1968 Firecracker 400

Race 25 of 49

Daytona
160 laps
Time of race: 2:23:30
Average speed of winner: 167.247 mph
Margin of victory: 2 laps
Lead changes: 9 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 14 laps
Lap leaders: Glotzbach pole, Yarbrough 1-2, Yarborough 3-5, Yarbrough 6, Petty 7-11, Yarbrough 12, Yarborough 13-33, Yarbrough 34-36, Pearson 37-42, Yarborough 43-160

Race notes: First pole for Charlie Glotzbach.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Cale Yarborough	21		'68 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		160	3	142	running	15400	0
2	3	LeeRoy Yarbrough	98		'68 Ford	Johnson	Nab	187.049	158	4	7	running	8545	0
3	5	David Pearson	17		'68 Ford	Holman-Moody	Elder		157	1	6	running	5730	0
4	9	Darel Dieringer	22		'68 Plymouth	Rossi	Rossi		157	0	0	running	2975	0
5	10	Tiny Lund	16		'68 Mercury	Moore	Moore		157	0	0	running	1875	0
6	16	Paul Goldsmith	99		'68 Dodge	Nichels			156	0	0	running	1525	0
7	12	Bud Moore	1		'68 Dodge	A.J. King			155	0	0	running	1325	0
8	11	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'68 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		155	0	0	running	1225	0
9	1	Charlie Glotzbach	6		'68 Dodge	Owens	Owens	185.156	154	0	0	blew tire	2100	0
10	15	Jim Hurtubise	56		'68 Mercury	Stelter			152	0	0	crank	1050	0
11	13	Jerry Grant	14		'68 Plymouth	Friedkin			152	0	0	running	775	0
12	14	Mario Andretti	11		'68 Ford	Holman-Moody			151	0	0	running	725	0
13	19	James Hylton	48		'67 Dodge	Hylton			151	0	0	running	575	0
14	21	John Sears	4		'66 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			151	0	0	running	630	0
15	8	Bobby Johns	7		'66 Chevrolet	Shorty Johns			151	0	0	running	550	0
16	18	Butch Hartman	75		'68 Dodge	Hartman			150	0	0	running	545	0
17	22	Richard Brickhouse	03		'67 Plymouth	Clewis			145	0	0	running	565	0
18	24	Elmo Langley	64		'68 Ford	Langley			140	0	0	running	560	0
19	32	Larry Manning	46		'68 Chevrolet	Tom Hunter			139	0	0	running	530	0
20	27	Roy Tyner	76		'66 Ford	Culpepper			135	0	0	running	550	0
21	2	Richard Petty	43		'68 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		132	1	5	engine	1395	0
22	30	Clyde Lynn	20		'66 Ford	Clyde Lynn			130	0	0	running	540	0
23	35	Jabe Thomas	25		'67 Ford	Don Robertson			127	0	0	running	510	0
24	31	Wendell Scott	34		'67 Ford	Wendell Scott			126	0	0	running	530	0
25	25	E.J. Trivette	80		'66 Chevrolet	E.C. Reid			126	0	0	running	525	0
26	23	Lennie Waldo	52		'67 Ford	Buxton			114	0	0	running	520	0
27	29	David Mote	69		'66 Chevrolet				100	0	0	running	525	0
28	33	Bill Champion	10		'66 Ford	Bill Champion			80	0	0	engine	485	0
29	28	Paul Dean Holt	01		'67 Ford	Dennis Holt			65	0	0	heating	505	0
30	6	A.J. Foyt	29		'68 Ford	Bondy Long			64	0	0	steering	475	0
31	20	Bobby Allison	2		'66 Chevrolet	J.D. Bracken			49	0	0	axle	645	0
32	7	Buddy Baker	3		'68 Dodge	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		23	0	0	rear end	465	0
33	37	Bill Seifert	45		'68 Ford	Seifert			23	0	0	transmission	460	0
34	19	Dick Johnson	18		'67 Ford	Dick Johnson (US)			22	0	0	manifold	455	0
35	34	Earl Brooks	28		'66 Ford	Earl Brooks			15	0	0	engine	450	0
36	26	Wayne Smith	38		'68 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			14	0	0	rear end	470	0
37	36	J.D. McDuffie	70		'67 Buick	McDuffie			1	0	0	engine	440	0