Results

The 1968 Capital City 300 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Richmond Raceway race.

Capital City 300

Sunday, September 8th, 1968

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

  • 14 Ford
  • 3 Chevrolet
  • 4 Dodge
  • 1 Mercury
  • 1 Buick
  • 3 Plymouth
  • 2 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 28
  • Laps Scheduled: 300
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 85.659
  • Cautions: 10 for 52 laps
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Capital City 300 at Richmond Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 300 215 0 running
2 2 17 David Pearson Ford 0 0 300 64 0 running
3 4 21 Cale Yarborough Mercury 0 0 299 7 0 running
4 6 2 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 299 0 0 running
5 3 3 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 298 7 0 running
6 5 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 297 0 0 running
7 8 15 Ray Hendrick Plymouth 0 0 295 7 0 running
8 7 48 James Hylton Dodge 0 0 293 0 0 running
9 9 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 293 0 0 running
10 10 20 Clyde Lynn Ford 0 0 284 0 0 running
11 12 4 John Sears Ford 0 0 279 0 0 running
12 18 38 Wayne Smith Chevrolet 0 0 273 0 0 running
13 20 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 271 0 0 running
14 16 57 Ervin Pruitt Dodge 0 0 265 0 0 running
15 24 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 262 0 0 running
16 28 25 Jabe Thomas Ford 0 0 260 0 0 running
17 21 19 Cecil Gordon Ford 0 0 257 0 0 running
18 27 83 Worth McMillion Pontiac 0 0 236 0 0 running
19 23 93 Walson Gardner Ford 0 0 232 0 0 running
20 22 95 Paul Dean Holt Ford 0 0 195 0 0 quit
21 14 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 157 0 0 engine
22 11 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 129 0 0 crash
23 26 9 Roy Tyner Pontiac 0 0 128 0 0 crash
24 24 66 Larry Manning Chevrolet 0 0 100 0 0 crash
25 15 5 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 86 0 0 overheating
26 25 06 Neil Castles Plymouth 0 0 61 0 0 water pump
27 17 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 53 0 0 crash
28 13 70 JD McDuffie Buick 0 0 12 0 0 oil pressure

Race Infractions

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