1968 Middle Georgia 500

Race 1 of 49

Macon
500 laps
Time of race: 3:17:40
Average speed of winner: 81.001 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 7 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 6 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Yarbrough 1-62, Pistone 63-97, Yarbrough 98-121, Allison 122-196, Pearson 197-226, Allison 227-373, Pearson 374-451, Allison 452-500

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Bobby Allison	11		'67 Ford	Holman-Moody			500	3	271	running	3300	0
2	6	Richard Petty	43		'67 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		499	0	0	running	2040	0
3	12	Tiny Lund	55		'66 Ford	Stelter			491	0	0	running	1275	0
4	19	Red Farmer	97		'67 Ford	Farmer			476	0	0	running	900	0
5	27	Dub Simpson	88		'67 Oldsmobile	Buck Baker			470	0	0	running	800	0
6	17	Elmo Langley	64		'66 Ford	Langley			468	0	0	running	725	0
7	11	Friday Hassler	39		'66 Chevrolet	Red Sharp			462	0	0	running	675	0
8	22	Clyde Lynn	20		'66 Ford	Clyde Lynn			459	0	0	running	600	0
9	21	Bob Cooper	02		'66 Chevrolet	Bob Cooper			457	0	0	running	500	0
10	28	Bill Seifert	21		'66 Ford				456	0	0	running	400	0
11	3	David Pearson	17		'67 Ford	Holman-Moody	Elder		451	2	108	engine	500	0
12	30	E.J. Trivette	95		'66 Ford				447	0	0	running	375	0
13	16	John Sears	4		'66 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			436	0	0	running	350	0
14	20	Jabe Thomas	25		'67 Ford	Don Robertson			374	0	0	running	275	0
15	29	Walson Gardner	93		'67 Ford	Walson Gardner			362	0	0	differential	200	0
16	8	Bobby Isaac	37	K&K Insurance	'67 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		320	0	0	engine	230	0
17	1	LeeRoy Yarbrough	26		'67 Ford	Johnson	Nab	94.323	252	2	86	engine	400	0
18	14	Neil Castles	06		'65 Dodge	Castles			250	0	0	engine	225	0
19	9	Bosco Lowe	27		'67 Ford	Banjo Matthews			220	0	0	differential	225	0
20	4	Jim Paschal	14		'67 Plymouth	Friedkin			171	0	0	engine	275	0
21	5	Cale Yarborough	16		'67 Mercury	Moore	Moore		164	0	0	head gasket	250	0
22	10	Tom Pistone	74		'67 Chevrolet	Minton			154	1	35	oil pan	225	0
23	7	Charlie Glotzbach	40		'67 Plymouth	Friedkin			151	0	0	differential	235	0
24	15	G.C. Spencer	49		'67 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			143	0	0	differential	225	0
25	13	Paul Lewis	2		'65 Chevrolet	J.D. Bracken			128	0	0	valve	225	0
26	25	Henley Gray	19		'66 Ford	Henley Gray			102	0	0	heating	150	0
27	26	Wendell Scott	34		'66 Ford	Wendell Scott			73	0	0	oil pressure	150	0
28	18	Buck Baker	87		'66 Ford	Buck Baker			60	0	0	oil pressure	150	0
29	24	George Davis	07		'66 Chevrolet	George Davis			56	0	0	timing chain	150	0
30	23	Rod Eulenfeld	73		'66 Chevrolet				55	0	0	engine	150	0