1968 Carolina 500

Race 23 of 49

Rockingham
500 laps
Time of race: 5:02:00
Average speed of winner: 99.338 mph
Margin of victory: 2 laps
Lead changes: 20 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 74 laps
Lap leaders: Yarbrough 1-86, Goldsmith 87-101, Yarbrough 102-109, Goldsmith 110-130, Yarbrough 131, Goldsmith 132-147, Yarbrough 148-172, Dieringer 173, Isaac 174, Dieringer 175-185, Isaac 186-201, Dieringer 202-307, D. Allison 308-324, Dieringer 325-336, D. Allison 337-338, Dieringer 339-340, D. Allison 341, Dieringer 342-350, D. Allison 351-355, Dieringer 356-371, D. Allison 372-500

Race notes: First win for Donnie Allison. Debut for Richard Brickhouse.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	7	Donnie Allison	27		'68 Ford	Banjo Matthews			500	5	154	running	16675	0
2	13	Bobby Allison	2		'66 Chevrolet	J.D. Bracken			498	0	0	running	9650	0
3	17	James Hylton	48		'67 Dodge	Hylton			494	0	0	running	5150	0
4	16	Richard Brickhouse	03		'67 Plymouth	Clewis			470	0	0	running	2650	0
5	23	Roy Tyner	76		'66 Ford	Culpepper			469	0	0	running	1850	0
6	21	Jabe Thomas	25		'67 Ford	Don Robertson			464	0	0	running	1300	0
7	30	J.D. McDuffie	70		'67 Buick	McDuffie			463	0	0	running	1200	0
8	25	John Sears	4		'67 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			457	0	0	running	1225	0
9	33	Clyde Lynn	20		'66 Ford	Clyde Lynn			457	0	0	running	1200	0
10	28	Dave Marcis	30		'66 Chevrolet	Wehrs			456	0	0	running	1050	0
11	32	Neil Castles	06		'67 Plymouth	Castles			448	0	0	running	1150	0
12	37	Henley Gray	19		'66 Ford	Henley Gray			445	0	0	running	1060	0
13	10	Swede Savage	29		'68 Ford	Bondy Long			443	0	0	clutch	935	0
14	38	Eddie Yarboro	50		'66 Plymouth	Yarboro			418	0	0	oil pressure	805	0
15	36	Walson Gardner	93		'67 Ford	Walson Gardner			406	0	0	accident	780	0
16	24	Stan Meserve	51		'67 Dodge	Margo Hamm			406	0	0	drive shaft	700	0
17	44	Buck Baker	87		'68 Chevrolet	Buck Baker			395	0	0	running	890	0
18	39	Wendell Scott	34		'67 Ford	Wendell Scott			380	0	0	running	720	0
19	12	Darel Dieringer	22		'68 Plymouth	Rossi	Rossi		379	7	157	engine	675	0
20	6	Charlie Glotzbach	6		'68 Dodge	Owens	Owens		372	0	0	ignition	670	0
21	29	Bill Champion	10		'66 Ford	Bill Champion			368	0	0	heating	665	0
22	15	Frank Warren	79		'66 Chevrolet	Harold Rhodes			324	0	0	accident	660	0
23	20	Elmo Langley	64		'66 Ford	Langley			316	0	0	accident	650	0
24	8	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'67 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		295	2	17	accident	645	0
25	31	Pete Hamilton	5		'68 Ford	Rocky Hinton			260	0	0	accident	790	0
26	3	Richard Petty	43		'68 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		236	0	0	oil pressure	1115	0
27	11	Tiny Lund	16		'68 Mercury	Moore	Moore		234	0	0	accident	630	0
28	1	LeeRoy Yarbrough	98		'68 Ford	Johnson	Nab	118.644	217	4	120	clutch	750	0
29	4	Paul Goldsmith	99		'68 Dodge	Nichels			201	3	52	idler arm	595	0
30	2	David Pearson	17		'68 Ford	Holman-Moody	Elder		142	0	0	engine	665	0
31	22	E.J. Trivette	80		'66 Chevrolet	E.C. Reid			139	0	0	oil pressure	585	0
32	5	Cale Yarborough	21		'68 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		129	0	0	engine	580	0
33	18	G.C. Spencer	49		'67 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			120	0	0	engine	625	0
34	42	Larry Manning	46		'66 Chevrolet	Tom Hunter			114	0	0	heating	570	0
35	35	George Davis	07		'66 Chevrolet	George Davis			96	0	0	accident	645	0
36	26	Wayne Smith	38		'68 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			88	0	0	clutch	610	0
37	40	Ed Negre	8		'67 Ford	Negre			87	0	0	heating	585	0
38	9	Buddy Baker	3		'68 Dodge	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		78	0	0	lug bolts	650	0
39	34	Bill Seifert	45		'68 Ford	Seifert			66	0	0	engine	635	0
40	43	Paul Dean Holt	75		'67 Ford	Dennis Holt			56	0	0	oil line	540	0
41	14	Bud Moore	1		'68 Dodge	A.J. King			27	0	0	engine	535	0
42	27	Earl Brooks	11		'66 Ford				23	0	0	oil pan	555	0
43	19	Friday Hassler	39		'66 Chevrolet	Red Sharp			16	0	0	sway bar	550	0
44	41	Bobby Mausgrover	88		'67 Oldsmobile	Buck Baker			4	0	0	rear end	500	0