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1968 Southern 500
NASCAR Cup Series Race 39 of 49
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$86,825Race Date:Sep 2, 1968Darlington Raceway
Margin of Victory:36 Car LengthsRace Duration:3Hr 58Min 5Sec.Darlington, South Carolina
Lead Changes:13Average Speed:126.132 MPH1.366 Mile Oval
No. of Cars:44No. of Cautions:7 For 65 Lapsdarlingtonraceway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughDriver: Charlie Glotzbach C. GlotzbachMercury:9
Car No.:#21 MercuryCar No.:#6 DodgeFord:0
Team:Wood Brothers RacingTeam:Owens RacingDodge:0
Crew Chief:Eddie WoodCrew Chief:Plymouth:0
Laps Led:169 of 364Pole Speed:144.830 MPH
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Official 1968 Southern 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorStatusMfgPointsLapsLed
1221 Cale Yarborough60 Minute CleanersRunning0364169
21617 David PearsonEast Tennessee Motor CompanyRunning036426
373 Buddy BakerFox RacingRunning03620
416 Charlie GlotzbachCotton Owens GarageRunning03600
5899 Paul GoldsmithNichels EngineeringRunning035721
61314 Curtis TurnerFriedkin EnterprisesRunning03540
7182 Bobby AllisonJ.D. Bracken (Car Owner)Running03520
81129 Bud MooreBondy Long (Car Owner)Running03500
92339 Friday HasslerRed Sharp (Car Owner)Running03430
10527 Donnie AllisonMatthews RacingRunning034242
114003 Richard BrickhouseDub Clewis (Car Owner)Running03350
121564 Elmo LangleyLangley & WoodfieldRunning03340
132646 Larry ManningTom Hunter (Car Owner)Running03310
143619 Bill SeifertSiefert RacingRunning03200
153734 Wendell ScottScott RacingRunning03160
16270 Don Tarr (R)Don Tarr (Car Owner)Running03080
172561 Hoss EllingtonEllington RacingRunning03040
182818 Dick JohnsonDick Johnson (Car Owner)Running02870
19439 Ben ArnoldRoy Tyner (Car Owner)Running02840
20643 Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesEngine02737
213993 Paul Dean HoltDennis Holt (Car Owner)Running02630
222480 E.J. TrivetteE.C. Reid (Car Owner)Engine02050
231436 H.B. BaileyBailey RacingAccident01810
243420 Clyde LynnClyde Lynn (Car Owner)Engine01560
253557 Frank WarrenErvin Pruitt (Car Owner)Oil Pressure01440
261215 James HyltonFriedkin EnterprisesOverheating01340
27498 LeeRoy YarbroughJunior Johnson RacingEngine012799
28322 Darel DieringerMario Rossi (Car Owner)Accident01270
29916 Tiny LundHallmark Homes / MercuryAccident01260
303159 Jim HurtubisePistone RacingAccident01210
31415 Earl BrooksRobertson RacingTransmission0860
32171 Pete Hamilton (R)King EnterprisesAccident0560
331071 Bobby IsaacK & K InsuranceAccident0550
341984 Roy TranthamRocky Hinton (Car Owner)Accident0550
354252 Bobby MausgroverElmer Buxton (Car Owner)Accident0510
363225 Jabe ThomasRobertson RacingAccident0510
37204 John SearsL.G. DeWittAccident0480
382149 G.C. SpencerSpencer RacingOil Pressure0330
393376 Roy TynerDon Culpepper (Car Owner)Engine0300
402907 George DavisGeorge Davis (Car Owner)Battery0270
413856 Serge AdamsLyle Stelter (Car Owner)Sway Bar0240
424470 J.D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingOil Pressure0220
433010 Bill ChampionChampion RacingEngine0170
44227 Bobby JohnsShorty Johns (Car Owner)Clutch010
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