Race Results : Atlanta Motor Speedway

Dixie 500

Sunday, August 4th, 1968

Atlanta Motor Speedway , Hampton, GA

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  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 334
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 127.068
  • Cautions: 11 for 67 laps
  • Lead Changes: 29
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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Entry List
Dixie 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 5 98 LeeRoy Yarbrough Ford 0 0 334 168 0 running
2 13 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 334 3 0 running
3 9 27 Donnie Allison Ford 0 0 334 0 0 running
4 4 17 David Pearson Ford 0 0 334 65 0 running
5 10 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 333 7 0 running
6 17 48 James Hylton Dodge 0 0 328 5 0 running
7 11 29 Bud Moore Ford 0 0 328 0 0 running
8 18 4 John Sears Ford 0 0 327 0 0 running
9 21 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 318 0 0 running
10 33 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 316 0 0 running
11 27 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 310 0 0 running
12 23 96 Bob Moore Ford 0 0 306 0 0 running
13 35 57 Roy Tyner Dodge 0 0 303 0 0 running
14 39 0 Don Tarr Chevrolet 0 0 301 0 0 running
15 34 32 Willie Crane Ford 0 0 300 0 0 running
16 25 20 Clyde Lynn Ford 0 0 297 0 0 running
17 6 16 Tiny Lund Mercury 0 0 295 0 0 engine
18 2 21 Cale Yarborough Mercury 0 0 265 46 0 crash
19 22 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 251 0 0 driveshaft
20 30 38 Wayne Smith Chevrolet 0 0 217 0 0 oil line
21 12 99 Paul Goldsmith Dodge 0 0 200 1 0 engine
22 14 22 Darel Dieringer Plymouth 0 0 189 0 0 engine
23 28 18 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 189 0 0 engine
24 26 2 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 167 0 0 rear end
25 3 6 Charlie Glotzbach Dodge 0 0 152 38 0 engine
26 7 1 Sam McQuagg Dodge 0 0 122 0 0 engine
27 32 19 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 115 0 0 overheating
28 20 5 Pete Hamilton Ford 0 0 110 0 0 rear end
29 38 51 Stan Meserve Dodge 0 0 103 0 0 ignition
30 19 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 90 0 0 engine
31 24 61 Hoss Ellington Mercury 0 0 80 0 0 suspension
32 37 03 Richard Brickhouse Plymouth 0 0 77 0 0 engine
33 15 80 EJ Trivette Chevrolet 0 0 66 0 0 transmission
34 16 97 Red Farmer Ford 0 0 56 1 0 overheating
35 31 52 Jabe Thomas Ford 0 0 53 0 0 engine
36 1 3 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 25 0 0 lug bolt
37 36 7 Bobby Johns Chevrolet 0 0 23 0 0 engine
38 8 56 Jim Hurtubise Mercury 0 0 21 0 0 engine mount
39 29 06 Neil Castles Plymouth 0 0 5 0 0 engine
40 40 70 JD McDuffie Buick 0 0 4 0 0 vibration

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