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1968 Western North Carolina 500

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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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
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