1968 Hickory Speedway

Race 8 of 49

Hickory
250 laps
Time of race: 1:15:32
Average speed of winner: 79.435 mph
Margin of victory: 1/2 lap
Lead changes: 4 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 19 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson 1-8, Isaac 9-124, Petty 125-135, Pearson 136-186, Petty 187-250

Race notes: Debut for Jim Vandiver.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Richard Petty	43		'67 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		250	2	75	running	1200	0
2	1	David Pearson	17		'68 Ford	Holman-Moody	Elder	86.975	250	2	59	running	600	0
3	3	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'67 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		250	1	116	running	400	0
4	6	Friday Hassler	39		'66 Chevrolet	Red Sharp			246	0	0	running	300	0
5	7	James Hylton	48		'67 Dodge	Hylton			244	0	0	engine	275	0
6	10	John Sears	4		'66 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			243	0	0	running	240	0
7	2	Jack Ingram	0		'66 Chevrolet				242	0	0	running	200	0
8	22	Roy Tyner	76		'66 Ford	Culpepper			239	0	0	running	175	0
9	14	Bill Seifert	45		'66 Ford	Seifert			237	0	0	running	140	0
10	8	Elmo Langley	64		'66 Ford	Langley			235	0	0	running	130	0
11	13	Clyde Lynn	20		'66 Ford	Clyde Lynn			232	0	0	running	120	0
12	15	Henley Gray	19		'66 Ford	Henley Gray			229	0	0	running	110	0
13	5	G.C. Spencer	49		'67 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			222	0	0	differential	100	0
14	17	Jabe Thomas	25		'67 Ford	Don Robertson			222	0	0	running	100	0
15	9	Neil Castles	06		'67 Plymouth	Castles			122	0	0	engine	100	0
16	12	Buck Baker	88		'67 Oldsmobile	Buck Baker			115	0	0	engine	100	0
17	16	Wayne Smith	03		'66 Chevrolet	James Cook			106	0	0	differential	100	0
18	21	Bob Cooper	09		'66 Chevrolet	Bob Cooper			99	0	0	heating	100	0
19	11	Wendell Scott	34		'66 Ford	Wendell Scott			72	0	0	oil pressure	100	0
20	18	Paul Dean Holt	01		'67 Ford	Dennis Holt			38	0	0	oil pressure	100	0
21	20	Bill Vanderhoff	9		'67 Pontiac	Tyner			31	0	0	coil	100	0
22	19	Jim Vandiver	1		'66 Chevrolet				5	0	0	drive shaft	100	0