| 1968 Virginia 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 12 of 49 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $24,082 | Race Date: | Apr 28, 1968 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 50 YD | Race Duration: | 3Hr 44Min 56Sec. | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 9 | Average Speed: | 66.686 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 10 For 72 Laps | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Car No.: | #17 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Eddie Wood | Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 51 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 78.230 MPH | |||||
| Official 1968 Virginia 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 60 Minute Cleaners | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 51 |
| 2 | 1 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 97 |
| 3 | 5 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Running | | 0 | 498 | 0 |
| 4 | 8 | 26 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson Racing | Running | | 0 | 498 | 20 |
| 5 | 7 | 12 | Tom Pistone | Pistone Racing | Running | | 0 | 497 | 0 |
| 6 | 12 | 1 | Bud Moore | King Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 494 | 0 |
| 7 | 9 | 16 | Tiny Lund | Bud Moore Engineering | Running | | 0 | 494 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Running | | 0 | 489 | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 489 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley & Woodfield | Running | | 0 | 485 | 0 |
| 11 | 23 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Running |  | 0 | 479 | 0 |
| 12 | 30 | 44 | Blaine Kauffman | Giachetti Brothers | Running |  | 0 | 461 | 0 |
| 13 | 34 | 80 | E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 459 | 0 |
| 14 | 39 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 459 | 0 |
| 15 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Rear Gear | | 0 | 449 | 284 |
| 16 | 15 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running | | 0 | 432 | 0 |
| 17 | 37 | 01 | Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 388 | 0 |
| 18 | 24 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 381 | 0 |
| 19 | 18 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 370 | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | A Frame | | 0 | 349 | 0 |
| 21 | 16 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 335 | 0 |
| 22 | 17 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Oil Line | | 0 | 328 | 0 |
| 23 | 28 | 76 | Roy Tyner | Don Culpepper (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 309 | 0 |
| 24 | 29 | 46 | Larry Manning | Tom Hunter (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 268 | 0 |
| 25 | 19 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Overheating |  | 0 | 237 | 0 |
| 26 | 4 | 29 | Bobby Allison | Bondy Long (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 235 | 48 |
| 27 | 26 | 02 | Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 217 | 0 |
| 28 | 22 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Accident | | 0 | 148 | 0 |
| 29 | 21 | 90 | Sonny Hutchins | Donlavey Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 133 | 0 |
| 30 | 32 | 51 | Stan Meserve | Margo Hamm (Car Owner) | Steering | | 0 | 126 | 0 |
| 31 | 13 | 3 | Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Transmission | | 0 | 109 | 0 |
| 32 | 25 | 28 | Earl Brooks | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Brakes | | 0 | 103 | 0 |
| 33 | 27 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Engine | | 0 | 94 | 0 |
| 34 | 36 | 09 | Bill Vanderhoff | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | | 0 | 72 | 0 | |
| 35 | 6 | 14 | Paul Goldsmith | Friedkin Enterprises | Accident | | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| 36 | 35 | 95 | Frog Fagan | Henley Gray Racing | Brakes | | 0 | 62 | 0 |
| 37 | 38 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| 38 | 33 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 39 | 40 | 88 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) |  | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 40 | 31 | 0 | Don Tarr (R) | Don Tarr (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 0 | 14 | 0 |
