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Asheville 300
NASCAR Grand National race
New Asheville Speedway, Asheville, NC
May 31, 1968
300 laps on 0.333 mile paved oval; 100 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 1
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1968 Plymouth
| 300
| 1,200
| running
| 300 |
2
| 4
| Buddy Baker
| 3
| Ray Fox
| 1967 Dodge
| 299
| 600
| running
| 0 |
3
| 3
| Bobby Isaac
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1967 Dodge
| 296
| 400
| running
| 0 |
4
| 5
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1967 Dodge
| 292
| 300
| running
| 0 |
5
| 8
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1966 Ford
| 288
| 275
| running
| 0 |
6
| 12
| Earl Brooks
| 28
| Earl Brooks
| 1966 Ford
| 286
| 240
| running
| 0 |
7
| 6
| John Sears
| 4
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1967 Ford
| 284
| 200
| running
| 0 |
8
| 7
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1967 Buick
| 281
| 175
| running
| 0 |
9
| 9
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1967 Ford
| 267
| 160
| running
| 0 |
10
| 21
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1967 Ford
| 261
| 145
| running
| 0 |
11
| 15
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1967 Ford
| 259
| 130
| running
| 0 |
12
| 11
| Roy Tyner
| 09
| Roy Tyner
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 256
| 120
| running
| 0 |
13
| 18
| Gene Black
| 75
| Gene Black
| 1967 Ford
| 248
| 110
| running
| 0 |
14
| 20
| Paul Dean Holt
| 01
| Dennis Holt
| 1967 Ford
| 234
| 100
| running
| 0 |
15
| 13
| Bill Seifert
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1967 Ford
| 139
| 100
| steering
| 0 |
16
| 14
| Clyde Lynn
| 20
| Clyde Lynn
| 1966 Ford
| 111
| 100
| differential
| 0 |
17
| 17
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1967 Ford
| 105
| 100
| rear end
| 0 |
18
| 19
| David Mote
| 69
| Ken Cline
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 81
| 100
| oil pressure
| 0 |
19
| 23
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1967 Plymouth
| 74
| 100
| overheating
| 0 |
20
| 16
| Bob Cooper
| 02
| Bob Cooper
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 39
| 100
| oil pressure
| 0 |
21
| 2
| David Pearson
| 17
| Holman-Moody
| 1968 Ford
| 38
| 100
| accident
| 0 |
22
| 10
| Stan Meserve
| 51
| Margo Hamm
| 1967 Dodge
| 35
| 100
| accident
| 0 |
23
| 22
| Leonard Brock
| 31
| Newman Long
| 1966 Ford
| 1
|
| accident
| 0 |
Time of race: 01:31:16
Average Speed: 65.741 MPH
Pole Speed: 16.14 seconds
Attendance: 3,500