1968 Tidewater 250

Race 17 of 49

Langley Field
250 laps
Time of race: 1:23:58
Average speed of winner: 71.457 mph
Margin of victory: N/A
Lead changes: 7 among 3 drivers
Cautions: N/A for 25 laps
Lap leaders: Petty pole, Pearson 1-55, Petty 56-60, Pearson 61-67, Petty 68-137, Baker 138-156, Petty 157-187, Pearson 188-250

Race notes: Finale for Tom Pistone.

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		250	3	125	running	1000	0
2	3	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'67 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		250	0	0	running	600	0
3	4	Buddy Baker	3		'67 Dodge	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		249	1	19	running	400	0
4	8	James Hylton	48		'67 Dodge	Hylton			246	0	0	running	300	0
5	7	Pete Hamilton	5		'68 Ford	Rocky Hinton			243	0	0	running	275	0
6	1	Richard Petty	43		'68 Plymouth	Petty	Inman	80.801	242	3	106	engine	440	0
7	5	Tom Pistone	55		'66 Ford	Stelter			239	0	0	running	200	0
8	10	Elmo Langley	10		'66 Ford	Ratus Walters			239	0	0	running	175	0
9	9	Clyde Lynn	20		'67 Mercury	Clyde Lynn			238	0	0	running	150	0
10	15	Neil Castles	06		'67 Plymouth	Castles			238	0	0	running	140	0
11	17	Bobby Mausgrover	88		'67 Oldsmobile	Buck Baker			230	0	0	running	130	0
12	18	Wendell Scott	34		'67 Ford	Wendell Scott			229	0	0	flat tire	120	0
13	14	Frog Fagan	95		'66 Ford	Henley Gray			212	0	0	running	110	0
14	20	Jabe Thomas	25		'67 Ford	Don Robertson			175	0	0	running	100	0
15	19	Roy Tyner	09		'66 Chevrolet	Tyner			128	0	0	fuel line	100	0
16	6	John Sears	4		'67 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			112	0	0	engine	100	0
17	11	Ed Negre	8		'67 Ford	Negre			76	0	0	withdrew	100	0
18	12	Paul Dean Holt	01		'67 Ford	Dennis Holt			73	0	0	withdrew	100	0
19	16	Earl Brooks	28		'66 Ford	Earl Brooks			4	0	0	steering	100	0
20	13	Henley Gray	19		'66 Ford	Henley Gray			1	0	0	engine	100	0