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1968 Dixie 500


Race 33 of 49


Atlanta
334 laps
Time of race: 3:56:34
Average speed of winner: 127.068 mph
Margin of victory: 10 sec.
Lead changes: 29 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 11 for 67 laps
Lap leaders: Baker pole, Yarborough 1-25, Goldsmith 26, Hylton 27-31, Yarbrough 32-51, Farmer 52, Petty 53-56, Yarbrough 57-59, Pearson 60, Yarbrough 61-70, Glotzbach 71-91, Yarborough 92-112, Pearson 113-131, Glotzbach 132-141, Pearson 142-144, Glotzbach 145-151, Pearson 152-159, Yarbrough 160-192, Isaac 193, Petty 194, Isaac 195, Pearson 196-217, Yarbrough 218-272, Petty 273, Pearson 274-276, Yarbrough 277-283, Isaac 284, Petty 285, Pearson 286-294, Yarbrough 295-334

Race notes: Debut for Hoss Ellington. Finale for Bob Moore. Only start for Willie Crane. Bobby Isaac took the points lead from David Pearson.



FinishStartDriverCar #SponsorCarOwnerCrew ChiefQualifying SpeedLapsX LedLaps LedStatusMoneyPoints
15LeeRoy Yarbrough98'68 FordJohnsonNab3347168running172600
213Bobby Isaac71K&K Insurance'68 DodgeKrauskopfHyde33433running84400
39Donnie Allison27'68 FordBanjo Matthews33400running59250
44David Pearson17'68 FordHolman-MoodyElder334765running30050
510Richard Petty43'68 PlymouthPettyInman33347running25350
617James Hylton48'68 DodgeHylton32815running16250
711Bud Moore29'68 FordBondy Long32800running13500
818John Sears4'67 FordL.G. DeWitt32700running12750
921Friday Hassler39'66 ChevroletRed Sharp31800running11750
1033G.C. Spencer49'67 PlymouthG.C. Spencer31600running11250
1127Bill Seifert45'68 FordSeifert31000running11250
1223Bob Moore96'66 FordBuckner30600running10250
1335Roy Tyner57'67 DodgeErvin Pruitt30300running9500
1439Don Tarr0'66 ChevroletTarr30100running9500
1534Willie Crane32'68 Ford30000running8750
1625Clyde Lynn20'66 FordClyde Lynn29700running8500
176Tiny Lund16'68 MercuryMooreMoore29500engine8250
182Cale Yarborough21'68 MercuryWood BrothersLeonard Wood265246accident12300
1922Bill Champion10'66 FordBill Champion25100drive shaft7750
2030Wayne Smith38'68 ChevroletWayne Smith21700oil line7500
2112Paul Goldsmith99'68 DodgeNichels20011engine7350
2214Darel Dieringer22'68 PlymouthRossiRossi18900engine7000
2328Earl Brooks18'67 FordDick Johnson (US)18900engine7150
2426Bobby Allison2'66 ChevroletJ.D. Bracken16700rear end7550
253Charlie Glotzbach6'68 DodgeOwensOwens152338engine6600
267Sam McQuagg1'68 DodgeA.J. King12200engine6600
2732Wendell Scott19'66 FordHenley Gray11500heating6500
2820Pete Hamilton5'68 FordRocky Hinton11000rear end6400
2938Stan Meserve51'67 DodgeMargo Hamm10300ignition6550
3019Elmo Langley64'66 FordLangley9000engine6450
3124Hoss Ellington61'67 MercuryEllington8000suspension6100
3237Richard Brickhouse03'67 PlymouthClewis7700engine6500
3315E.J. Trivette80'66 ChevroletE.C. Reid6600transmission5900
3416Red Farmer97'67 FordFarmer5611heating6900
3531Jabe Thomas52'67 FordBuxton5300engine5800
361Buddy Baker3'68 DodgeRay FoxRay Fox153.3612500lug bolt7250
3736Bobby Johns7'66 ChevroletShorty Johns2300engine6450
388Jim Hurtubise56'68 MercuryStelter2100motor mount5650
3929Neil Castles06'67 PlymouthCastles500engine5850
4040J.D. McDuffie70'67 BuickMcDuffie400vibration5500


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