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1968 Southeastern 500

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NASCAR Grand National race number 5 of 49
Sunday, March 17, 1968 at Bristol International Speedway, Bristol, TN
500 laps on a .500 mile paved track (250.0 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: 19,800
Lead changes: 18

Glossary 1968 NASCAR Grand National results / 1968 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	2	17	David Pearson	Clift Chrysler (Holman-Moody)	'68 Ford	500	5,725	running	176
2	1	43	Richard Petty	Clift Chrysler (Petty Enterprises)	'68 Plymouth	500	4,125	running	108
3	4	26	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Winebarger Motor Co. (Junior Johnson)	'68 Ford	499	2,100	running	168
4	5	22	Darel Dieringer	Plymouth (Mario Rossi)	'68 Plymouth	492	1,325	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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
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

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