1968 Fireball 300

Race 14 of 49

Asheville-Weaverville
300 laps
Time of race: 1:59:44
Average speed of winner: 75.167 mph
Margin of victory: 2 laps
Lead changes: 2 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 45 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson 1-86, Bud. Baker 87, Pearson 88-300

Race notes: Debut for Pete Hamilton.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	David Pearson	17		'68 Ford	Holman-Moody	Elder	89.708	300	2	299	running	1400	0
2	4	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'67 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		298	0	0	running	1000	0
3	2	Richard Petty	43		'68 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		297	0	0	running	900	0
4	7	James Hylton	48		'67 Dodge	Hylton			295	0	0	running	575	0
5	26	Elmo Langley	64		'66 Ford	Langley			291	0	0	running	425	0
6	14	Clyde Lynn	20		'68 Ford	Clyde Lynn			291	0	0	running	325	0
7	16	Jabe Thomas	25		'67 Ford	Don Robertson			278	0	0	running	275	0
8	17	Frog Fagan	95		'66 Ford	Henley Gray			259	0	0	running	225	0
9	13	Henley Gray	19		'66 Ford	Henley Gray			257	0	0	running	200	0
10	15	Stan Meserve	51		'67 Dodge	Margo Hamm			243	0	0	running	175	0
11	10	Roy Tyner	76		'66 Ford	Culpepper			225	0	0	engine	100	0
12	11	Pete Hamilton	5		'68 Ford	Rocky Hinton			215	0	0	wheel	100	0
13	5	John Sears	4		'67 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			207	0	0	push rod	100	0
14	21	Neil Castles	06		'67 Plymouth	Castles			197	0	0	accident	100	0
15	12	Bill Seifert	45		'66 Ford	Seifert			149	0	0	accident	100	0
16	28	Earl Brooks	28		'67 Mercury	Clyde Lynn			148	0	0	valve	100	0
17	18	Max Ledbetter	46		'66 Chevrolet	Tom Hunter			134	0	0	rear end	100	0
18	9	Buddy Baker	3		'67 Dodge	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		106	1	1	accident	100	0
19	27	J.D. McDuffie	70		'67 Buick	McDuffie			98	0	0	oil pressure	100	0
20	3	Tom Pistone	12		'68 Mercury	Pistone			81	0	0	engine	100	0
21	19	Walson Gardner	93		'67 Ford	Walson Gardner			74	0	0	engine	100	0
22	23	Don Tarr	0		'66 Chevrolet	Tarr			63	0	0	oil pressure	100	0
23	24	Wendell Scott	34		'66 Ford	Wendell Scott			61	0	0	engine	100	0
24	25	Buck Baker	88		'67 Oldsmobile	Buck Baker			51	0	0	rear end	100	0
25	22	Jack Ingram	08		'66 Chevrolet	Giachetti Brothers			25	0	0	engine	0	0
26	20	Paul Dean Holt	01		'67 Ford	Dennis Holt			15	0	0	engine	0	0
27	6	G.C. Spencer	49		'67 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			13	0	0	suspension	0	0
28	8	Gene Black	75		'66 Ford	Gene Black			4	0	0	engine	0	0