Results

The 1968 National 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Charlotte Motor Speedway race.

National 500

Sunday, October 20th, 1968

Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC

  • 20 Ford
  • 7 Chevrolet
  • 6 Plymouth
  • 9 Dodge
  • 2 Mercury
  • 1 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 45 (5 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 334
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 135.234
  • Cautions: 6 for 49 laps
  • Lead Changes: 26
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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National 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 6 Charlie Glotzbach Dodge 0 0 334 92 0 running
2 7 99 Paul Goldsmith Dodge 0 0 334 6 0 running
3 2 17 David Pearson Ford 0 0 334 156 0 running
4 4 14 Bobby Allison Plymouth 0 0 332 24 0 running
5 5 21 Cale Yarborough Mercury 0 0 332 1 0 running
6 14 27 Donnie Allison Ford 0 0 331 29 0 running
7 9 1 Pete Hamilton Dodge 0 0 330 9 0 running
8 11 22 Darel Dieringer Plymouth 0 0 327 0 0 running
9 8 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 326 0 0 running
10 25 11 AJ Foyt Ford 0 0 325 0 0 running
11 15 75 Butch Hartman Dodge 0 0 323 7 0 running
12 32 32 Marty Robbins Dodge 0 0 312 0 0 running
13 18 47 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 309 0 0 running
14 24 4 John Sears Ford 0 0 307 0 0 running
15 35 06 Neil Castles Plymouth 0 0 303 0 0 running
16 22 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 301 0 0 running
17 28 64 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 298 0 0 running
18 27 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 298 0 0 running
19 37 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 298 0 0 running
20 30 80 EJ Trivette Chevrolet 0 0 296 0 0 running
21 38 20 Clyde Lynn Ford 0 0 283 0 0 running
22 41 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 274 0 0 running
23 21 30 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 0 0 230 0 0 engine
24 44 25 Jabe Thomas Ford 0 0 193 0 0 engine
25 20 18 Dick Johnson Ford 0 0 183 0 0 shackle
26 17 97 Red Farmer Ford 0 0 178 0 0 crash
27 42 5 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 175 0 0 engine
28 33 45 Cecil Gordon Ford 0 0 161 0 0 crank
29 36 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 147 0 0 flagged
30 43 9 Roy Tyner Pontiac 0 0 144 0 0 transmission
31 40 38 Wayne Smith Chevrolet 0 0 144 0 0 engine
32 6 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 135 0 0 engine
33 12 84 Roy Trantham Ford 0 0 115 0 0 brakes
34 29 61 Hoss Ellington Mercury 0 0 110 0 0 crash
35 26 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 105 0 0 engine
36 16 48 James Hylton Dodge 0 0 83 0 0 ignition
37 39 42 Lennie Waldo Ford 0 0 79 0 0 engine
38 34 46 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 77 0 0 head gasket
39 19 7 Bobby Johns Chevrolet 0 0 63 0 0 engine
40 23 03 Richard Brickhouse Plymouth 0 0 56 0 0 fan pulley
41 13 98 LeeRoy Yarbrough Ford 0 0 52 0 0 quit
42 45 09 Bill Vanderhoff Chevrolet 0 0 30 0 0 oil pressure
43 3 3 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 18 10 0 crash
44 31 51 Stan Meserve Dodge 0 0 18 0 0 rear end
45 10 29 Bud Moore Ford 0 0 6 0 0 quit

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