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1968 Darlington 250 | ![]() |
Held on August 31, 1968 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, SC | |
182 L, 248.612 M, 400.036 KM - Scheduled Distance |
RESULTS |
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Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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1 | 1 | 16 | Tiny Lund | Mercury, Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury Cougar | 182 | 175 | running | 100 |
2 | 8 | 9 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet Camaro | 177 | 6 | running | 98 | |
3 | 22 | 08 | Billy Yuma | Orange Crate | Chevrolet Camaro | 174 | 0 | running | 96 |
4 | 3 | 22 | Harold Dunaway | Chevrolet Camaro | 174 | 0 | running | 94 | |
5 | 7 | 13 | Paul Goldsmith | Chevrolet Camaro | 172 | 1 | running | 92 | |
6 | 24 | 4 | John Sears | Dodge Dart | 171 | 0 | running | 90 | |
7 | 12 | 59 | Peter Gregg | Porsche 911 | 171 | 0 | running | 0 | |
8 | 5 | 93 | Bob Tarrozzi | Dodge Dart | 168 | 0 | accident | 88 | |
9 | 9 | 1 | Bud Moore | Barbecue King | Chevrolet Camaro | 163 | 0 | engine | 86 |
10 | 18 | 74 | Al Straub | Ford Mustang | 163 | 0 | running | 84 | |
11 | 11 | 36 | Jack Ryan | RBM Motors | Porsche 911 | 160 | 0 | accident | 82 |
12 | 19 | 48 | Jim Hall | Dodge Dart | 149 | 0 | running | 80 | |
13 | 17 | 31 | Earle Canavan | AMC Javelin | 113 | 0 | running | 78 | |
14 | 21 | 88 | T.C. Hunt | Chevrolet Camaro | 112 | 0 | driveshaft | 76 | |
15 | 10 | 23 | Terry Wagner | Chevrolet Camaro | 101 | 0 | running | 74 | |
16 | 2 | 87 | Buck Baker | Chevrolet Camaro | 97 | 0 | engine | 72 | |
17 | 14 | 5 | Roy Tyner | Atlanta International Raceway | Chevrolet Camaro | 77 | 0 | driveshaft | 70 |
18 | 13 | 39 | Bill Champion | Chevrolet Camaro | 72 | 0 | axle | 68 | |
19 | 6 | 33 | Curtis Turner | AMC Javelin | 70 | 0 | engine | 66 | |
20 | 4 | 04 | C.B. Gwyn | Mercury Cougar | 47 | 0 | engine | 64 | |
21 | 21 | 17 | Ernie Shaw | Ford Mustang | 38 | 0 | wheel bearing | 62 | |
22 | 16 | 7 | Jimmy Vaughn | Chevrolet Camaro | 37 | 0 | oil leak | 60 | |
23 | 23 | 3 | Jim Vandiver | Chevrolet Camaro | 13 | 0 | rear gear | 58 | |
24 | 25 | 76 | Ed Hinchcliff | Ford Mustang | 10 | 0 | technical | 56 | |
25 | 17 | 63 | Larry Newton | Austin Cooper | 1 | 0 | technical | 54 |
RACE DATA | |||||||||
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Failed to Qualify: | |||||||||
Time of Race: 2h:00:48 | |||||||||
Fast Qualifier: Tiny Lund - 35.990 sec. | |||||||||
Margin of Victory: | |||||||||
Average Speed: 124.296 mph | |||||||||
Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |