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NASCAR Grand National race number 7 of 49
Sunday, March 31, 1968 at Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, GA
334 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (501.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:59:24
Average speed: 125.564 mph
Pole speed: 155.646 mph

Cautions: 11 for 73 laps
Margin of victory: 9 sec
Attendance: 73000
Lead changes: 15

Glossary 1968 NASCAR Grand National results / 1968 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	4	21	Cale Yarborough	60 Minute Cleaners (Wood Brothers)	'68 Mercury	334	20680	running	172
2	1	26	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Winebarger Motor Co. (Junior Johnson)	'68 Mercury	334	9360	running	87
3	7	27	Donnie Allison	Banjo Matthews	'68 Ford	333	5415	running	23
4	3	6	Charlie Glotzbach	Holton Dodge (Cotton Owens)	'68 Dodge	332	3225	running	0
5	14	22	Darel Dieringer	Mario Rossi	'68 Plymouth	332	2300	running	0
6	12	43	Richard Petty	Clift Chrysler Plymouth (Petty Enterprises)	'68 Plymouth	331	1775	running	0
7	10	3	Buddy Baker	Lenox Dodge (Ray Fox)	'68 Dodge	331	1200	running	0
8	5	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'68 Dodge	330	1075	running	0
9	19	37	Sam McQuagg	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'68 Dodge	329	1000	running	5
10	15	5	Butch Hartman	Hartman White & Autocar (Butch Hartman)	'68 Dodge	327	850	running	0
11	13	56	Jim Hurtubise	Old Hickory House (Lyle Stelter)	'68 Mercury	322	750	running	0
12	6	16	Tiny Lund	Bud Moore	'68 Mercury	322	700	running	0
13	26	39	Friday Hassler	Red Sharp	'67 Chevrolet	319	700	running	0
14	22	79	Frank Warren	Harold Rhodes	'66 Chevrolet	318	600	running	0
15	18	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	'67 Dodge	313	625	running	5
16	28	30	Dave Marcis	Larry Wehrs	'66 Chevrolet	304	575	running	0
17	24	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield	'66 Ford	299	550	running	0
18	38	20	Clyde Lynn	Clyde Lynn	'67 Mercury	294	600	running	0
19	9	29	Bobby Allison	Long-Lewis Ford (Bondy Long)	'68 Ford	291	1165	crash	42
20	34	0	Don Tarr	Don Tarr	'66 Chevrolet	284	640	running	0
21	25	50	Serge Adams	Lyle Stelter	'66 Ford	235	625	clutch	0
22	41	88	Dub Simpson	Buck Baker	'67 Oldsmobile	213	550	engine	0
23	43	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'67 Ford	174	550	engine	0
24	17	4	John Sears	L.G. DeWitt	'67 Ford	167	625	crash	0
25	36	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'66 Ford	129	620	oil pressure	0
26	31	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'67 Plymouth	110	700	a frame	0
27	16	1	Bud Moore	King Enterprises (A.J. King)	'68 Dodge	91	550	engine	0
28	20	2	G.C. Spencer	Bobby Allison	'67 Dodge	86	575	engine	0
29	33	52	Tony Tantarelli	Elmer Buxton	'67 Ford	74	650	a frame	0
30	35	96	Charles Burnett	James Brown	'66 Ford	69	630	clutch	0
31	2	17	David Pearson	East Tenn. Motor Co. (Holman-Moody Racing)	'68 Ford	54	625	crash	0
32	11	99	Paul Goldsmith	Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels)	'68 Plymouth	48	675	handling	0
33	23	02	Bob Cooper	Frosty Morn Meats / Nichels Enginerring (Bob Cooper)	'68 Chevrolet	29	550	engine	0
34	30	38	Wayne Smith	Archie Smith	'67 Chevrolet	22	550	driveshaft	0
35	32	76	Roy Tyner	Don Culpepper	'66 Ford	20	550	engine	0
36	44	23	Earl Brooks	Don Robertson	'66 Ford	18	500	overheating	0
37	39	80	E.J. Trivette	E.C. Reid	'66 Chevrolet	17	540	rear end	0
38	42	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	'67 Ford	11	500	engine	0
39	27	7	Bobby Johns	Shorty Johns	'67 Chevrolet	11	525	overheating	0
40	21	97	Red Farmer	Red Farmer	'67 Ford	7	500	quit	0
41	8	14	Jerry Grant	Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin)	'68 Plymouth	6	500	engine	0
42	40	58	Phil Wendt	Ken Watter	'66 Chevrolet	6	530	engine	0
43	29	45	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'66 Ford	5	500	quit	0
44	37	19	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'66 Ford	4	500	quit	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Bobby Mausgrover	09	Roy Tyner	Chevrolet
	Cotton Wallace	36	Cotton Wallace	Chevrolet
	Harry Gailey	92	George Elliott	Mercury
WD	Don Benschoter	10	Bill Champion	Ford

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
LeeRoy Yarbrough	1	22	22
Cale Yarborough	23	24	2
James Hylton	25	29	5
LeeRoy Yarbrough	30	55	26
Sam McQuagg	56	60	5
Donnie Allison	61	62	2
LeeRoy Yarbrough	63	94	32
Donnie Allison	95	115	21
Cale Yarborough	116	155	40
LeeRoy Yarbrough	156	157	2
Bobby Allison	158	177	20
LeeRoy Yarbrough	178	237	60
Bobby Allison	238	259	22
Cale Yarborough	260	300	41
LeeRoy Yarbrough	301	305	5
Cale Yarborough	306	334	29