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1968 Western North Carolina 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 36 of 49 Sunday, August 18, 1968 at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, NC 500 laps on a 0.500 mile paved track (250.000 miles) Time of race: 3:23:34 Average speed: 73.686 mph Pole speed: 88.409 mph Cautions: 7 for 90 laps Margin of victory: 3 laps + Attendance: 10500 Lead changes: 7 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 500 2150 running 456 2 5 71   Bobby Isaac K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '67 Dodge 497 1270 running 1 3 20 06   Neil Castles Neil Castles '67 Plymouth 472 1050 running 0 4 18 9   Roy Tyner Roy Tyner '67 Pontiac 467 850 running 0 5 22 45   Bill Seifert Bill Seifert '68 Ford 457 750 running 0 6 26 25   Jabe Thomas Don Robertson '67 Ford 446 650 running 0 7 15 57   Ervin Pruitt Ervin Pruitt '67 Dodge 446 600 running 0 8 24 93   Walson Gardner Walson Gardner '67 Ford 438 550 running 0 9 23 34   Wendell Scott Wendell Scott '66 Ford 436 500 running 0 10 6 1   Pete Hamilton A.J. King '68 Dodge 418 420 oil pan 0 11 28 01   Paul Dean Holt Dennis Holt '67 Ford 343 380 overheating 0 12 11 2   Bobby Allison Donald Brackins '66 Chevrolet 275 375 transmission 0 13 25 50   Eddie Yarboro Eddie Yarboro '66 Plymouth 271 325 lug bolt 0 14 29 88   George England Buck Baker '67 Oldsmobile 235 275 rear end 0 15 21 8   Ed Negre Pee Dee Whs.   (Ed Negre) '67 Ford 205 200 crash 0 16 12 64   Elmo Langley Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield '66 Ford 204 200 engine 0 17 4 99   Paul Goldsmith Nichels Engineering   (Ray Nichels) '68 Dodge 198 225 throttle 41 18 7 48   James Hylton Hylton Engineering   (James Hylton) '68 Dodge 198 200 crash 0 19 10 08   Bob Burcham E.C. Reid '66 Chevrolet 190 200 engine 0 20 14 28   Earl Brooks Earl Brooks '66 Ford 136 200 crash 0 21 16 20   Clyde Lynn Clyde Lynn '66 Ford 132 200 engine 0 22 1 22   Darel Dieringer Mario Rossi '68 Plymouth 119 800 engine 2 23 13 76   Tiny Lund Don Culpepper '66 Ford 93 200 vibration 0 24 17 51   Stan Meserve Margo Hamm '67 Dodge 91 200 overheating 0 25 19 70   J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie '67 Buick 56 200 engine 0 26 3 43   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises '68 Plymouth 52 425 a frame 0 27 27 38   Wayne Smith Archie Smith '68 Chevrolet 35 150 driveshaft 0 28 8 4   John Sears L.G. DeWitt '67 Ford 33 150 engine 0 29 9 49   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '67 Plymouth 14 150 engine 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Darel Dieringer 1 2 2   David Pearson 3 39 37   Paul Goldsmith 40 63 24   David Pearson 64 128 65   Paul Goldsmith 129 145 17   David Pearson 146 147 2   Bobby Isaac 148 148 1   David Pearson 149 500 352