| 1968 Wilkes 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 45 of 49 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $19,550 | Race Date: | Sep 29, 1968 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 2Hr 39Min 24Sec. | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 8 | Average Speed: | 94.103 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 25 Laps | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #14 Plymouth | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Friedkin Enterprises | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Dodge: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 318 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 104.525 MPH | |||||
| Official 1968 Wilkes 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 400 | 318 |
| 2 | 2 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Running |  | 0 | 399 | 5 |
| 3 | 6 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson Racing | Running |  | 0 | 399 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 14 | Bobby Allison | Friedkin Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 397 | 69 |
| 5 | 4 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 60 Minute Cleaners | Running | | 0 | 395 | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | 22 | Darel Dieringer | Mario Rossi (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 392 | 0 |
| 7 | 5 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running |  | 0 | 391 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 390 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Running | | 0 | 389 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley & Woodfield | Running | | 0 | 388 | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Running | | 0 | 388 | 0 |
| 12 | 8 | 1 | Pete Hamilton (R) | King Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 388 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | 30 | Dave Marcis (R) | Larry Wehrs (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 377 | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 373 | 0 |
| 15 | 20 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 367 | 0 |
| 16 | 29 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 366 | 0 |
| 17 | 7 | 3 | Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 354 | 0 |
| 18 | 17 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Running | | 0 | 352 | 0 |
| 19 | 19 | 5 | Earl Brooks | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 350 | 0 |
| 20 | 24 | 76 | Stan Meserve | Don Culpepper (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 346 | 0 |
| 21 | 28 | 50 | Eddie Yarboro | West End Motors | Running | | 0 | 329 | 0 |
| 22 | 21 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Engine | | 0 | 265 | 0 |
| 23 | 11 | 84 | Roy Trantham | Rocky Hinton (Car Owner) | Vibration | | 0 | 243 | 0 |
| 24 | 10 | 6 | Charlie Glotzbach | Cotton Owens Garage | Engine | | 0 | 224 | 0 |
| 25 | 22 | 57 | Roy Tyner | Ervin Pruitt (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 80 | 0 |
| 26 | 27 | 18 | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 27 | 30 | 47 | Cecil Gordon | Siefert Racing | | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 28 | 18 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 29 | 25 | 02 | Walson Gardner | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | 26 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Engine |  | 0 | 1 | 0 |
