Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Western North Carolina 500
Asheville Weaverville Speedway
August 18th, 1968
Race #36 of the 1968 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Drivers Entered: 29
- Makes
- Buick (1)
- Chevrolet (3)
- Dodge (6)
- Ford (12)
- Oldsmobile (1)
- Plymouth (5)
- Pontiac (1)
- Last Asheville Weaverville Speedway
race (Fireball 300)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Paul Dean Holt | Ford | Dennis Holt | Dennis Holt | ||
| 06 | Neil Castles | Plymouth | Neil Castles | Neil Castles | ||
| 08 | Bob Burcham | Chevrolet | E.C. Reid | E.C. Reid | ||
| 1 | Pete Hamilton | Dodge | A.J. King | A.J. King | ||
| 17 | David Pearson | Ford | Holman-Moody | Holman-Moody | ||
| 2 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | J.D. Bracken | J.D. Bracken | ||
| 20 | Clyde Lynn | Ford | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn | ||
| 22 | Darel Dieringer | Plymouth | Mario Rossi | Mario Rossi | ||
| 25 | Jabe Thomas | Ford | Don Robertson | Don Robertson | ||
| 28 | Earl Brooks | Ford | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks | ||
| 34 | Wendell Scott | Ford | Wendell Scott | Wendell Scott | ||
| 38 | Wayne Smith | Chevrolet | Archie Smith | Archie Smith | ||
| 4 | John Sears | Ford | L.G. DeWitt | L.G. DeWitt | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 45 | Bill Seifert | Ford | Bill Seifert | Bill Seifert | ||
| 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Dodge | Hylton Engineering | James Hylton | |
| 49 | GC Spencer | Plymouth | G.C. Spencer | G.C. Spencer | ||
| 50 | Eddie Yarboro | Plymouth | Eddie Yarboro | Eddie Yarboro | ||
| 51 | Stan Meserve | Dodge | Margo Hamm | Margo Hamm | ||
| 57 | Ervin Pruitt | Dodge | Ervin Pruitt | Ervin Pruitt | ||
| 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield | Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield | ||
| 70 | JD McDuffie | Buick | J.D. McDuffie | J.D. McDuffie | ||
| 71 | Bobby Isaac | Dodge | K & K Insurance | Nord Krauskopf | ||
| 76 | Tiny Lund | Ford | Don Culpepper | Don Culpepper | ||
| 8 | Ed Negre | Ford | Pee Dee Whs. | Ed Negre | ||
| 88 | George England | Oldsmobile | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | ||
| 9 | Roy Tyner | Pontiac | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner | ||
| 93 | Walson Gardner | Ford | Walson Gardner | Walson Gardner | ||
| 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Dodge | Nichels Engineering | Ray Nichels |