waved off | ||
| 39 | 26 | Bobby Johns | 3 | — | — | — | Waved off | ||
| 40 | 10 | Bud Tingelstad | 4 | 164.444 | 17 | 18 | |||
| 41 | 21 | Arnie Knepper | 3 | — | — | — | Waved off | ||
| 42 | 42 | Denis Hulme | 4 | 164.189 | 19 | 20 | |||
| 43 | 15 | Mel Kenyon | 4 | 165.191 | 14 | 17 | |||
| 44 | 84 | Carl Williams | 3 | — | — | — | Waved off | ||
| 45 | 36 | Larry Dickson | 3 | — | — | — | Waved off | ||
| Sunday May 26, 1968 | |||||||||
| Bill Putterbaugh | 4 | 157.301 | — | — | Bumped | ||||
| Bill Cheesbourg | 4 | 157.274 | — | — | Bumped | ||||
| Bobby Johns | 157.274 | — | — | Spun on second warm up lap | |||||
| Monday May 27, 1968 | |||||||||
| 46 | 22 | Bill Cheesbourg | 4 | 157.274 | — | — | Bumped by #21 | ||
| 47 | 77 | Bill Puterbaugh | 4 | 157.301 | — | — | Bumped by #84 | ||
| 48 | 88 | Bob Harkey | 4 | 159.915 | — | — | Bumped by #45 reinstatement | ||
| 49 | 90 | Mike Mosley | 4 | 162.449 | 26 | 27 | |||
| 50 | 41 | George Follmer | 4 | 158.877 | — | — | Bumped by #62 | ||
| 51 | 28 | Rick Muther | 2 | — | — | — | Accident | ||
| 52 | 94 | Sam Sessions | 4 | 162.118 | 31 | 31 | |||
| 53 | 31 | Sonny Ates | 4 | 158.221 | — | — | Bumped by #29 | ||
| 54 | 36 | Larry Dickson | 4 | 159.652 | — | — | Bumped by #56 | ||
| 55 | 21 | Arnie Knepper | 4 | 161.900 | 32 | 32 | Bumps #22 | ||
| 56 | 84 | Carl Williams | 4 | 162.232 | 29 | 29 | Bumps #77 | ||
| 57 | 29 | George Snider | 4 | 162.264 | 28 | 28 | Bumps #31 | ||
| 58 | 62 | Bruce Walkup | 4 | 160.514 | — | — | Bumps #41; Bumped by #64 | ||
| 59 | 56 | Jim Hurtubise | 4 | 162.191 | 30 | 30 | Bumps #36 | ||
| 60 | 32 | Al Miller II | 4 | 157.109 | — | — | Too slow | ||
| 61 | 71 | Bob Harkey | 4 | 156.257 | — | — | Too slow | ||
| 62 | 64 | Larry Dickson | 4 | 161.124 | 33 | 33 | Bumps #88 | ||
| 63 | 76 | Jerry Titus | 4 | 154.540 | — | — | Too slow | ||
| Tire participation chart | |
|---|---|
| Supplier | No. of starters |
| Goodyear | 19* |
| Firestone | 14 |
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