1968 Southern 500

Race 39 of 49

Darlington
364 laps
Time of race: 3:58:05
Average speed of winner: 126.132 mph
Margin of victory: 4 car lengths
Lead changes: 13 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 65 laps
Lap leaders: Glotzbach pole, Yarborough 1-16, Petty 17-18, Yarborough 19-22, Petty 23-27, Yarbrough 28-126, D. Allison 127-130, Goldsmith 131-151, D. Allison 152-174, Yarborough 175-177, Pearson 178-203, Yarborough 204-259, D. Allison 260-274, Yarborough 275-364

Race notes: Debut for Roy Trantham. Finale for Serge Adams.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Cale Yarborough	21		'68 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		364	5	169	running	25415	0
2	16	David Pearson	17		'68 Ford	Holman-Moody	Elder		364	1	26	running	10850	0
3	7	Buddy Baker	3		'68 Dodge	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		362	0	0	running	6200	0
4	1	Charlie Glotzbach	6		'68 Dodge	Owens	Owens	144.830	360	0	0	running	3800	0
5	8	Paul Goldsmith	99		'68 Dodge	Nichels			357	1	21	running	3075	0
6	13	Curtis Turner	14		'68 Plymouth	Friedkin			354	0	0	running	1800	0
7	18	Bobby Allison	2		'66 Chevrolet	J.D. Bracken			352	0	0	running	2200	0
8	11	Bud Moore	29		'68 Ford	Bondy Long			350	0	0	running	1500	0
9	23	Friday Hassler	39		'66 Chevrolet	Red Sharp			343	0	0	running	1400	0
10	5	Donnie Allison	27		'68 Ford	Banjo Matthews			342	3	42	running	2350	0
11	40	Richard Brickhouse	03		'67 Plymouth	Clewis			335	0	0	running	1250	0
12	15	Elmo Langley	64		'66 Ford	Langley			334	0	0	running	1150	0
13	26	Larry Manning	46		'66 Chevrolet	Tom Hunter			331	0	0	running	1100	0
14	36	Bill Seifert	19		'66 Ford	Seifert			320	0	0	running	1100	0
15	37	Wendell Scott	34		'67 Ford	Wendell Scott			316	0	0	running	1050	0
16	27	Don Tarr	0		'66 Chevrolet	Tarr			308	0	0	running	950	0
17	25	Hoss Ellington	61		'67 Mercury	Ellington			304	0	0	running	900	0
18	28	Dick Johnson	18		'67 Ford	Dick Johnson (US)			287	0	0	running	850	0
19	43	Ben Arnold	9		'67 Pontiac	Tyner			284	0	0	running	825	0
20	6	Richard Petty	43		'68 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		273	2	7	engine	1450	0
21	39	Paul Dean Holt	93		'67 Ford	Dennis Holt			263	0	0	running	800	0
22	24	E.J. Trivette	80		'66 Chevrolet	E.C. Reid			205	0	0	engine	725	0
23	14	H.B. Bailey	36		'67 Pontiac	H.B. Bailey			181	0	0	accident	700	0
24	34	Clyde Lynn	20		'68 Ford	Clyde Lynn			156	0	0	engine	725	0
25	35	Frank Warren	57		'67 Dodge	Ervin Pruitt			144	0	0	oil pressure	700	0
26	12	James Hylton	15		'68 Plymouth	Friedkin			134	0	0	heating	640	0
27	4	LeeRoy Yarbrough	98		'68 Ford	Johnson	Nab		127	1	99	engine	3305	0
28	3	Darel Dieringer	22		'68 Plymouth	Rossi	Rossi		127	0	0	accident	695	0
29	9	Tiny Lund	16		'68 Mercury	Moore	Moore		126	0	0	accident	610	0
30	31	Jim Hurtubise	59		'68 Mercury	Pistone			121	0	0	accident	800	0
31	41	Earl Brooks	5		'67 Ford				86	0	0	transmission	640	0
32	17	Pete Hamilton	1		'68 Dodge	A.J. King			56	0	0	accident	655	0
33	10	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'68 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		55	0	0	accident	570	0
34	19	Roy Trantham	84		'68 Ford	Trantham			55	0	0	accident	560	0
35	42	Bobby Mausgrover	52		'67 Ford	Buxton			51	0	0	accident	605	0
36	32	Jabe Thomas	25		'67 Ford	Don Robertson			51	0	0	accident	650	0
37	20	John Sears	4		'67 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			48	0	0	accident	540	0
38	21	G.C. Spencer	49		'67 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			33	0	0	oil pressure	520	0
39	33	Roy Tyner	76		'66 Ford	Culpepper			30	0	0	engine	575	0
40	29	George Davis	07		'67 Chevrolet	George Davis			27	0	0	battery	520	0
41	38	Serge Adams	56		'66 Ford	Stelter			24	0	0	sway bar	535	0
42	44	J.D. McDuffie	70		'67 Buick	McDuffie			22	0	0	oil pressure	535	0
43	30	Bill Champion	10		'67 Ford	Bill Champion			17	0	0	engine	505	0
44	22	Bobby Johns	7		'67 Chevrolet	Shorty Johns			1	0	0	clutch	500	0