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1968 Rebel 400

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NASCAR Grand National race number 15 of 49
May 11, 1968 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
291 laps on a 1.375 mile paved track (400.1 miles)

Time of race: 3:00:54
Average Speed: 132.699 mph
Pole Speed: 148.85 mph

Cautions: 4 for 23 laps
Margin of Victory: 18 sec
Attendance: 22,500
Lead changes: 13

Glossary 1968 NASCAR Grand National results / 1968 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	2	17	David Pearson	East Tenn. Motor Co. (Holman-Moody)	'68 Ford	291	13,700	running	131
2	3	22	Darel Dieringer	Mario Rossi	'68 Plymouth	291	7,620	running	0
3	11	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'68 Plymouth	291	5,330	running	21
4	6	3	Buddy Baker	Ray Fox	'67 Dodge	290	2,675	running	116
5	1	26	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Junior Johnson	'68 Ford	287	2,225	running	9
6	13	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	'67 Dodge	285	1,600	running	0
7	12	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'67 Dodge	284	1,300	running	0
8	14	4	John Sears	L.G. DeWitt	'67 Ford	278	1,200	running	0
9	17	1	Bud Moore	A.J. King	'68 Dodge	277	1,100	running	0
10	15	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield	'66 Ford	263	1,000	running	0
11	18	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'66 Ford	260	950	running	0
12	20	80	E.J. Trivette	E.C. Reid	'66 Chevrolet	256	900	running	0
13	34	09	Wendell Scott	Roy Tyner	'66 Chevrolet	252	850	running	0
14	24	0	Don Tarr	Don Tarr	'66 Chevrolet	242	825	crash	0
15	8	14	Curtis Turner	Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin)	'68 Plymouth	241	800	engine	0
16	27	28	Earl Brooks	Clyde Lynn	'66 Ford	241	875	running	0
17	26	19	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'66 Ford	240	875	running	0
18	22	52	Lennie Waldo	Elmer Buxton	'67 Ford	239	700	running	0
19	29	30	Clyde Lynn	Clyde Lynn	'67 Mercury	236	755	running	0
20	9	21	Cale Yarborough	60 Minute Cleaners (Wood Brothers)	'68 Mercury	222	725	engine	4
21	28	01	Paul Dean Holt	Dennis Holt	'67 Ford	207	715	running	0
22	30	95	Frog Fagan	Henley Gray	'66 Ford	207	670	running	0
23	4	29	Bobby Allison	Bondy Long	'68 Ford	201	575	clutch	0
24	16	99	Paul Goldsmith	Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels)	'68 Dodge	182	600	engine	2
25	32	51	Stan Meserve	Margo Hamm	'67 Dodge	171	560	transmission	0
26	19	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'67 Ford	166	500	engine	0
27	23	38	Wayne Smith	Archie Smith	'66 Chevrolet	163	490	rear end	0
28	10	6	Charlie Glotzbach	Cotton Owens	'68 Dodge	148	480	oil pressure	8
29	5	27	Donnie Allison	Banjo Matthews	'68 Ford	90	470	crash	0
30	25	76	Roy Tyner	Don Culpepper	'66 Ford	68	610	oil leak	0
31	21	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	'67 Ford	57	450	transmission	0
32	7	16	Tiny Lund	Bud Moore	'68 Mercury	44	440	lug bolt	0
33	33	88	Neil Castles	Buck Baker	'67 Oldsmobile	4	430	engine	0
34	31	44	Larry Hess	Larry Hess	'67 Rambler	0	460	engine	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
David Pearson	1	18	18
LeeRoy Yarbrough	19	27	9
Buddy Baker	28	58	31
Cale Yarborough	59	62	4
Paul Goldsmith	63	64	2
Buddy Baker	65	107	43
Charlie Glotzbach	108	115	8
Buddy Baker	116	157	42
David Pearson	158	204	47
Richard Petty	205	218	14
David Pearson	219	232	14
Richard Petty	233	239	7
David Pearson	240	291	52

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