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1968 Beltsville 300

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NASCAR Grand National race number 16 of 49
Friday, May 17, 1968 at Beltsville Speedway, Beltsville, MD
300 laps on a 0.500 mile paved track (150.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:00:15
Average speed: 74.844 mph
Pole speed: 83.604 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 1 lp 5 sec
Attendance: 8700
Lead changes: 3

Glossary 1968 NASCAR Grand National results / 1968 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	2	17	David Pearson	Holman-Moody Racing	'68 Ford	300	1400	running	130
2	7	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'67 Dodge	299	1000	running	12
3	8	3	Buddy Baker	Ray Fox	'67 Dodge	297	700	running	0
4	5	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	'67 Dodge	297	575	running	0
5	6	4	John Sears	L.G. DeWitt	'67 Ford	285	425	running	0
6	10	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'67 Ford	282	325	engine	0
7	23	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'67 Plymouth	282	275	running	0
8	19	09	Roy Tyner	Roy Tyner	'66 Chevrolet	273	225	running	0
9	4	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'66 Ford	269	200	running	0
10	21	19	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'66 Ford	267	175	running	0
11	15	28	Earl Brooks	Earl Brooks	'66 Ford	262	100	running	0
12	17	01	Paul Dean Holt	Dennis Holt	'67 Ford	246	100	running	0
13	13	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield	'66 Ford	171	100	engine	0
14	1	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'68 Plymouth	158	300	engine	158
15	14	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'67 Buick	122	100	oil leak	0
16	9	55	Tom Pistone	Lyle Stelter	'66 Ford	115	100	quit	0
17	11	07	George Davis	George Davis	'67 Chevrolet	112	100	rear end	0
18	16	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	'67 Ford	101	100	clutch	0
19	3	5	Pete Hamilton	Rocky Hinton	'68 Ford	85	100	crash	0
20	22	88	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'67 Oldsmobile	82	100	steering	0
21	12	20	Clyde Lynn	Clyde Lynn	'67 Mercury	14	100	crash	0
22	20	95	Frog Fagan	Henley Gray	'66 Ford	10	100	head gasket	0
23	18	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'66 Ford	3	100	oil pressure	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Richard Petty	1	158	158
David Pearson	159	230	72
Bobby Isaac	231	242	12
David Pearson	243	300	58