European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 01, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 1, 1968 the stars and stripes Page 17 00 in the 52ndhe won his 500-Milefirst indy 500 with a record Speed of152.882 . The Albuquerque n.m., Mem Ber of a famous racing family pulled ahead to stay with 22%miles to go As a leading Turbine failed for a second straight year. Joe Leonard of san Jose Cal i climbed out of the ailing tur Bine with his head hanging justas Parnelli Jones had done a year ago when the original tur Bine quit with 7l/z Miles to go. That was when Unser in handout of the Lead All the Way whizzed by and captured firs place for keeps. The stars and stripes Unser checks in Bobby Unser whips across the finish line in car no. 3, his Turbo charged offenhauser and take the Check ered hag to win thursday s Indianapolis 500-mile race. Unser aver aged a record 152.882 . A photo offy ends 3-year Ford reign Indianapolis ind. A Bobby Unser s Victory thursday in the 52nd 500-mile Auto race broke a string of three straight successes by Drivers using 255-cubic-Inch Ford racing engines. Unser used a turbocharge offenhauser engine with a bore of 4.125 inches in its four cylinders and a stroke of 3.125 inches. The engine s Success was attribute to builder Dale Drake of los Angeles who refused to be Lieve the famous old offy was through. The Turbocharger which runs from a Turbine in the exhaust and compresses air going into the cylinders brought it Back to life. The Turbocharger is built Bya research of Indianapolis. The 1,370-Pound grand prix Icyie Chassis was built by Dan Mirney s ail american racers of Santa Ana Calif. It was a ear engine de sign similar to e winners of the last three Kals Unser Rode on ,10.55 y 15 in front and1by 15 in the rear. Winner praises car despite gear trouble in 18-year-old Catcher signed into met fold is up the new have announced the f Dicelie an 18-Yea r a a from person  Absi Gnout to their Marion Lead no Mulji the appalachian ii we att gilded Miami i or Colleye was signed o 5 Jeb belts and Wuthe mets St. Peters Indianapolis ind. Up smiling Bobby Unser had a sense of accomplishment whence pulled his Oil smeared race a into Victory Lane thursday. I feel like i be done something today that s for sure he chuckled into the Host of microphones which surround j d him. I before he uttered his first statement he completed the initial task of every 500 mile race Winner. He kissed his wife. The car ran marvellously Allday Unser said. I just could t believe  yet his car developed mechanical fault which he overlooked in Victory. My gearshift became disconnected he said and i lost a lot of precious time coming out of the pits because i had to drive in High. Cut Down shifts usually i shift three time coming out of the pits and i just could t understand what  it developed that the univer Sal joint on the transmission shift linkage gave out Early inthe race and twice Unser had to come out of the pits in High gear losing considerable acceleration. Even in Victory Unser could t forget his Abhorrence of the Turbine race car which almost Cost him his Triumph. Joe Leonard did a Fantas tic Job Unser said. He drove Well All the Way. But 1 Don think the Turbine has a place Here at  Leonard won the pole in the Turbine car and was on his Way to the Winner s Circle when his Bobby Unser. Accomplishment machine gave out with Only nine laps to , by Golly i did t have one Little thing go wrong Unser said. He looked tired and anxious to get away from the crowd. But neither he nor his wife spurned the thought of the Money he d won. We just Don thave any plans How we re going to spend it his wife Norma  family member mrs. Jerry Unser said simply i liable to have a heart attack Only one More though remained for Unser and his reaction was Quick. Retire he said. Not me. I m not going to retire after  Riccitelli decisions Halliday in 10-Roumler Portland Maine a Pete Riccitelli 172, of Portland won a unanimous 10-round Deci Sion Over Rocky Halliday 165, of Wilkes Barre pa., in thurs Day night s feature bout at the exposition  were no Knock Downs in the fight which was Riccitelli s42nd win As a pro. I could t believe it Unser Laid in the garage area after the Ace. I just could t believe  he have caught the whooshing Leonard Turbine if it had t quit that s something i la never know Unser said. I was sit Ting there in that car wondering that myself at the  other Lotus turbines in ered by Andy Granatelli also failed to finish. Graham Hill of Condon 1966 Winner crashed after losing a wheel. He was not Lurt. Another Turbine driven Byart Pollard of Medford ore., stopped minutes after Leonard suit. Granatelli said he did t know what happened but they just  was a great Day for Dan Gurney America s International racer and car builder from Santa Ana Calif. Not Only did refinish second but his All Ameri can eagles finished first second and fourth. Hulme fourth Gurney s teammate 1967 world Champion Denis Hulme of Australia finished fourth behind Mel Kenyon of Lebanon ind.,the . Auto club midget car Champion last year. Lloyd Ruby Wichita Falls tex., was fifth in the unofficial  standings will not be posted until 8 a.m., est Fri Day. The payoff will not be announced until the traditional Victory dinner Friday night. Unser s Victory came on the track where his brother Jerry was killed in a practice run in 1959.another brother Al crashed in the first turn of the 41st la thursday when a wheel came off. Saw it was Al i saw that it was Al Bobby said after the race atop the rear seat of a convertible in Victory Lane. But i saw that he was  Bobby was fighting a major Handicap after the first of his three compulsory pit stops. Chislow gear went put and he had to run Only in High gear pulling out of the pits. Although it Cost him precious seconds it was Handicap Only when going out of the pits and did t hinder Himon the track. But Bobby thought the broken gear shift had killed his  figure i was losing a half Lap with the slow acceleration on each of the second and third pit stops he said. I thought that finished  pole Winner Leonard who won the pole position with a record qualifying Speed led the first seven laps Only to find himself passed by Bobby Unser and his Eagle turbocharged  led through the 54th Lap and was passed on the 55th by  got in front again on the 91st, yielded to Leonard on the 112th and got Back ahead on the 117th.it was Ruby again 167-175, Leonard from 176-191 and Bobby the rest of the Way. Bobby had won three . Auto club races this season continued on a chg 20 Indianapolis ind. Aps a Silbermann chairman of the Indianapolis motor Speed Way technical committee de scribed the sudden failure of Joe Leonard s Lotus Turbine late in the 500-mile race thursday Asan overspend  the cars had been running under the yellow hold your positions Light after a minor Acci Dent with Leonard leading1.the Green race Light came on just As Leonard reached the starting line on the main Straightaway. His car coughed and died and he coasted intone  explained that the Pratt & Whitney Turbine engine shave a fuel governor which prevents them being turned so fast they might fall apart. This safety device took Over when Leonard according to Silber Mann apparently hit the accelerator too  technical committee head listed the loss of the other two Lotus turbines As a lost wheel in the Case of Graham Hill and Agear Box failure in the Case of Art Pollard