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Southern 500
1968 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
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1221 Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale Yarborough60 Minute Cleaners0364127Running
21617 David Pearson D. PearsonDavid PearsonEast Tennessee Motor Company036426Running
373 Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy BakerFox Racing03620Running
416 Charlie Glotzbach C. GlotzbachCharlie GlotzbachCotton Owens Garage03600Running
5899 Paul Goldsmith P. GoldsmithPaul GoldsmithNichels Engineering035721Running
61314 Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis TurnerFriedkin Enterprises03540Running
7182 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonJ.D. Bracken (Car Owner)03520Running
81129 Bud Moore B. MooreBud MooreBondy Long (Car Owner)03500Running
92339 Friday Hassler F. HasslerFriday HasslerRed Sharp (Car Owner)03430Running
10527 Donnie Allison D. AllisonDonnie AllisonMatthews Racing034242Running
114003 Richard Brickhouse R. BrickhouseRichard BrickhouseDub Clewis (Car Owner)03350Running
121564 Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo LangleyLangley & Woodfield03340Running
132646 Larry Manning L. ManningLarry ManningTom Hunter (Car Owner)03310Running
143619 Bill Seifert B. SeifertBill SeifertSiefert Racing03200Running
153734 Wendell Scott W. ScottWendell ScottScott Racing03160Running
16270 Don Tarr D. Tarr (R)Don TarrDon Tarr (Car Owner)03080Running
172561 Hoss Ellington H. EllingtonHoss EllingtonEllington Racing03040Running
182818 Dick Johnson D. JohnsonDick JohnsonDick Johnson (Car Owner)02870Running
19439 Ben Arnold B. ArnoldBen ArnoldRoy Tyner (Car Owner)02840Running
20643 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettyPetty Enterprises02737Engine
213993 Paul Dean Holt P. HoltPaul Dean HoltDennis Holt (Car Owner)02630Running
222480 E.J. Trivette E. TrivetteE.J. TrivetteE.C. Reid (Car Owner)02050Engine
231436 H.B. Bailey H. BaileyH.B. BaileyBailey Racing01810Accident
243420 Clyde Lynn C. LynnClyde LynnClyde Lynn (Car Owner)01560Engine
253557 Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank WarrenErvin Pruitt (Car Owner)01440Oil Pressure
261215 James Hylton J. HyltonJames HyltonFriedkin Enterprises01340Overheating
27498 LeeRoy Yarbrough L. YarbroughLeeRoy YarbroughJunior Johnson Racing012799Engine
28322 Darel Dieringer D. DieringerDarel DieringerMario Rossi (Car Owner)01270Accident
29916 Tiny Lund T. LundTiny LundHallmark Homes / Mercury01260Accident
303159 Jim Hurtubise J. HurtubiseJim HurtubiseTom Pistone (Car Owner)01210Accident
31415 Earl Brooks E. BrooksEarl BrooksRobertson Racing0860Transmission
32171 Pete Hamilton P. Hamilton (R)Pete HamiltonKing Enterprises0560Accident
331071 Bobby Isaac B. IsaacBobby IsaacK & K Insurance0550Accident
341984 Roy Trantham R. TranthamRoy TranthamRocky Hinton (Car Owner)0550Accident
354252 Bobby Mausgrover B. MausgroverBobby MausgroverElmer Buxton (Car Owner)0510Accident
363225 Jabe Thomas J. ThomasJabe ThomasRobertson Racing0510Accident
37204 John Sears J. SearsJohn SearsL.G. DeWitt0480Accident
382149 G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. SpencerSpencer Racing0330Oil Pressure
393376 Roy Tyner R. TynerRoy TynerDon Culpepper (Car Owner)0300Engine
402907 George Davis G. DavisGeorge DavisGeorge Davis (Car Owner)0270Battery
413856 Serge Adams S. AdamsSerge AdamsLyle Stelter (Car Owner)0240Sway Bar
424470 J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieMcDuffie Racing0220Oil Pressure
433010 Bill Champion B. ChampionBill ChampionChampion Racing0170Engine
44227 Bobby Johns B. JohnsBobby JohnsShorty Johns (Car Owner)010Clutch
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