| 1968 National 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 47 of 49 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $90,880 | Race Date: | Oct 20, 1968 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 7.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 42Min 8Sec. | Concord, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 26 | Average Speed: | 156.324 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 45 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 49 Laps | charlottemotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Charlie Glotzbach C. Glotzbach | Driver: | Charlie Glotzbach C. Glotzbach | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #6 Dodge | Car No.: | #6 Dodge | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Owens Racing | Team: | Owens Racing | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Cotton Owens | Crew Chief: | Cotton Owens | : | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 92 of 334 | Pole Speed: | 156.060 MPH | |||||
| Official 1968 National 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 6 | Charlie Glotzbach | Cotton Owens Garage | Running |  | 0 | 334 | 92 |
| 2 | 7 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Valleydale Meats | Running | | 0 | 334 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Running |  | 0 | 334 | 156 |
| 4 | 4 | 14 | Bobby Allison | Friedkin Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 332 | 24 |
| 5 | 5 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 60 Minute Cleaners | Running |  | 0 | 332 | 1 |
| 6 | 14 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Running | | 0 | 331 | 29 |
| 7 | 9 | 1 | Pete Hamilton (R) | King Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 330 | 9 |
| 8 | 11 | 22 | Darel Dieringer | Mario Rossi (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 327 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running | | 0 | 326 | 0 |
| 10 | 25 | 11 | A.J. Foyt | Holman-Moody | Running | | 0 | 325 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 75 | Butch Hartman | Butch Hartman (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 323 | 7 |
| 12 | 32 | 32 | Marty Robbins | Welch Dodge | Running | | 0 | 312 | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | 47 | Elmo Langley | Siefert Racing | Running | | 0 | 309 | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Running | | 0 | 307 | 0 |
| 15 | 35 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Running | | 0 | 303 | 0 |
| 16 | 22 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 301 | 0 |
| 17 | 28 | 64 | Bill Seifert | Langley & Woodfield | Running | | 0 | 298 | 0 |
| 18 | 27 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | | 0 | 298 | 0 |
| 19 | 37 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 298 | 0 |
| 20 | 30 | 80 | E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 296 | 0 |
| 21 | 38 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 283 | 0 |
| 22 | 41 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Don Culpepper (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 274 | 0 |
| 23 | 21 | 30 | Dave Marcis (R) | Larry Wehrs (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 230 | 0 |
| 24 | 44 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Engine | | 0 | 193 | 0 |
| 25 | 20 | 18 | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson (Car Owner) | | 0 | 183 | 0 | |
| 26 | 17 | 97 | Red Farmer | Long-Lewis | Accident | | 0 | 178 | 0 |
| 27 | 42 | 5 | Earl Brooks | Robertson Racing | Engine | | 0 | 175 | 0 |
| 28 | 33 | 45 | Cecil Gordon | Siefert Racing | Crankshaft | | 0 | 161 | 0 |
| 29 | 36 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Black Flagged | | 0 | 147 | 0 |
| 30 | 43 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Transmission |  | 0 | 144 | 0 |
| 31 | 40 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 144 | 0 |
| 32 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Engine | | 0 | 135 | 0 |
| 33 | 12 | 84 | Roy Trantham | Rocky Hinton (Car Owner) | Brakes | | 0 | 115 | 0 |
| 34 | 29 | 61 | Hoss Ellington | Ellington Racing | Accident | | 0 | 110 | 0 |
| 35 | 26 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Engine | | 0 | 105 | 0 |
| 36 | 16 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ignition | | 0 | 83 | 0 |
| 37 | 39 | 42 | Lennie Waldo | Elmer Buxton (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 79 | 0 |
| 38 | 34 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Car Owner) | Head Gasket | | 0 | 77 | 0 |
| 39 | 19 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| 40 | 23 | 03 | Richard Brickhouse | Dub Clewis (Car Owner) | | 0 | 56 | 0 | |
| 41 | 13 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson Racing | Quit | | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| 42 | 45 | 09 | Bill Vanderhoff | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 43 | 3 | 3 | Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Accident | | 0 | 18 | 10 |
| 44 | 31 | 51 | Stan Meserve | Margo Hamm (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 45 | 10 | 29 | Bud Moore | Bondy Long (Car Owner) | Quit | | 0 | 6 | 0 |
