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NASCAR Grand National race
South Boston Speedway, South Boston, VA
August 23, 1968
267 laps on 0.375 mile paved oval; 100.125 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1968 Plymouth	267	1,200	running	265
2	3	David Pearson	17	Holman-Moody	1968 Ford	267	600	running	0
3	4	Bobby Isaac	71	Nord Krauskopf	1967 Dodge	267	400	running	2
4	6	Charlie Glotzbach	6	Cotton Owens	1968 Dodge	265	300	running	0
5	2	Buddy Baker	3	Ray Fox	1968 Dodge	264	255	running	0
6	8	Ray Hendrick	15	Tom Friedkin	1968 Plymouth	263	240	running	0
7	9	Elmo Langley	64	Elmo Langley	1966 Ford	263	200	running	0
8	7	John Sears	4	L.G. DeWitt	1967 Ford	259	175	running	0
9	11	Clyde Lynn	20	Clyde Lynn	1966 Ford	253	150	running	0
10	12	Jabe Thomas	25	Don Robertson	1967 Ford	248	140	running	0
11	16	Stan Meserve	51	Margo Hamm	1967 Dodge	240	130	running	0
12	10	J.D. McDuffie	70	J.D. McDuffie	1967 Buick	219	120	running	0
13	19	Roy Tyner	9	Roy Tyner	1967 Pontiac	132	110	water hose	0
14	15	Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	1966 Ford	113	100	engine	0
15	18	Neil Castles	06	Neil Castles	1967 Plymouth	82	100	axle	0
16	5	Bobby Allison	2	J.D. Bracken	1966 Chevrolet	67	100	rear end	0
17	13	Bill Seifert	45	Bill Seifert	1968 Ford	46	100	engine	0
18	21	Larry Manning	66	John Glazebrook	1966 Chevrolet	36	100	overheating	0
19	17	Paul Dean Holt	01	Dennis Holt	1967 Ford	31	100	transmission	0
20	20	LeeRoy Yarbrough	56	Lyle Stelter	1967 Mercury	22	100	rear end	0
21	14	Earl Brooks	78	Earl Brooks	1967 Ford	17	100	overheating	0

Time of race: 01:19:08
Average Speed: 75.916 MPH
Pole Speed: 15.99 seconds
Attendance: 7,000