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1968 Capital City 300

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NASCAR Grand National race number 41 of 49
September 8, 1968 at Virginia State Fairgrounds, Richmond, VA
300 laps on a .625 mile paved track (187.5 miles)

Time of race: 2:11:20
Average Speed: 85.659 mph
Pole Speed: 103.178 mph

Cautions: 10 for 52 laps
Margin of Victory: n/a
Attendance: 13,000
Lead changes: 13

Glossary 1968 NASCAR Grand National results / 1968 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	1	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'68 Plymouth	300	2,400	running	215
2	2	17	David Pearson	Holman-Moody	'68 Ford	300	1,490	running	64
3	4	21	Cale Yarborough	60 Minute Cleaners (Wood Brothers)	'68 Mercury	299	1,210	running	7
4	6	2	Bobby Allison	J.D. Bracken	'66 Chevrolet	299	875	running	0
5	3	3	Buddy Baker	Ray Fox	'68 Dodge	298	710	running	7
6	5	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'68 Dodge	297	525	running	0
7	8	15	Ray Hendrick	Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin)	'68 Plymouth	295	400	running	7
8	7	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	'68 Dodge	293	300	running	0
9	9	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield	'66 Ford	293	250	running	0
10	10	20	Clyde Lynn	Clyde Lynn	'66 Ford	284	250	running	0
11	12	4	John Sears	L.G. DeWitt	'67 Ford	279	225	running	0
12	18	38	Wayne Smith	Archie Smith	'68 Chevrolet	273	225	running	0
13	20	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'67 Ford	271	225	running	0
14	16	57	Ervin Pruitt	Ervin Pruitt	'67 Dodge	265	225	running	0
15	24	76	Ben Arnold	Don Culpepper	'67 Ford	262	200	running	0
16	28	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'67 Ford	260	200	running	0
17	21	19	Cecil Gordon	Henley Gray	'67 Ford	257	200	running	0
18	27	83	Worth McMillion	Allen McMillion	'67 Pontiac	236	175	running	0
19	23	93	Walson Gardner	Walson Gardner	'67 Ford	232	175	running	0
20	22	95	Paul Dean Holt	Henley Gray	'66 Ford	195	175	quit	0
21	14	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	'67 Ford	157	175	engine	0
22	11	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'67 Ford	129	150	crash	0
23	26	9	Roy Tyner	Roy Tyner	'67 Pontiac	128	150	crash	0
24	24	66	Larry Manning	John Glazebrook	'67 Chevrolet	100	150	crash	0
25	15	5	Earl Brooks	Don Robertson	'67 Ford	86	150	overheating	0
26	25	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'67 Plymouth	61	150	water pump	0
27	17	45	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'68 Ford	53	150	crash	0
28	13	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'67 Buick	12		oil pressure	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Richard Petty	1	58	58
David Pearson	59	80	22
Richard Petty	81	105	25
David Pearson	106	116	11
Richard Petty	117	140	24
Ray Hendrick	141	147	7
David Pearson	148	154	7
Richard Petty	155	178	24
David Pearson	179	189	11
Buddy Baker	190	196	7
David Pearson	197	205	9
Cale Yarborough	206	212	7
David Pearson	213	216	4
Richard Petty	217	300	84

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