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Southeastern 500

NASCAR Grand National race
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
March 17, 1968
500 laps on 0.5 mile paved oval; 250 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	2	David Pearson	17	Holman-Moody	1968 Ford	500	5,725	running	176
2	1	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1968 Plymouth	500	4,125	running	108
3	4	LeeRoy Yarbrough	26	Junior Johnson	1968 Ford	499	2,100	running	168
4	5	Darel Dieringer	22	Mario Rossi	1968 Plymouth	492	1,325	running	0
5	11	Bobby Isaac	71	Nord Krauskopf	1967 Dodge	491	900	running	0
6	29	Bud Moore	1	A.J. King	1968 Dodge	491	800	running	0
7	15	Jack Ingram	09	Roy Tyner	1966 Chevrolet	481	700	running	0
8	16	Bill Champion	10	Bill Champion	1966 Ford	469	650	running	0
9	17	Elmo Langley	64	Elmo Langley	1966 Ford	468	625	running	0
10	32	Earl Brooks	2	Clyde Lynn	1966 Ford	467	550	running	0
11	36	Neil Castles	06	Neil Castles	1967 Plymouth	467	525	running	0
12	19	Bill Seifert	45	Bill Seifert	1966 Ford	454	490	running	0
13	20	Dave Marcis	30	Larry Wehrs	1966 Chevrolet	449	460	running	0
14	23	Clyde Lynn	20	Clyde Lynn	1967 Mercury	445	445	rear end	0
15	22	Wendell Scott	50	G.C. Spencer	1966 Plymouth	436	425	running	0
16	27	Bob Cooper	02	Bob Cooper	1966 Chevrolet	430	415	running	0
17	21	Jabe Thomas	25	Don Robertson	1967 Ford	427	395	running	0
18	34	Paul Dean Holt	01	Dennis Holt	1967 Ford	412	375	running	0
19	26	Bill Ervin	31	Newman Long	1966 Ford	396	350	running	0
20	24	Henley Gray	19	Henley Gray	1966 Ford	392	340	running	0
21	33	Dick Johnson	18	Bob Casperson	1967 Ford	338	330	ball joint	0
22	35	Walson Gardner	93	Walson Gardner	1967 Ford	295	320	engine	0
23	10	Buddy Baker	3	Ray Fox	1967 Dodge	245	305	overheating	0
24	3	Cale Yarborough	21	Wood Brothers	1968 Ford	237	325	rear end	48
25	28	James Hylton	48	James Hylton	1967 Dodge	227	295	driver ill	0
26	18	Friday Hassler	39	Red Sharp	1966 Chevrolet	206	285	sway bar	0
27	31	Doug Cooper	95	Henley Gray	1966 Ford	206	275	ball joint	0
28	9	Tiny Lund	16	Bud Moore	1968 Mercury	199	265	engine	0
29	12	John Sears	4	L.G. DeWitt	1967 Ford	191	255	rear end	0
30	6	Donnie Allison	27	Banjo Matthews	1968 Ford	114	245	rear end	0
31	25	Roy Tyner	76	Don Culpepper	1966 Ford	104	200	oil leak	0
32	14	G.C. Spencer	49	G.C. Spencer	1967 Plymouth	91	200	accident	0
33	7	Jerry Grant	14	Tom Friedkin	1968 Plymouth	72	200	accident	0
34	13	Paul Goldsmith	99	Ray Nichels	1968 Plymouth	60	200	driveshaft	0
35	30	Stan Meserve	51	Margo Hamm	1967 Dodge	54	200	engine	0
36	8	Bobby Allison	29	Bondy Long	1968 Ford	41	200	engine	0

Time of race: 03:14:11
Average Speed: 77.247 MPH
Pole Speed: 20.32 seconds
11 cautions for 81 laps
Attendance: 19,800