De 52e Indianapolis 500 werd gereden op donderdag 30 mei 1968 op de Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Amerikaans coureur Bobby Unser won de race.
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Bobby Unser nam in de 192e ronde de leiding over van "polesitter" Joe Leonard nadat deze laatste opgaf met mechanische pech. Drie coureurs reden tijdens de race aan de leiding, Leonard (31 ronden), Ruby (42 ronden) en Unser (127 ronden).
| # | Coureur | Auto | Ronden | Opgave | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bobby Unser |
Eagle-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 2 | Dan Gurney |
Eagle-Ford | 200 | ||
| 3 | Mel Kenyon |
Gerhardt-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 4 |  Denny Hulme |
Eagle-Ford | 200 | ||
| 5 | Lloyd Ruby |
Mongoose-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 6 | Ronnie Duman |
Brabham-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 7 | Bill Vukovich II (R) |
Shrike-Offenhauser | 198 | ||
| 8 | Mike Mosley (R) |
Watson-Offenhauser | 197 | ||
| 9 | Sammy Sessions (R) |
Finley-Offenhauser | 197 | ||
| 10 | Bobby Grim |
Mongoose-Offenhauser | 196 | ||
| 11 | Bob Veith |
Gerhardt-Offenhauser | 196 | ||
| 12 | Joe Leonard |
Lotus-Pratt & Whitney | 191 | Mechanisch | |
| 13 | Art Pollard |
Lotus-Pratt & Whitney | 188 | Mechanisch | |
| 14 | Jim McElreath |
Coyote-Ford | 179 | Mechanisch | |
| 15 | Carl Williams |
Coyote-Ford | 163 | Ongeval | |
| 16 | Bud Tingelstad |
Gerhardt-Ford | 158 | Mechanisch | |
| 17 | Wally Dallenbach |
Finley-Offenhauser | 148 | Mechanisch | |
| 18 | Johnny Rutherford |
Eagle-Ford | 125 | Ongeval | |
| 19 | .svg){kind=small} Graham Hill |
Lotus-Pratt & Whitney | 110 | Ongeval | |
| 20 | A.J. Foyt |
Coyote-Ford | 86 | Mechanisch | |
| 21 | Ronnie Bucknum (R) |
Eagle-Ford | 76 | Mechanisch | |
| 22 | Jim Malloy (R) |
Vollstedt-Ford | 64 | Mechanisch | |
| 23 | Jerry Grant |
Eagle-Ford | 50 | Mechanisch | |
| 24 | Gary Bettenhausen (R) |
Gerhardt-Offenhauser | 43 | Ongeval | |
| 25 | Arnie Knepper |
Vollstedt-Ford | 42 | Ongeval | |
| 26 | Al Unser |
Lola-Ford | 40 | Ongeval | |
| 27 | Gordon Johncock |
Gerhardt-Offenhauser | 37 | Mechanisch | |
| 28 | Larry Dickson |
Hawk II-Ford | 24 | Mechanisch | |
| 29 | Roger McCluskey |
Eagle-Offenhauser | 16 | Mechanisch | |
| 30 | Jim Hurtubise |
Mallard-Offenhauser | 9 | Mechanisch | |
| 31 | George Snider |
Mongoose-Ford | 9 | Mechanisch | |
| 32 |  Jochen Rindt |
Brabham-Repco | 5 | Mechanisch | |
| 33 | Mario Andretti |
Hawk III-Ford | 2 | Mechanisch | |
| Gemiddelde snelheid : 246,040 km/h - Snelste Ronde : Lloyd Ruby, 271,44 km/h | |||||
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