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1968 Carolina 500 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

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 7 27   Donnie Allison Dick Brannan Ford   (Banjo Matthews) '68 Ford 500 16675 running 154 2 13 2   Bobby Allison Donald Brackins '66 Chevrolet 498 9650 running 0 3 17 48   James Hylton Hylton Engineering   (James Hylton) '67 Dodge 494 5150 running 0 4 16 03   Richard Brickhouse Dub Clewis '67 Plymouth 470 2650 running 0 5 23 76   Roy Tyner Don Culpepper '66 Ford 469 1850 running 0 6 21 25   Jabe Thomas Don Robertson '67 Ford 464 1300 running 0 7 30 70   J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie '67 Buick 463 1200 running 0 8 25 4   John Sears L.G. DeWitt '67 Ford 457 1225 running 0 9 27 20   Clyde Lynn Clyde Lynn '66 Ford 457 1200 running 0 10 28 30   Dave Marcis Larry Wehrs '66 Chevrolet 456 1050 running 0 11 32 06   Neil Castles Neil Castles '67 Plymouth 448 1150 running 0 12 37 19   Henley Gray Henley Gray '66 Ford 445 1060 running 0 13 10 29   Swede Savage Bondy Long '68 Ford 443 935 clutch 0 14 38 50   Eddie Yarboro Eddie Yarboro '66 Plymouth 418 805 oil pressure 0 15 36 93   Walson Gardner Walson Gardner '67 Ford 406 780 crash 0 16 24 51   Stan Meserve Margo Hamm '67 Dodge 406 700 driveshaft 0 17 44 87   Buck Baker Buck Baker '68 Chevrolet 395 890 running 0 18 39 34   Wendell Scott Wendell Scott '67 Ford 380 720 running 0 19 12 22   Darel Dieringer Plymouth   (Mario Rossi) '68 Plymouth 379 675 engine 157 20 6 6   Charlie Glotzbach Cotton Owens '68 Dodge 372 670 ignition 0 21 29 10   Bill Champion Bill Champion '66 Ford 368 665 overheating 0 22 15 79   Frank Warren Harold Rhodes '66 Chevrolet 324 660 crash 0 23 20 64   Elmo Langley Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield '66 Ford 316 650 crash 0 24 8 71   Bobby Isaac K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '67 Dodge 295 645 crash 17 25 31 5   Pete Hamilton Rocky Hinton '68 Ford 260 790 crash 0 26 3 43   Richard Petty Terry's Chrysler Plymouth   (Petty Enterprises) '68 Plymouth 236 1115 oil pressure 0 27 11 16   Tiny Lund Bud Moore '68 Mercury 234 630 crash 0 28 1 98   LeeRoy Yarbrough Winebarger Motor Co.   (Junior Johnson) '68 Ford 217 750 clutch 120 29 4 99   Paul Goldsmith Frosty Morn Meats   (Ray Nichels) '68 Dodge 201 595 idler arm 52 30 2 17   David Pearson East Tenn. Motor Co.   (Holman-Moody Racing) '68 Ford 142 665 engine 0 31 22 80   E.J. Trivette E.C. Reid '66 Chevrolet 139 585 oil pressure 0 32 5 21   Cale Yarborough 60 Minute Cleaners   (Wood Brothers) '68 Mercury 129 580 engine 0 33 18 49   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '67 Plymouth 120 625 engine 0 34 42 46   Larry Manning Tom Hunter '66 Chevrolet 114 570 overheating 0 35 35 07   George Davis Nalco   (George Davis) '66 Chevrolet 96 645 crash 0 36 26 38   Wayne Smith Archie Smith '68 Chevrolet 88 610 clutch 0 37 40 8   Ed Negre Ed Negre '67 Ford 87 585 overheating 0 38 9 3   Buddy Baker Ray Fox '68 Dodge 78 650 lug bolts 0 39 34 45   Bill Seifert Bill Seifert '68 Ford 66 635 engine 0 40 43 75   Paul Dean Holt Gene Black '67 Ford 56 540 oil line 0 41 14 1   Bud Moore A.J. King '68 Dodge 27 535 engine 0 42 33 11   Earl Brooks Bill Champion '66 Ford 23 555 oil pan 0 43 19 39   Friday Hassler Red Sharp '66 Chevrolet 16 550 sway bar 0 44 41 88   Bobby Mausgrover Buck Baker '67 Oldsmobile 4 500 rear end 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Paul Dean Holt 01 Dennis Holt Ford Bob Cooper 02 Bob Cooper Chevrolet David Mote 69 Ken Cline Chevrolet DC Gene Black 75 Gene Black Ford Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   LeeRoy Yarbrough 1 86 86   Paul Goldsmith 87 101 15   LeeRoy Yarbrough 102 109 8   Paul Goldsmith 110 130 21   LeeRoy Yarbrough 131 131 1   Paul Goldsmith 132 147 16   LeeRoy Yarbrough 148 172 25   Darel Dieringer 173 173 1   Bobby Isaac 174 174 1   Darel Dieringer 175 185 11   Bobby Isaac 186 201 16   Darel Dieringer 202 307 106   Donnie Allison 308 324 17   Darel Dieringer 325 336 12   Donnie Allison 337 338 2   Darel Dieringer 339 340 2   Donnie Allison 341 341 1   Darel Dieringer 342 350 9   Donnie Allison 351 355 5   Darel Dieringer 356 371 16   Donnie Allison 372 500 129