1968 Hillsborough 150

Race 43 of 49

Hillsborough
167 laps
Time of race: 1:42:51
Average speed of winner: 87.681 mph
Margin of victory: 7 laps
Lead changes: 4 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 4 laps
Lap leaders: Petty 1-74, Pearson 75-85, Petty 86, Pearson 87, Petty 88-167

Race notes: Debut for Ken Meisenhelder. Finale for Ray Hill and Curtis Turner.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Richard Petty	43		'68 Plymouth	Petty	Inman	93.245	167	3	155	running	1600	0
2	12	James Hylton	48		'67 Dodge	Hylton			160	0	0	running	1000	0
3	11	Neil Castles	57		'67 Dodge	Ervin Pruitt			152	0	0	running	700	0
4	7	John Sears	4		'66 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			150	0	0	running	575	0
5	23	Worth McMillion	83		'67 Pontiac	Allen McMillion			145	0	0	running	425	0
6	10	Bobby Allison	2		'66 Chevrolet	J.D. Bracken			145	0	0	running	325	0
7	20	Roy Tyner	9		'67 Pontiac	Tyner			140	0	0	engine	275	0
8	15	Earl Brooks	5		'67 Ford				138	0	0	running	225	0
9	8	Elmo Langley	45		'68 Ford	Seifert			137	0	0	running	200	0
10	3	G.C. Spencer	49		'67 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			133	0	0	battery	175	0
11	4	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'67 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		131	0	0	running	100	0
12	2	David Pearson	17		'68 Ford	Holman-Moody	Elder		120	2	12	engine	100	0
13	6	Curtis Turner	15		'68 Plymouth	Friedkin			116	0	0	engine	100	0
14	24	Ken Meisenhelder	88		'67 Oldsmobile	Buck Baker			103	0	0	flagged	100	0
15	13	J.D. McDuffie	70		'67 Buick	McDuffie			85	0	0	rear end	100	0
16	9	Clyde Lynn	20		'66 Ford	Clyde Lynn			84	0	0	spindle	100	0
17	14	Jabe Thomas	25		'67 Ford	Don Robertson			64	0	0	engine	100	0
18	21	Paul Dean Holt	95		'66 Ford	Henley Gray			40	0	0	brakes	100	0
19	17	Wendell Scott	34		'66 Ford	Wendell Scott			35	0	0	heating	100	0
20	16	Cecil Gordon	19		'66 Ford	Henley Gray			12	0	0	transmission	100	0
21	5	Buddy Baker	3		'68 Dodge	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		5	0	0	drive shaft	100	0
22	22	Bill Seifert	64		'66 Ford	Langley			4	0	0	oil leak	100	0
23	18	Stan Meserve	51		'67 Dodge	Margo Hamm			2	0	0	axle	100	0
24	19	Ray Hill	06		'67 Plymouth	Castles			1	0	0	oil pressure	100	0