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| 1968 Atlanta 500 | 
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| Held on March 31, 1968 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, GA | |
| 334 L, 514.36 M, 827.652 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 60 Minute Cleaners | '68 Mercury | 334 | 172 | running | |
| 2 | 1 | 26 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Winebarger Motor Co. | '68 Mercury | 334 | 87 | running | |
| 3 | 7 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Banjo Matthews | '68 Ford | 333 | 23 | running | |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | Charlie Glotzbach | Holton Dodge | '68 Dodge | 332 | 0 | running | |
| 5 | 14 | 22 | Darel Dieringer | Mario Rossi | '68 Plymouth | 332 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 12 | 43 | Richard Petty | Clift Chrysler Plymouth | '68 Plymouth | 331 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 10 | 3 | Buddy Baker | Lenox Dodge | '68 Dodge | 331 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 5 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | '68 Dodge | 330 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 19 | 37 | Sam McQuagg | K & K Insurance | '68 Dodge | 329 | 5 | running | |
| 10 | 15 | 5 | Butch Hartman | '68 Dodge | 327 | 0 | running | ||
| 11 | 13 | 56 | Jim Hurtubise | Old Hickory House | '68 Mercury | 322 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 6 | 16 | Tiny Lund | Bud Moore | '68 Mercury | 322 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 26 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Red Sharp | '67 Chevrolet | 319 | 0 | running | |
| 14 | 22 | 79 | Frank Warren | Harold Rhodes | '66 Chevrolet | 318 | 0 | running | |
| 15 | 18 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | '67 Dodge | 313 | 5 | running | |
| 16 | 28 | 30 | Dave Marcis | Larry Wehrs | '66 Chevrolet | 304 | 0 | running | |
| 17 | 24 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Elmo Langley, Henry Woodfield | '66 Ford | 299 | 0 | running | |
| 18 | 38 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | '67 Mercury | 294 | 0 | running | ||
| 19 | 9 | 29 | Bobby Allison | Long-Lewis Ford | '68 Ford | 291 | 42 | crash | |
| 20 | 34 | 0 | Don Tarr | '66 Chevrolet | 284 | 0 | running | ||
| 21 | 25 | 50 | Serge Adams | '66 Ford | 235 | 0 | clutch | ||
| 22 | 41 | 88 | Dub Simpson | Buck Baker | '67 Oldsmobile | 213 | 0 | engine | |
| 23 | 43 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Don Robertson | '67 Ford | 174 | 0 | engine | |
| 24 | 17 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | '67 Ford | 167 | 0 | crash | |
| 25 | 36 | 34 | Wendell Scott | '66 Ford | 129 | 0 | oil pressure | ||
| 26 | 31 | 06 | Neil Castles | '67 Plymouth | 110 | 0 | a frame | ||
| 27 | 16 | 1 | Bud Moore | King Enterprises | '68 Dodge | 91 | 0 | engine | |
| 28 | 20 | 2 | G.C. Spencer | Bobby Allison | '67 Dodge | 86 | 0 | engine | |
| 29 | 33 | 52 | Tony Tantarelli | Elmer Buxton | '67 Ford | 74 | 0 | a frame | |
| 30 | 35 | 96 | Charles Burnett | James Brown | '66 Ford | 69 | 0 | clutch | |
| 31 | 2 | 17 | David Pearson | East Tenn. Motor Co. | '68 Ford | 54 | 0 | crash | |
| 32 | 11 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | '68 Plymouth | 48 | 0 | handling | |
| 33 | 23 | 02 | Bob Cooper | Frosty Morn Meats, Nichels Enginerring | '68 Chevrolet | 29 | 0 | engine | |
| 34 | 30 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith | '67 Chevrolet | 22 | 0 | driveshaft | |
| 35 | 32 | 76 | Roy Tyner | Don Culpepper | '66 Ford | 20 | 0 | engine | |
| 36 | 44 | 23 | Earl Brooks | Don Robertson | '66 Ford | 18 | 0 | overheating | |
| 37 | 39 | 80 | E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid | '66 Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | rear end | |
| 38 | 42 | 8 | Ed Negre | '67 Ford | 11 | 0 | engine | ||
| 39 | 27 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns | '67 Chevrolet | 11 | 0 | overheating | |
| 40 | 21 | 97 | Red Farmer | '67 Ford | 7 | 0 | quit | ||
| 41 | 8 | 14 | Jerry Grant | Friedkin Enterprises | '68 Plymouth | 6 | 0 | engine | |
| 42 | 40 | 58 | Phil Wendt | Ken Watter | '66 Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | engine | |
| 43 | 29 | 45 | Bill Seifert | '66 Ford | 5 | 0 | quit | ||
| 44 | 37 | 19 | Henley Gray | '66 Ford | 4 | 0 | quit |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
