Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Southeastern 500

Bristol Motor Speedway

March 17th, 1968

Race #5 of the 1968 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 500
  • Miles: 266.5
  • Average Speed: 77.247 mph
  • Cautions: 11
  • Caution Laps: 81
  • Lead Changes: 18
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 2 17 David Pearson Ford 0 0 0 500 176 Running
2 1 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 500 108 Running
3 4 26 LeeRoy Yarbrough Ford 0 0 0 499 168 Running
4 5 22 Darel Dieringer Plymouth 0 0 0 492 0 Running
5 11 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 0 491 0 Running
6 29 1 Bud Moore Dodge 0 0 0 491 0 Running
7 15 09 Jack Ingram Chevrolet 0 0 0 481 0 Running
8 16 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 0 469 0 Running
9 17 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 468 0 Running
10 32 2 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 0 467 0 Running
11 36 06 Neil Castles Plymouth 0 0 0 467 0 Running
12 19 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 0 454 0 Running
13 20 30 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 0 0 0 449 0 Running
14 23 20 Clyde Lynn Mercury 0 0 0 445 0 Rear end
15 22 50 Wendell Scott Plymouth 0 0 0 436 0 Running
16 27 02 Bob Cooper Chevrolet 0 0 0 430 0 Running
17 21 25 Jabe Thomas Ford 0 0 0 427 0 Running
18 34 01 Paul Dean Holt Ford 0 0 0 412 0 Running
19 26 31 Bill Ervin Ford 0 0 0 396 0 Running
20 24 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 0 392 0 Running
21 33 18 Dick Johnson Ford 0 0 0 338 0 Ball joint
22 35 93 Walson Gardner Ford 0 0 0 295 0 Engine
23 10 3 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 0 245 0 Overheating
24 3 21 Cale Yarborough Ford 0 0 0 237 48 Rear end
25 28 48 James Hylton Dodge 0 0 0 227 0 Driver ill
26 18 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 0 206 0 Sway bar
27 31 95 Doug Cooper Ford 0 0 0 206 0 Ball joint
28 9 16 Tiny Lund Mercury 0 0 0 199 0 Engine
29 12 4 John Sears Ford 0 0 0 191 0 Rear end
30 6 27 Donnie Allison Ford 0 0 0 114 0 Rear end
31 25 76 Roy Tyner Ford 0 0 0 104 0 Oil leak
32 14 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 0 91 0 Crash
33 7 14 Jerry Grant Plymouth 0 0 0 72 0 Crash
34 13 99 Paul Goldsmith Plymouth 0 0 0 60 0 Driveshaft
35 30 51 Stan Meserve Dodge 0 0 0 54 0 Engine
36 8 29 Bobby Allison Ford 0 0 0 41 0 Engine