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1968 American 500

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NASCAR Grand National race number 48 of 49
October 27, 1968 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
500 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 4:45:33
Average Speed: 105.06 mph
Pole Speed: 118.717 mph

Cautions: 6 for 46 laps
Margin of Victory: 16 sec
Attendance: 32,000
Lead changes: 18

Glossary 1968 NASCAR Grand National results / 1968 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	4	43	Richard Petty	Plymouth By Petty (Petty Enterprises)	'68 Plymouth	500	17,075	running	216
2	2	17	David Pearson	East Tenn. Motor Co. (Holman-Moody)	'68 Ford	500	9,775	running	24
3	6	98	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Winebarger Motor Co. (Junior Johnson)	'68 Ford	498	5,225	running	0
4	9	16	Tiny Lund	Mercury (Bud Moore)	'68 Mercury	497	2,800	running	1
5	8	14	Bobby Allison	Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin)	'68 Plymouth	496	1,850	running	0
6	14	91	Don White	Dodge (Ray Nichels)	'68 Dodge	495	1,400	running	0
7	17	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	'68 Dodge	491	1,375	running	0
8	16	84	G.C. Spencer	Roy Trantham	'68 Ford	488	1,200	running	0
9	20	03	Richard Brickhouse	Dub Clewis	'67 Plymouth	480	1,100	running	0
10	18	75	Butch Hartman	Butch Hartman	'68 Dodge	478	1,100	running	0
11	19	4	John Sears	L.G. DeWitt	'67 Ford	476	1,050	running	0
12	28	39	Friday Hassler	Red Sharp	'66 Chevrolet	466	1,000	running	0
13	27	7	Bobby Johns	Shorty Johns	'66 Chevrolet	446	975	running	0
14	39	47	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'68 Ford	444	950	engine	0
15	41	20	Clyde Lynn	Clyde Lynn	'66 Ford	433	935	running	0
16	13	27	Donnie Allison	Dick Brannan Ford (Banjo Matthews)	'68 Ford	430	920	crash	11
17	3	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'68 Dodge	427	930	engine	118
18	44	45	Earl Brooks	Bill Seifert	'68 Ford	427	890	running	0
19	36	9	Roy Tyner	Roy Tyner	'67 Pontiac	420	945	engine	0
20	35	93	Walson Gardner	Walson Gardner	'67 Ford	414	920	flagged	0
21	38	19	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'68 Ford	408	895	running	0
22	42	18	Dick Johnson	Dick Johnson	'67 Ford	407	830	running	0
23	43	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'67 Ford	400	815	running	0
24	24	30	Dave Marcis	Larry Wehrs	'66 Chevrolet	396	800	engine	0
25	10	3	Buddy Baker	Royal Dodge (Ray Fox)	'68 Dodge	385	835	engine	38
26	1	21	Cale Yarborough	60 Minute Cleaners (Wood Brothers)	'68 Mercury	325	1,120	engine	92
27	37	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'67 Ford	309	795	running	0
28	22	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'67 Ford	271	740	engine	0
29	5	99	Paul Goldsmith	Frosty Morn Meats (Ray Nichels)	'68 Dodge	270	725	ignition	0
30	26	56	Tommy Gale	Lyle Stelter	'67 Mercury	172	760	crash	0
31	25	97	Red Farmer	Red Farmer	'67 Ford	159	770	rear end	0
32	29	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'67 Plymouth	156	830	engine	0
33	11	22	Darel Dieringer	Plymouth (Mario Rossi)	'68 Plymouth	148	690	engine	0
34	12	1	Pete Hamilton	A.J. King	'68 Dodge	145	650	engine	0
35	31	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'67 Buick	95	735	engine	0
36	34	76	James Sears	Don Culpepper	'66 Ford	92	710	crash	0
37	33	0	Don Tarr	Don Tarr	'66 Chevrolet	91	685	crash	0
38	23	57	Ervin Pruitt	Ervin Pruitt	'67 Dodge	90	590	crash	0
39	40	80	E.J. Trivette	E.C. Reid	'66 Chevrolet	87	605	brakes	0
40	30	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield	'66 Ford	82	560	engine	0
41	7	6	Charlie Glotzbach	Lash Motor Co. (Cotton Owens)	'68 Dodge	59	545	quit	0
42	15	29	Bud Moore	Bondy Long	'68 Ford	53	535	crash	0
43	32	52	Dexter Gainey	Elmer Buxton	'67 Ford	41	650	flagged	0
44	21	11	Frank Gardner	Ford (Holman-Moody)	'68 Ford	1	515	flagged	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Cale Yarborough	1	13	13
Bobby Isaac	14	47	34
Cale Yarborough	48	54	7
Bobby Isaac	55	86	32
Donnie Allison	87	97	11
Richard Petty	98	117	20
Bobby Isaac	118	169	52
Buddy Baker	170	175	6
Tiny Lund	176	176	1
Richard Petty	177	209	33
Buddy Baker	210	241	32
Cale Yarborough	242	252	11
Richard Petty	253	264	12
Cale Yarborough	265	325	61
Richard Petty	326	359	34
David Pearson	360	378	19
Richard Petty	379	437	59
David Pearson	438	442	5
Richard Petty	443	500	58

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