1968 - NASCAR Grand National Series - Western North Carolina 500 Race Results

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1968 - Western North Carolina 500 Race Results

Race Name - Western North Carolina 500
Date - 8/18/1968
Race Track - Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 250 miles
Pole Speed - 88.409 mph
Number of Cautions - 7
Caution Laps - 90
Average Race Speed - 73.686 mph
Lead Changes - 7
Total Race Purse - $13,845
Race Number - 36

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Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	2	David Pearson	17	HolmanMoody	500	68 Ford	456	$2,150
2	5	Bobby Isaac	71	K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	497	67 Dodge	1	$1,270
3	20	Neil Castles	6	Neil Castles	472	67 Plymout	0	$1,050
4	18	Roy Tyner	9	Roy Tyner	467	67 Pontiac	0	$850
5	22	Bill Seifert	45	Bill Seifert	457	68 Ford	0	$750
6	26	Jabe Thomas	25	Don Robertson	446	67 Ford	0	$650
7	15	Ervin Pruitt	57	Ervin Pruitt	446	67 Dodge	0	$600
8	24	Walson Gardner	93	Walson Gardner	438	67 Ford	0	$550
9	23	Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	436	66 Ford	0	$500
10	6	Pete Hamilton	1	AJ King	418	68 Dodge	0	$420
11	28	Paul Dean Holt	1	Dennis Holt	343	67 Ford	0	$380
12	11	Bobby Allison	2	JD Bracken	275	66 Chevrol	0	$375
13	25	Eddie Yarboro	50	Eddie Yarboro	271	66 Plymout	0	$325
14	29	George England	88	Buck Baker	235	67 Oldsmob	0	$275
15	21	Ed Negre	8	Pee Dee Whs (Ed Negre)	205	67 Ford	0	$200
16	12	Elmo Langley	64	Elmo Langley Henry Woodfield	204	66 Ford	0	$200
17	4	Paul Goldsmith	99	Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels)	198	68 Dodge	41	$225
18	7	James Hylton	48	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	198	68 Dodge	0	$200
19	10	Bob Burcham	8	EC Reid	190	66 Chevrol	0	$200
20	14	Earl Brooks	28	Earl Brooks	136	66 Ford	0	$200
21	16	Clyde Lynn	20	Clyde Lynn	132	66 Ford	0	$200
22	1	Darel Dieringer	22	Mario Rossi	119	68 Plymout	2	$800
23	13	Tiny Lund	76	Don Culpepper	93	66 Ford	0	$200
24	17	Stan Meserve	51	Margo Hamm	91	67 Dodge	0	$200
25	19	JD McDuffie	70	JD McDuffie	56	67 Buick	0	$200
26	3	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	52	68 Plymout	0	$425
27	27	Wayne Smith	38	Archie Smith	35	68 Chevrol	0	$150
28	8	John Sears	4	LG DeWitt	33	67 Ford	0	$150
29	9	GC Spencer	49	GC Spencer	14	67 Plymout	0	$150