1968 National 500

Race 47 of 49

Charlotte
334 laps
Time of race: 3:42:08
Average speed of winner: 135.234 mph
Margin of victory: 7 sec.
Lead changes: 26 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 49 laps
Lap leaders: Glotzbach 1-2, Pearson 3-5, Glotzbach 6, Baker 7-16, Glotzbach 17-21, Hartman 22-28, Pearson 29-45, D. Allison 46, B. Allison 47-70, D. Allison 71-75, Pearson 76-102, D. Allison 103-125, Pearson 126-135, Goldsmith 136-138, Hamilton 139-146, Pearson 147-189, Hamilton 190, Pearson 191-234, Yarborough 235, Pearson 236-244, Glotzbach 245-256, Pearson 257, Glotzbach 258-296, Pearson 297, Goldsmith 298-300, Pearson 301, Glotzbach 302-334

Race notes: First win for Charlie Glotzbach. Finale for Roy Trantham, Bill Vanderhoff, and Lennie Waldo.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Charlie Glotzbach	6		'68 Dodge	Owens	Owens	156.060	334	6	92	running	19280	0
2	7	Paul Goldsmith	99		'68 Dodge	Nichels			334	2	6	running	9505	0
3	2	David Pearson	17		'68 Ford	Holman-Moody	Elder		334	10	156	running	6800	0
4	4	Bobby Allison	14		'68 Plymouth	Friedkin			332	1	24	running	4195	0
5	5	Cale Yarborough	21		'68 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		332	1	1	running	3335	0
6	14	Donnie Allison	27		'68 Ford	Banjo Matthews			331	3	29	running	2770	0
7	9	Pete Hamilton	1		'68 Dodge	A.J. King			330	2	9	running	2070	0
8	11	Darel Dieringer	22		'68 Plymouth	Rossi	Rossi		327	0	0	running	1775	0
9	8	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'68 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		326	0	0	running	1700	0
10	25	A.J. Foyt	11		'68 Ford	Holman-Moody			325	0	0	running	1600	0
11	15	Butch Hartman	75		'68 Dodge	Hartman			323	1	7	running	1685	0
12	32	Marty Robbins	32		'67 Dodge				312	0	0	running	1525	0
13	18	Elmo Langley	47		'68 Ford	Seifert			309	0	0	running	1500	0
14	24	John Sears	4		'67 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			307	0	0	running	1425	0
15	35	Neil Castles	06		'67 Plymouth	Castles			303	0	0	running	1500	0
16	22	Friday Hassler	39		'66 Chevrolet	Red Sharp			301	0	0	running	1325	0
17	28	Bill Seifert	64		'66 Ford	Langley			298	0	0	running	1325	0
18	27	Bill Champion	10		'67 Ford	Bill Champion			298	0	0	running	1325	0
19	37	Wendell Scott	34		'67 Ford	Wendell Scott			298	0	0	running	1215	0
20	30	E.J. Trivette	80		'66 Chevrolet	E.C. Reid			296	0	0	running	1235	0
21	38	Clyde Lynn	20		'66 Ford	Clyde Lynn			283	0	0	running	1275	0
22	41	Ben Arnold	76		'66 Ford	Culpepper			274	0	0	running	1150	0
23	21	Dave Marcis	30		'66 Chevrolet	Wehrs			230	0	0	engine	1150	0
24	44	Jabe Thomas	25		'67 Ford	Don Robertson			193	0	0	engine	1175	0
25	20	Dick Johnson	18		'67 Ford	Dick Johnson (US)			183	0	0	shackle	1100	0
26	17	Red Farmer	97		'67 Ford	Farmer			178	0	0	accident	1100	0
27	42	Earl Brooks	5		'67 Ford				175	0	0	engine	1100	0
28	33	Cecil Gordon	45		'68 Ford	Seifert			161	0	0	crank	1025	0
29	36	Ed Negre	8		'67 Ford	Negre			147	0	0	flagged	1000	0
30	43	Roy Tyner	9		'67 Pontiac	Tyner			144	0	0	transmission	1025	0
31	40	Wayne Smith	38		'68 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			144	0	0	engine	1000	0
32	6	Richard Petty	43		'68 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		135	0	0	engine	1450	0
33	12	Roy Trantham	84		'68 Ford	Trantham			115	0	0	brakes	900	0
34	29	Hoss Ellington	61		'67 Mercury	Ellington			110	0	0	accident	885	0
35	26	G.C. Spencer	49		'67 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			105	0	0	engine	925	0
36	16	James Hylton	48		'67 Dodge	Hylton			83	0	0	ignition	875	0
37	39	Lennie Waldo	42		'66 Ford				79	0	0	engine	850	0
38	34	Roy Mayne	46		'66 Chevrolet	Tom Hunter			77	0	0	head gasket	775	0
39	19	Bobby Johns	7		'66 Chevrolet	Shorty Johns			63	0	0	engine	750	0
40	23	Richard Brickhouse	03		'67 Plymouth	Clewis			56	0	0	fan pulley	725	0
41	13	LeeRoy Yarbrough	98		'68 Ford	Johnson	Nab	156.372	52	0	0	withdrew	825	0
42	45	Bill Vanderhoff	09		'66 Chevrolet	Tyner			30	0	0	oil pressure	725	0
43	3	Buddy Baker	3		'68 Dodge	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		18	1	10	accident	780	0
44	31	Stan Meserve	51		'67 Dodge	Margo Hamm			18	0	0	rear end	625	0
45	10	Bud Moore	29		'68 Ford	Bondy Long			6	0	0	withdrew	600	0