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1968 Dixie 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 33 of 49 Sunday, August 4, 1968 at Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, GA 334 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (501.000 miles) Time of race: 3:56:34 Average speed: 127.068 mph Pole speed: 153.361 mph Cautions: 11 for 67 laps Margin of victory: 10 sec Attendance: 51300 Lead changes: 29 Glossary    1968 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1968 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Buddy Baker 3 Dodge 2:22.910   153.361   2   Cale Yarborough 21 Mercury 2:23.482   152.749   3   Charlie Glotzbach 6 Dodge 2:23.698   152.520   4   David Pearson 17 Ford 2:23.993   152.207   5   LeeRoy Yarbrough 98 Mercury 2:24.103   152.091   6   Tiny Lund 16 Mercury 2:26.279   149.829   7   Sam McQuagg 1 Dodge 2:26.607   149.493   8   Jim Hurtubise 56 Mercury 2:27.143   148.949   9   Donnie Allison 27 Ford 2:27.200   148.891   10   Richard Petty 43 Plymouth 2:27.322   148.768   11   Bud Moore 29 Ford 2:27.395   148.694   12   Paul Goldsmith 99 Dodge 2:27.481   148.608   13   Bobby Isaac 71 Dodge 2:27.679   148.408   14   Darel Dieringer 22 Plymouth 2:27.703   148.384   15   E.J. Trivette 80 Chevrolet 2:35.009   141.390   16   Red Farmer 97 Ford 2:31.287   144.869   17   James Hylton 48 Dodge 2:32.416   143.796   18   John Sears 4 Ford 2:32.627   143.597   19   Elmo Langley 64 Ford 2:36.272   140.248   20   Pete Hamilton 5 Ford 2:36.795   139.780   21   Friday Hassler 39 Chevrolet 2:37.602   139.064   22   Bill Champion 10 Ford 2:37.725   138.956   23   Bob Moore 96 Ford 2:41.564   135.654   24   Hoss Ellington 61 Mercury 2:41.694   135.545   25   Clyde Lynn 20 Ford 2:47.096   131.163   26   Bobby Allison 2 Chevrolet 2:33.524   142.758   27   Bill Seifert 45 Ford 2:35.483   140.959   28   Dick Johnson 18 Ford 2:36.978   139.617   29   Neil Castles 06 Plymouth 2:37.407   139.236   30   Wayne Smith 38 Chevrolet 2:38.101   138.625   31   Lennie Waldo 52 Ford 2:38.187   138.550   32   Henley Gray 19 Ford 2:38.211   138.529   33   G.C. Spencer 49 Plymouth 2:38.313   138.440   34   Willie Crane 32 Ford 2:40.403   136.636   35   Frank Warren 57 Dodge 2:40.736   136.353   36   Bobby Johns 7 Chevrolet 2:32.760   143.472   37   Richard Brickhouse 03 Plymouth 2:37.586   139.078   38   Stan Meserve 51 Dodge 2:37.627   139.042   39   Don Tarr 0 Chevrolet 2:39.757   137.188   40   J.D. McDuffie 70 Buick 2:40.358   136.674   41   Jabe Thomas 25 Ford 42   Earl Brooks 28 Ford 43   Wendell Scott 34 Ford 44   Roy Tyner 9 Pontiac 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:   Jabe Thomas (#25), Earl Brooks (#28), Wendell Scott (#34), Roy Tyner (#9)