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1968 Southern 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 39 of 49 Monday, September 2, 1968 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC 364 laps on a 1.375 mile paved track (500.500 miles) Time of race: 3:58:05 Average speed: 126.132 mph Pole speed: 144.83 mph Cautions: 7 for 65 laps Margin of victory: 4 cl Attendance: 70000 Lead changes: 13 Glossary    1968 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1968 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Charlie Glotzbach 6 Dodge 2:16.712   144.830   2   Cale Yarborough 21 Mercury 2:16.712   144.830   3   Darel Dieringer 22 Plymouth 2:17.078   144.443   4   LeeRoy Yarbrough 98 Ford 2:17.448   144.054   5   Donnie Allison 27 Ford 2:17.577   143.919   6   Richard Petty 43 Plymouth 2:17.717   143.773   7   Buddy Baker 3 Dodge 2:18.260   143.208   8   Paul Goldsmith 99 Dodge 2:18.451   143.011   9   Tiny Lund 16 Mercury 2:18.895   142.553   10   Bobby Isaac 71 Dodge 2:19.190   142.252   11   Bud Moore 29 Ford 2:20.327   141.099   12   James Hylton 15 Plymouth 2:21.337   140.091   13   Curtis Turner 14 Plymouth 2:22.198   139.242   14   H.B. Bailey 36 Pontiac 2:27.868   133.903   15   Elmo Langley 64 Ford 2:28.245   133.563   16   David Pearson 17 Ford 2:17.984   143.495   17   Pete Hamilton 1 Dodge 2:21.874   139.560   18   Bobby Allison 2 Chevrolet 2:23.075   138.389   19   Roy Trantham 84 Ford 2:23.643   137.842   20   John Sears 4 Ford 2:24.078   137.425   21   G.C. Spencer 49 Plymouth 2:25.022   136.531   22   Bobby Johns 7 Chevrolet 2:26.726   134.945   23   Friday Hassler 39 Chevrolet 2:27.319   134.402   24   E.J. Trivette 80 Chevrolet 2:27.981   133.801   25   Hoss Ellington 61 Mercury 2:29.184   132.722   26   Larry Manning 46 Chevrolet 2:30.197   131.827   27   Don Tarr 0 Chevrolet 2:30.772   131.324   28   Dick Johnson 18 Ford 2:31.344   130.828   29   George Davis 07 Chevrolet 2:31.658   130.557   30   Bill Champion 10 Ford 2:32.406   129.916   31   Jim Hurtubise 59 Mercury QR 32   Jabe Thomas 25 Ford QR 33   Roy Tyner 76 Ford QR 34   Clyde Lynn 20 Ford QR 35   Frank Warren 57 Dodge QR 36   Bill Seifert 19 Ford QR 37   Wendell Scott 34 Ford QR 38   Serge Adams 56 Mercury QR 39   Walson Gardner 93 Ford QR 40   Richard Brickhouse 03 Plymouth QR 41   Earl Brooks 5 Ford QR 42   Bobby Mausgrover 52 Ford QR 43   Ben Arnold 9 Pontiac QR 44   J.D. McDuffie 70 Buick QR 45   Paul Dean Holt 01 Ford 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), Neil Castles (#06)