Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Western North Carolina 500

Asheville Weaverville Speedway

August 18th, 1968

Race #36 of the 1968 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 500
  • Miles: 250.0
  • Average Speed: 73.686 mph
  • Cautions: 7
  • Caution Laps: 90
  • Lead Changes: 7
#7 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Corey LaJoie, driver of the #7 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 2 17 David Pearson Ford 0 0 0 500 456 Running
2 5 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 0 497 1 Running
3 20 06 Neil Castles Plymouth 0 0 0 472 0 Running
4 18 9 Roy Tyner Pontiac 0 0 0 467 0 Running
5 22 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 0 457 0 Running
6 26 25 Jabe Thomas Ford 0 0 0 446 0 Running
7 15 57 Ervin Pruitt Dodge 0 0 0 446 0 Running
8 24 93 Walson Gardner Ford 0 0 0 438 0 Running
9 23 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 0 436 0 Running
10 6 1 Pete Hamilton Dodge 0 0 0 418 0 Oil pan
11 28 01 Paul Dean Holt Ford 0 0 0 343 0 Overheating
12 11 2 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 275 0 Transmission
13 25 50 Eddie Yarboro Plymouth 0 0 0 271 0 Lug bolt
14 29 88 George England Oldsmobile 0 0 0 235 0 Rear end
15 21 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 0 205 0 Crash
16 12 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 204 0 Engine
17 4 99 Paul Goldsmith Dodge 0 0 0 198 41 Throttle
18 7 48 James Hylton Dodge 0 0 0 198 0 Crash
19 10 08 Bob Burcham Chevrolet 0 0 0 190 0 Engine
20 14 28 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 0 136 0 Crash
21 16 20 Clyde Lynn Ford 0 0 0 132 0 Engine
22 1 22 Darel Dieringer Plymouth 0 0 0 119 2 Engine
23 13 76 Tiny Lund Ford 0 0 0 93 0 Vibration
24 17 51 Stan Meserve Dodge 0 0 0 91 0 Overheating
25 19 70 JD McDuffie Buick 0 0 0 56 0 Engine
26 3 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 52 0 A frame
27 27 38 Wayne Smith Chevrolet 0 0 0 35 0 Driveshaft
28 8 4 John Sears Ford 0 0 0 33 0 Engine
29 9 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 0 14 0 Engine