1968 Rebel 400

Race 15 of 49

Darlington
291 laps
Time of race: 3:00:54
Average speed of winner: 132.699 mph
Margin of victory: 18 sec.
Lead changes: 13 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 23 laps
Lap leaders: Yarbrough pole, Pearson 1-18, Yarbrough 19-27, Baker 28-58, Yarborough 59-62, Goldsmith 63-64, Baker 65-107, Glotzbach 108-115, Baker 116-157, Pearson 158-204, Petty 205-218, Pearson 219-232, Petty 233-239, Pearson 240-291

Race notes: Debut for Lennie Waldo.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	David Pearson	17		'68 Ford	Holman-Moody	Elder		291	4	131	running	13700	0
2	3	Darel Dieringer	22		'68 Plymouth	Rossi	Rossi		291	0	0	running	7620	0
3	11	Richard Petty	43		'68 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		291	2	21	running	5330	0
4	6	Buddy Baker	3		'67 Dodge	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		290	3	116	running	2675	0
5	1	LeeRoy Yarbrough	26		'68 Ford	Johnson	Nab	148.850	287	1	9	running	2225	0
6	13	James Hylton	48		'67 Dodge	Hylton			285	0	0	running	1600	0
7	12	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'67 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		284	0	0	running	1300	0
8	14	John Sears	4		'67 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			278	0	0	running	1200	0
9	17	Bud Moore	1		'68 Dodge	A.J. King			277	0	0	running	1100	0
10	15	Elmo Langley	64		'66 Ford	Langley			263	0	0	running	1000	0
11	18	Bill Champion	10		'66 Ford	Bill Champion			260	0	0	running	950	0
12	20	E.J. Trivette	80		'66 Chevrolet	E.C. Reid			256	0	0	running	900	0
13	34	Wendell Scott	09		'66 Chevrolet	Tyner			252	0	0	running	850	0
14	24	Don Tarr	0		'66 Chevrolet	Tarr			242	0	0	accident	825	0
15	8	Curtis Turner	14		'68 Plymouth	Friedkin			241	0	0	engine	800	0
16	27	Earl Brooks	28		'66 Ford	Clyde Lynn			241	0	0	running	875	0
17	26	Henley Gray	19		'66 Ford	Henley Gray			240	0	0	running	875	0
18	22	Lennie Waldo	52		'67 Ford	Buxton			239	0	0	running	700	0
19	29	Clyde Lynn	20		'67 Mercury	Clyde Lynn			236	0	0	running	755	0
20	9	Cale Yarborough	21		'68 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		222	1	4	engine	725	0
21	28	Paul Dean Holt	01		'67 Ford	Dennis Holt			207	0	0	running	715	0
22	30	Frog Fagan	95		'66 Ford	Henley Gray			207	0	0	running	670	0
23	4	Bobby Allison	29		'68 Ford	Bondy Long			201	0	0	clutch	575	0
24	16	Paul Goldsmith	99		'68 Dodge	Nichels			182	1	2	engine	600	0
25	32	Stan Meserve	51		'67 Dodge	Margo Hamm			171	0	0	transmission	560	0
26	19	Jabe Thomas	25		'67 Ford	Don Robertson			166	0	0	engine	500	0
27	23	Wayne Smith	38		'66 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			163	0	0	rear end	490	0
28	10	Charlie Glotzbach	6		'68 Dodge	Owens	Owens		148	1	8	oil pressure	480	0
29	5	Donnie Allison	27		'68 Ford	Banjo Matthews			90	0	0	accident	470	0
30	25	Roy Tyner	76		'66 Ford	Culpepper			68	0	0	oil leak	610	0
31	21	Ed Negre	8		'67 Ford	Negre			57	0	0	transmission	450	0
32	7	Tiny Lund	16		'68 Mercury	Moore	Moore		44	0	0	lug bolt	440	0
33	33	Neil Castles	88		'67 Oldsmobile	Buck Baker			4	0	0	engine	430	0
34	31	Larry Hess	44		'67 AMC Rambler	Larry Hess			0	0	0	engine	460	0