| 1968 Maine 300 NASCAR Cup Series Race 27 of 49 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $5,335 | Race Date: | Apr 18, 2026 | Oxford Plains Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 12.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 1Hr 34Min 10Sec. | Oxford, Maine | |
| Lead Changes: | 3 | Average Speed: | 63.717 MPH | .333 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 27 | No. of Cautions: | No Cautions | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Buddy Baker B. Baker | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #3 Dodge | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Fox Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Chevrolet: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 187 of 300 | Pole Speed: | 67.835 MPH | |||||
| Official 1968 Maine 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led | Status |
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| 1 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises |  | 0 | 300 | 187 | Running |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody |  | 0 | 300 | 3 | Running |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | Buddy Baker | Fox Racing |  | 0 | 297 | 110 | Running |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Car Owner) |  | 0 | 297 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 5 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | | 0 | 292 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 10 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | | 0 | 291 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 9 | 5 | Pete Hamilton | Rocky Hinton (Car Owner) | | 0 | 289 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 6 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | | 0 | 288 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 17 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing |  | 0 | 284 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 18 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | | 0 | 281 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 23 | 28 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | | 0 | 277 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 16 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | | 0 | 275 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 22 | 45 | Niles Gage | Siefert Racing | | 0 | 274 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 15 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | | 0 | 272 | 0 | Rear Gear |
| 15 | 24 | 01 | Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Car Owner) | | 0 | 255 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 12 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | | 0 | 243 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 19 | 09 | Glenn Luce | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | | 0 | 223 | 0 | Ignition |
| 18 | 8 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | | 0 | 221 | 0 | Overheating |
| 19 | 13 | 51 | Stan Meserve | Margo Hamm (Car Owner) | | 0 | 169 | 0 | Rear Gear |
| 20 | 21 | 76 | Roy Tyner | Don Culpepper (Car Owner) | | 0 | 87 | 0 | Carburetor |
| 21 | 14 | 44 | John Winger | Giachetti Brothers | | 0 | 82 | 0 | Valves |
| 22 | 26 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | | 0 | 79 | 0 | Steering |
| 23 | 25 | 75 | Bill Seifert | Gene Black (Car Owner) | | 0 | 53 | 0 | Rear Gear |
| 24 | 7 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley & Woodfield | | 0 | 51 | 0 | Rear Gear |
| 25 | 20 | 0 | Frank Warren | Don Tarr (Car Owner) | | 0 | 18 | 0 | Brakes |
| 26 | 11 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | | 0 | 9 | 0 | Rear Gear |
| 27 | 27 | 69 | David Mote | Ken Cline (Car Owner) | | 0 | 3 | 0 | Ignition |
