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National 500
NASCAR Grand National race
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC
October 20, 1968
334 laps on 1.5 mile paved oval; 501 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 1
| Charlie Glotzbach
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1968 Dodge
| 334
| 19,280
| running
| 92 |
2
| 7
| Paul Goldsmith
| 99
| Ray Nichels
| 1968 Dodge
| 334
| 9,505
| running
| 6 |
3
| 2
| David Pearson
| 17
| Holman-Moody
| 1968 Ford
| 334
| 6,800
| running
| 156 |
4
| 4
| Bobby Allison
| 14
| Tom Friedkin
| 1968 Plymouth
| 332
| 4,195
| running
| 24 |
5
| 5
| Cale Yarborough
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1968 Mercury
| 332
| 3,335
| running
| 1 |
6
| 14
| Donnie Allison
| 27
| Banjo Matthews
| 1968 Ford
| 331
| 2,770
| running
| 29 |
7
| 9
| Pete Hamilton
| 1
| A.J. King
| 1968 Dodge
| 330
| 2,070
| running
| 9 |
8
| 11
| Darel Dieringer
| 22
| Mario Rossi
| 1968 Plymouth
| 327
| 1,775
| running
| 0 |
9
| 8
| Bobby Isaac
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1968 Dodge
| 326
| 1,700
| running
| 0 |
10
| 25
| A.J. Foyt
| 11
| Holman-Moody
| 1968 Ford
| 325
| 1,600
| running
| 0 |
11
| 15
| Butch Hartman
| 75
| Butch Hartman
| 1968 Dodge
| 323
| 1,685
| running
| 7 |
12
| 32
| Marty Robbins
| 32
| Dick Behling
| 1967 Dodge
| 312
| 1,525
| running
| 0 |
13
| 18
| Elmo Langley
| 47
| Bill Seifert
| 1968 Ford
| 309
| 1,500
| running
| 0 |
14
| 24
| John Sears
| 4
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1967 Ford
| 307
| 1,425
| running
| 0 |
15
| 35
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1967 Plymouth
| 303
| 1,500
| running
| 0 |
16
| 22
| Friday Hassler
| 39
| Red Sharp
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 301
| 1,325
| running
| 0 |
17
| 28
| Bill Seifert
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1966 Ford
| 298
| 1,325
| running
| 0 |
18
| 27
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1967 Ford
| 298
| 1,325
| running
| 0 |
19
| 37
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1967 Ford
| 298
| 1,215
| running
| 0 |
20
| 30
| E.J. Trivette
| 80
| E.C. Reid
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 296
| 1,235
| running
| 0 |
21
| 38
| Clyde Lynn
| 20
| Clyde Lynn
| 1966 Ford
| 283
| 1,275
| running
| 0 |
22
| 41
| Ben Arnold
| 76
| Don Culpepper
| 1966 Ford
| 274
| 1,150
| running
| 0 |
23
| 21
| Dave Marcis
| 30
| Larry Wehrs
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 230
| 1,150
| engine
| 0 |
24
| 44
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1967 Ford
| 193
| 1,175
| engine
| 0 |
25
| 20
| Dick Johnson
| 18
| Dick Johnson
| 1967 Ford
| 183
| 1,100
| shackle
| 0 |
26
| 17
| Red Farmer
| 97
| Red Farmer
| 1967 Ford
| 178
| 1,100
| accident
| 0 |
27
| 42
| Earl Brooks
| 5
| Don Robertson
| 1967 Ford
| 175
| 1,100
| engine
| 0 |
28
| 33
| Cecil Gordon
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1968 Ford
| 161
| 1,025
| crank
| 0 |
29
| 36
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1967 Ford
| 147
| 1,000
| black flagged
| 0 |
30
| 43
| Roy Tyner
| 9
| Roy Tyner
| 1967 Pontiac
| 144
| 1,025
| transmission
| 0 |
31
| 40
| Wayne Smith
| 38
| Archie Smith
| 1968 Chevrolet
| 144
| 1,000
| engine
| 0 |
32
| 6
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1968 Plymouth
| 135
| 1,450
| engine
| 0 |
33
| 12
| Roy Trantham
| 84
| Rocky Hinton
| 1968 Ford
| 115
| 900
| brakes
| 0 |
34
| 29
| Hoss Ellington
| 61
| Hoss Ellington
| 1967 Mercury
| 110
| 885
| accident
| 0 |
35
| 26
| G.C. Spencer
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1967 Plymouth
| 105
| 925
| engine
| 0 |
36
| 16
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1967 Dodge
| 83
| 875
| ignition
| 0 |
37
| 39
| Lennie Waldo
| 42
| Elmer Buxton
| 1966 Ford
| 79
| 850
| engine
| 0 |
38
| 34
| Roy Mayne
| 46
| Tom Hunter
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 77
| 775
| head gasket
| 0 |
39
| 19
| Bobby Johns
| 7
| Shorty Johns
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 63
| 750
| engine
| 0 |
40
| 23
| Richard Brickhouse
| 03
| Dub Clewis
| 1967 Plymouth
| 56
| 725
| fan pulley
| 0 |
41
| 13
| LeeRoy Yarbrough
| 98
| Junior Johnson
| 1968 Ford
| 52
| 825
| quit
| 0 |
42
| 45
| Bill Vanderhoff
| 09
| Roy Tyner
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 30
| 725
| oil pressure
| 0 |
43
| 3
| Buddy Baker
| 3
| Ray Fox
| 1968 Dodge
| 18
| 780
| accident
| 10 |
44
| 31
| Stan Meserve
| 51
| Margo Hamm
| 1967 Dodge
| 18
| 625
| rear end
| 0 |
45
| 10
| Bud Moore
| 29
| Bondy Long
| 1968 Ford
| 6
| 600
| quit
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:42:08
Average Speed: 135.234 MPH
Pole Speed: 34.602 seconds
6 cautions for 49 laps
Attendance: 38,300