1968 USAC MIDGET REVIEW: MEL IS MIRACULOUS ONCE MORE

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media

Miraculous Mel Kenyon won 11 features during the 1968 season and, although this fell short of the record 17 he racked up in 1967, it was more than adequate to win the USAC National Midget Championship for the second straight year.  In addition to his victories, Kenyon’s third career series title also included 14 seconds and he was third 10 times for a total of 35 times in the top-three.  He started in 59 features, which was more than any other driver for the year.

Kenyon started out the 1968 Midget campaign the same way he ended 1967, as a winner, doing so in the first event of the year, a 50-lapper at the tight 1/10th mile indoor track at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind.

Similarly, Kenyon took over the point lead in April and never relinquished it, defeating Mike McGreevy for the second straight year, a season in which Kenyon also became the first driver to win the opening race and the championship within the same year.  Similarly, Kenyon also became the first reigning champ to win the season opener.

The midget division rules subcommittee, meeting under the chairmanship of Gene Shannon, adopted two rule changes that were presented to the full meeting of the rules committee and then passed to the Board of Directors for final action.  Attending the meeting were Henry Banks, director of competition, Bob Stroud, division supervisor, Gene Shannon, chairman, Les Scott, Howard Linne, Mel Kenyon, Bill Mehner, Lee Elkins, Curly Rahn, Lou Cooper and Donald Davidson.

One rule change affected the look of the midgets, which were now permitted to use either an 8x12 or 8x13-inch wheel, making for better adhesion, better handling and considerably improved tire wear, adding up to greater safety.

The second rule change proposal increased the maximum cubic inch displacement of stock block engines from 150 to 155 inches and raise that of the Offenhauser from 110 to 114 cubic inches.

It was the feeling of the committee that use of the wider wheel would give a new look to the midgets and better their performance.  Several speed records subsequently fell as a result of the change.  Furthermore, a substantial demand for the product created quite a large backup of orders for the wheel manufacturing companies, forcing Ted Halibrand, head of Halibrand Engineering, to make a flying trip to Indianapolis to purchase two new Lodge & Shipley automatic lathes.

“We've taken too much time to turn out the new wheels,” said Halibrand. “These new lathes will step up production.”

Future USAC National Midget champion Tom Bigelow reached victory lane with the series for the first time in 1968, darting from the 14th spot to win a June race in his home state of Wisconsin at Hales Corners Speedway.  Sammy Sessions, who’d notch the 1972 USAC National Sprint Car crown, won his first USAC Midget feature in August at Michigan’s Berlin Raceway, then finished off the trail with a scintillating triumph at Turkey Night, the final TNGP event that was 150 laps in length.

In one of the major upsets of the 1968 season, Nigel (Paul) Bates, won the 50-lapper at California’s Cajon Speedway in the penultimate event of the season on November 23.  The British born San Jose, Calif. resident was driving a brand new Offy which he, himself, owned and which had just recently been constructed by fellow driver George Benson.

Even more remarkably for Bates, his first win came in what was his first ever USAC National Midget feature start, the third driver ever to pull off the feat.  In August of 1968, Lee Kunzman won at Davenport, Iowa’s Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds in his USAC midget debut as did Frank Secrist in his first USAC attempt at Bakersfield (Calif.) Speedway in 1966.

On June 30, Bob Wente won the Kokomo 50-lap feature and made it a very memorable occasion when he became the first driver to reach 50 career USAC National Midget feature wins.

Midget driver Rick Davidson became the latest member of the racing fraternity to learn to fly in 1968.  He soloed in March in a Piper Cherokee 180 after taking lessons from Chief Instructor Harry McQuinn, who himself was a famed midget racer, 10-time Indianapolis 500 qualifier and USAC National Championship division supervisor.

Tom Sellberg suffered career-ending injuries when his car flipped over four times during the August event at the Sterling (Ill.) Speed Bowl.  Sellberg scored two career USAC Midget victories, including a March race in April at Tucson, Ariz.

Greg Flatow, owner of the well-known black and yellow No. 52 midget which featured yellow wheels, died on October 25.  Flatow’s cars twice won the Du Quoin 100-mile midget event, in 1958 with Rodger Ward and in 1960 with Jack Turner.

 

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1968 USAC National Midget Driver Points

POS.      PTS.                DRIVER

1            491.55           Mel Kenyon, Lebanon, Ind.

2            368.6             Mike McGreevy, Hayward, Calif.

3            296                 Bob Tattersall, Streator, Ill.

4            241                 Chuck Arnold, Stamford, Conn.

5            238.75           Dave Strickland, Pleasant Hill, Calif.

6            197.9             Bob Wente, Saint Louis, Mo.

7            193.4             Henry Pens, Joliet, Ill.

8            180.35           Dick Jones, Whitewater, Wis.

9            159.25           Sammy Sessions, Nashville, Mich.

10          149                 Les Scott, Livonia, Mich.

11          139.15           Roger West, Joliet, Ill.

12          137.2             Merle Bettenhausen, Tinley Park, Ill.

13          131.9             Gary Bettenhausen, Tinley Park, Ill.

14          117.4             Tom Bigelow, Whitewater, Wis.

15          109.8             Billy Vukovich, Fresno, Calif.

16          103.5             Bill Renshaw, Murphysboro, Ill.

17          93.75             Don Vogler, Glen Ellyn, Ill.

18          86.35             Arnie Knepper, Belleville, Ill.

19          79                   Mel Cornett, Wauwatosa, Wis.

20          73.5                Bill Mehner, Portland, Ore.

21          72.55             Bobby Grim, Indianapolis, Ind.

22          67.5                Gary Byers, Logansport, Ind.

23          64.9                Ray Elliott, Lockport, Ill.

24          64.9                Steve Troxell, Denver, Colo.

25          57.45             Jigger Sirois, Shelby, Ind.

26          56.6                Tom Sellberg, Inglewood, Calif.

27          51.85             George Snider, Fresno, Calif.

28          48.65             Don Meacham, Fresno, Calif.

29          46.7                John Batts, Jamestown, Ind.

30          43.8                Bob McLean, Granger, Ind.

31          41.3                Sonny Ates, Sellersburg, Ind.

32          41                   Bob Hauck, Joliet, Ill.

33          40.8                Billy Engelhart, Madison, Wis.

34          40.7                Keith Thomas, Madison, Wis.

35          35.95             Newt White, Lockport, Ill.

36          35.1                Larry Rice, Linden, Ind.

37          34.4                Dick Pole, Harvey, Ill.

38          33.15             Bob Hare, Lyons, Ill.

39          30.5                Joe Giba, Denver, Colo.

40          27.15             Rob Greentree, Sydney, N.S.W.

41          25.3                Johnny Moorhouse, Santa Ana, Calif.

42          25.1                John Tenney, Battle Creek, Mich.

43          23.1                Warren Scheibe, Denver, Colo.

44          18.45             George Benson, San Jose, Calif.

45          18.2                Jim Hines, New Castle, Ind.

46          18.15             Bill Puterbaugh, Roxana, Ill.

47          17.55             Johnny Parsons, Speedway, Ind.

48          15.8                Grier Manning, Colorado Springs, Colo.

49          15.75             Ron Hughes, Anaheim, Calif.

50          14.9                Paul Bates, San Jose, Calif.

51          14.7                Greg Weld, Kansas City, Mo.

52          14.15             Johnny Rutherford, Fort Worth, Texas

53          13.4                Dickie Deis, Fresno, Calif.

54          13.05             Jim McClean, Joliet, Ill.

55          11.65             Terry Vaughn, Milwaukee, Wis.

56          11.1                Billy Douglas, East Saint Louis, Ill.

57          10                   Roger Branson, Champaign, Ill.

58          9.75                Bob Lithgow, Streator, Ill.

59          9.5                  Don Brown, San Fernando, Calif.

60          8.25                Wally Lambert, Manhattan, Ill.

61          8                     Paul Radimaker, Elwood, Ill.

62          8                     Al Smith, Dayton, Ohio

63          7.05                Rick Davidson, Indianapolis, Ind.

64          6.15                Bob Richards, Lockport, Ill.

65          6.1                  Harold Pieper, San Antonio, Texas

66          6                     Wib Spalding, Granite City, Ill.

67          5.75                Gary Irvin, West Lafayette, Ind.

68          5.7                  Bruce Walkup, Downey, Calif.

69          5.45                Bernie Schechter, Riverside, Calif.

70          5.3                  Rich Walsh, San Bruno, Calif.

71          4.7                  Jack O'Donnell, Los Angeles, Calif.

72          4.55                Russ Palombo, La Grange Park, Ill.

73          4.5                  Jack Skellenger, Denver, Colo.

74          4.4                  Bill Hunter, Indianapolis, Ind.

75          4.1                  Danny Frye, Hazelwood, Mo.

76          4.1                  Don Stokes, East Moline, Ill.

77          4.05                Bill Gadda, Reno, Nev.

78          3.9                  Burt Wilson, Hazelwood, Mo.

79          3.85                Bob Walldan, Zion, Ill.

80          3.8                  John Deering, Elgin, Ill.

81          3.75                Jack Fitzpatrick, Newport Beach, Calif.

82          3.65                Lee Kunzman, Guttenberg, Iowa

83          3.45                Dave Ward, Indianapolis, Ind.

84          3.2                  Frank Burany, Elm Grove, Wis.

85          3.2                  Chuck Weyant, Springfield, Ill.

86          3                     Lloyd Nygren, Fresno, Calif.

87          3                     Jack Calabrase, Lansing, Mich.

88          2.75                Bobby Unser, Albuquerque, N.M.

89          2.7                  Gary Arnold, Oakland, Calif.

90          2.7                  Keith Custer, Rockford, Ill.

91          2.7                  Karl Raggio, Morgan Hill, Calif.

92          2.5                  Gene Roehl, Chicago, Ill.

93          2.45                Jim Malloy, Denver, Colo.

94          2.45                Bob Criss, Arvada, Colo.

95          2.3                  Duane Sears, Westminster, Calif.

96          2.3                  Larry Dickson, Marietta, Ohio

97          2.2                  Gil Alcala, Dublin, Calif.

98          2                     Cy Fairchild, Saginaw, Mich.

99          1.85                Fred Chaparro, Glendale, Calif.

100        1.85                Fred Hight, Speedway, Ind.

101        1.85                Mike Adams, Crest Hill, Ill.

102        1.85                Al Wasserman, Skokie, Ill.

103        1.85                A.J. Foyt, Houston, Texas

104        1.6                  Ron Clemens, Joliet, Ill.

105        1.55                Larry Ferrua, Fresno, Calif.

106        1.3                  Dean Mast, Dover, Ohio

107        1.3                  Milford Cross, Mooreland, Ind.

108        1.15                Willard Yates, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

109        1                     Duane Hanson, Madison, Wis.

110        1                     Loague Yount, Saint Louis, Mo.

111        1                     Phil Stebbins, New Lenox, Ill.

112        1                     Al Futrell, East Saint Louis, Mo.

113        0.7                  Jim Adair, Indianapolis, Ind.

114        0.7                  Ted Foltz, Colorado Springs, Colo.

115        0.5                  Sonny White, Santa Ana, Calif.

 

1968 USAC National Midget Entrant Points

POS.      PTS.                ENTRANT, TEAM LOCATION

1            484.65           Mel & Don Kenyon, Lebanon, Ind. (#1)

2            331.35           Howard Linne, Mendota, Ill. (#2)

3            232                 Dick & Owen Kincaid, Terre Haute, Ind. (#3)

4            216.35           Bob & Gene Shannon, Dayton, Ohio (#22)

5            197.2             Junior Knepper, Belleville, Ill. (#25)

6            194.7             Lee Elkins, Kalamazoo, Mich. (#73)

7            188.25           Howard Linne, Mendota, Ill. (#99)

8            180.35           Tom Krehl, Madison, Wis. (#27)

9            154.7             Gus Sohm, Saint Louis, Mo. (#93)

10          139.15           Les Scott, Livonia, Mich. (#12)

11          124.2             Ed Loniewski, LaPorte, Ind. (#87)

12          112.85           Doug Caruthers, Anaheim, Calif. (#8)

13          111.25           John Hajduk, Niles, Ill. (#21)

14          108.7             Eddie Russo, Kenosha, Wis. (#97)

15          103.5             Bill Renshaw, Murphysboro, Ill. (#83)

16          96.5                Don Vogler, Glen Ellyn, Ill. (#29)

17          93.35             Harry Turner, Kenosha, Wis. (#82)

18          91.5                Cliff Cornell, Hinsdale, Ill. (#8)

19          66.9                Bob Nowicke, Louisville, Ky. (#99)

20          66.8                Lou Cooper, Orland Park, Ill. (#3)

21          66.7                Jack Stroud, Hazelwood, Mo. (#35)

22          63.6                Harry Conklin, Denver, Colo. (#64)

23          59.8                Arnie Knepper, Belleville, Ill. (#31)

24          57.75             Lloyd Rahn, Tuscola, Ill. (#14)

25          57.7                Coxie Bowman, Ossian, Ind. (#33)

26          52.15             K.V. Weiland, Chicago, Ill. (#84)

27          51.85             Walt Schweitzer, Bakersfield, Calif. (#60)

28          50.25             Tom Sellberg, Inglewood, Calif. (#16)

29          50.05             Vance Moore, Portage, Wis. (#21)

30          49.25             Howard Linne, Mendota, Ill. (#96)

31          47.8                Hank Hansen, Saint Louis, Mo. (#32)

32          44.4                Math Schneider, Lockport, Ill. (#67)

33          42.7                Louis Snook, Charlotte, Texas (#65)

34          39.25             George McBeath, Chicago, Ill. (#45)

35          38.45             Gary Gamester, Lombard, Ill. (#49)

36          37.4                C.E. Kirchner, Solon, Ohio (#11)

37          33.1                Bob Rice, Linden, Ind. (#10)

38          32.1                Bill Cooper, Chicago, Ill. (#25)

39          30.7                Bob Hare, Lyons, Ill. (#19)

40          30.5                Joe Giba, Denver, Colo. (#62)

41          27.15             Arnie Knepper, Belleville, Ill. (#30)

42          27.15             Rob Greentree, Indianapolis, Ind. (#12)

43          25.65             Bob Nowicke, Louisville, Ky. (#98)

44          25.3                D.K. Cumberworth, Santa Ana, Calif. (#3x)

45          24.9                Bob Willey, Moline, Ill. (#74)

46          24.8                Bud Doty, Davenport, Iowa (#50)

47          22.4                Paul Bates, San Jose, Calif. (#82)

48          19.5                Len Tetrault, Tinley Park, Ill. (#68)

49          19.4                Howard Linne, Mendota, Ill. (#93)

50          18.95             Gay Van Berckelaer, Westminster, Calif. (#45)

51          18.75             John Saeman, Warsaw, Ind. (#9)

52          18.7                Bob Lithgow, Streator, Ill. (#28)

53          18.05             L. Gene Hamilton, Robinson, Ill. (#55)

54          16.3                Bud Trainor, Phoenix, Ariz. (#24)

55          13.25             Gene Willman, Hales Corners, Wis. (#7)

56          12.8                Dale Hampson, Grand Ridge, Ill. (#17)

57          12.6                Hayden Harris, Rolling Hills, Calif. (#95)

58          11.55             Joe Kleinbauer, Los Angeles, Calif. (#9)

59          10.35             Bob Lockard, Joliet, Ill. (#69)

60          10.3                George Hopkins, Harvey, Ill. (#54)

61          9.5                  Dallas Garman, Fairfield, Ill. (#5)

62          9.5                  David Birmingham, Scottsdale, Ariz. (#43)

63          9.1                  George Newnam, Culver City, Calif. (#56)

64          8.9                  Harry Mark, Ann Arbor, Mich. (#74)

65          8.75                Jack Mucia, Lombard, Ill. (#48)

66          8.35                Bob Corson, Harvey, Ill. (#15)

67          8.35                Scott Hunter, Wichita Falls, Texas (#66)

68          8.2                  William Wilson, Florissant, Mo. (#15)

69          8.15                John & Brian McKeand, San Clemente, Calif. (#14)

70          7.35                Ken Johnson, Elmhurst, Ill. (#18)

71          6.6                  Frank Griffo, San Gabriel, Calif. (#61)

72          6.35                Dave Smith, Indianapolis, Ind. (#36)

73          6.3                  Scott Frost, Houston, Texas (#30)

74          6.3                  Oliver Johnson, San Jose, Calif. (#96)

75          6.15                Bob Richards, Lockport, Ill. (#14)

76          6.05                J.L. Johnson, Saint Charles, Mo. (#16)

77          5.8                  Al Hall, Detroit, Mich. (#15)

78          5.75                Gary Irvin, West Lafayette, Ind. (#83)

79          5.7                  Howard Lehmann, Springfield, Ill. (#27)

80          5.65                Paul & Dean Stanford, Burbank, Calif. (#99)

81          5.6                  Lloyd del Nero, Modesto, Calif. (#7)

82          5.45                Bernie Schechter, Riverside, Calif. (#78)

83          5.4                  Billy Darnell, Saint Charles, Mo. (#14)

84          5.3                  Rich Walsh, San Bruno, Calif. (#92)

85          4.9                  Jim Gary, Claremont, Calif. (#50)

86          4.55                Aaron Willis, Joliet, Ill. (#45)

87          4.5                  Don Neier, Wellston, Mo. (#63)

88          4.2                  Jack Sims, Hobart, Ind. (#73)

89          4.1                  Don Stokes, East Moline, Ill. (#82)

90          4.05                Ed Moore, Saint Louis, Mo. (#23)

91          4.05                Glen Dennee, San Jose, Calif. (#15)

92          4                     Jim Patton, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (#56)

93          3.9                  Jim Anderson, Joliet, Ill. (#36)

94          3.8                  George Holterman, Lombard, Ill. (#53)

95          3.75                Gus Linhares, Burbank, Calif. (#37)

96          3.6                  Sheldon Arkow, Canton, Ohio (#19)

97          3.6                  Bob Hanson, Hacienda Heights, Calif. (#46)

98          3.45                Tom & Lee Davidson, Indianapolis, Ind. (#63)

99          3.4                  Leonard Faas, Placentia, Calif. (#78)

100        3                     M.O. Jackson, Santa Clara, Calif. (#6x)

101        2.7                  Floyd Shaeffer, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (#95)

102        2.7                  Karl Raggio, Morgan Hill, Calif. (#33)

103        2.55                Don White, Santa Ana, Calif. (#50)

104        2.2                  Gerry Scarborough, Sunnyvale, Calif. (#9x)

105        2.2                  Greg Flatow, Chicago, Ill. (#52)

106        2                     Paul Krueger, Madison, Wis. (#81)

107        2                     Lee Carey, Woodstock, Ill. (#11)

108        1.85                Twin City Race Team, Gas City, Ind. (#92)

109        1.85                Fred Hight, Speedway, Ind. (#55)

110        1.85                Rollie Cagwin, New Lenox, Ill. (#6)

111        1.85                Frank Kavanaugh, Hamilton, Ill. (#45)

112        1.85                Gene Berg, Niles, Ill. (#41)

113        1.85                Marv Edwards, Los Angeles, Calif. (#83)

114        1.6                  Billy Douglas, East Saint Louis, Ill. (#65)

115        1.55                Ralph Baiza, Coalinga, Calif. (#73)

116        1.4                  Eric Lund, Kenosha, Wis. (#93)

117        1.3                  Ken Young, Wilmington, Ohio (#17)

118        1.3                  Manuel Braga, Downey, Calif. (#22)

119        1.15                Lloyd Whiting, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (#99)

120        1.15                Ray York, Mundelein, Ill. (#45)

121        1                     Sim Clark, Santa Clara, Calif. (#5x)

122        1                     Ed Kelley, Joliet, Ill. (#5)

123        1                     Joe Finley, Lancaster, Calif. (#10)

124        0.8                  Owen Herron, Reseda, Calif. (#44)

125        0.7                  Jim Adair, Indianapolis, Ind. (#4)

126        0.6                  John Shanoian, Fresno, Calif. (#29)

 

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: January 7, 1968 – Allen County War Memorial Coliseum – Fort Wayne, Indiana

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #61), 2. Dave Strickland, 3. Bobby Grim, 4. Bob McLean, 5. Mike McGreevy, 6. Gary Bettenhausen, 7. Jim Hines, 8. Ray Elliott, 9. Don Vogler, 10. Roger West. FQ: Bob McLean

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: January 28, 1968 – Allen County War Memorial Coliseum – Fort Wayne, Indiana

FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Bob McLean (C.E. Kirchner #11), 2. Bobby Grim, 3. Mel Kenyon, 4. John Tenney, 5. Ray Elliott, 6. Bill Campbell, 7. Don Vogler, 8. Sammy Sessions, 9. Bob Hauck, 10. Roger West. FQ: Ray Elliott (8.900)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: January 28, 1968 – Rivergrade Speedway – Irwindale, California

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Burt Foland (Jack London #4), 2. Billy Vukovich, 3. Chuck Arnold, 4. Gary Bettenhausen, 5. Al Henderson, 6. George Snider, 7. Johnny Rutherford, 8. Jack Skellenger, 9. Dave Strickland, 10. Sonny Ates, 11. Dickie Deis, 12. Bernie Schechter, 13. Ron Hughes, 14. Hank Butcher, 15. Johnny Moorhouse, 16. Johnny Parsons, 17. Bob Wente, 18. Dewayne Woodward. FQ: Billy Vukovich (21.220)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: February 4, 1968 – Cajon Speedway – El Cajon, California

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Billy Vukovich (Doug Caruthers #8), 2. Mike McGreevy, 3. Ron Hughes, 4. Burt Foland, 5. Chuck Arnold, 6. Mel Kenyon, 7. George Snider, 8. Sonny Ates, 9. Dave Strickland, 10. Tom Sellberg, 11. Johnny Parsons, 12. Johnny Rutherford, 13. Bernie Schechter, 14. Al Henderson, 15. Johnny Moorhouse, 16. Jack Skellenger, 17. Gary Bettenhausen, 18. Bill Gadda. FQ: Al Henderson (17.650)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: February 18, 1968 – San Jose Speedway – San Jose, California

FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Billy Vukovich (Doug Caruthers #8), 2. Dave Strickland, 3. Gary Bettenhausen, 4. Henry Pens, 5. Walt Bergholtz, 6. George Benson, 7. Ron Hughes, 8. Jimmy Caruthers, 9. Chuck Arnold, 10. Hank Butcher, 11. Gil Alcala, 12. Lloyd Nygren, 13. Gary Emmick, 14. Mel Kenyon, 15. Larry Ferrua, 16. Mike McGreevy, 17. Burt Foland, 18. Dickie Deis. FQ: Burt Foland (15.040)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: March 3, 1968 – Cajon Speedway – El Cajon, California

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Henry Pens (Howard Linne #99x), 2. Mike McGreevy, 3. Burt Foland, 4. Dickie Deis, 5. Gary Bettenhausen, 6. Dave Strickland, 7. George Snider, 8. Mel Kenyon, 9. Hank Butcher, 10. Johnny Moorhouse, 11. Jimmy Caruthers, 12. Gary Arnold, 13. Walt Bergholtz, 14. Billy Vukovich, 15. Jack Fitzpatrick, 16. Bernie Schechter, 17. Duane Sears, 18. Steve Troxell. FQ: Burt Foland (17.630)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 5, 1968 – Tucson Motor Speedway – Tucson, Arizona

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Tom Sellberg (Tom Sellberg #16), 2. Don Meacham, 3. George Snider, 4. Gary Bettenhausen, 5. Johnny Moorhouse, 6. Chuck Arnold, 7. Bob Behrens, 8. Mike McGreevy, 9. Roger Branson, 10. Ray Elliott, 11. Steve Troxell, 12. Bill Renshaw, 13. Merle Bettenhausen, 14. Dick Jones, 15. Jimmy Caruthers, 16. Walt Kennedy, 17. Mel Kenyon, 18. Sonny Ates. FQ: Walt Kennedy (16.370)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 6, 1968 – Manzanita Speedway – Phoenix, Arizona

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Chuck Arnold (Joe Kleinbauer #9), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Mike McGreevy, 4. Bill Mehner, 5. Walt Kennedy, 6. Dave Strickland, 7. Dick Jones, 8. Don Meacham, 9. Tom Sellberg, 10. Johnny Moorhouse, 11. Johnny Rutherford, 12. Arnie Knepper, 13. Parnelli Jones, 14. Bob Behrens, 15. Bill Gadda, 16. Steve Troxell, 17. Merle Bettenhausen, 18. Bob Tattersall. FQ: Gary Bettenhausen (22.900)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 27, 1968 – Asheville Speedway – Asheville, North Carolina

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #1), 2. Bob Tattersall, 3. Mike McGreevy, 4. Gary Byers, 5. Steve Troxell, 6. Henry Pens, 7. Paul Radimaker, 8. Les Scott, 9. Bob Wente, 10. Dave Strickland, 11. Bill Mehner, 12. Gene Roehl, 13. Rob Greentree, 14. Dick Jones, 15. Chuck Arnold, 16. Ray Elliott, 17. Milford Cross, 18. Warren Scheibe. FQ: Mel Kenyon (14.990)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 28, 1968 – Knoxville Raceway – Knoxville, Tennessee

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #1), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Chuck Arnold, 4. Steve Troxell, 5. Les Scott, 6. Bob Tattersall, 7. Gary Byers, 8. Dick Jones, 9. Dave Strickland, 10. Bill Mehner, 11. Warren Scheibe, 12. Ray Elliott, 13. Bill Renshaw, 14. Rob Greentree, 15. Don Vogler, 16. Mike McGreevy, 17. Henry Pens, 18. Roger West. FQ: Mike McGreevy (14.840)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 12, 1968 – New Bremen Speedway – New Bremen, Ohio

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Bob Wente (Junior Knepper #25), 2. John Tenney, 3. Les Scott, 4. Mel Cornett, 5. Dave Strickland, 6. Chuck Arnold, 7. Gary Byers, 8. Steve Troxell, 9. Mel Kenyon, 10. Bill Mehner, 11. Paul Radimaker, 12. Don Meacham, 13. Bob Tattersall, 14. Jim Hines, 15. Dick Jones, 16. Roger West, 17. Tom Bigelow, 18. John Batts, 19. Bill Renshaw, 20. Jim Szilagyi, 21. Mike McGreevy, 22. Chuck Booth, 23. Jigger Sirois, 24. Rob Greentree. FQ: Bob Wente (18.600)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 2, 1968 – Kentucky State Fairgrounds – Louisville, Kentucky

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Jack Stroud #35), 2. Chuck Arnold, 3. Mike McGreevy, 4. John Batts, 5. Merle Bettenhausen, 6. Dave Strickland, 7. Dick Jones, 8. Bob Wente, 9. Bob McLean, 10. Tom Sellberg, 11. John Toth, 12. Bill Renshaw, 13. Don Vogler, 14. Rob Greentree, 15. Rick Davidson, 16. Bob Richards, 17. Steve Troxell, 18. Mel Kenyon. FQ: Mel Kenyon (25.800)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 5, 1968 – Avilla Speedway – Avilla, Indiana

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Jack Stroud #35), 2. Merle Bettenhausen, 3. Tom Sellberg, 4. Mike McGreevy, 5. Chuck Arnold, 6. Don Vogler, 7. Gary Bettenhausen, 8. Les Scott, 9. Dave Strickland, 10. John Batts, 11. Bill Mehner, 12. Bob Hauck, 13. Joe Giba, 14. Jim Hines, 15. Bill Renshaw, 16. Mel Kenyon, 17. Bob McLean, 18. Milford Cross. FQ: Gary Bettenhausen (16.040)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 7, 1968 – Hales Corners Speedway – Hales Corners, Wisconsin

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Tom Bigelow (John Hajduk #21), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Keith Thomas, 4. Bob Tattersall, 5. Dick Jones, 6. Roger West, 7. Les Scott, 8. Dave Strickland, 9. Tom Sellberg, 10. Terry Vaughn, 11. Bill Mehner, 12. Mike McGreevy, 13. Bob Hauck, 14. Steve Troxell, 15. Rob Greentree, 16. Bill Renshaw, 17. Sonny Ates, 18. John Batts. FQ: Les Scott (16.880)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 12, 1968 – Joliet Memorial Stadium – Joliet, Illinois

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #1), 2. Henry Pens, 3. Dick Pole, 4. Chuck Arnold, 5. Mike McGreevy, 6. Dave Strickland, 7. Ray Elliott, 8. John Tenney, 9. Tom Bigelow, 10. Bob Hare, 11. Don Vogler, 12. Bob Richards, 13. Don Carmichael, 14. Bob McLean, 15. Steve Troxell, 16. Paul Radimaker, 17. Bob Tattersall, 18. Dick Jones. FQ: Henry Pens (15.510)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 15, 1968 – Lake Hill Speedway – Valley Park, Missouri

FEATURE: (33 laps) 1. Mike McGreevy (Howard Linne #2), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Chuck Arnold, 4. Henry Pens, 5. Dave Strickland, 6. Bob Wente, 7. Bob Tattersall, 8. Steve Troxell, 9. Dick Jones, 10. Joe Giba, 11. John Batts, 12. Roger West, 13. Bill Mehner, 14. John Tenney, 15. Tom Bigelow, 16. Danny Frye, 17. Joe Walter, 18. Ray Elliott. FQ: Mel Kenyon (14.620)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 18, 1968 – Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds – Davenport, Iowa

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Gary Bettenhausen (Harry Turner #82), 2. Bob Tattersall, 3. Chuck Arnold, 4. Don Vogler, 5. Roger West, 6. Tom Bigelow, 7. John Batts, 8. Mike McGreevy, 9. Sammy Sessions, 10. Tom Sellberg, 11. Dick Jones, 12. Dave Strickland, 13. Bill Renshaw, 14. Merle Bettenhausen, 15. Bill Yates, 16. Joe Giba, 17. Steve Young, 18. Mel Kenyon. FQ: Gary Bettenhausen (15.470)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 19, 1968 – Bob-Jo Speedway – Sycamore, Illinois

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Tom Bigelow (John Hajduk #21), 2. Gary Bettenhausen, 3. Mel Kenyon, 4. Mike McGreevy, 5. Roger West, 6. Dick Jones, 7. Don Vogler, 8. Chuck Arnold, 9. Don Carmichael, 10. Billy Engelhart, 11. Sammy Sessions, 12. Joe Giba, 13. Bill Mehner, 14. Bill Renshaw, 15. Jack O’Donnell, 16. Bob Tattersall, 17. John Batts, 18. Gary Byers. FQ: Bob Tattersall (16.560)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 21, 1968 – Santa Fe Speedway – Hinsdale, Illinois

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Arnie Knepper (Arnie Knepper #31), 2. Bob Tattersall, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Chuck Arnold, 5. Johnny Parsons, 6. Roger West, 7. Mike McGreevy, 8. Mel Kenyon, 9. Dave Strickland, 10. Bill Mehner, 11. Billy Engelhart, 12. Joe Giba, 13. Jack O’Donnell, 14. Bob McLean, 15. Steve Young, 16. Merle Bettenhausen, 17. Dick Jones, 18. John Batts. FQ: Merle Bettenhausen (15.450)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 28, 1968 – Rockford Speedway – Rockford, Illinois

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Henry Pens (Howard Linne #99), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Bob Tattersall, 4. Sammy Sessions, 5. Dave Strickland, 6. Keith Thomas, 7. Dick Pole, 8. John Batts, 9. Bill Renshaw, 10. Bill Mehner, 11. Ray Elliott, 12. Tom Bigelow, 13. Russ Palumbo, 14. Chuck Arnold, 15. Arnie Knepper, 16. Dick Jones, 17. Don Vogler, 18. Mike McGreevy. FQ: Henry Pens (13.900)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 29, 1968 – South Bend Motor Speedway – South Bend, Indiana

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #1), 2. Mike McGreevy, 3. Sammy Sessions, 4. Dave Strickland, 5. Les Scott, 6. Arnie Knepper, 7. Chuck Arnold, 8. Merle Bettenhausen, 9. Dick Jones, 10. Johnny Parsons, 11. Bill Kollman, 12. John Batts, 13. Gary Byers, 14. Bob McLean, 15. Bob Tattersall, 16. Bill Renshaw, 17. Dick Pole, 18. Don Carmichael. FQ: Les Scott (12.690)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 30, 1968 – Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Indiana

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Wente (Junior Knepper #25), 2. Arnie Knepper, 3. Roger West, 4. Bobby Grim, 5. Gary Bettenhausen, 6. Dick Jones, 7. Tom Sellberg, 8. Gary Byers, 9. Mel Kenyon, 10. Dave Strickland, 11. Don Vogler, 12. Chuck Arnold, 13. Sammy Sessions, 14. Larry Rice, 15. Bill Renshaw, 16. John Batts, 17. Les Scott, 18. Johnny Parsons. FQ: Mel Kenyon (17.960)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 4, 1968 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Dave Strickland (Dick & Owen Kincaid #3), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Chuck Arnold, 5. Roger West, 6. Dick Jones, 7. Bobby Grim, 8. John Batts, 9. Gary Byers, 10. Chuck Taylor, 11. Ray Elliott, 12. Bill Renshaw, 13. Fred Chaparro, 14. Bob Tattersall, 15. Bill Douglas, 16. Les Scott, 17. Danny Frye, 18. Tom Sellberg. FQ: Mel Kenyon (12.700)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 5, 1968 – Sportsman Raceway Park – Colorado Springs, Colorado

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Steve Troxell (Harry Conklin #64), 2. Eddie Jackson, 3. Dickie Deis, 4. Gene Pastor, 5. Eldon Hearn, 6. Joe Giba, 7. Ray Flanagan, 8. Buddy Taylor, 9. Harold Pieper, 10. Cliff Lewellyn, 11. Spyder Anderson, 12. Jim Tunstead, 13. Bob Criss, 14. Grier Manning, 15. Arnie Knepper, 16. Duane Harr, 17. Ted Foltz, 18. Bob Young. FQ: Grier Manning (15.350)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 6, 1968 – Lake Hill Speedway – Valley Park, Missouri

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Henry Pens (Howard Linne #99), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Mike McGreevy, 4. Les Scott, 5. Dave Strickland, 6. Bob Wente, 7. Roger West, 8. Dick Jones, 9. Merle Bettenhausen, 10. Gary Byers, 11. Bobby Grim, 12. Burt Wilson, 13. Ray Elliott, 14. Bill Douglas, 15. Bill Renshaw, 16. Don Vogler, 17. Tom Sellberg, 18. Rob Greentree. FQ: Mel Kenyon (14.500)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 6, 1968 – Lakeside Speedway – Denver, Colorado

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Gene Pastor (Dean Duncan #96), 2. Arnie Knepper, 3. Grier Manning, 4. Eddie Jackson, 5. Duane Harr, 6. Joe Giba, 7. Dickie Deis, 8. Steve Troxell, 9. Buddy Taylor, 10. Jim Malloy, 11. Harold Pieper, 12. Speed Roberts, 13. Jim Tunstead, 14. Ross Leslie, 15. Cliff Lewellyn, 16. Ray Flanagan, 17. Bob Young, 18. Del Melching. FQ: Steve Troxell (12.720)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 7, 1968 – Tri-City Speedway – Granite City, Illinois

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Gus Sohm #93), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Mel Kenyon, 4. Gary Byers, 5. Mike McGreevy, 6. Roger West, 7. Bobby Grim, 8. Wib Spalding, 9. Dick Jones, 10. Dave Strickland, 11. Les Scott, 12. Rob Greentree, 13. John Toth, 14. Chuck Taylor, 15. Tom Sellberg, 16. Bill Renshaw, 17. Chuck Arnold, 18. John Batts. FQ: Bob Tattersall (25.590)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 12, 1968 – Hales Corners Speedway – Hales Corners, Wisconsin

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Tom Bigelow (John Hajduk #21), 2. Don Meacham, 3. Dick Jones, 4. Terry Vaughn, 5. Chuck Arnold, 6. Roger West, 7. Dave Strickland, 8. Tom Sellberg, 9. Bob Hauck, 10. John Batts, 11. Don Vogler, 12. Bob Walldan, 13. Larry Rice, 14. Johnny Parsons, 15. Mel Cornett, 16. Mel Kenyon, 17. Billy Engelhart, 18. Don Carmichael. FQ: Roger West (17.210)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 14, 1968 – New Bremen Speedway – New Bremen, Ohio

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #1), 2. Henry Pens, 3. Bobby Grim, 4. Chuck Arnold, 5. Mike McGreevy, 6. Merle Bettenhausen, 7. Dick Jones, 8. Jigger Sirois, 9. Dave Strickland, 10. Roger West, 11. Newt White, 12. Rob Greentree, 13. Don Vogler, 14. Bob Wente, 15. Gary Byers, 16. Don Meacham, 17. Bill Hunter, 18. Bob McLean, 19. Dick Pole, 20. John Tenney, 21. Arnie Knepper, 22. Jim McClean, 23. Johnny Parsons, 24. Bill Kollman. FQ: Bob Wente (18.570)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 14, 1968 – New Bremen Speedway – New Bremen, Ohio

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Henry Pens (Howard Linne #99), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Chuck Arnold, 4. Bobby Grim, 5. Mike McGreevy, 6. Bob Wente, 7. Merle Bettenhausen, 8. Bob McLean, 9. Newt White, 10. Dick Jones, 11. Don Vogler, 12. Don Meacham, 13. Dave Strickland, 14. Jigger Sirois, 15. Dick Pole, 16. Jim McClean, 17. Bill Hunter, 18. Johnny Parsons, 19. Rob Greentree, 20. Gary Byers, 21. Roger West. FQ: None

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 19, 1968 – Santa Fe Speedway – Hinsdale, Illinois

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Roger West (Eddie Russo #97), 2. Bob Hare, 3. Mel Kenyon, 4. Tom Bigelow, 5. Bill Renshaw, 6. Dave Strickland, 7. Gary Bettenhausen, 8. Don Vogler, 9. Ray Elliott, 10. Bobby Grim, 11. Tom Sellberg, 12. Merle Bettenhausen, 13. Jim McClean, 14. Larry Rice, 15. Mel Cornett, 16. Billy Engelhart, 17. Newt White, 18. Steve Troxell. FQ: Tom Sellberg (15.190)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 21, 1968 – Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Indiana

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Don Meacham (Harry Turner #82), 2. Mike McGreevy, 3. Bobby Grim, 4. George Snider, 5. Tom Sellberg, 6. Don Vogler, 7. Bob Wente, 8. Mel Kenyon, 9. Tom Bigelow, 10. Dave Strickland, 11. Gary Byers, 12. Roger West, 13. Larry Rice, 14. Ray Elliott, 15. Merle Bettenhausen, 16. Bob Hare, 17. Bill Mehner, 18. Bob Tattersall. FQ: George Snider (17.900)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 27, 1968 – Troup County Speedway – La Grange, Georgia

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Chuck Arnold (Lee Elkins #73), 2. Gary Byers, 3. Mike McGreevy, 4. Merle Bettenhausen, 5. Les Scott, 6. Bill Renshaw, 7. Al Smith, 8. Rob Greentree, 9. Dave Strickland, 10. Bobby Grim, 11. John Batts, 12. Steve Young, 13. Steve Troxell, 14. Bill Mehner, 15. Ray Elliott, 16. Joe Giba, 17. Tom Sellberg, 18. Mel Kenyon. FQ: Mel Kenyon (18.400)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 28, 1968 – Boyd’s Speedway – Ringgold, Georgia

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Dave Strickland (Dick & Owen Kincaid #3), 2. Jigger Sirois, 3. Mel Kenyon, 4. Joe Giba, 5. Mike McGreevy, 6. Chuck Arnold, 7. Dick Jones, 8. Gary Byers, 9. Roger West, 10. Al Smith, 11. Larry Rice, 12. Rob Greentree, 13. Merle Bettenhausen, 14. Bill Renshaw, 15. Ray Elliott, 16. Don Meacham, 17. Les Scott, 18. Bill Mehner. FQ: Les Scott (14.250)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 30, 1968 – Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds – Davenport, Iowa

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Gus Sohm #93), 2. Dick Jones, 3. Greg Weld, 4. Mike McGreevy, 5. Bill Renshaw, 6. Tom Bigelow, 7. Bob Hare, 8. Mel Kenyon, 9. Gary Byers, 10. Roger West, 11. George Snider, 12. Bob Lithgow, 13. Bob Hauck, 14. Tom Sellberg, 15. Dave Ward, 16. Chuck Taylor, 17. Roger Branson, 18. Keith Custer. FQ: Dick Jones (16.570)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 31, 1968 – Knoxville Raceway – Knoxville, Iowa

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Billy Vukovich (Doug Caruthers #8), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Bob Tattersall, 4. Sammy Sessions, 5. Roger West, 6. Mike McGreevy, 7. Dave Strickland, 8. Dick Jones, 9. Roger Branson, 10. Tom Bigelow, 11. George Snider, 12. Tom Sellberg, 13. Chuck Arnold, 14. Greg Weld, 15. Bob Wente, 16. Gary Bettenhausen, 17. Don Vogler, 18. Warren Scheibe. FQ: Bob Wente (22.220)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 2, 1968 – Berlin Raceway – Marne, Michigan

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Sammy Sessions (Bob & Gene Shannon #22), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Dave Strickland, 4. Mike McGreevy, 5. Bob McLean, 6. Merle Bettenhausen, 7. Les Scott, 8. Bill Renshaw, 9. Rick Davidson, 10. John Batts, 11. Larry Rice, 12. Bill Hunter, 13. Bob Richards, 14. Rob Greentree, 15. Chuck Arnold, 16. Dick Pole, 17. Cy Fairchild, 18. Ray Elliott. FQ: Mike McGreevy (17.420)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 4, 1968 – Terre Haute Action Track – Terre Haute, Indiana – Hut 100

FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Mike McGreevy (Howard Linne #2), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Bob Tattersall, 4. Mel Cornett, 5. Sammy Sessions, 6. Roger West, 7. Bruce Walkup, 8. Ray Elliott, 9. Bill Mehner, 10. Bob Wente, 11. Dave Strickland, 12. Newt White, 13. Don Meacham, 14. Bill Douglas, 15. Billy Vukovich, 16. Fred Hight, 17. Merle Bettenhausen, 18. Don Vogler, 19. Bobby Grim, 20. Johnny Parsons, 21. Chuck Arnold, 22. George Snider, 23. Warren Scheibe, 24. Tom Bigelow. FQ: Bob Tattersall (25.130)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 7, 1968 – Joliet Memorial Stadium – Joliet, Illinois

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Sammy Sessions (Bob & Gene Shannon #22), 2. Henry Pens, 3. Dick Pole, 4. Dick Jones, 5. Mike McGreevy, 6. Tom Bigelow, 7. Bob Lithgow, 8. Newt White, 9. Dave Strickland, 10. Jim McClean, 11. Bob Hare, 12. Arnie Knepper, 13. Mike Adams, 14. John Deering, 15. Pancho Padilla, 16. Roger West, 17. Bob Hauck, 18. Bill Kollman. FQ: Henry Pens (15.640)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 10, 1968 – Indianapolis Raceway Park – Clermont, Indiana

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Billy Vukovich (Doug Caruthers #8), 2. Sonny Ates, 3. Bob Wente, 4. George Snider, 5. Henry Pens, 6. Mike McGreevy, 7. Sammy Sessions, 8. Merle Bettenhausen, 9. Arnie Knepper, 10. Mel Kenyon, 11. Tom Bigelow, 12. Rob Greentree, 13. Jigger Sirois, 14. Mel Cornett, 15. Al Smith, 16. Gary Bettenhausen, 17. Bob Tattersall, 18. Bobby Grim. FQ: Sonny Ates (24.630)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 11, 1968 – Tri-County Speedway – Cincinnati, Ohio

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Mike McGreevy (Howard Linne #2), 2. Bob Tattersall, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Sammy Sessions, 5. Billy Vukovich, 6. Dick Jones, 7. Dave Strickland, 8. Mel Kenyon, 9. Mel Cornett, 10. Chuck Arnold, 11. Bill Renshaw, 12. Larry Rice, 13. Tom Sellberg, 14. Jigger Sirois, 15. Al Henderson, 16. John Batts, 17. Gary Irvin, 18. Roger West. FQ: Mel Kenyon (20.780)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 13, 1968 – Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds – Davenport, Iowa

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Lee Kunzman (Bob Willey #74), 2. Arnie Knepper, 3. Mel Kenyon, 4. Bob Tattersall, 5. Sammy Sessions, 6. Tom Bigelow, 7. Merle Bettenhausen, 8. Bill Mehner, 9. Dave Strickland, 10. Mike McGreevy, 11. Keith Thomas, 12. Dick Jones, 13. Bill Renshaw, 14. Bob Lithgow, 15. Chuck Arnold, 16. Tom Sellberg, 17. Gary Bettenhausen, 18. Don Meacham. FQ: Lee Kunzman (15.170)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 14, 1968 – Joliet Memorial Stadium – Joliet, Illinois

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Jigger Sirois (K.V. Weiland #84), 2. Newt White, 3. Henry Pens, 4. Dick Pole, 5. Dick Jones, 6. Bob Tattersall, 7. Mike McGreevy, 8. Mel Kenyon, 9. Merle Bettenhausen, 10. Wally Lambert, 11. Bill Renshaw, 12. Ray Elliott, 13. Arnie Knepper, 14. Sammy Sessions, 15. Roger West, 16. Dave Strickland, 17. Pancho Padilla, 18. Tom Bigelow. FQ: Sammy Sessions (15.560)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 16, 1968 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Mike McGreevy (Howard Linne #2), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Bob Tattersall, 4. Merle Bettenhausen, 5. Roger West, 6. Sammy Sessions, 7. Dick Jones, 8. Arnie Knepper, 9. Newt White, 10. Larry Rice, 11. Bob Hare, 12. Sonny Ates, 13. Bill Renshaw, 14. Wib Spalding, 15. Bill Puterbaugh, 16. Gary Bettenhausen, 17. Don Vogler, 18. Bruce Walkup. FQ: Don Vogler (12.670)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 21, 1968 – Fairbury American Legion Speedway – Fairbury, Illinois

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Chuck Arnold (Lee Elkins #73), 2. Mike McGreevy, 3. Bill Mehner, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Gary Bettenhausen, 6. Mel Kenyon, 7. Tom Bigelow, 8. Arnie Knepper, 9. Bill Puterbaugh, 10. Roger West, 11. Gary Byers, 12. Bill Renshaw, 13. Warren Scheibe, 14. Lee Kunzman, 15. Mel Cornett, 16. Sammy Sessions, 17. Newt White, 18. Billy Engelhart. FQ: Tom Bigelow (15.610)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 21, 1968 – Fairbury American Legion Speedway – Fairbury, Illinois

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #1), 2. Gary Bettenhausen, 3. Mike McGreevy, 4. Tom Bigelow, 5. Bill Mehner, 6. Arnie Knepper, 7. Bill Puterbaugh, 8. Bob Wente, 9. Mel Cornett, 10. Roger West, 11. Bill Renshaw, 12. Lee Kunzman, 13. Newt White, 14. Gary Byers, 15. Chuck Arnold, 16. Sammy Sessions, 17. Warren Scheibe, 18. Billy Engelhart. FQ: None

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 22, 1968 – Rockford Speedway – Rockford, Illinois

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Henry Pens (Howard Linne #99), 2. Mike McGreevy, 3. Chuck Arnold, 4. Mel Kenyon, 5. Newt White, 6. Keith Thomas, 7. Dick Jones, 8. Bill Renshaw, 9. Mel Cornett, 10. Bob Hare, 11. Larry Rice, 12. Bob Lithgow, 13. Les Scott, 14. Merle Bettenhausen, 15. Dave Strickland, 16. Don Vogler, 17. Dick Pole, 18. Bob Tattersall. FQ: Henry Pens (14.020)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 23, 1968 – Santa Fe Speedway – Hinsdale, Illinois

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (K.V. Weiland #84), 2. Mel Cornett, 3. Don Vogler, 4. Bill Mehner, 5. Les Scott, 6. Dick Jones, 7. Mike McGreevy, 8. Roger West, 9. Bill Renshaw, 10. Tom Bigelow, 11. Bill Puterbaugh, 12. Larry Rice, 13. Sammy Sessions, 14. Newt White, 15. Mel Kenyon, 16. Merle Bettenhausen, 17. Billy Engelhart, 18. Chuck Arnold. FQ: Don Vogler (15.250)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 24, 1968 – Lake Hill Speedway – Valley Park, Missouri

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Henry Pens (Howard Linne #99), 2. Mike McGreevy, 3. Bob Tattersall, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Chuck Arnold, 6. Mel Kenyon, 7. Arnie Knepper, 8. Bill Renshaw, 9. Dick Jones, 10. Larry Rice, 11. Jigger Sirois, 12. Dave Strickland, 13. Gary Irvin, 14. Les Scott, 15. Merle Bettenhausen, 16. John Batts, 17. Roger Branson, 18. Bob Criss. FQ: Mike McGreevy (14.480)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 25, 1968 – Mazon Speed Bowl – Mazon, Illinois

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #1), 2. Henry Pens, 3. Bob Tattersall, 4. Mike McGreevy, 5. Jigger Sirois, 6. Les Scott, 7. Chuck Arnold, 8. Dave Strickland, 9. Dick Jones, 10. Mel Cornett, 11. Bill Renshaw, 12. Larry Rice, 13. Dick Pole, 14. John Deering, 15. Bob Hare, 16. Merle Bettenhausen, 17. Roger West, 18. Bob Lithgow. FQ: Mike McGreevy (12.420)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 28, 1968 – Sterling Speed Bowl – Sterling, Illinois

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Bob Hauck (Math Schneider #67), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Chuck Arnold, 4. Dave Strickland, 5. Warren Scheibe, 6. Mike McGreevy, 7. Bill Puterbaugh, 8. Dick Jones, 9. Don Stokes, 10. Jigger Sirois, 11. Gary Irvin, 12. Bill Renshaw, 13. Al Wasserman, 14. Merle Bettenhausen, 15. Bob Walldan, 16. Keith Custer, 17. Tom Sellberg. FQ: Dave Strickland (17.540)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 2, 1968 – Ohio State Fairgrounds – Columbus, Ohio

FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Les Scott (Les Scott #12), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Sammy Sessions, 4. Chuck Arnold, 5. Ray Elliott, 6. Gary Byers, 7. Bill Renshaw, 8. Mel Cornett, 9. Jigger Sirois, 10. Don Meacham, 11. John Tenney, 12. Mike McGreevy, 13. Bob Lithgow, 14. Larry Rice, 15. John Batts, 16. Dave Strickland, 17. Sonny Ates, 18. Bob Wente. FQ: Sammy Sessions (26.920)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 6, 1968 – Hales Corners Speedway – Hales Corners, Wisconsin

FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #1), 2. Warren Scheibe, 3. Dick Jones, 4. Roger West, 5. Mike McGreevy, 6. Tom Bigelow, 7. Chuck Arnold, 8. Terry Vaughn, 9. Bob Hauck, 10. Don Vogler, 11. Frank Burany, 12. Mel Cornett, 13. Jigger Sirois, 14. Bob Hare, 15. Keith Thomas, 16. Bobby Grim, 17. Merle Bettenhausen, 18. Ron Clemens. FQ: Don Vogler (16.560)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 13, 1968 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Wente (Junior Knepper #25), 2. Mike McGreevy, 3. Bob Tattersall, 4. Dave Strickland, 5. Mel Cornett, 6. Bill Puterbaugh, 7. Roger West, 8. Chuck Arnold, 9. Bobby Grim, 10. Keith Thomas, 11. Chuck Weyant, 12. Larry Rice, 13. Jim McClean, 14. Gary Bettenhausen, 15. Mel Kenyon, 16. Billy Engelhart, 17. Bill Renshaw, 18. Jim McVay. FQ: Gary Bettenhausen (12.210)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 14, 1968 – Lake Hill Speedway – Valley Park, Missouri

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Henry Pens (Howard Linne #99), 2. Dick Jones, 3. Les Scott, 4. Gary Bettenhausen, 5. Bob Tattersall, 6. Bill Mehner, 7. Dave Strickland, 8. Chuck West, 9. Mike McGreevy, 10. Chuck Arnold, 11. Keith Thomas, 12. Jigger Sirois, 13. Bob Wente, 14. Mel Cornett, 15. Ray Elliott, 16. Billy Engelhart, 17. Gary Byers, 18. Mel Kenyon. FQ: Henry Pens (14.400)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 21, 1968 – Indianapolis Raceway Park – Clermont, Indiana

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Merle Bettenhausen (Ed Loniewski #87), 2. Bob Tattersall, 3. Mel Kenyon, 4. Mel Cornett, 5. Billy Engelhart, 6. Jim Hines, 7. Tom Bigelow, 8. Mike McGreevy, 9. Les Scott, 10. Bill Renshaw, 11. Chuck Arnold, 12. Keith Thomas, 13. Bobby Grim, 14. Rob Greentree, 15. Rick Davidson, 16. Jim McVay, 17. John Batts, 18. Dick Jones, 19. Dave Strickland, 20. Bill Mehner, 21. Gary Byers, 22. Roger West, 23. Pancho Padilla, 24. Bob Wente. FQ: Mel Kenyon (24.760)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 22, 1968 – New Bremen Speedway – New Bremen, Ohio

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Bob Wente (Junior Knepper #25), 2. Bob Tattersall, 3. Mel Kenyon, 4. Dave Strickland, 5. Les Scott, 6. Jim Hines, 7. Bill Renshaw, 8. Merle Bettenhausen, 9. Mike McGreevy, 10. Chuck Arnold, 11. Wally Lambert, 12. Dick Jones, 13. Dick Pole, 14. Don Vogler, 15. Jim McVay, 16. Jack Calabrase, 17. Keith Thomas, 18. Gary Byers, 19. Jim McClean, 20. Mel Cornett, 21. Tom Bigelow, 22. Rob Greentree, 23. Roger West, 24. Bob McLean. FQ: Bob Wente (18.470)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 22, 1968 – New Bremen Speedway – New Bremen, Ohio

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #1), 2. Les Scott, 3. Dave Strickland, 4. Mike McGreevy, 5. Mel Cornett, 6. Merle Bettenhausen, 7. Bill Renshaw, 8. Dick Jones, 9. Wally Lambert, 10. Tom Bigelow, 11. Jim Hines, 12. Jack Calabrase, 13. Don Vogler, 14. Keith Thomas, 15. Dick Pole, 16. Bob Wente, 17. Gary Byers, 18. Bob Hare, 19. Jim McClean, 20. Jim McVay, 21. Bill Puterbaugh, 22. Chuck Arnold, 23. Bob Tattersall, 24. Bob McLean. FQ: None

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 28, 1968 – Tri-City Speedway – Granite City, Illinois

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Gus Sohm #93), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Keith Thomas, 4. Mike McGreevy, 5. Billy Engelhart, 6. Mel Kenyon, 7. Roger West, 8. Dave Strickland, 9. Jigger Sirois, 10. Dick Jones, 11. Mel Cornett, 12. Merle Bettenhausen, 13. Bill Douglas, 14. Dave Ward, 15. Bill Renshaw, 16. Al Futrell, 17. Bob Hare, 18. Les Scott. FQ: Billy Engelhart (24.110)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: November 16, 1968 – Manzanita Speedway – Phoenix, Arizona

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Gary Bettenhausen (Bob Nowicke #99), 2. Sammy Sessions, 3. Mel Kenyon, 4. Mike McGreevy, 5. Merle Bettenhausen, 6. Johnny Rutherford, 7. Dick Jones, 8. Buddy Taylor, 9. Johnny Moorhouse, 10. Billy Engelhart, 11. Bob Tattersall, 12. Arnie Knepper, 13. Chuck Arnold, 14. Larry Dickson, 15. Bob Wente, 16. Billy Vukovich, 17. Sonny Ates, 18. Al Henderson. FQ: Sammy Sessions (22.340)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: November 17, 1968 – Tucson Motor Speedway – Tucson, Arizona

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #1), 2. Sammy Sessions, 3. Billy Engelhart, 4. Bill Renshaw, 5. Dave Strickland, 6. Les Scott, 7. Roger West, 8. Johnny Moorhouse, 9. Bill Mehner, 10. Dick Jones, 11. Buddy Taylor, 12. Bill Douglas, 13. Ray Elliott, 14. Jack Fitzpatrick, 15. Rob Greentree, 16. Jim McClean, 17. Mike McGreevy, 18. Steve Troxell. FQ: Bob Wente (16.110)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: November 24, 1968 – Cajon Speedway – El Cajon, California

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Paul Bates (Paul Bates #82), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Don Brown, 4. Les Scott, 5. George Benson, 6. Henry Pens, 7. Billy Vukovich, 8. Sammy Sessions, 9. Sonny Ates, 10. Rick Walsh, 11. Gary Patterson, 12. Eddie Jackson, 13. Mike McGreevy, 14. Merle Bettenhausen, 15. Al Henderson, 16. Dave Strickland, 17. Bill Renshaw, 18. Chuck Arnold. FQ: Billy Vukovich (17.800)

 

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: November 28, 1968 – Ascot Park – Gardena, California – Turkey Night Grand Prix

FEATURE: (150 laps) 1. Sammy Sessions (Bob & Gene Shannon #22), 2. Billy Vukovich, 3. Mel Kenyon, 4. George Benson, 5. Chuck Arnold, 6. Greg Weld, 7. Merle Bettenhausen, 8. Bill Renshaw, 9. Lee Kunzman, 10. Dave Strickland, 11. Rick Walsh, 12. Bobby Unser, 13. Johnny Moorhouse, 14. Karl Raggio, 15. Gary Bettenhausen, 16. A.J. Foyt, 17. George Snider, 18. Don Brown, 19. Les Scott, 20. Gary Patterson, 21. Duane Sears, 22. Sonny Ates, 23. Bob Tattersall, 24. Johnny Parsons. FQ: Sammy Sessions (22.330)