Motor Trend 500
1968 NASCAR Cup Series Race 3 of 49
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$69,365Race Date:Jan 21, 1968Riverside International Raceway
Margin of Victory:36.000 SecondsRace Duration:4Hr 57Min 55Sec.Riverside, California
Lead Changes:16Average Speed:100.598 MPH2.63 Mile Paved Road Course
No. of Cars:44No. of Cautions:No Data Found

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Dan Gurney D. GurneyDriver: Dan Gurney D. GurneyFord:9
Car No.:#121 FordCar No.:#121 FordDodge:0
Team:Wood Brothers RacingTeam:Wood Brothers RacingPlymouth:0
Crew Chief:Leonard WoodCrew Chief:Leonard WoodOldsmobile:0
Laps Led:124 of 186Pole Speed:110.971 MPH
Official 1968 Motor Trend 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
11121 Dan Gurney D. GurneyDan GurneyRon's Ford0186124Running
2217 David Pearson D. PearsonDavid PearsonEast Tennessee Motor Company018610Running
33115 Parnelli Jones P. JonesParnelli JonesStroppe Motorsports018649Running
41229 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonBondy Long (Car Owner)01850Running
5721 Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale Yarborough60 Minute Cleaners01840Running
6143 Al Unser Al UnserAl UnserRudy Hoer (Car Owner)01820Running
71037 Bobby Isaac B. IsaacBobby IsaacK & K Insurance01820Running
81606 Dave James D. JamesDave JamesLen Heating01710Running
91745 Scotty Cain S. CainScotty CainBill Clinton (Car Owner)01670Running
10443 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettyPlymouth Dealers01630Engine
112061 Jim Cook J. CookJim CookCos Cancilla (Car Owner)01620Running
123519 Henley Gray H. GrayHenley GrayHenley Gray Racing01500Running
133020 Clyde Lynn C. LynnClyde LynnClyde Lynn (Car Owner)01480Running
143188 Clyde Prickett C. PrickettClyde PrickettDan Dostinich (Car Owner)01400Running
15247 Jack McCoy J. McCoyJack McCoyCharles Bell (Car Owner)01180Engine
163692 Guy Jones G. JonesGuy JonesJames Colee (Car Owner)01090Engine
1737143 Frank Burnett F. BurnettFrank BurnettPaul Jenkins (Car Owner)0920Gas Tank
184008 Sam Rose S. RoseSam RoseSam Rose (Car Owner)0920Wheel Stud
19221 Don White D. WhiteDon WhiteNichels Engineering0900Brakes
202141 Norm Nelson N. NelsonNorm NelsonFriedkin Enterprises0870Engine
2138111 Ed Brown E. BrownEd BrownEd Brown (Car Owner)0730Fuel Pump
221114 Jerry Grant J. GrantJerry GrantFriedkin Enterprises0710Accident
23922 Darel Dieringer D. DieringerDarel DieringerMario Rossi (Car Owner)0690Engine
242518 Harold Hardesty H. HardestyHarold HardestyBob Bristol (Car Owner)0670Accident
25156 Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy BakerCotton Owens Garage0590Clutch
262700 Frank James F. JamesFrank JamesVarner Brothers (Car Owner)0550Rear Gear
27811 Mario Andretti M. AndrettiMario AndrettiDon Wagner Ford0413Engine
28398 Jerry Oliver J. OliverJerry OliverJerry Oliver (Car Owner)0390Rear Gear
292925 Vallie Engelauf V. EngelaufVallie EngelaufJim Mayeda (Car Owner)0380Transmission
301996 Ray Elder R. ElderRay ElderFred Elder (Car Owner)0370Fuel Pump
31422 Johnny Steele J. SteeleJohnny SteeleKyle Gibson (Car Owner)0330Accident
323238 Don Noel D. NoelDon NoelDon Noel (Car Owner)0310Engine
333315 Paul Dorrity P. DorrityPaul DorrityGlen Dorrity (Car Owner)0280Rear Gear
341348 James Hylton J. HyltonJames HyltonHylton Engineering0210Engine
35349 Roy Tyner R. TynerRoy TynerRoy Tyner (Car Owner)0190Clutch
36265 Bill Small B. SmallBill SmallBill Small (Car Owner)0160Transmission
37526 LeeRoy Yarbrough L. YarbroughLeeRoy YarbroughJunior Johnson Racing0140Oil Pan
382898 Bob Link B. LinkBob LinkRobert Link (Car Owner)0140Sway Bar
392395 Jerry Titus J. TitusJerry TitusJerry Titus050Head Gasket
404480 Bo Reeder B. ReederBo ReederBo Reeder (Car Owner)040Rear Gear
414109 Carl Joiner C. JoinerCarl JoinerCarl Joiner (Car Owner)030Overheating
42184 John Sears J. SearsJohn SearsL.G. DeWitt020Engine
43627 A.J. Foyt AJ FoytA.J. FoytMatthews Racing000Engine
444346 Joe Clark J. ClarkJoe ClarkPat Patrick (Car Owner)000Head Gasket

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