1968 Virginia 500

Race 12 of 49

Martinsville
500 laps
Time of race: 3:44:56
Average speed of winner: 66.686 mph
Margin of victory: 50 yards
Lead changes: 9 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 10 for 72 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson 1-66, Yarbrough 67-86, Petty 87-101, Pearson 102-131, Petty 132-160, B. Allison 161-208, Petty 209-244, Pearson 245, Petty 246-449, Yarborough 450-500

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Cale Yarborough	21		'68 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		500	1	51	running	5476	0
2	1	David Pearson	17		'68 Ford	Holman-Moody	Elder	78.230	500	3	97	running	2797	0
3	5	Donnie Allison	27		'68 Ford	Banjo Matthews			498	0	0	running	1245	0
4	8	LeeRoy Yarbrough	26		'68 Ford	Johnson	Nab		498	1	20	running	800	0
5	7	Tom Pistone	12		'68 Ford	Pistone			497	0	0	running	725	0
6	12	Bud Moore	1		'68 Dodge	A.J. King			494	0	0	running	675	0
7	9	Tiny Lund	16		'68 Mercury	Moore	Moore		494	0	0	running	575	0
8	11	John Sears	4		'67 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			489	0	0	running	525	0
9	10	James Hylton	48		'67 Dodge	Hylton			489	0	0	running	500	0
10	14	Elmo Langley	64		'66 Ford	Langley			485	0	0	running	475	0
11	23	Neil Castles	06		'67 Plymouth	Castles			479	0	0	running	460	0
12	30	Blaine Kauffman	44		'67 Chevrolet				461	0	0	running	400	0
13	34	E.J. Trivette	80		'66 Chevrolet	E.C. Reid			459	0	0	running	390	0
14	39	Henley Gray	19		'66 Ford	Henley Gray			459	0	0	running	380	0
15	2	Richard Petty	43		'68 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		449	4	284	rear end	1004	0
16	15	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'67 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		432	0	0	running	385	0
17	37	Paul Dean Holt	01		'67 Ford	Dennis Holt			388	0	0	running	380	0
18	24	Friday Hassler	39		'66 Chevrolet	Red Sharp			381	0	0	engine	365	0
19	18	Wendell Scott	34		'66 Ford	Wendell Scott			370	0	0	oil pressure	355	0
20	20	Jabe Thomas	25		'67 Ford	Don Robertson			349	0	0	a-frame	345	0
21	16	G.C. Spencer	49		'67 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			335	0	0	ignition	325	0
22	17	Clyde Lynn	20		'66 Ford	Clyde Lynn			328	0	0	oil line	325	0
23	28	Roy Tyner	76		'66 Ford	Culpepper			309	0	0	engine	300	0
24	29	Larry Manning	46		'66 Chevrolet	Tom Hunter			268	0	0	rear end	300	0
25	19	J.D. McDuffie	70		'67 Buick	McDuffie			237	0	0	heating	325	0
26	4	Bobby Allison	29		'68 Ford	Bondy Long			235	1	48	engine	375	0
27	26	Bob Cooper	02		'66 Chevrolet	Bob Cooper			217	0	0	oil pressure	300	0
28	22	Bill Champion	10		'66 Ford	Bill Champion			148	0	0	accident	325	0
29	21	Sonny Hutchins	90		'67 Ford	Donlavey			133	0	0	rear end	375	0
30	32	Stan Meserve	51		'67 Dodge	Margo Hamm			126	0	0	steering	275	0
31	13	Buddy Baker	3		'67 Dodge	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		109	0	0	transmission	275	0
32	25	Earl Brooks	28		'66 Ford	Clyde Lynn			103	0	0	brakes	275	0
33	27	Bill Seifert	45		'66 Ford	Seifert			94	0	0	engine	275	0
34	36	Bill Vanderhoff	09		'66 Chevrolet	Tyner			72	0	0	oil leak	250	0
35	6	Paul Goldsmith	14		'68 Plymouth	Friedkin			63	0	0	accident	275	0
36	35	Frog Fagan	95		'66 Ford	Henley Gray			62	0	0	brakes	250	0
37	38	Ed Negre	8		'67 Ford	Negre			47	0	0	wheel	250	0
38	33	Wayne Smith	38		'67 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			18	0	0	engine	250	0
39	40	Buck Baker	88		'67 Oldsmobile	Buck Baker			15	0	0	oil leak	250	0
40	31	Don Tarr	0		'66 Chevrolet	Tarr			14	0	0	clutch	250	0