Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Firecracker 400

Daytona International Speedway

July 4th, 1968

Race #25 of the 1968 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 160
  • Miles: 400.0
  • Average Speed: 167.247 mph
  • Cautions: 2
  • Caution Laps: 14
  • Lead Changes: 9
#5 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 4 21 Cale Yarborough Mercury 0 0 0 160 142 Running
2 3 98 LeeRoy Yarbrough Mercury 0 0 0 158 7 Running
3 5 17 David Pearson Ford 0 0 0 157 6 Running
4 9 22 Darel Dieringer Plymouth 0 0 0 157 0 Running
5 10 16 Tiny Lund Mercury 0 0 0 157 0 Running
6 16 99 Paul Goldsmith Dodge 0 0 0 156 0 Running
7 12 1 Bud Moore Dodge 0 0 0 155 0 Running
8 11 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 0 155 0 Running
9 1 6 Charlie Glotzbach Dodge 0 0 0 154 0 Blew tire
10 15 56 Jim Hurtubise Mercury 0 0 0 152 0 Crank
11 13 14 Jerry Grant Plymouth 0 0 0 152 0 Running
12 14 11 Mario Andretti Ford 0 0 0 151 0 Running
13 19 48 James Hylton Dodge 0 0 0 151 0 Running
14 21 4 John Sears Ford 0 0 0 151 0 Running
15 8 7 Bobby Johns Chevrolet 0 0 0 151 0 Running
16 18 75 Butch Hartman Dodge 0 0 0 150 0 Running
17 22 03 Richard Brickhouse Plymouth 0 0 0 145 0 Running
18 24 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 140 0 Running
19 32 46 Larry Manning Chevrolet 0 0 0 139 0 Running
20 27 76 Roy Tyner Ford 0 0 0 135 0 Running
21 2 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 132 5 Engine
22 30 20 Clyde Lynn Ford 0 0 0 130 0 Running
23 35 25 Jabe Thomas Ford 0 0 0 127 0 Running
24 31 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 0 126 0 Running
25 25 80 EJ Trivette Chevrolet 0 0 0 126 0 Running
26 23 52 Lennie Waldo Ford 0 0 0 114 0 Running
27 29 69 David Mote Chevrolet 0 0 0 100 0 Running
28 33 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 0 80 0 Engine
29 28 01 Paul Dean Holt Ford 0 0 0 65 0 Overheating
30 6 29 AJ Foyt Ford 0 0 0 64 0 Steering
31 20 2 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 49 0 Axle
32 7 3 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 0 23 0 Rear end
33 37 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 0 23 0 Transmission
34 19 18 Dick Johnson Ford 0 0 0 22 0 Manifold
35 34 28 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 0 15 0 Engine
36 26 38 Wayne Smith Chevrolet 0 0 0 14 0 Rear end
37 36 70 JD McDuffie Buick 0 0 0 1 0 Engine