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Asheville 300

NASCAR Grand National race
New Asheville Speedway, Asheville, NC
May 31, 1968
300 laps on 0.333 mile paved oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1968 Plymouth	300	1,200	running	300
2	4	Buddy Baker	3	Ray Fox	1967 Dodge	299	600	running	0
3	3	Bobby Isaac	71	Nord Krauskopf	1967 Dodge	296	400	running	0
4	5	James Hylton	48	James Hylton	1967 Dodge	292	300	running	0
5	8	Elmo Langley	64	Elmo Langley	1966 Ford	288	275	running	0
6	12	Earl Brooks	28	Earl Brooks	1966 Ford	286	240	running	0
7	6	John Sears	4	L.G. DeWitt	1967 Ford	284	200	running	0
8	7	J.D. McDuffie	70	J.D. McDuffie	1967 Buick	281	175	running	0
9	9	Jabe Thomas	25	Don Robertson	1967 Ford	267	160	running	0
10	21	Henley Gray	19	Henley Gray	1967 Ford	261	145	running	0
11	15	Ed Negre	8	Ed Negre	1967 Ford	259	130	running	0
12	11	Roy Tyner	09	Roy Tyner	1966 Chevrolet	256	120	running	0
13	18	Gene Black	75	Gene Black	1967 Ford	248	110	running	0
14	20	Paul Dean Holt	01	Dennis Holt	1967 Ford	234	100	running	0
15	13	Bill Seifert	45	Bill Seifert	1967 Ford	139	100	steering	0
16	14	Clyde Lynn	20	Clyde Lynn	1966 Ford	111	100	differential	0
17	17	Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	1967 Ford	105	100	rear end	0
18	19	David Mote	69	Ken Cline	1966 Chevrolet	81	100	oil pressure	0
19	23	Neil Castles	06	Neil Castles	1967 Plymouth	74	100	overheating	0
20	16	Bob Cooper	02	Bob Cooper	1966 Chevrolet	39	100	oil pressure	0
21	2	David Pearson	17	Holman-Moody	1968 Ford	38	100	accident	0
22	10	Stan Meserve	51	Margo Hamm	1967 Dodge	35	100	accident	0
23	22	Leonard Brock	31	Newman Long	1966 Ford	1		accident	0

Time of race: 01:31:16
Average Speed: 65.741 MPH
Pole Speed: 16.14 seconds
Attendance: 3,500