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1968 National 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 47 of 49 Sunday, October 20, 1968 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC 334 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (501.000 miles) Time of race: 3:42:08 Average speed: 135.234 mph Pole speed: 156.06 mph Cautions: 6 for 49 laps Margin of victory: 7 sec Attendance: 38300 Lead changes: 26 Glossary    1968 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1968 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Charlie Glotzbach 6 Dodge 34.602   156.060   2   David Pearson 17 Ford 34.835   155.018   3   Buddy Baker 3 Dodge 34.875   154.838   4   Bobby Allison 14 Plymouth 35.020   154.195   5   Cale Yarborough 21 Mercury 35.033   154.140   6   Richard Petty 43 Plymouth 35.180   153.494   7   Paul Goldsmith 99 Dodge 35.202   153.402   8   Bobby Isaac 71 Dodge 35.207   153.378   9   Pete Hamilton 1 Dodge 35.438   152.380   10   Bud Moore 29 Ford 35.445   152.348   11   Darel Dieringer 22 Plymouth 35.600   151.687   12   Roy Trantham 84 Ford 36.236   149.021   13   LeeRoy Yarbrough 98 Mercury 34.533   156.372   14   Donnie Allison 27 Ford 34.921   154.634   15   Butch Hartman 75 Dodge 35.440   152.368   16   James Hylton 48 Dodge 35.802   150.829   17   Red Farmer 97 Ford 36.251   148.959   18   Elmo Langley 47 Ford 36.535   147.803   19   Bobby Johns 7 Chevrolet 37.291   144.805   20   Dick Johnson 18 Ford 37.434   144.255   21   Dave Marcis 30 Chevrolet 37.671   143.346   22   Friday Hassler 39 Chevrolet 37.679   143.317   23   Richard Brickhouse 03 Plymouth 37.805   142.838   24   John Sears 4 Ford 37.818   142.789   25   Carl Parsons 11 Ford 35.983   150.072   26   G.C. Spencer 49 Plymouth 36.496   147.961   27   Bill Champion 10 Ford 37.493   144.026   28   Bill Seifert 64 Ford 37.601   143.613   29   Hoss Ellington 61 Mercury 37.639   143.466   30   E.J. Trivette 80 Chevrolet 37.978   142.187   31   Stan Meserve 51 Dodge 38.250   141.176   32   Marty Robbins 32 Dodge 38.305   140.971   33   Cecil Gordon 45 Ford 38.358   140.780   34   Roy Mayne 46 Chevrolet 38.688   139.576   35   Eddie Yarboro 50 Plymouth 38.680   139.605   36   Ed Negre 8 Ford 38.790   139.209   37   Neil Castles 06 Plymouth 38   Clyde Lynn 20 Ford 39   Wendell Scott 34 Ford 40   Wayne Smith 38 Chevrolet 41   Lennie Waldo 42 Ford QR 42   Earl Brooks 5 Ford QR 43   Ben Arnold 76 Ford QR 44   Jabe Thomas 25 Ford QR 45   Roy Tyner 9 Pontiac QR 46   Bill Vanderhoff 09 Chevrolet 47   Dub Simpson 44 Chevrolet 48   David Mote 69 Chevrolet 49   Ken Meisenhelder 88 Oldsmobile 50   Walson Gardner 93 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:   Dub Simpson (#44), David Mote (#69), Ken Meisenhelder (#88), Walson Gardner (#93), Eddie Yarboro (#50-WD)