| 1968 Western North Carolina 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 36 of 49 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $13,845 | Race Date: | Aug 18, 1968 | Asheville-Weaverville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3 Laps | Race Duration: | 3Hr 23Min 24Sec. | Weaverville, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 7 | Average Speed: | 73.686 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 29 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 90 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Driver: | Darel Dieringer D. Dieringer | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #17 Ford | Car No.: | #22 Plymouth | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Team: | Rossi's Automotive Engineering | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Crew Chief: | Pontiac: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 456 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 88.409 MPH | |||||
| Official 1968 Western North Carolina 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 456 |
| 2 | 5 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running |  | 0 | 497 | 1 |
| 3 | 20 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Running |  | 0 | 472 | 0 |
| 4 | 18 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 467 | 0 |
| 5 | 22 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Running | | 0 | 457 | 0 |
| 6 | 26 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 446 | 0 |
| 7 | 15 | 57 | Ervin Pruitt | Ervin Pruitt (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 446 | 0 |
| 8 | 24 | 93 | Walson Gardner | Walson Gardner (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 438 | 0 |
| 9 | 23 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 436 | 0 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Pete Hamilton (R) | King Enterprises | Oil Pan | | 0 | 418 | 0 |
| 11 | 28 | 01 | Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 343 | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | 2 | Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Car Owner) | Transmission |  | 0 | 275 | 0 |
| 13 | 25 | 50 | Eddie Yarboro | Yarboro Racing | Wheel Stud | | 0 | 271 | 0 |
| 14 | 29 | 88 | George England | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Rear Gear |  | 0 | 235 | 0 |
| 15 | 21 | 8 | Ed Negre | Pee Dee Whs. | Accident | | 0 | 205 | 0 |
| 16 | 12 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley & Woodfield | Engine | | 0 | 204 | 0 |
| 17 | 4 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Throttle Linkage | | 0 | 198 | 41 |
| 18 | 7 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Accident | | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 19 | 10 | 08 | Bob Burcham | E.C. Reid (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 190 | 0 |
| 20 | 14 | 28 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 136 | 0 |
| 21 | 16 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 132 | 0 |
| 22 | 1 | 22 | Darel Dieringer | Mario Rossi (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 119 | 2 |
| 23 | 13 | 76 | Tiny Lund | Don Culpepper (Car Owner) | Vibration | | 0 | 93 | 0 |
| 24 | 17 | 51 | Stan Meserve | Margo Hamm (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 91 | 0 |
| 25 | 19 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Engine |  | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| 26 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | A Frame | | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| 27 | 27 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Car Owner) | Driveshaft | | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 28 | 8 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Engine | | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 29 | 9 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Engine | | 0 | 14 | 0 |
