| 1968 Capital City 300 NASCAR Cup Series Race 41 of 49 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $11,510 | Race Date: | Sep 8, 1968 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | N/A | Race Duration: | 2Hr 11Min 20Sec. | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 13 | Average Speed: | 85.659 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 28 | No. of Cautions: | 10 For 52 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 215 of 300 | Pole Speed: | 103.178 MPH | |||||
| Official 1968 Capital City 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 300 | 215 |
| 2 | 2 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Running |  | 0 | 300 | 64 |
| 3 | 4 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 60 Minute Cleaners | Running |  | 0 | 299 | 7 |
| 4 | 6 | 2 | Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 299 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Running |  | 0 | 298 | 7 |
| 6 | 5 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running | | 0 | 297 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | 15 | Ray Hendrick | Friedkin Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 295 | 7 |
| 8 | 7 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 293 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley & Woodfield | Running | | 0 | 293 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 284 | 0 |
| 11 | 12 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Running | | 0 | 279 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 273 | 0 |
| 13 | 20 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 271 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | 57 | Ervin Pruitt | Ervin Pruitt (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 265 | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Don Culpepper (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 262 | 0 |
| 16 | 28 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 260 | 0 |
| 17 | 21 | 19 | Cecil Gordon | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 257 | 0 |
| 18 | 27 | 83 | Worth McMillion | Allen McMillion (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 236 | 0 |
| 19 | 23 | 93 | Walson Gardner | Walson Gardner (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 232 | 0 |
| 20 | 22 | 95 | Paul Dean Holt | Henley Gray Racing | Quit | | 0 | 195 | 0 |
| 21 | 14 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Engine | | 0 | 157 | 0 |
| 22 | 11 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Accident | | 0 | 129 | 0 |
| 23 | 26 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 128 | 0 |
| 24 | 24 | 66 | Larry Manning | John Glazebrook (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 25 | 15 | 5 | Earl Brooks | Robertson Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 86 | 0 |
| 26 | 25 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Water Pump | | 0 | 61 | 0 |
| 27 | 17 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Accident | | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| 28 | 13 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Oil Pressure |  | 0 | 12 | 0 |
