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1968 - Daytona 500 Race Results


Race Name - Daytona 500
Date - 2/25/1968
Race Track - Daytona International Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 2.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 500 miles
Pole Speed - 189.222 mph
Number of Cautions - 11
Caution Laps - 60
Average Race Speed - 143.25 mph
Lead Changes - 21
Total Race Purse - $158,860
Race Number - 4
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 1 Cale Yarborough 21 60 Minute Cleaners (Wood Brothers) 200 68 Mercury 76 $47,250
2 3 LeeRoy Yarbrough 26 Winebarger Motor Co (Junior Johnson) 200 68 Mercury 62 $17,525
3 6 Bobby Allison 29 Bondy Long 200 68 Ford 7 $10,150
4 8 Al Unser 6 Cotton Owens 200 68 Dodge 1 $6,250
5 4 David Pearson 17 East Tenn Motor Co (HolmanMoody) 199 68 Ford 10 $4,750
6 9 Paul Goldsmith 99 Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels) 199 68 Plymout 0 $4,500
7 23 Darel Dieringer 22 Mario Rossi 199 68 Dodge 0 $4,100
8 2 Richard Petty 43 Unity Raceway (Petty Enterprises) 198 68 Plymout 4 $4,350
9 5 Tiny Lund 16 Bud Moore 197 68 Mercury 0 $2,500
10 27 Andy Hampton 32 Harry Ranier 193 67 Dodge 0 $2,525
11 22 Buddy Arrington 67 Buddy Arrington 186 67 Dodge 0 $2,350
12 19 AJ Foyt 27 Banjo Matthews 183 68 Ford 0 $2,350
13 34 Bob Senneker 84 Doug Cutler 182 66 Chevrol 0 $3,200
14 25 Clyde Lynn 20 Clyde Lynn 182 67 Mercury 0 $2,200
15 40 Bill Seifert 45 Bill Seifert 181 67 Ford 0 $2,100
16 15 Butch Hartman 5 Hartman Autocar (Butch Hartman) 180 68 Dodge 3 $2,275
17 42 Wendell Scott 34 Wendell Scott 179 66 Ford 0 $2,045
18 24 Larry Manning 46 Tom Hunter 179 66 Chevrol 0 $2,110
19 49 Henley Gray 19 Henley Gray 175 66 Ford 0 $2,025
20 35 Dave Marcis 30 Larry Wehrs 175 66 Chevrol 0 $2,015
21 38 Rod Eulenfeld 73 Julian Kline 174 66 Chevrol 0 $2,000
22 10 Sam McQuagg 37 K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) 171 67 Dodge 0 $1,140
23 44 Charles Burnett 96 Roy Buckner 146 66 Ford 0 $1,135
24 31 Frank Warren 79 Harold Rhodes 143 66 Chevrol 0 $1,130
25 17 Elmo Langley 64 Elmo Langley Henry Woodfield 141 66 Ford 0 $1,125
26 37 Jabe Thomas 25 Don Robertson 126 67 Ford 0 $1,120
27 29 Jim Hurtubise 56 Lyle Stelter 123 68 Mercury 0 $1,125
28 50 Don Biederman 95 James Brown 123 66 Ford 0 $1,110
29 20 Mario Andretti 11 Bunnell Motor Co (HolmanMoody) 105 68 Mercury 17 $1,580
30 13 Buddy Baker 3 Ray Fox 103 68 Dodge 20 $1,700
31 28 John Sears 4 LG DeWitt 101 67 Ford 0 $1,145
32 21 Charlie Glotzbach 15 Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin) 91 68 Plymout 0 $1,140
33 41 Earl Brooks 75 Hot Shot Cafe (Gene Black) 89 66 Ford 0 $1,085
34 33 Bill Champion 10 Bill Champion 79 66 Ford 0 $1,080
35 39 Dick Johnson 18 Bob Casperson 63 67 Ford 0 $1,075
36 11 Bobby Isaac 71 K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) 56 68 Dodge 0 $1,070
37 16 Bobby Johns 7 Shorty Johns 55 66 Chevrol 0 $1,065
38 47 Sonny Hutchins 90 Junie Donlavey 53 67 Ford 0 $1,060
39 32 Bob Cooper 2 Bob Cooper 52 67 Chevrol 0 $1,055
40 7 Donnie Allison 66 HolmanMoody 48 68 Ford 0 $1,000
41 43 Stan Meserve 51 Margo Hamm 34 67 Dodge 0 $950
42 26 Jerry Grant 14 Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin) 32 68 Plymout 0 $1,000
43 30 Red Farmer 97 Red Farmer 24 67 Ford 0 $850
44 14 James Hylton 48 Hylton Engineering (James Hylton) 24 67 Dodge 0 $800
45 45 Don Tarr 0 Don Tarr 23 67 Chevrol 0 $750
46 46 Paul Lewis 2 Bracken Bracken (JD Bracken) 14 67 Dodge 0 $700
47 48 Roy Tyner 9 Roy Tyner 8 67 Pontiac 0 $1,650
48 12 Bud Moore 1 Activated Angels (AJ King) 7 68 Dodge 0 $600
49 18 HB Bailey 36 HB Bailey 6 66 Pontiac 0 $550
50 36 Dub Simpson 6 Neil Castles 0 67 Dodge 0 $500