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Volunteer 500
NASCAR Grand National race
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
July 21, 1968
500 laps on 0.5 mile paved oval; 250 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 6
| David Pearson
| 17
| Holman-Moody
| 1968 Ford
| 500
| 5,175
| running
| 257 |
| 2
| 4
| Cale Yarborough
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1968 Mercury
| 499
| 2,650
| running
| 1 |
| 3
| 3
| Swede Savage
| 29
| Bondy Long
| 1968 Ford
| 498
| 1,700
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 9
| Bobby Isaac
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1967 Dodge
| 497
| 900
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 18
| Friday Hassler
| 39
| Red Sharp
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 488
| 800
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 10
| Buddy Baker
| 3
| Ray Fox
| 1968 Dodge
| 481
| 700
| engine
| 0 |
| 7
| 24
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1967 Plymouth
| 467
| 650
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 12
| Tiny Lund
| 16
| Bud Moore
| 1968 Mercury
| 465
| 625
| engine
| 0 |
| 9
| 32
| Bill Seifert
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1968 Ford
| 464
| 600
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 29
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1967 Buick
| 463
| 525
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 20
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1966 Ford
| 460
| 540
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 21
| Clyde Lynn
| 20
| Clyde Lynn
| 1966 Ford
| 455
| 515
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 33
| Larry Manning
| 46
| Tom Hunter
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 437
| 460
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 27
| Roy Tyner
| 9
| Roy Tyner
| 1967 Pontiac
| 421
| 445
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 15
| John Sears
| 4
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1967 Ford
| 407
| 425
| rear end
| 0 |
| 16
| 34
| Ervin Pruitt
| 57
| Ervin Pruitt
| 1967 Dodge
| 403
| 415
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 23
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1967 Ford
| 387
| 420
| accident
| 0 |
| 18
| 2
| Charlie Glotzbach
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1968 Dodge
| 385
| 425
| engine
| 74 |
| 19
| 31
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1966 Ford
| 367
| 340
| wheel
| 0 |
| 20
| 28
| Walson Gardner
| 93
| Walson Gardner
| 1967 Ford
| 362
| 340
| engine
| 0 |
| 21
| 13
| Pete Hamilton
| 5
| Rocky Hinton
| 1968 Ford
| 329
| 330
| engine
| 14 |
| 22
| 26
| Eddie Yarboro
| 50
| Eddie Yarboro
| 1966 Plymouth
| 298
| 320
| fan belt
| 0 |
| 23
| 7
| Paul Goldsmith
| 99
| Ray Nichels
| 1968 Dodge
| 290
| 305
| rear end
| 154 |
| 24
| 8
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1968 Plymouth
| 236
| 800
| fan belt
| 0 |
| 25
| 16
| Bobby Allison
| 2
| J.D. Bracken
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 212
| 295
| battery
| 0 |
| 26
| 11
| Darel Dieringer
| 22
| Mario Rossi
| 1968 Plymouth
| 206
| 285
| lug bolt
| 0 |
| 27
| 22
| Earl Brooks
| 28
| Earl Brooks
| 1966 Ford
| 194
| 300
| oil pan
| 0 |
| 28
| 30
| Dick Johnson
| 18
| Dick Johnson
| 1967 Ford
| 187
| 265
| quit
| 0 |
| 29
| 19
| Bob Burcham
| 08
| E.C. Reid
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 176
| 315
| engine
| 0 |
| 30
| 35
| Paul Dean Holt
| 01
| Dennis Holt
| 1967 Ford
| 143
| 250
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 31
| 17
| G.C. Spencer
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1967 Plymouth
| 135
| 250
| engine
| 0 |
| 32
| 1
| LeeRoy Yarbrough
| 98
| Junior Johnson
| 1968 Ford
| 120
| 750
| engine
| 0 |
| 33
| 25
| Stan Meserve
| 51
| Margo Hamm
| 1967 Dodge
| 81
| 250
| rear end
| 0 |
| 34
| 5
| Donnie Allison
| 27
| Banjo Matthews
| 1968 Ford
| 63
| 275
| rear end
| 0 |
| 35
| 14
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1967 Dodge
| 35
| 250
| engine
| 0 |
| 36
| 36
| Richard Brickhouse
| 03
| Dub Clewis
| 1967 Plymouth
| 8
| 250
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:16:34
Average Speed: 76.31 MPH
Pole Speed: 20.59 seconds
13 cautions for 92 laps
Attendance: 20,000