| 1968 Atlanta 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 7 of 49 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $67,405 | Race Date: | Mar 31, 1968 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 9.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 59Min 24Sec. | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 15 | Average Speed: | 125.564 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 44 | No. of Cautions: | 11 For 73 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | LeeRoy Yarbrough L. Yarbrough | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Car No.: | #26 Mercury | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Eddie Wood | Crew Chief: | Plymouth: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 172 of 334 | Pole Speed: | 155.646 MPH | |||||
| Official 1968 Atlanta 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 60 Minute Cleaners | Running |  | 0 | 334 | 172 |
| 2 | 1 | 26 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson Racing | Running | | 0 | 334 | 87 |
| 3 | 7 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Running |  | 0 | 333 | 23 |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | Charlie Glotzbach | Cotton Owens Garage | Running |  | 0 | 332 | 0 |
| 5 | 14 | 22 | Darel Dieringer | Mario Rossi (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 332 | 0 |
| 6 | 12 | 43 | Richard Petty | Clift Chrysler Plymouth | Running | | 0 | 331 | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | 3 | Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Running | | 0 | 331 | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running | | 0 | 330 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | 37 | Sam McQuagg | K & K Insurance | Running | | 0 | 329 | 5 |
| 10 | 15 | 5 | Butch Hartman | Butch Hartman (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 327 | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 56 | Jim Hurtubise | Old Hickory House | Running | | 0 | 322 | 0 |
| 12 | 6 | 16 | Tiny Lund | Bud Moore Engineering | Running | | 0 | 322 | 0 |
| 13 | 26 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 319 | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | 79 | Frank Warren | Harold Rhodes (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 318 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 313 | 5 |
| 16 | 28 | 30 | Dave Marcis (R) | Larry Wehrs (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 304 | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley & Woodfield | Running | | 0 | 299 | 0 |
| 18 | 38 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 294 | 0 |
| 19 | 9 | 29 | Bobby Allison | Bondy Long (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 291 | 42 |
| 20 | 34 | 0 | Don Tarr (R) | Don Tarr (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 284 | 0 |
| 21 | 25 | 50 | Serge Adams | Lyle Stelter (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 0 | 235 | 0 |
| 22 | 41 | 88 | Dub Simpson | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Engine |  | 0 | 213 | 0 |
| 23 | 43 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Engine | | 0 | 174 | 0 |
| 24 | 17 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Accident | | 0 | 167 | 0 |
| 25 | 36 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 129 | 0 |
| 26 | 31 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | A Frame | | 0 | 110 | 0 |
| 27 | 16 | 1 | Bud Moore | King Enterprises | Engine | | 0 | 91 | 0 |
| 28 | 20 | 2 | G.C. Spencer | Bobby Allison (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 86 | 0 |
| 29 | 33 | 52 | Tony Tantarelli | Elmer Buxton (Car Owner) | A Frame | | 0 | 74 | 0 |
| 30 | 35 | 96 | Charles Burnett | James Brown (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 0 | 69 | 0 |
| 31 | 2 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Accident | | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| 32 | 11 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Handling | | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| 33 | 23 | 02 | Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 34 | 30 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Car Owner) | Driveshaft | | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 35 | 32 | 76 | Roy Tyner | Don Culpepper (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 36 | 44 | 23 | Earl Brooks | Robertson Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 37 | 39 | 80 | E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 38 | 42 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Engine | | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 39 | 27 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 40 | 21 | 97 | Red Farmer | Long-Lewis | Quit | | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 41 | 8 | 14 | Jerry Grant | Friedkin Enterprises | Engine | | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 42 | 40 | 58 | Phil Wendt | Ken Watter (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 43 | 29 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Quit | | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 44 | 37 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Quit | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
