Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
American 500
North Carolina Speedway
October 27th, 1968
Race #48 of the 1968 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Drivers Entered: 44
- Makes
- Buick (1)
- Chevrolet (5)
- Dodge (9)
- Ford (20)
- Mercury (3)
- Plymouth (5)
- Pontiac (1)
- Last North Carolina Speedway
race (Carolina 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Don Tarr | Chevrolet | Don Tarr | Don Tarr | ||
| 03 | Richard Brickhouse | Plymouth | Dub Clewis | Dub Clewis | ||
| 06 | Neil Castles | Plymouth | Neil Castles | Neil Castles | ||
| 1 | Pete Hamilton | Dodge | A.J. King | A.J. King | ||
| 10 | Bill Champion | Ford | Bill Champion | Bill Champion | ||
| 11 | Frank Gardner | Ford | Ford | Holman-Moody | ||
| 14 | Bobby Allison | Plymouth | Friedkin Enterprises | Tom Friedkin | ||
| 16 | Tiny Lund | Mercury | Mercury | Bud Moore | ||
| 17 | David Pearson | Ford | East Tenn. Motor Co. | Holman-Moody | ||
| 18 | Dick Johnson | Ford | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson | ||
| 19 | Henley Gray | Ford | Henley Gray | Henley Gray | ||
| 20 | Clyde Lynn | Ford | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn | ||
| 21 | Cale Yarborough | Mercury | 60 Minute Cleaners | Wood Brothers | ||
| 22 | Darel Dieringer | Plymouth | Plymouth | Mario Rossi | ||
| 25 | Jabe Thomas | Ford | Don Robertson | Don Robertson | ||
| 27 | Donnie Allison | Ford | Dick Brannan Ford | Banjo Matthews | ||
| 29 | Bud Moore | Ford | Bondy Long | Bondy Long | ||
| 3 | Buddy Baker | Dodge | Royal Dodge | Ray Fox | ||
| 30 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Chevrolet | Larry Wehrs | Larry Wehrs | |
| 34 | Wendell Scott | Ford | Wendell Scott | Wendell Scott | ||
| 39 | Friday Hassler | Chevrolet | Red Sharp | Red Sharp | ||
| 4 | John Sears | Ford | L.G. DeWitt | L.G. DeWitt | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Plymouth By Petty | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 45 | Earl Brooks | Ford | Bill Seifert | Bill Seifert | ||
| 47 | Bill Seifert | Ford | Bill Seifert | Bill Seifert | ||
| 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Dodge | Hylton Engineering | James Hylton | |
| 52 | Dexter Gainey | Ford | Elmer Buxton | Elmer Buxton | ||
| 56 | Tommy Gale | Mercury | Lyle Stelter | Lyle Stelter | ||
| 57 | Ervin Pruitt | Dodge | Ervin Pruitt | Ervin Pruitt | ||
| 6 | Charlie Glotzbach | Dodge | Lash Motor Co. | Cotton Owens | ||
| 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield | Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield | ||
| 7 | Bobby Johns | Chevrolet | Shorty Johns | Shorty Johns | ||
| 70 | JD McDuffie | Buick | J.D. McDuffie | J.D. McDuffie | ||
| 71 | Bobby Isaac | Dodge | K & K Insurance | Nord Krauskopf | ||
| 75 | Butch Hartman | Dodge | Butch Hartman | Butch Hartman | ||
| 76 | James Sears | Ford | Don Culpepper | Don Culpepper | ||
| 80 | EJ Trivette | Chevrolet | E.C. Reid | E.C. Reid | ||
| 84 | GC Spencer | Ford | Roy Trantham | Roy Trantham | ||
| 9 | Roy Tyner | Pontiac | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner | ||
| 91 | Don White | Dodge | Dodge | Ray Nichels | ||
| 93 | Walson Gardner | Ford | Walson Gardner | Walson Gardner | ||
| 97 | Red Farmer | Ford | Red Farmer | Red Farmer | ||
| 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Ford | Winebarger Motor Co. | Junior Johnson | ||
| 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Dodge | Frosty Morn Meats | Ray Nichels |