| 1968 Islip 300 NASCAR Cup Series Race 26 of 49 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $5,255 | Race Date: | Jul 7, 1968 | Islip Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 30 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 1Hr 14Min 8Sec. | Islip, New York | |
| Lead Changes: | 3 | Average Speed: | 48.561 MPH | .250 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 25 | No. of Cautions: | 1 For 3 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Driver: | Buddy Baker B. Baker | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #2 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #3 Dodge | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | Fox Racing | Dodge: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Plymouth: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 28 of 300 | Pole Speed: | 51.873 MPH | |||||
| Official 1968 Islip 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 5 | 2 | Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 300 | 28 |
| 2 | 2 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Running |  | 0 | 300 | 80 |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Running |  | 0 | 299 | 95 |
| 4 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 298 | 97 |
| 5 | 4 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 294 | 0 |
| 6 | 11 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running | | 0 | 293 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley & Woodfield | Running | | 0 | 291 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 287 | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Running | | 0 | 287 | 0 |
| 10 | 13 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Running | | 0 | 283 | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 277 | 0 |
| 12 | 6 | 44 | John Winger | Giachetti Brothers | Running | | 0 | 275 | 0 |
| 13 | 9 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 271 | 0 |
| 14 | 21 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 258 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 231 | 0 |
| 16 | 22 | 09 | Bill Vanderhoff | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Brakes | | 0 | 230 | 0 |
| 17 | 14 | 28 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Quit | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 18 | 16 | 0 | Frank Warren | Don Tarr (Car Owner) | Fuel Pump | | 0 | 160 | 0 |
| 19 | 18 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Brakes |  | 0 | 127 | 0 |
| 20 | 7 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 110 | 0 |
| 21 | 20 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Quit | | 0 | 109 | 0 |
| 22 | 19 | 76 | Roy Tyner | Don Culpepper (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 74 | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | 01 | Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Car Owner) | Quit | | 0 | 62 | 0 |
| 24 | 25 | 69 | David Mote | Ken Cline (Car Owner) | | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 25 | 24 | 75 | Gene Black | Gene Black (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 17 | 0 |
