1968 Western North Carolina 500

Race 36 of 49

Asheville-Weaverville
500 laps
Time of race: 3:23:34
Average speed of winner: 73.686 mph
Margin of victory: 3 laps
Lead changes: 7 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 90 laps
Lap leaders: Dieringer 1-2, Pearson 3-39, Goldsmith 40-63, Pearson 64-128, Goldsmith 129-145, Pearson 146-147, Isaac 148, Pearson 149-500

Race notes: Last pole for Darel Dieringer.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	David Pearson	17		'68 Ford	Holman-Moody	Elder		500	4	456	running	2150	0
2	5	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'67 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		497	1	1	running	1270	0
3	20	Neil Castles	06		'67 Plymouth	Castles			472	0	0	running	1050	0
4	18	Roy Tyner	9		'67 Pontiac	Tyner			467	0	0	running	850	0
5	22	Bill Seifert	45		'68 Ford	Seifert			457	0	0	running	750	0
6	26	Jabe Thomas	25		'67 Ford	Don Robertson			446	0	0	running	650	0
7	15	Ervin Pruitt	57		'67 Dodge	Ervin Pruitt			446	0	0	running	600	0
8	24	Walson Gardner	93		'67 Ford	Walson Gardner			438	0	0	running	550	0
9	23	Wendell Scott	34		'66 Ford	Wendell Scott			436	0	0	running	500	0
10	6	Pete Hamilton	1		'68 Dodge	A.J. King			418	0	0	oil pan	420	0
11	28	Paul Dean Holt	01		'67 Ford	Dennis Holt			343	0	0	heating	380	0
12	11	Bobby Allison	2		'66 Chevrolet	J.D. Bracken			275	0	0	transmission	375	0
13	25	Eddie Yarboro	50		'66 Plymouth				271	0	0	lug bolt	325	0
14	29	George England	88		'67 Oldsmobile	Buck Baker			235	0	0	rear end	275	0
15	21	Ed Negre	8		'67 Ford	Negre			205	0	0	accident	200	0
16	12	Elmo Langley	64		'66 Ford	Langley			204	0	0	engine	200	0
17	4	Paul Goldsmith	99		'68 Dodge	Nichels			198	2	41	throttle	225	0
18	7	James Hylton	48		'68 Dodge	Hylton			198	0	0	accident	200	0
19	10	Bob Burcham	08		'66 Chevrolet	E.C. Reid			190	0	0	engine	200	0
20	14	Earl Brooks	28		'66 Ford	Earl Brooks			136	0	0	accident	200	0
21	16	Clyde Lynn	20		'66 Ford	Clyde Lynn			132	0	0	engine	200	0
22	1	Darel Dieringer	22		'68 Plymouth	Rossi	Rossi	88.409	119	1	2	engine	800	0
23	13	Tiny Lund	76		'66 Ford	Culpepper			93	0	0	vibration	200	0
24	17	Stan Meserve	51		'67 Dodge	Margo Hamm			91	0	0	heating	200	0
25	19	J.D. McDuffie	70		'67 Buick	McDuffie			56	0	0	engine	200	0
26	3	Richard Petty	43		'68 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		52	0	0	a-frame	425	0
27	27	Wayne Smith	38		'68 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			35	0	0	drive shaft	150	0
28	8	John Sears	4		'67 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			33	0	0	engine	150	0
29	9	G.C. Spencer	49		'67 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			14	0	0	engine	150	0