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Wilkes 400
NASCAR Grand National race
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
September 29, 1968
400 laps on 0.625 mile paved oval; 250 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 3
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1968 Plymouth
| 400
| 5,975
| running
| 318 |
| 2
| 2
| David Pearson
| 17
| Holman-Moody
| 1968 Ford
| 399
| 2,500
| running
| 5 |
| 3
| 6
| LeeRoy Yarbrough
| 98
| Junior Johnson
| 1968 Mercury
| 399
| 1,450
| running
| 8 |
| 4
| 1
| Bobby Allison
| 14
| Tom Friedkin
| 1968 Plymouth
| 397
| 1,150
| running
| 69 |
| 5
| 4
| Cale Yarborough
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1968 Mercury
| 395
| 625
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 9
| Darel Dieringer
| 22
| Mario Rossi
| 1968 Plymouth
| 392
| 600
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 5
| Bobby Isaac
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1967 Dodge
| 391
| 475
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 12
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1967 Dodge
| 390
| 425
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 14
| John Sears
| 4
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1966 Ford
| 389
| 375
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 15
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1966 Ford
| 388
| 375
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 13
| G.C. Spencer
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1967 Plymouth
| 388
| 350
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 8
| Pete Hamilton
| 1
| A.J. King
| 1968 Dodge
| 388
| 325
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 16
| Dave Marcis
| 30
| Larry Wehrs
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 377
| 300
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 23
| Clyde Lynn
| 20
| Clyde Lynn
| 1966 Ford
| 373
| 325
| rear end
| 0 |
| 15
| 20
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1967 Ford
| 367
| 275
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 29
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1966 Ford
| 366
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 7
| Buddy Baker
| 3
| Ray Fox
| 1968 Dodge
| 354
| 275
| ignition
| 0 |
| 18
| 17
| Bill Seifert
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1968 Ford
| 352
| 275
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 19
| Earl Brooks
| 5
| Don Robertson
| 1966 Ford
| 350
| 275
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 24
| Stan Meserve
| 76
| Don Culpepper
| 1966 Ford
| 346
| 275
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 28
| Eddie Yarboro
| 50
| Eddie Yarboro
| 1966 Plymouth
| 329
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 21
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1967 Plymouth
| 265
| 325
| engine
| 0 |
| 23
| 11
| Roy Trantham
| 84
| Rocky Hinton
| 1968 Ford
| 243
| 250
| vibration
| 0 |
| 24
| 10
| Charlie Glotzbach
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1968 Dodge
| 224
| 275
| engine
| 0 |
| 25
| 22
| Roy Tyner
| 57
| Ervin Pruitt
| 1967 Dodge
| 80
| 325
| overheating
| 0 |
| 26
| 27
| Dick Johnson
| 18
| Dick Johnson
| 1967 Ford
| 25
| 250
| engine
| 0 |
| 27
| 30
| Cecil Gordon
| 47
| Bill Seifert
| 1968 Ford
| 23
| 250
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 28
| 18
| Wayne Smith
| 38
| Archie Smith
| 1968 Chevrolet
| 16
| 250
| engine
| 0 |
| 29
| 25
| Walson Gardner
| 02
| Bob Cooper
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 2
| 250
| accident
| 0 |
| 30
| 26
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1967 Buick
| 1
| 250
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:39:24
Average Speed: 94.103 MPH
Pole Speed: 21.526 seconds
3 cautions for 25 laps
Attendance: 16,000