1968 Wilkes 400

Race 45 of 49

North Wilkesboro
400 laps
Time of race: 2:39:24
Average speed of winner: 94.103 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 8 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 25 laps
Lap leaders: Allison 1-69, Petty 70-122, Pearson 123-127, Yarbrough 128-132, Petty 133-229, Yarbrough 230, Petty 231-352, Yarbrough 353-354, Petty 355-400

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Richard Petty	43		'68 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		400	4	318	running	5975	0
2	2	David Pearson	17		'68 Ford	Holman-Moody	Elder		399	1	5	running	2500	0
3	6	LeeRoy Yarbrough	98		'68 Mercury	Johnson	Nab		399	3	8	running	1450	0
4	1	Bobby Allison	14		'68 Plymouth	Friedkin		104.525	397	1	69	running	1150	0
5	4	Cale Yarborough	21		'68 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		395	0	0	running	625	0
6	9	Darel Dieringer	22		'68 Plymouth	Rossi	Rossi		392	0	0	running	600	0
7	5	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'67 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		391	0	0	running	475	0
8	12	James Hylton	48		'67 Dodge	Hylton			390	0	0	running	425	0
9	14	John Sears	4		'66 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			389	0	0	running	375	0
10	15	Elmo Langley	64		'66 Ford	Langley			388	0	0	running	375	0
11	13	G.C. Spencer	49		'67 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			388	0	0	running	350	0
12	8	Pete Hamilton	1		'68 Dodge	A.J. King			388	0	0	running	325	0
13	16	Dave Marcis	30		'66 Chevrolet	Wehrs			377	0	0	running	300	0
14	23	Clyde Lynn	20		'66 Ford	Clyde Lynn			373	0	0	rear end	325	0
15	20	Jabe Thomas	25		'67 Ford	Don Robertson			367	0	0	running	275	0
16	29	Wendell Scott	34		'66 Ford	Wendell Scott			366	0	0	running	250	0
17	7	Buddy Baker	3		'68 Dodge	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		354	0	0	ignition	275	0
18	17	Bill Seifert	45		'68 Ford	Seifert			352	0	0	running	275	0
19	19	Earl Brooks	5		'66 Ford				350	0	0	running	275	0
20	24	Stan Meserve	76		'66 Ford	Culpepper			346	0	0	running	275	0
21	28	Eddie Yarboro	50	West End Motors	'66 Plymouth	Yarboro			329	0	0	running	250	0
22	21	Neil Castles	06		'67 Plymouth	Castles			265	0	0	engine	325	0
23	11	Roy Trantham	84		'68 Ford	Trantham			243	0	0	vibration	250	0
24	10	Charlie Glotzbach	6		'68 Dodge	Owens	Owens		224	0	0	engine	275	0
25	22	Roy Tyner	57		'67 Dodge	Ervin Pruitt			80	0	0	heating	325	0
26	27	Dick Johnson	18		'67 Ford	Dick Johnson (US)			25	0	0	engine	250	0
27	30	Cecil Gordon	47		'68 Ford	Seifert			23	0	0	oil leak	250	0
28	18	Wayne Smith	38		'68 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			16	0	0	engine	250	0
29	25	Walson Gardner	02		'66 Chevrolet	Bob Cooper			2	0	0	accident	250	0
30	26	J.D. McDuffie	70		'67 Buick	McDuffie			1	0	0	engine	250	0