| 1968 Southeastern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 5 of 49 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $25,820 | Race Date: | Mar 17, 1968 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 14Min 11Sec. | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 18 | Average Speed: | 77.247 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 11 For 81 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #17 Ford | Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 176 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 88.852 MPH | |||||
| Official 1968 Southeastern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 176 |
| 2 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 108 |
| 3 | 4 | 26 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson Racing | Running | | 0 | 499 | 168 |
| 4 | 5 | 22 | Darel Dieringer | Mario Rossi (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 492 | 0 |
| 5 | 11 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running |  | 0 | 491 | 0 |
| 6 | 29 | 1 | Bud Moore | King Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 491 | 0 |
| 7 | 15 | 09 | Jack Ingram | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 481 | 0 |
| 8 | 16 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | | 0 | 469 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley & Woodfield | Running | | 0 | 468 | 0 |
| 10 | 32 | 2 | Earl Brooks | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 467 | 0 |
| 11 | 36 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Running | | 0 | 467 | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Running | | 0 | 454 | 0 |
| 13 | 20 | 30 | Dave Marcis (R) | Larry Wehrs (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 449 | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Rear Gear |  | 0 | 445 | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | 50 | Wendell Scott | Spencer Racing | Running | | 0 | 436 | 0 |
| 16 | 27 | 02 | Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 430 | 0 |
| 17 | 21 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 427 | 0 |
| 18 | 34 | 01 | Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 412 | 0 |
| 19 | 26 | 31 | Bill Ervin | Newman Long (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 396 | 0 |
| 20 | 24 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 392 | 0 |
| 21 | 33 | 18 | Dick Johnson | Bob Casperson (Car Owner) | Ball Joint | | 0 | 338 | 0 |
| 22 | 35 | 93 | Walson Gardner | Walson Gardner (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 295 | 0 |
| 23 | 10 | 3 | Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 245 | 0 |
| 24 | 3 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 60 Minute Cleaners | Rear Gear | | 0 | 237 | 48 |
| 25 | 28 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | | 0 | 227 | 0 | |
| 26 | 18 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Car Owner) | Sway Bar | | 0 | 206 | 0 |
| 27 | 31 | 95 | Doug Cooper | Henley Gray Racing | Ball Joint | | 0 | 206 | 0 |
| 28 | 9 | 16 | Tiny Lund | Bud Moore Engineering | Engine | | 0 | 199 | 0 |
| 29 | 12 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Rear Gear | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 30 | 6 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 114 | 0 |
| 31 | 25 | 76 | Roy Tyner | Don Culpepper (Car Owner) | | 0 | 104 | 0 | |
| 32 | 14 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Accident | | 0 | 91 | 0 |
| 33 | 7 | 14 | Jerry Grant | Friedkin Enterprises | Accident | | 0 | 72 | 0 |
| 34 | 13 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Driveshaft | | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| 35 | 30 | 51 | Stan Meserve | Margo Hamm (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| 36 | 8 | 29 | Bobby Allison | Bondy Long (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 41 | 0 |
