Race Results : Darlington Raceway

Southern 500

Monday, September 2nd, 1968

Darlington Raceway , Darlington, SC

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  • Drivers Entered: 44 (4 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 364
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 126.132
  • Cautions: 7 for 65 laps
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 21 Cale Yarborough Mercury 0 0 364 169 0 running
2 16 17 David Pearson Ford 0 0 364 26 0 running
3 7 3 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 362 0 0 running
4 1 6 Charlie Glotzbach Dodge 0 0 360 0 0 running
5 8 99 Paul Goldsmith Dodge 0 0 357 21 0 running
6 13 14 Curtis Turner Plymouth 0 0 354 0 0 running
7 18 2 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 352 0 0 running
8 11 29 Bud Moore Ford 0 0 350 0 0 running
9 23 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 343 0 0 running
10 5 27 Donnie Allison Ford 0 0 342 42 0 running
11 40 03 Richard Brickhouse Plymouth 0 0 335 0 0 running
12 15 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 334 0 0 running
13 26 46 Larry Manning Chevrolet 0 0 331 0 0 running
14 36 19 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 320 0 0 running
15 37 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 316 0 0 running
16 27 0 Don Tarr Chevrolet 0 0 308 0 0 running
17 25 61 Hoss Ellington Mercury 0 0 304 0 0 running
18 28 18 Dick Johnson Ford 0 0 287 0 0 running
19 43 9 Ben Arnold Pontiac 0 0 284 0 0 running
20 6 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 273 7 0 engine
21 39 93 Paul Dean Holt Ford 0 0 263 0 0 running
22 24 80 EJ Trivette Chevrolet 0 0 205 0 0 engine
23 14 36 HB Bailey Pontiac 0 0 181 0 0 crash
24 34 20 Clyde Lynn Ford 0 0 156 0 0 engine
25 35 57 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 144 0 0 oil pressure
26 12 15 James Hylton Plymouth 0 0 134 0 0 overheating
27 4 98 LeeRoy Yarbrough Ford 0 0 127 99 0 engine
28 3 22 Darel Dieringer Plymouth 0 0 127 0 0 crash
29 9 16 Tiny Lund Mercury 0 0 126 0 0 crash
30 31 59 Jim Hurtubise Mercury 0 0 121 0 0 crash
31 41 5 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 86 0 0 transmission
32 17 1 Pete Hamilton Dodge 0 0 56 0 0 crash
33 10 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 55 0 0 crash
34 19 84 Roy Trantham Ford 0 0 55 0 0 crash
35 42 52 Bobby Mausgrover Ford 0 0 51 0 0 crash
36 32 25 Jabe Thomas Ford 0 0 51 0 0 crash
37 20 4 John Sears Ford 0 0 48 0 0 crash
38 21 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 33 0 0 oil pressure
39 33 76 Roy Tyner Ford 0 0 30 0 0 engine
40 29 07 George Davis Chevrolet 0 0 27 0 0 battery
41 38 56 Serge Adams Ford 0 0 24 0 0 sway bar
42 44 70 JD McDuffie Buick 0 0 22 0 0 oil pressure
43 30 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 17 0 0 engine
44 22 7 Bobby Johns Chevrolet 0 0 1 0 0 clutch

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