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1968 Tidewater 250

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NASCAR Grand National race number 17 of 49
Saturday, May 18, 1968 at Langley Speedway, Hampton, VA
250 laps on a .400 mile paved track (100.0 miles)

Time of race: 1:25:58
Average Speed: 71.457 mph
Pole Speed: 80.801 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of Victory: n/a
Attendance: 10,000
Lead changes: 7

Glossary 1968 NASCAR Grand National results / 1968 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	2	17	David Pearson	Holman-Moody	'68 Ford	250	1,000	running	125
2	3	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'67 Dodge	250	600	running	0
3	4	3	Buddy Baker	Ray Fox	'67 Dodge	249	400	running	19
4	8	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	'67 Dodge	246	300	running	0
5	7	5	Pete Hamilton	Rocky Hinton	'68 Ford	243	275	running	0
6	1	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'68 Plymouth	242	440	engine	106
7	5	55	Tom Pistone	Lyle Stelter	'66 Ford	239	200	running	0
8	10	10	Elmo Langley	Bill Champion	'66 Ford	239	175	running	0
9	9	20	Clyde Lynn	Clyde Lynn	'67 Mercury	238	150	running	0
10	15	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'67 Plymouth	238	140	running	0
11	17	88	Bobby Mausgrover	Buck Baker	'67 Oldsmobile	230	130	running	0
12	18	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'67 Ford	229	120	flat tire	0
13	14	95	Frog Fagan	Henley Gray	'66 Ford	212	110	running	0
14	20	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'67 Ford	175	100	running	0
15	19	09	Roy Tyner	Roy Tyner	'66 Chevrolet	128	100	fuel line	0
16	6	4	John Sears	L.G. DeWitt	'67 Ford	112	100	engine	0
17	11	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	'67 Ford	76	100	quit	0
18	12	01	Paul Dean Holt	Dennis Holt	'67 Ford	73	100	quit	0
19	16	28	Earl Brooks	Earl Brooks	'66 Ford	4	100	steering	0
20	13	19	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'66 Ford	1	100	engine	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
David Pearson	1	55	55
Richard Petty	56	60	5
David Pearson	61	67	7
Richard Petty	68	137	70
Buddy Baker	138	156	19
Richard Petty	157	187	31
David Pearson	188	250	63

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