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1968 Southeastern 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 5 of 49 Sunday, March 17, 1968 at Bristol International Speedway, Bristol, TN 500 laps on a 0.500 mile paved track (250.000 miles) Time of race: 3:14:11 Average speed: 77.247 mph Pole speed: 88.582 mph Cautions: 11 for 81 laps Margin of victory: 3 sec Attendance: 19800 Lead changes: 18 Glossary    1968 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1968 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 2 17   David Pearson East Tenn. Motor Co.   (Holman-Moody Racing) '68 Ford 500 5725 running 176 2 1 43   Richard Petty Clift Chrysler   (Petty Enterprises) '68 Plymouth 500 4125 running 108 3 4 26   LeeRoy Yarbrough Winebarger Motor Co.   (Junior Johnson) '68 Ford 499 2100 running 168 4 5 22   Darel Dieringer Plymouth   (Mario Rossi) '68 Plymouth 492 1325 running 0 5 11 71   Bobby Isaac K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '67 Dodge 491 900 running 0 6 29 1   Bud Moore A.J. King '68 Dodge 491 800 running 0 7 15 09   Jack Ingram Roy Tyner '66 Chevrolet 481 700 running 0 8 16 10   Bill Champion Bill Champion '66 Ford 469 650 running 0 9 17 64   Elmo Langley Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield '66 Ford 468 625 running 0 10 32 2   Earl Brooks Clyde Lynn '66 Ford 467 550 running 0 11 36 06   Neil Castles Neil Castles '67 Plymouth 467 525 running 0 12 19 45   Bill Seifert Bill Seifert '66 Ford 454 490 running 0 13 20 30   Dave Marcis Wehrs Chevrolet   (Larry Wehrs) '66 Chevrolet 449 460 running 0 14 23 20   Clyde Lynn Clyde Lynn '67 Mercury 445 445 rear end 0 15 22 50   Wendell Scott G.C. Spencer '66 Plymouth 436 425 running 0 16 27 02   Bob Cooper Bob Cooper '66 Chevrolet 430 415 running 0 17 21 25   Jabe Thomas Don Robertson '67 Ford 427 395 running 0 18 34 01   Paul Dean Holt Dennis Holt '67 Ford 412 375 running 0 19 26 31   Bill Ervin Newman Long '66 Ford 396 350 running 0 20 24 19   Henley Gray Henley Gray '66 Ford 392 340 running 0 21 33 18   Dick Johnson Bob Casperson '67 Ford 338 330 ball joint 0 22 35 93   Walson Gardner Walson Gardner '67 Ford 295 320 engine 0 23 10 3   Buddy Baker Ray Fox '67 Dodge 245 305 overheating 0 24 3 21   Cale Yarborough 60 Minute Cleaners   (Wood Brothers) '68 Ford 237 325 rear end 48 25 28 48   James Hylton Hylton Engineering   (James Hylton) '67 Dodge 227 295 driver ill 0 26 18 39   Friday Hassler Red Sharp '66 Chevrolet 206 285 sway bar 0 27 31 95   Doug Cooper Henley Gray '66 Ford 206 275 ball joint 0 28 9 16   Tiny Lund Bud Moore '68 Mercury 199 265 engine 0 29 12 4   John Sears Montgomery Motors   (L.G. DeWitt) '67 Ford 191 255 rear end 0 30 6 27   Donnie Allison Banjo Matthews '68 Ford 114 245 rear end 0 31 25 76   Roy Tyner Don Culpepper '66 Ford 104 200 oil leak 0 32 14 49   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '67 Plymouth 91 200 crash 0 33 7 14   Jerry Grant Friedkin Enterprises   (Tom Friedkin) '68 Plymouth 72 200 crash 0 34 13 99   Paul Goldsmith Nichels Engineering   (Ray Nichels) '68 Plymouth 60 200 driveshaft 0 35 30 51   Stan Meserve Margo Hamm '67 Dodge 54 200 engine 0 36 8 29   Bobby Allison Bondy Long '68 Ford 41 200 engine 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   David Pearson 1 34 34   Richard Petty 35 45 11   David Pearson 46 95 50   Richard Petty 96 96 1   LeeRoy Yarbrough 97 123 27   Cale Yarborough 124 167 44   Richard Petty 168 168 1   Cale Yarborough 169 172 4   Richard Petty 173 209 37   David Pearson 210 210 1   Richard Petty 211 213 3   LeeRoy Yarbrough 214 284 71   David Pearson 285 311 27   LeeRoy Yarbrough 312 315 4   David Pearson 316 348 33   Richard Petty 349 403 55   LeeRoy Yarbrough 404 469 66   David Pearson 470 500 31