| 1968 Firecracker 400 | 
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| Held on July 4, 1968 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL | |
| 160 L, 400 M, 643.68 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | '68 Mercury | 160 | 142 | running | ||
| 2 | 3 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | '68 Mercury | 158 | 7 | running | ||
| 3 | 5 | 17 | David Pearson | '68 Ford | 157 | 6 | running | ||
| 4 | 9 | 22 | Darel Dieringer | '68 Plymouth | 157 | 0 | running | ||
| 5 | 10 | 16 | Tiny Lund | '68 Mercury | 157 | 0 | running | ||
| 6 | 16 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | '68 Dodge | 156 | 0 | running | ||
| 7 | 12 | 1 | Bud Moore | '68 Dodge | 155 | 0 | running | ||
| 8 | 11 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | '68 Dodge | 155 | 0 | running | ||
| 9 | 1 | 6 | Charlie Glotzbach | '68 Dodge | 154 | 0 | blew tire | ||
| 10 | 15 | 56 | Jim Hurtubise | '68 Mercury | 152 | 0 | crank | ||
| 11 | 13 | 14 | Jerry Grant | '68 Plymouth | 152 | 0 | running | ||
| 12 | 14 | 11 | Mario Andretti | '68 Ford | 151 | 0 | running | ||
| 13 | 19 | 48 | James Hylton | '67 Dodge | 151 | 0 | running | ||
| 14 | 21 | 4 | John Sears | '66 Ford | 151 | 0 | running | ||
| 15 | 8 | 7 | Bobby Johns | '66 Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | running | ||
| 16 | 18 | 75 | Butch Hartman | '68 Dodge | 150 | 0 | running | ||
| 17 | 22 | 03 | Richard Brickhouse | '67 Plymouth | 145 | 0 | running | ||
| 18 | 24 | 64 | Elmo Langley | '68 Ford | 140 | 0 | running | ||
| 19 | 32 | 46 | Larry Manning | '68 Chevrolet | 139 | 0 | running | ||
| 20 | 27 | 76 | Roy Tyner | '66 Ford | 135 | 0 | running | ||
| 21 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | '68 Plymouth | 132 | 5 | engine | ||
| 22 | 30 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | '66 Ford | 130 | 0 | running | ||
| 23 | 35 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | '67 Ford | 127 | 0 | running | ||
| 24 | 31 | 34 | Wendell Scott | '67 Ford | 126 | 0 | running | ||
| 25 | 25 | 80 | E.J. Trivette | '66 Chevrolet | 126 | 0 | running | ||
| 26 | 23 | 52 | Lennie Waldo | '67 Ford | 114 | 0 | running | ||
| 27 | 29 | 69 | David Mote | '66 Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | ||
| 28 | 33 | 10 | Bill Champion | '66 Ford | 80 | 0 | engine | ||
| 29 | 28 | 01 | Paul Dean Holt | '67 Ford | 65 | 0 | overheating | ||
| 30 | 6 | 29 | A.J. Foyt | '68 Ford | 64 | 0 | steering | ||
| 31 | 20 | 2 | Bobby Allison | '66 Chevrolet | 49 | 0 | axle | ||
| 32 | 7 | 3 | Buddy Baker | '68 Dodge | 23 | 0 | rear end | ||
| 33 | 37 | 45 | Bill Seifert | '68 Ford | 23 | 0 | transmission | ||
| 34 | 19 | 18 | Dick Johnson | '67 Ford | 22 | 0 | manifold | ||
| 35 | 34 | 28 | Earl Brooks | '66 Ford | 15 | 0 | engine | ||
| 36 | 26 | 38 | Wayne Smith | '68 Chevrolet | 14 | 0 | rear end | ||
| 37 | 36 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | '67 Buick | 1 | 0 | engine |
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| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
