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1968 Gwyn Staley 400

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NASCAR Grand National race number 11 of 49
Sunday, April 21, 1968 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
400 laps on a 0.625 mile paved track (250.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:45:33
Average speed: 90.425 mph
Pole speed: 104.993 mph

Cautions: 10 for 67 laps
Margin of victory: 1 lap +
Attendance: 13500
Lead changes: 13

Glossary 1968 NASCAR Grand National results / 1968 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	1	17	David Pearson	East Tenn. Motor Co. (Holman-Moody Racing)	'68 Ford	400	5100	running	181
2	12	3	Buddy Baker	Ray Fox	'67 Dodge	399	2275	running	0
3	3	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'67 Dodge	399	1325	running	1
4	4	22	Darel Dieringer	Mario Rossi	'68 Plymouth	396	825	running	0
5	2	98	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Junior Johnson	'68 Ford	391	750	engine	132
6	14	4	John Sears	L.G. DeWitt	'67 Ford	390	525	running	0
7	8	14	Jerry Grant	Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin)	'68 Plymouth	390	475	running	0
8	22	76	Roy Tyner	Don Culpepper	'66 Ford	386	500	running	0
9	21	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'67 Plymouth	381	500	running	0
10	19	20	Clyde Lynn	Clyde Lynn	'67 Mercury	377	325	running	0
11	24	28	Earl Brooks	Clyde Lynn	'66 Ford	362	300	running	0
12	29	19	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'66 Ford	362	275	running	0
13	15	02	Bob Cooper	Bob Cooper	'66 Chevrolet	361	275	engine	0
14	26	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'66 Ford	359	250	running	0
15	17	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'67 Ford	342	225	running	0
16	18	50	Eddie Yarboro	Eddie Yarboro	'66 Plymouth	338	225	engine	0
17	33	95	Frog Fagan	Henley Gray	'66 Ford	338	200	running	0
18	30	51	Stan Meserve	Margo Hamm	'67 Dodge	333	225	running	0
19	20	88	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'67 Oldsmobile	326	225	engine	0
20	23	45	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'66 Ford	308	250	engine	0
21	32	01	Paul Dean Holt	Dennis Holt	'67 Ford	265	175	engine	0
22	9	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'67 Plymouth	257	200	engine	0
23	10	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	'67 Dodge	248	200	engine	0
24	13	12	Jim Hurtubise	Tom Pistone	'68 Mercury	243	200	crash	0
25	27	38	Wayne Smith	Archie Smith	'66 Chevrolet	215	200	rear end	0
26	6	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'68 Plymouth	210	500	engine	39
27	7	99	Paul Goldsmith	Valleydale Meats / Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels)	'68 Plymouth	144	250	engine	27
28	28	46	Larry Manning	Tom Hunter	'66 Chevrolet	117	200	rear end	0
29	5	29	Bobby Allison	Bondy Long	'68 Ford	97	200	engine	20
30	31	09	Bill Vanderhoff	Roy Tyner	'67 Pontiac	97	175	engine	0
31	25	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield	'66 Ford	71	175	engine	0
32	35	0	Don Tarr	Don Tarr	'66 Chevrolet	62	150	engine	0
33	11	08	Jack Ingram	Giachetti Brothers (Richard Giachetti)	'66 Chevrolet	57	250	engine	0
34	16	39	Friday Hassler	Red Sharp	'66 Chevrolet	30	175	engine	0
35	34	31	Leonard Brock	Newman Long	'66 Ford	1	175	engine	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
David Pearson	1	32	32
Bobby Isaac	33	33	1
Richard Petty	34	59	26
Paul Goldsmith	60	76	17
Bobby Allison	77	96	20
Paul Goldsmith	97	106	10
Richard Petty	107	118	12
David Pearson	119	208	90
Richard Petty	209	209	1
David Pearson	210	257	48
LeeRoy Yarbrough	258	260	3
David Pearson	261	261	1
LeeRoy Yarbrough	262	390	129
David Pearson	391	400	10