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Southern 500
NASCAR Grand National race
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
September 2, 1968
364 laps on 1.375 mile paved oval; 500.5 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 2
| Cale Yarborough
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1968 Mercury
| 364
| 25,415
| running
| 169 |
2
| 16
| David Pearson
| 17
| Holman-Moody
| 1968 Ford
| 364
| 10,850
| running
| 26 |
3
| 7
| Buddy Baker
| 3
| Ray Fox
| 1968 Dodge
| 362
| 6,200
| running
| 0 |
4
| 1
| Charlie Glotzbach
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1968 Dodge
| 360
| 3,800
| running
| 0 |
5
| 8
| Paul Goldsmith
| 99
| Ray Nichels
| 1968 Dodge
| 357
| 3,075
| running
| 21 |
6
| 13
| Curtis Turner
| 14
| Tom Friedkin
| 1968 Plymouth
| 354
| 1,800
| running
| 0 |
7
| 18
| Bobby Allison
| 2
| J.D. Bracken
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 352
| 2,200
| running
| 0 |
8
| 11
| Bud Moore
| 29
| Bondy Long
| 1968 Ford
| 350
| 1,500
| running
| 0 |
9
| 23
| Friday Hassler
| 39
| Red Sharp
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 343
| 1,400
| running
| 0 |
10
| 5
| Donnie Allison
| 27
| Banjo Matthews
| 1968 Ford
| 342
| 2,350
| running
| 42 |
11
| 40
| Richard Brickhouse
| 03
| Dub Clewis
| 1967 Plymouth
| 335
| 1,250
| running
| 0 |
12
| 15
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1966 Ford
| 334
| 1,150
| running
| 0 |
13
| 26
| Larry Manning
| 46
| Tom Hunter
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 331
| 1,100
| running
| 0 |
14
| 36
| Bill Seifert
| 19
| Bill Seifert
| 1966 Ford
| 320
| 1,100
| running
| 0 |
15
| 37
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1967 Ford
| 316
| 1,050
| running
| 0 |
16
| 27
| Don Tarr
| 0
| Don Tarr
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 308
| 950
| running
| 0 |
17
| 25
| Hoss Ellington
| 61
| Hoss Ellington
| 1967 Mercury
| 304
| 900
| running
| 0 |
18
| 28
| Dick Johnson
| 18
| Dick Johnson
| 1967 Ford
| 287
| 850
| running
| 0 |
19
| 43
| Ben Arnold
| 9
| Roy Tyner
| 1967 Pontiac
| 284
| 825
| running
| 0 |
20
| 6
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1968 Plymouth
| 273
| 1,450
| engine
| 7 |
21
| 39
| Paul Dean Holt
| 93
| Dennis Holt
| 1967 Ford
| 263
| 800
| running
| 0 |
22
| 24
| E.J. Trivette
| 80
| E.C. Reid
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 205
| 725
| engine
| 0 |
23
| 14
| H.B. Bailey
| 36
| H.B. Bailey
| 1967 Pontiac
| 181
| 700
| accident
| 0 |
24
| 34
| Clyde Lynn
| 20
| Clyde Lynn
| 1968 Ford
| 156
| 725
| engine
| 0 |
25
| 35
| Frank Warren
| 57
| Ervin Pruitt
| 1967 Dodge
| 144
| 700
| oil pressure
| 0 |
26
| 12
| James Hylton
| 15
| Tom Friedkin
| 1968 Plymouth
| 134
| 640
| overheating
| 0 |
27
| 4
| LeeRoy Yarbrough
| 98
| Junior Johnson
| 1968 Ford
| 127
| 3,305
| engine
| 99 |
28
| 3
| Darel Dieringer
| 22
| Mario Rossi
| 1968 Plymouth
| 127
| 695
| accident
| 0 |
29
| 9
| Tiny Lund
| 16
| Bud Moore
| 1968 Mercury
| 126
| 610
| accident
| 0 |
30
| 31
| Jim Hurtubise
| 59
| Tom Pistone
| 1968 Mercury
| 121
| 800
| accident
| 0 |
31
| 41
| Earl Brooks
| 5
| Don Robertson
| 1967 Ford
| 86
| 640
| transmission
| 0 |
32
| 17
| Pete Hamilton
| 1
| A.J. King
| 1968 Dodge
| 56
| 655
| accident
| 0 |
33
| 10
| Bobby Isaac
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1968 Dodge
| 55
| 570
| accident
| 0 |
34
| 19
| Roy Trantham
| 84
| Rocky Hinton
| 1968 Ford
| 55
| 560
| accident
| 0 |
35
| 42
| Bobby Mausgrover
| 52
| Elmer Buxton
| 1967 Ford
| 51
| 605
| accident
| 0 |
36
| 32
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1967 Ford
| 51
| 650
| accident
| 0 |
37
| 20
| John Sears
| 4
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1967 Ford
| 48
| 540
| accident
| 0 |
38
| 21
| G.C. Spencer
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1967 Plymouth
| 33
| 520
| oil pressure
| 0 |
39
| 33
| Roy Tyner
| 76
| Don Culpepper
| 1966 Ford
| 30
| 575
| engine
| 0 |
40
| 29
| George Davis
| 07
| George Davis
| 1967 Chevrolet
| 27
| 520
| battery
| 0 |
41
| 38
| Serge Adams
| 56
| Lyle Stelter
| 1966 Ford
| 24
| 535
| sway bar
| 0 |
42
| 44
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1967 Buick
| 22
| 535
| oil pressure
| 0 |
43
| 30
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1967 Ford
| 17
| 505
| engine
| 0 |
44
| 22
| Bobby Johns
| 7
| Shorty Johns
| 1967 Chevrolet
| 1
| 500
| clutch
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:58:05
Average Speed: 126.132 MPH
Pole Speed: 34.178 seconds
7 cautions for 65 laps
Attendance: 70,000