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1968 Carolina 500

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NASCAR Grand National race number 23 of 49
Sunday, June 16, 1968 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
500 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 5:02:00
Average Speed: 99.338 mph
Pole Speed: 118.644 mph

Cautions: 8 for 74 laps
Margin of Victory: 2 laps +
Attendance: 40,000
Lead changes: 20

Glossary 1968 NASCAR Grand National results / 1968 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
7	30	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'67 Buick	463	1,200	running	0
2	13	2	Bobby Allison	J.D. Bracken	'66 Chevrolet	498	9,650	running	0
10	28	30	Dave Marcis	Larry Wehrs	'66 Chevrolet	456	1,050	running	0
17	44	87	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'68 Chevrolet	395	890	running	0
22	15	79	Frank Warren	Harold Rhodes	'66 Chevrolet	324	660	crash	0
31	22	80	E.J. Trivette	E.C. Reid	'66 Chevrolet	139	585	oil pressure	0
34	42	46	Larry Manning	Tom Hunter	'66 Chevrolet	114	570	overheating	0
35	35	07	George Davis	Nalco (George Davis)	'66 Chevrolet	96	645	crash	0
36	26	38	Wayne Smith	Archie Smith	'68 Chevrolet	88	610	clutch	0
43	19	39	Friday Hassler	Red Sharp	'66 Chevrolet	16	550	sway bar	0
3	17	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	'67 Dodge	494	5,150	running	0
16	24	51	Stan Meserve	Margo Hamm	'67 Dodge	406	700	driveshaft	0
20	6	6	Charlie Glotzbach	Cotton Owens	'68 Dodge	372	670	ignition	0
24	8	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'67 Dodge	295	645	crash	17
29	4	99	Paul Goldsmith	Frosty Morn Meats (Ray Nichels)	'68 Dodge	201	595	idler arm	52
38	9	3	Buddy Baker	Ray Fox	'68 Dodge	78	650	lug bolts	0
41	14	1	Bud Moore	A.J. King	'68 Dodge	27	535	engine	0
1	7	27	Donnie Allison	Dick Brannan Ford (Banjo Matthews)	'68 Ford	500	16,675	running	154
5	23	76	Roy Tyner	Don Culpepper	'66 Ford	469	1,850	running	0
6	21	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'67 Ford	464	1,300	running	0
8	25	4	John Sears	L.G. DeWitt	'67 Ford	457	1,225	running	0
9	33	20	Clyde Lynn	Clyde Lynn	'66 Ford	457	1,200	running	0
12	37	19	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'66 Ford	445	1,060	running	0
13	10	29	Swede Savage	Bondy Long	'68 Ford	443	935	clutch	0
15	36	93	Walson Gardner	Walson Gardner	'67 Ford	406	780	crash	0
18	39	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'67 Ford	380	720	running	0
21	29	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'66 Ford	368	665	overheating	0
23	20	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield	'66 Ford	316	650	crash	0
25	31	5	Pete Hamilton	Rocky Hinton	'68 Ford	260	790	crash	0
28	1	98	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Winebarger Motor Co. (Junior Johnson)	'68 Ford	217	750	clutch	120
30	2	17	David Pearson	East Tenn. Motor Co. (Holman-Moody)	'68 Ford	142	665	engine	0
37	40	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	'67 Ford	87	585	overheating	0
39	34	45	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'68 Ford	66	635	engine	0
40	43	75	Paul Dean Holt	Dennis Holt	'67 Ford	56	540	oil line	0
42	27	11	Earl Brooks	Bill Champion	'66 Ford	23	555	oil pan	0
27	11	16	Tiny Lund	Bud Moore	'68 Mercury	234	630	crash	0
32	5	21	Cale Yarborough	60 Minute Cleaners (Wood Brothers)	'68 Mercury	129	580	engine	0
44	41	88	Bobby Mausgrover	Buck Baker	'67 Oldsmobile	4	500	rear end	0
4	16	03	Richard Brickhouse	Dub Clewis	'67 Plymouth	470	2,650	running	0
11	32	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'67 Plymouth	448	1,150	running	0
14	38	50	Eddie Yarboro	Eddie Yarboro	'66 Plymouth	418	805	oil pressure	0
19	12	22	Darel Dieringer	Plymouth (Mario Rossi)	'68 Plymouth	379	675	engine	157
26	3	43	Richard Petty	Terry's Chrysler Plymouth (Petty Enterprises)	'68 Plymouth	236	1,115	oil pressure	0
33	18	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'67 Plymouth	120	625	engine	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
LeeRoy Yarbrough	1	86	86
Paul Goldsmith	87	101	15
LeeRoy Yarbrough	102	109	8
Paul Goldsmith	110	130	21
LeeRoy Yarbrough	131	131	1
Paul Goldsmith	132	147	16
LeeRoy Yarbrough	148	172	25
Darel Dieringer	173	173	1
Bobby Isaac	174	174	1
Darel Dieringer	175	185	11
Bobby Isaac	186	201	16
Darel Dieringer	202	307	106
Donnie Allison	308	324	17
Darel Dieringer	325	336	12
Donnie Allison	337	338	2
Darel Dieringer	339	340	2
Donnie Allison	341	341	1
Darel Dieringer	342	350	9
Donnie Allison	351	355	5
Darel Dieringer	356	371	16
Donnie Allison	372	500	129

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