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Atlanta 250
NASCAR Grand Touring race
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
August 3, 1968
167 laps on 1.5 mile paved oval; 250.5 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 2
| Donnie Allison
| 27
| Jerri Huggins
| 1968 Ford Mustang
| 167
| 3,700
| running
| 138 |
| 2
| 3
| Tiny Lund
| 16
| Bud Moore
| 1968 Mercury Cougar
| 167
| 2,050
| running
| |
| 3
| 4
| Charlie Glotzbach
| 93
|
| 1968 Dodge Dart
| 166
| 1,475
| running
| |
| 4
| 5
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Buck Baker
| 1968 Chevrolet Camaro
| 159
| 900
| running
| |
| 5
| 10
| Frank Sessoms
| 21
| Gwen Blackwell
| 1968 Chevrolet Camaro
| 155
| 825
| running
| |
| 6
| 19
| Billy Yuma
| 08
|
| 1968 Chevrolet Camaro
| 155
| 700
| running
| |
| 7
| 11
| T.C. Hunt
| 88
|
| 1968 Chevrolet Camaro
| 155
| 650
| running
| |
| 8
| 7
| Jack Ryan
| 36
| RBM Motors
| 1967 Porsche
| 153
| 1,100
| running
| |
| 9
| 17
| Marty Robbins
| 4
|
| 1966 Dodge Dart
| 149
| 550
| running
| |
| 10
| 9
| C.B. Gwyn
| 04
|
| 1968 Merucry Cougar
| 147
| 575
| engine
| |
| 11
| 18
| Friday Hassler
| 9
|
| 1968 Chevrolet Camaro
| 147
| 450
| running
| |
| 12
| 12
| Lee Cutler
| 55
| Cutler Motors
| 1968 Porsche
| 139
| 400
| running
| |
| 13
| 15
| Herman Wills
| 6
|
| 1967 Plymouth Barracuda
| 120
| 350
| running
| |
| 14
| 8
| Harold Dunaway
| 22
|
| 1968 Chevrolet Camaro
| 106
| 400
| engine
| |
| 15
| 1
| Paul Goldsmith
| 13
| Smokey Yunick
| 1968 Chevrolet Camaro
| 97
| 400
| transmission
| |
| 16
| 22
| Arnett Awtry
| 39
|
| 1968 Chevrolet Camaro
| 95
| 225
| axle
| |
| 17
| 23
| Ernie Shaw
| 17
|
| 1966 Ford Mustang
| 92
| 200
| engine
| |
| 18
| 13
| Al Straub
| 74
| Allen Straub
| 1968 Ford Mustang
| 71
| 190
| engine
| |
| 19
| 6
| Roy Tyner
| 5
| C.O. Pendley
| 1968 Chevrolet Camaro
| 30
| 180
| transmission
| |
| 20
| 21
| Jim Vandiver
| 3
| Tom Vandiver
| 1968 Chevrolet Camaro
| 25
| 175
| engine
| |
| 21
| 14
| Terry Wagner
| 2
|
| 1968 Chevrolet Camaro
| 16
| 170
| transmission
| |
| 22
| 20
| Al Arnold
| 47
|
| 1968 Ford Mustang
| 2
| 165
| accident
| |
| 23
| 16
| Bobby Allison
|
|
|
| 0
| 0
| did not start
| 0 |
Notes: 12 of 22 starters running at finish.
Only 13 drivers qualified for the race before rain ended time trials.
The remainder of the field was set by order of entries received.
Time of race: 01:59:56
Average Speed: 125.306 MPH
Pole Speed: 36.267 seconds
3 cautions for 21 laps
Race Purse: $ 19,000