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1968 Nashville 400

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NASCAR Grand National race number 32 of 49
Saturday, July 27, 1968 at Nashville Speedway, Nashville, TN
400 laps* on a 0.500 mile paved track (200.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:03:44
Average speed: 72.98 mph
Pole speed: 85.066 mph

Cautions: 6 for 42 laps
Margin of victory: 3 laps +
Attendance: 15221
Lead changes: 3

Glossary 1968 NASCAR Grand National results / 1968 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	3	17	David Pearson	East Tenn. Motor Co. (Holman-Moody Racing)	'68 Ford	301	2950	running	70
2	1	43	Richard Petty	Clift / Plymouth (Petty Enterprises)	'68 Plymouth	298	1700	running	231
3	2	2	Bobby Allison	Bracken & Bracken Inc. (Donald Brackins)	'66 Chevrolet	295	900	running	0
4	4	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'67 Dodge	294	500	running	0
5	21	57	Charlie Glotzbach	Ervin Pruitt	'67 Dodge	293	475	running	0
6	5	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield	'66 Ford	285	450	running	0
7	15	20	Clyde Lynn	Clyde Lynn	'66 Ford	276	425	running	0
8	16	76	Roy Tyner	Don Culpepper	'66 Ford	266	375	running	0
9	12	45	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'68 Ford	247	325	running	0
10	14	04	Jack Marlin	Beason & Beard / Pure Oil (Jack Marlin)	'66 Chevrolet	237	300	running	0
11	10	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'67 Buick	226	270	engine	0
12	6	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	'67 Dodge	124	240	crash	0
13	8	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'67 Plymouth	123	220	engine	0
14	20	51	Stan Meserve	Margo Hamm	'67 Dodge	113	200	engine	0
15	22	01	Paul Dean Holt	Dennis Holt	'67 Ford	89	170	rear end	0
16	9	4	John Sears	L.G. DeWitt	'67 Ford	37	150	ball joint	0
17	7	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'67 Plymouth	27	130	engine	0
18	17	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'67 Ford	23	120	steering	0
19	13	28	Earl Brooks	Earl Brooks	'66 Ford	19	100	quit	0
20	18	38	Wayne Smith	Archie Smith	'68 Chevrolet	12	100	crash	0
21	19	9	Bill Vanderhoff	Roy Tyner	'67 Pontiac	9	100	rear end	0
22	11	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'66 Ford	9	100	engine	0

* Race shortened to 301 laps due to rain.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Richard Petty	1	131	131
David Pearson	132	133	2
Richard Petty	134	233	100
David Pearson	234	301	68