| 1968 Firecracker 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 25 of 49 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $57,150 | Race Date: | Jul 4, 1968 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2 Laps | Race Duration: | 2Hr 23Min 30Sec. | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 9 | Average Speed: | 167.247 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 37 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 14 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | Charlie Glotzbach C. Glotzbach | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Car No.: | #6 Dodge | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Owens Racing | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Eddie Wood | Crew Chief: | Dodge: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 142 of 160 | Pole Speed: | 185.156 MPH | |||||
| Official 1968 Firecracker 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 60 Minute Cleaners | Running |  | 0 | 160 | 142 |
| 2 | 3 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson Racing | Running | | 0 | 158 | 7 |
| 3 | 5 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Running |  | 0 | 157 | 6 |
| 4 | 9 | 22 | Darel Dieringer | Mario Rossi (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 157 | 0 |
| 5 | 10 | 16 | Tiny Lund | Mercury | Running | | 0 | 157 | 0 |
| 6 | 16 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 156 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 1 | Bud Moore | King Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 155 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running | | 0 | 155 | 0 |
| 9 | 1 | 6 | Charlie Glotzbach | Cotton Owens Garage | Tire | | 0 | 154 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 56 | Jim Hurtubise | Lyle Stelter (Car Owner) | Crankshaft | | 0 | 152 | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 14 | Jerry Grant | Friedkin Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 152 | 0 |
| 12 | 14 | 11 | Mario Andretti | Holman-Moody | Running | | 0 | 151 | 0 |
| 13 | 19 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 151 | 0 |
| 14 | 21 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Running | | 0 | 151 | 0 |
| 15 | 8 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 151 | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | 75 | Butch Hartman | Butch Hartman (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | 03 | Richard Brickhouse | Dub Clewis (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 145 | 0 |
| 18 | 24 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley & Woodfield | Running | | 0 | 140 | 0 |
| 19 | 32 | 46 | Larry Manning | Tom Hunter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 139 | 0 |
| 20 | 27 | 76 | Roy Tyner | Don Culpepper (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 135 | 0 |
| 21 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth By Petty | Engine | | 0 | 132 | 5 |
| 22 | 30 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 130 | 0 |
| 23 | 35 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Star City Body Shop | Running | | 0 | 127 | 0 |
| 24 | 31 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 126 | 0 |
| 25 | 25 | 80 | E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 126 | 0 |
| 26 | 23 | 52 | Lennie Waldo | Elmer Buxton (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 114 | 0 |
| 27 | 29 | 69 | David Mote | Ken Cline (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 28 | 33 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Engine | | 0 | 80 | 0 |
| 29 | 28 | 01 | Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 65 | 0 |
| 30 | 6 | 29 | A.J. Foyt | Bondy Long (Car Owner) | Steering | | 0 | 64 | 0 |
| 31 | 20 | 2 | Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Car Owner) | | 0 | 49 | 0 | |
| 32 | 7 | 3 | Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 33 | 37 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Transmission | | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 34 | 19 | 18 | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson (Car Owner) | | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 35 | 34 | 28 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 36 | 26 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 37 | 36 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Engine |  | 0 | 1 | 0 |
