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1968 Fireball 300

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NASCAR Grand National race number 14 of 49
Sunday, May 5, 1968 at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, NC
300 laps on a .500 mile paved track (150.0 miles)

Time of race: 1:59:44
Average Speed: 75.167 mph
Pole Speed: 89.708 mph

Cautions: 6 for 45 laps
Margin of Victory: 2 laps +
Attendance: 7,800
Lead changes: 2

Glossary 1968 NASCAR Grand National results / 1968 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	1	17	David Pearson	East Tenn. Motor Co. (Holman-Moody)	'68 Ford	300	1,400	running	299
2	4	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'67 Dodge	298	1,000	running	0
3	2	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'68 Plymouth	297	900	running	0
4	7	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	'67 Dodge	295	575	running	0
5	26	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield	'66 Ford	291	425	running	0
6	14	20	Clyde Lynn	Clyde Lynn	'68 Ford	291	325	running	0
7	16	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'67 Ford	278	275	running	0
8	17	95	Frog Fagan	Henley Gray	'66 Ford	259	225	running	0
9	13	19	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'66 Ford	257	200	running	0
10	15	51	Stan Meserve	Margo Hamm	'67 Dodge	243	175	running	0
11	10	76	Roy Tyner	Don Culpepper	'66 Ford	225	100	engine	0
12	11	5	Pete Hamilton	Rocky Hinton	'68 Ford	215	100	wheel	0
13	5	4	John Sears	L.G. DeWitt	'67 Ford	207	100	push rod	0
14	21	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'67 Plymouth	197	100	crash	0
15	12	45	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'66 Ford	149	100	crash	0
16	28	28	Earl Brooks	Clyde Lynn	'67 Mercury	148	100	valve	0
17	18	46	Max Ledbetter	Tom Hunter	'66 Chevrolet	134	100	rear end	0
18	9	3	Buddy Baker	Ray Fox	'67 Dodge	106	100	crash	1
19	27	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'67 Buick	98	100	oil pressure	0
20	3	12	Tom Pistone	Tom Pistone	'68 Mercury	81	100	engine	0
21	19	93	Walson Gardner	Walson Gardner	'67 Ford	74	100	engine	0
22	23	0	Don Tarr	Don Tarr	'66 Chevrolet	63	100	oil pressure	0
23	24	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'66 Ford	61	100	engine	0
24	25	88	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'67 Oldsmobile	51	100	rear end	0
25	22	08	Jack Ingram	Giachetti Brothers (Richard Giachetti)	'66 Chevrolet	25		engine	0
26	20	01	Paul Dean Holt	Dennis Holt	'67 Ford	15		engine	0
27	6	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'67 Plymouth	13		suspension	0
28	8	75	Gene Black	Gene Black	'66 Ford	4		engine	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
David Pearson	1	86	86
Buddy Baker	87	87	1
David Pearson	88	300	213

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