| 1968 Middle Georgia 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 49 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $16,180 | Race Date: | Nov 12, 1967 | Middle Georgia Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 3Hr 17Min 40Sec. | Macon, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 7 | Average Speed: | 81.001 MPH | .500 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 6 | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Driver: | LeeRoy Yarbrough L. Yarbrough | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Ford | Car No.: | #26 Ford | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 271 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 94.323 MPH | |||||
| Official 1968 Middle Georgia 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 11 | Bobby Allison | Holman-Moody | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 271 |
| 2 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 499 | 0 |
| 3 | 12 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 491 | 0 |
| 4 | 19 | 97 | Red Farmer | Long-Lewis | Running | | 0 | 476 | 0 |
| 5 | 27 | 88 | Dub Simpson | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 470 | 0 |
| 6 | 17 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley & Woodfield | Running | | 0 | 468 | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 462 | 0 |
| 8 | 22 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 459 | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | 02 | Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 457 | 0 |
| 10 | 28 | 21 | Bill Seifert | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 456 | 0 |
| 11 | 3 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Engine | | 0 | 451 | 108 |
| 12 | 30 | 95 | E.J. Trivette | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 447 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Running | | 0 | 436 | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 374 | 0 |
| 15 | 29 | 93 | Walson Gardner | Walson Gardner (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 362 | 0 |
| 16 | 8 | 37 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Engine |  | 0 | 320 | 0 |
| 17 | 1 | 26 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson Racing | Engine | | 0 | 252 | 86 |
| 18 | 14 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Engine | | 0 | 250 | 0 |
| 19 | 9 | 27 | Bosco Lowe | Matthews Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 220 | 0 |
| 20 | 4 | 14 | Jim Paschal | Friedkin Enterprises | Engine | | 0 | 171 | 0 |
| 21 | 5 | 16 | Cale Yarborough | Bud Moore Engineering | Head Gasket |  | 0 | 164 | 0 |
| 22 | 10 | 74 | Tom Pistone | Turkey Minton (Car Owner) | Oil Pan | | 0 | 154 | 35 |
| 23 | 7 | 40 | Charlie Glotzbach | Friedkin Enterprises | Rear Gear | | 0 | 151 | 0 |
| 24 | 15 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 143 | 0 |
| 25 | 13 | 2 | Paul Lewis | J.D. Bracken (Car Owner) | Valves | | 0 | 128 | 0 |
| 26 | 25 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 102 | 0 |
| 27 | 26 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 73 | 0 |
| 28 | 18 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| 29 | 24 | 07 | George Davis | George Davis (Car Owner) | Timing Chain | | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| 30 | 23 | 73 | Rod Eulenfeld | Julian Kline (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 55 | 0 |
