1968 American 500

Race 48 of 49

Rockingham
500 laps
Time of race: 4:45:33
Average speed of winner: 105.060 mph
Margin of victory: 16 sec.
Lead changes: 18 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 46 laps
Lap leaders: Yarborough 1-13, Isaac 14-47, Yarborough 48-54, Isaac 55-86, D. Allison 87-97, Petty 98-117, Isaac 118-169, Baker 170-175, Lund 176, Petty 177-209, Baker 210-241, Yarborough 242-252, Petty 253-264, Yarborough 265-325, Petty 326-359, Pearson 360-378, Petty 379-437, Pearson 438-442, Petty 443-500

Race notes: Debut for Dexter Gainey and Tommy Gale. Only start for Frank Gardner.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Richard Petty	43		'68 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		500	6	216	running	17075	0
2	2	David Pearson	17		'68 Ford	Holman-Moody	Elder		500	2	24	running	9775	0
3	6	LeeRoy Yarbrough	98		'68 Ford	Johnson	Nab		498	0	0	running	5225	0
4	9	Tiny Lund	16		'68 Mercury	Moore	Moore		497	1	1	running	2800	0
5	8	Bobby Allison	14		'68 Plymouth	Friedkin			496	0	0	running	1850	0
6	14	Don White	91		'68 Dodge	Nichels			495	0	0	running	1400	0
7	17	James Hylton	48		'68 Dodge	Hylton			491	0	0	running	1375	0
8	16	G.C. Spencer	84		'68 Ford	Trantham			488	0	0	running	1200	0
9	20	Richard Brickhouse	03		'67 Plymouth	Clewis			480	0	0	running	1100	0
10	18	Butch Hartman	75		'68 Dodge	Hartman			478	0	0	running	1100	0
11	19	John Sears	4		'67 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			476	0	0	running	1050	0
12	28	Friday Hassler	39		'66 Chevrolet	Red Sharp			466	0	0	running	1000	0
13	27	Bobby Johns	7		'66 Chevrolet	Shorty Johns			446	0	0	running	975	0
14	39	Bill Seifert	47		'68 Ford	Seifert			444	0	0	engine	950	0
15	41	Clyde Lynn	20		'66 Ford	Clyde Lynn			433	0	0	running	935	0
16	13	Donnie Allison	27		'68 Ford	Banjo Matthews			430	1	11	accident	920	0
17	3	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'68 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		427	3	118	engine	930	0
18	44	Earl Brooks	45		'68 Ford	Seifert			427	0	0	running	890	0
19	36	Roy Tyner	9		'67 Pontiac	Tyner			420	0	0	engine	945	0
20	35	Walson Gardner	93		'67 Ford	Walson Gardner			414	0	0	flagged	920	0
21	38	Henley Gray	19		'68 Ford	Henley Gray			408	0	0	running	895	0
22	42	Dick Johnson	18		'67 Ford	Dick Johnson (US)			407	0	0	running	830	0
23	43	Jabe Thomas	25		'67 Ford	Don Robertson			400	0	0	running	815	0
24	24	Dave Marcis	30		'66 Chevrolet	Wehrs			396	0	0	engine	800	0
25	10	Buddy Baker	3		'68 Dodge	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		385	2	38	engine	835	0
26	1	Cale Yarborough	21		'68 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	118.717	325	4	92	engine	1120	0
27	37	Wendell Scott	34		'67 Ford	Wendell Scott			309	0	0	running	795	0
28	22	Bill Champion	10		'67 Ford	Bill Champion			271	0	0	engine	740	0
29	35	Paul Goldsmith	99		'68 Dodge	Nichels			270	0	0	ignition	725	0
30	26	Tommy Gale	56		'67 Mercury	Stelter			172	0	0	accident	760	0
31	25	Red Farmer	97		'67 Ford	Farmer			159	0	0	rear end	770	0
32	29	Neil Castles	06		'67 Plymouth	Castles			156	0	0	engine	830	0
33	11	Darel Dieringer	22		'68 Plymouth	Rossi	Rossi		148	0	0	engine	690	0
34	12	Pete Hamilton	1		'68 Dodge	A.J. King			145	0	0	engine	650	0
35	31	J.D. McDuffie	70		'67 Buick	McDuffie			95	0	0	engine	735	0
36	34	James Sears	76		'66 Ford	Culpepper			92	0	0	accident	710	0
37	33	Don Tarr	0		'66 Chevrolet	Tarr			91	0	0	accident	685	0
38	23	Ervin Pruitt	57		'67 Dodge	Ervin Pruitt			90	0	0	accident	590	0
39	40	E.J. Trivette	80		'66 Chevrolet	E.C. Reid			87	0	0	brakes	605	0
40	30	Elmo Langley	64		'66 Ford	Langley			82	0	0	engine	560	0
41	7	Charlie Glotzbach	6		'68 Dodge	Owens	Owens		59	0	0	withdrew	545	0
42	15	Bud Moore	29		'68 Ford	Bondy Long			53	0	0	accident	535	0
43	32	Dexter Gainey	52		'67 Ford	Buxton			41	0	0	flagged	650	0
44	21	Frank Gardner	11		'68 Ford	Holman-Moody			1	0	0	flagged	515	0