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1968 Wilkes 400

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NASCAR Grand National race number 45 of 49
Sunday, September 29, 1968 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
400 laps on a .625 mile paved track (250.0 miles)

Time of race: 2:39:24
Average Speed: 94.103 mph
Pole Speed: 104.525 mph

Cautions: 3 for 25 laps
Margin of Victory: 1 lap +
Attendance: 16,000
Lead changes: 8

Glossary 1968 NASCAR Grand National results / 1968 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	3	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'68 Plymouth	400	5,975	running	318
2	2	17	David Pearson	Holman-Moody	'68 Ford	399	2,500	running	5
3	6	98	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Junior Johnson	'68 Mercury	399	1,450	running	8
4	1	14	Bobby Allison	Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin)	'68 Plymouth	397	1,150	running	69
5	4	21	Cale Yarborough	60 Minute Cleaners (Wood Brothers)	'68 Mercury	395	625	running	0
6	9	22	Darel Dieringer	Mario Rossi	'68 Plymouth	392	600	running	0
7	5	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'67 Dodge	391	475	running	0
8	12	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	'67 Dodge	390	425	running	0
9	14	4	John Sears	L.G. DeWitt	'66 Ford	389	375	running	0
10	15	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield	'66 Ford	388	375	running	0
11	13	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'67 Plymouth	388	350	running	0
12	8	1	Pete Hamilton	A.J. King	'68 Dodge	388	325	running	0
13	16	30	Dave Marcis	Larry Wehrs	'66 Chevrolet	377	300	running	0
14	23	20	Clyde Lynn	Clyde Lynn	'66 Ford	373	325	rear end	0
15	20	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'67 Ford	367	275	running	0
16	29	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'66 Ford	366	250	running	0
17	7	3	Buddy Baker	Ray Fox	'68 Dodge	354	275	ignition	0
18	17	45	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'68 Ford	352	275	running	0
19	19	5	Earl Brooks	Don Robertson	'66 Ford	350	275	running	0
20	24	76	Stan Meserve	Don Culpepper	'66 Ford	346	275	running	0
21	28	50	Eddie Yarboro	West End Motors (Eddie Yarboro)	'66 Plymouth	329	250	running	0
22	21	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'67 Plymouth	265	325	engine	0
23	11	84	Roy Trantham	Rocky Hinton	'68 Ford	243	250	vibration	0
24	10	6	Charlie Glotzbach	Cotton Owens	'68 Dodge	224	275	engine	0
25	22	57	Roy Tyner	Ervin Pruitt	'67 Dodge	80	325	overheating	0
26	27	18	Dick Johnson	Dick Johnson	'67 Ford	25	250	engine	0
27	30	47	Cecil Gordon	Bill Seifert	'68 Ford	23	250	oil leak	0
28	18	38	Wayne Smith	Archie Smith	'68 Chevrolet	16	250	engine	0
29	25	02	Walson Gardner	Bob Cooper	'66 Chevrolet	2	250	crash	0
30	26	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'67 Buick	1	250	engine	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Allison	1	69	69
Richard Petty	70	122	53
David Pearson	123	127	5
LeeRoy Yarbrough	128	132	5
Richard Petty	133	229	97
LeeRoy Yarbrough	230	230	1
Richard Petty	231	352	122
LeeRoy Yarbrough	353	354	2
Richard Petty	355	400	46

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