20th Little 500 Results
Sun Valley Speedway
Sat., May 25, 1968 and Sun., May 26, 1968
* Dave Weir drove laps 208-239 in relief, led 1 lap** Ray Duckworth drove 86 laps in relief# Relief driving by Chuck Taylor, Bobby Black, Luther Eater and Butch Wilkerson## Milford Cross drove 86 laps in relief% Dick DeBolt drove 14 laps in relief$ Car qualified by Arthur Braithwaite Sanctioned by: IMCA Fast Qualifier: Ray Wright – 53.250 seconds Time of Race: 2:14:56.17Cautions: 8 for 32 laps Lead Changes: 10 among 4 drivers Lap Leaders: Don Nordhorn 1-6; Ray Wright 7; Don Nordhorn 8; Ray Wright 9-10; Jerry Richert 11; Ray Wright 12; Don Nordhorn 13-84; Karl Busson 85-227; Don Nordhorn 228-237; Jerry Richert 238-300; Karl Busson 301-500.
POS | ST | # | |||||
1 | 4 | 95 | Karl Busson | Toledo, OH | Bernie Cedoz | 500 | Running |
2 | 7 | 63* | Jerry Richert | Forest Lake, MN | Wagner-Johnson | 497 | Running |
3 | 1 | 98 | Ray Wright | Elkhart, IN | Frank Deak | 496 | Running |
4 | 8 | 44 | Darl Harrison | Tiffin, OH | Dennis Maloy | 478 | Running |
5 | 6 | 6 | Jim Moughan | Springfield, IL | Tom Stauffer | 473 | Running |
6 | 2 | 14 | Benny Rapp | Toledo, OH | Benny Rapp | 468 | Running |
7 | 30 | 90** | Bernie Graybeal | Shelbyville, KY | Davis Johnson | 467 | Running |
8 | 32 | 28 | Jack O’Donnell | Fullerton, CA | John Spencer | 459 | Running |
9 | 22 | 45 | Wes Stafford | Vincennes, IN | Lehman-Fleming | 453 | Running |
10 | 20 | 12 | Johnny Auxter | Lindsay, OH | Johnny Auxter | 441 | Running |
11 | 12 | 8# | Cliff Cockrum | Benton, IL | Davis Racing Team | 440 | Running |
12 | 27 | 9 | Steve Lehnert | North Olmstead, OH | Steve Lehnert | 439 | Running |
13 | 19 | 73 | Roger West | Joliet, IL | Bob Tomlinson | 433 | Running |
14 | 25 | 66 | Ron Perkins | Bethalto, IL | Bob Perkins | 392 | Running |
15 | 3 | 52 | Don Nordhorn | Wadesville, IN | Don Nordhorn | 357 | Oil Leak |
16 | 14 | 11## | Bill Harter | Hagerstown, IN | Boyd Johnson | 336 | Overheating |
17 | 21 | 86 | Bobby Black | Taylorsville, IN | Mike Gross | 306 | Driveline |
18 | 31 | 74 | John Wallace | Madison Heights, MI | Don Friend | 291 | Running |
19 | 13 | 62 | Lee Kunzman | Guttenberg, IA | Merle Heath | 275 | Fire |
20 | 17 | 82 | Gene Roehl | Chicago, IL | Don Reidelberger | 253 | Broken Axle |
21 | 11 | 5 | Gene Bell | Schoolcraft, MI | Lyle Roberts | 233 | Accident |
22 | 18 | 22 | Chuck Adams | Bellville, OH | Jack Fletcher | 211 | Oil Leak |
23 | 10 | 29 | Chuck Lynch | Springfield, IL | Chuck Lynch | 203 | Accident |
24 | 24 | 26 | Wayne Funk | Humboldt, IA | Wayne Funk | 201 | Accident |
25 | 15 | 36% | Cy Fairchild | Saginaw, Mi | Charles Stahl | 194 | Accident |
26 | 5 | 57 | Buzz Gregory | Speedway, IN | Dave Robinson | 188 | Engine |
27 | 28 | 00 | Wayne Reutimann | Zephyrhills, FL | Sam Possey | 183 | Accident |
28 | 23 | 65 | Harry Kern | St. Paul, MN | Roger Hegg | 182 | Accident |
29 | 26 | 17 | Kenny Fry | Mishawaka, IN | Mike Weeks | 81 | Suspension |
30 | 29 | 4 | Larry Cannon | Oakwood, IL | Wink Bridges | 61 | Accident |
31 | 33 | 89$ | Dave Weir | Fortville, IN | Arthur Braithwaite | 46 | Oil Pressure |
32 | 16 | 87 | Barry Kettering | St. Paul, MN | Championship Ent. | 29 | Handling |
33 | 9 | 1 | Andy Brown | Windsor, ONT | Andy Brown | 3 | Accident |