1968 Gwyn Staley Memorial

Race 11 of 49

North Wilkesboro
400 laps
Time of race: 2:45:33
Average speed of winner: 90.425 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 13 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 10 for 67 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson 1-32, Isaac 33, Petty 34-59, Goldsmith 60-76, Allison 77-96, Goldsmith 97-106, Petty 107-118, Pearson 119-208, Petty 209, Pearson 210-257, Yarbrough 258-260, Pearson 261, Yarbrough 262-390, Pearson 391-400

Race notes: Debut for Leonard Brock.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	David Pearson	17		'68 Ford	Holman-Moody	Elder	104.993	400	5	181	running	5100	0
2	12	Buddy Baker	3		'68 Dodge	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		399	0	0	running	2275	0
3	3	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'67 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		399	1	1	running	1325	0
4	4	Darel Dieringer	22		'68 Plymouth	Rossi	Rossi		396	0	0	running	825	0
5	2	LeeRoy Yarbrough	26		'68 Ford	Johnson	Nab		391	2	132	engine	750	0
6	14	John Sears	4		'67 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			390	0	0	running	525	0
7	8	Jerry Grant	14		'68 Plymouth	Friedkin			390	0	0	running	475	0
8	22	Roy Tyner	76		'66 Ford	Culpepper			386	0	0	running	500	0
9	21	Neil Castles	06		'67 Plymouth	Castles			381	0	0	running	500	0
10	19	Clyde Lynn	20		'67 Mercury	Clyde Lynn			377	0	0	running	325	0
11	24	Earl Brooks	28		'66 Ford	Clyde Lynn			362	0	0	running	300	0
12	29	Henley Gray	19		'66 Ford	Henley Gray			362	0	0	running	275	0
13	15	Bob Cooper	02		'66 Chevrolet	Bob Cooper			361	0	0	engine	275	0
14	26	Wendell Scott	34		'66 Ford	Wendell Scott			359	0	0	running	250	0
15	17	Jabe Thomas	25		'67 Ford	Don Robertson			342	0	0	running	225	0
16	18	Eddie Yarboro	50		'66 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			338	0	0	engine	225	0
17	33	Frog Fagan	95		'66 Ford	Henley Gray			338	0	0	running	200	0
18	30	Stan Meserve	51		'67 Dodge	Margo Hamm			333	0	0	running	225	0
19	20	Buck Baker	88		'67 Oldsmobile	Buck Baker			326	0	0	engine	225	0
20	23	Bill Seifert	45		'66 Ford	Seifert			308	0	0	engine	250	0
21	32	Paul Dean Holt	01		'67 Ford	Dennis Holt			265	0	0	engine	175	0
22	9	G.C. Spencer	49		'67 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			257	0	0	engine	200	0
23	10	James Hylton	48		'67 Dodge	Hylton			248	0	0	engine	200	0
24	13	Jim Hurtubise	12		'68 Mercury	Pistone			243	0	0	accident	200	0
25	27	Wayne Smith	38		'66 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			215	0	0	rear end	200	0
26	6	Richard Petty	43		'68 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		210	3	39	engine	500	0
27	7	Paul Goldsmith	99		'68 Plymouth	Nichels			144	2	27	engine	250	0
28	28	Larry Manning	46		'66 Chevrolet	Tom Hunter			117	0	0	rear end	200	0
29	5	Bobby Allison	29		'68 Ford	Bondy Long			97	1	20	engine	200	0
30	31	Bill Vanderhoff	09		'67 Pontiac	Tyner			97	0	0	engine	175	0
31	25	Elmo Langley	64		'66 Ford	Langley			71	0	0	engine	175	0
32	35	Don Tarr	0		'66 Chevrolet	Tarr			62	0	0	engine	150	0
33	11	Jack Ingram	08		'66 Chevrolet	Giachetti Brothers			57	0	0	engine	250	0
34	16	Friday Hassler	39		'66 Chevrolet	Red Sharp			30	0	0	engine	175	0
35	34	Leonard Brock	31		'66 Ford	Newman Long			1	0	0	engine	175	0