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1968 Virginia 500

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NASCAR Grand National race number 12 of 49
Sunday, April 28, 1968 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
500 laps on a .500 mile paved track (250.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:44:56
Average Speed: 66.686 mph
Pole Speed: 78.23 mph

Cautions: 10 for 72 laps
Margin of Victory: 50 yards
Attendance: 19,000
Lead changes: 9

Glossary 1968 NASCAR Grand National results / 1968 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
25	19	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'67 Buick	237	325	overheating	0
12	30	44	Blaine Kauffman	Giachetti Brothers (Richard Giachetti)	'67 Chevrolet	461	400	running	0
13	34	80	E.J. Trivette	E.C. Reid	'66 Chevrolet	459	390	running	0
18	24	39	Friday Hassler	Red Sharp	'66 Chevrolet	381	365	engine	0
24	29	46	Larry Manning	Tom Hunter	'66 Chevrolet	268	300	rear end	0
27	26	02	Bob Cooper	Bob Cooper	'66 Chevrolet	217	300	oil pressure	0
34	36	09	Bill Vanderhoff	Roy Tyner	'66 Chevrolet	72	250	oil leak	0
38	33	38	Wayne Smith	Archie Smith	'67 Chevrolet	18	250	engine	0
40	31	0	Don Tarr	Don Tarr	'66 Chevrolet	14	250	clutch	0
6	12	1	Bud Moore	A.J. King	'68 Dodge	494	675	running	0
9	10	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	'67 Dodge	489	500	running	0
16	15	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'67 Dodge	432	385	running	0
30	32	51	Stan Meserve	Margo Hamm	'67 Dodge	126	275	steering	0
31	13	3	Buddy Baker	Ray Fox	'67 Dodge	109	275	transmission	0
2	1	17	David Pearson	East Tenn. Motor Co. (Holman-Moody)	'68 Ford	500	2,797	running	97
3	5	27	Donnie Allison	Banjo Matthews	'68 Ford	498	1,245	running	0
4	8	26	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Junior Johnson	'68 Ford	498	800	running	20
5	7	12	Tom Pistone	Tom Pistone	'68 Ford	497	725	running	0
8	11	4	John Sears	L.G. DeWitt	'67 Ford	489	525	running	0
10	14	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield	'66 Ford	485	475	running	0
14	39	19	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'66 Ford	459	380	running	0
17	37	01	Paul Dean Holt	Dennis Holt	'67 Ford	388	380	running	0
19	18	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'66 Ford	370	355	oil pressure	0
20	20	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'67 Ford	349	345	a frame	0
22	17	20	Clyde Lynn	Clyde Lynn	'66 Ford	328	325	oil line	0
23	28	76	Roy Tyner	Don Culpepper	'66 Ford	309	300	engine	0
26	4	29	Bobby Allison	Bondy Long	'68 Ford	235	375	engine	48
28	22	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'66 Ford	148	325	crash	0
29	21	90	Sonny Hutchins	Junie Donlavey	'67 Ford	133	375	rear end	0
32	25	28	Earl Brooks	Clyde Lynn	'66 Ford	103	275	brakes	0
33	27	45	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'66 Ford	94	275	engine	0
36	35	95	Frog Fagan	Henley Gray	'66 Ford	62	250	brakes	0
37	38	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	'67 Ford	47	250	wheel	0
1	3	21	Cale Yarborough	60 Minute Cleaners (Wood Brothers)	'68 Mercury	500	5,476	running	51
7	9	16	Tiny Lund	Bud Moore	'68 Mercury	494	575	running	0
39	40	88	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'67 Oldsmobile	15	250	oil leak	0
11	23	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'67 Plymouth	479	460	running	0
15	2	43	Richard Petty	Plymouth (Petty Enterprises)	'68 Plymouth	449	1,004	rear end	284
21	16	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'67 Plymouth	335	325	ignition	0
35	6	14	Paul Goldsmith	Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin)	'68 Plymouth	63	275	crash	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
David Pearson	1	66	66
LeeRoy Yarbrough	67	86	20
Richard Petty	87	101	15
David Pearson	102	131	30
Richard Petty	132	160	29
Bobby Allison	161	208	48
Richard Petty	209	244	36
David Pearson	245	245	1
Richard Petty	246	449	204
Cale Yarborough	450	500	51

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