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1968 Carolina 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post 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 (500.000 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: 40000 Lead changes: 20 Glossary    1968 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1968 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   LeeRoy Yarbrough 98 Ford 2   David Pearson 17 Ford 3   Richard Petty 43 Plymouth 4   Paul Goldsmith 99 Dodge 5   Cale Yarborough 21 Mercury 6   Charlie Glotzbach 6 Dodge 7   Donnie Allison 27 Ford 8   Bobby Isaac 71 Dodge 9   Buddy Baker 3 Dodge 10   Swede Savage 29 Ford 11   Tiny Lund 16 Mercury 12   Darel Dieringer 22 Plymouth 13   Bobby Allison 2 Chevrolet 14   Bud Moore 1 Dodge 15   Frank Warren 79 Chevrolet 16   Richard Brickhouse 03 Plymouth 17   James Hylton 48 Dodge 18   G.C. Spencer 49 Plymouth 19   Friday Hassler 39 Chevrolet 20   Elmo Langley 64 Ford 21   Jabe Thomas 25 Ford 22   E.J. Trivette 80 Chevrolet 23   Roy Tyner 76 Ford 24   Stan Meserve 51 Dodge 25   John Sears 4 Ford 26   Wayne Smith 38 Chevrolet 27   Clyde Lynn 11 Ford 28   Dave Marcis 30 Chevrolet 29   Bill Champion 10 Ford 30   J.D. McDuffie 70 Buick 31   Pete Hamilton 5 Ford QR 32   Neil Castles 06 Plymouth QR 33   Earl Brooks 20 Ford QR 34   Bill Seifert 45 Ford QR 35   George Davis 07 Chevrolet QR 36   Walson Gardner 93 Ford QR 37   Henley Gray 19 Ford QR 38   Eddie Yarboro 50 Plymouth QR 39   Wendell Scott 34 Ford QR 40   Ed Negre 8 Ford QR 41   Bobby Mausgrover 88 Oldsmobile QR 42   Larry Manning 46 Chevrolet QR 43   Gene Black 75 Ford QR 44   Buck Baker 87 Chevrolet QR OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Paul Dean Holt (#01), Bob Cooper (#02), David Mote (#69), Gene Black (#75-DC)