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Capital City 300
NASCAR Grand National race
Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
September 8, 1968
300 laps on 0.625 mile paved oval; 187.5 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1968 Plymouth
| 300
| 2,400
| running
| 215 |
| 2
| 2
| David Pearson
| 17
| Holman-Moody
| 1968 Ford
| 300
| 1,490
| running
| 64 |
| 3
| 4
| Cale Yarborough
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1968 Mercury
| 299
| 1,210
| running
| 7 |
| 4
| 6
| Bobby Allison
| 2
| J.D. Bracken
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 299
| 875
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 3
| Buddy Baker
| 3
| Ray Fox
| 1968 Dodge
| 298
| 710
| running
| 7 |
| 6
| 5
| Bobby Isaac
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1968 Dodge
| 297
| 525
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 8
| Ray Hendrick
| 15
| Tom Friedkin
| 1968 Plymouth
| 295
| 400
| running
| 7 |
| 8
| 7
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1968 Dodge
| 293
| 300
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 9
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1966 Ford
| 293
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 10
| Clyde Lynn
| 20
| Clyde Lynn
| 1966 Ford
| 284
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 12
| John Sears
| 4
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1967 Ford
| 279
| 225
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 18
| Wayne Smith
| 38
| Archie Smith
| 1968 Chevrolet
| 273
| 225
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 20
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1967 Ford
| 271
| 225
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 16
| Ervin Pruitt
| 57
| Ervin Pruitt
| 1967 Dodge
| 265
| 225
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 24
| Ben Arnold
| 76
| Don Culpepper
| 1967 Ford
| 262
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 28
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1967 Ford
| 260
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 21
| Cecil Gordon
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1967 Ford
| 257
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 27
| Worth McMillion
| 83
| Allen McMillion
| 1967 Pontiac
| 236
| 175
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 23
| Walson Gardner
| 93
| Walson Gardner
| 1967 Ford
| 232
| 175
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 22
| Paul Dean Holt
| 95
| Henley Gray
| 1966 Ford
| 195
| 175
| quit
| 0 |
| 21
| 14
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1967 Ford
| 157
| 175
| engine
| 0 |
| 22
| 11
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1967 Ford
| 129
| 150
| accident
| 0 |
| 23
| 26
| Roy Tyner
| 9
| Roy Tyner
| 1967 Pontiac
| 128
| 150
| accident
| 0 |
| 24
| 24
| Larry Manning
| 66
| John Glazebrook
| 1967 Chevrolet
| 100
| 150
| accident
| 0 |
| 25
| 15
| Earl Brooks
| 5
| Don Robertson
| 1967 Ford
| 86
| 150
| overheating
| 0 |
| 26
| 25
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1967 Plymouth
| 61
| 150
| water pump
| 0 |
| 27
| 17
| Bill Seifert
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1968 Ford
| 53
| 150
| accident
| 0 |
| 28
| 13
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1967 Buick
| 12
|
| oil pressure
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:11:20
Average Speed: 85.659 MPH
Pole Speed: 21.807 seconds
10 cautions for 52 laps
Attendance: 13,000