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| 1968 National 500 | 
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| Held on October 20, 1968 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, NC | |
| 334 L, 501 M, 806.276 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 6 | Charlie Glotzbach | Hutton-Scott Dodge | '68 Dodge | 334 | 92 | running | |
| 2 | 7 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Valleydale Meats | '68 Dodge | 334 | 6 | running | |
| 3 | 2 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody Racing | '68 Ford | 334 | 156 | running | |
| 4 | 4 | 14 | Bobby Allison | Friedkin Enterprises | '68 Plymouth | 332 | 24 | running | |
| 5 | 5 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 60 Minute Cleaners | '68 Mercury | 332 | 1 | running | |
| 6 | 14 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Dick Brannan Ford | '68 Ford | 331 | 29 | running | |
| 7 | 9 | 1 | Pete Hamilton | King Enterprises | '68 Dodge | 330 | 9 | running | |
| 8 | 11 | 22 | Darel Dieringer | '68 Plymouth | 327 | 0 | running | ||
| 9 | 8 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | '68 Dodge | 326 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 25 | 11 | A.J. Foyt | Holman-Moody Racing | '68 Ford | 325 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 15 | 75 | Butch Hartman | Hartman's White & Autocar | '68 Dodge | 323 | 7 | running | |
| 12 | 32 | 32 | Marty Robbins | Welch Motors | '67 Dodge | 312 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 18 | 47 | Elmo Langley | '68 Ford | 309 | 0 | running | ||
| 14 | 24 | 4 | John Sears | '67 Ford | 307 | 0 | running | ||
| 15 | 35 | 06 | Neil Castles | '67 Plymouth | 303 | 0 | running | ||
| 16 | 22 | 39 | Friday Hassler | '66 Chevrolet | 301 | 0 | running | ||
| 17 | 28 | 64 | Bill Seifert | '66 Ford | 298 | 0 | running | ||
| 18 | 27 | 10 | Bill Champion | '67 Ford | 298 | 0 | running | ||
| 19 | 37 | 34 | Wendell Scott | '67 Ford | 298 | 0 | running | ||
| 20 | 30 | 80 | E.J. Trivette | '66 Chevrolet | 296 | 0 | running | ||
| 21 | 38 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | '66 Ford | 283 | 0 | running | ||
| 22 | 41 | 76 | Ben Arnold | '66 Ford | 274 | 0 | running | ||
| 23 | 21 | 30 | Dave Marcis | '66 Chevrolet | 230 | 0 | engine | ||
| 24 | 44 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | '67 Ford | 193 | 0 | engine | ||
| 25 | 20 | 18 | Dick Johnson | '67 Ford | 183 | 0 | shackle | ||
| 26 | 17 | 97 | Red Farmer | '67 Ford | 178 | 0 | crash | ||
| 27 | 42 | 5 | Earl Brooks | '67 Ford | 175 | 0 | engine | ||
| 28 | 33 | 45 | Cecil Gordon | '68 Ford | 161 | 0 | crank | ||
| 29 | 36 | 8 | Ed Negre | '67 Ford | 147 | 0 | flagged | ||
| 30 | 43 | 9 | Roy Tyner | '67 Pontiac | 144 | 0 | transmission | ||
| 31 | 40 | 38 | Wayne Smith | '68 Chevrolet | 144 | 0 | engine | ||
| 32 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | Terry's Chrysler-Plymouth | '68 Plymouth | 135 | 0 | engine | |
| 33 | 12 | 84 | Roy Trantham | '68 Ford | 115 | 0 | brakes | ||
| 34 | 29 | 61 | Hoss Ellington | Ellington Insulation | '67 Mercury | 110 | 0 | crash | |
| 35 | 26 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | '67 Plymouth | 105 | 0 | engine | ||
| 36 | 16 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | '67 Dodge | 83 | 0 | ignition | |
| 37 | 39 | 42 | Lennie Waldo | '66 Ford | 79 | 0 | engine | ||
| 38 | 34 | 46 | Roy Mayne | '66 Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | head gasket | ||
| 39 | 19 | 7 | Bobby Johns | '66 Chevrolet | 63 | 0 | engine | ||
| 40 | 23 | 03 | Richard Brickhouse | '67 Plymouth | 56 | 0 | fan pulley | ||
| 41 | 13 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | '68 Ford | 52 | 0 | quit | ||
| 42 | 45 | 09 | Bill Vanderhoff | '66 Chevrolet | 30 | 0 | oil pressure | ||
| 43 | 3 | 3 | Buddy Baker | Royal Dodge | '68 Dodge | 18 | 10 | crash | |
| 44 | 31 | 51 | Stan Meserve | '67 Dodge | 18 | 0 | rear end | ||
| 45 | 10 | 29 | Bud Moore | East Tennessee Motor Co. | '68 Ford | 6 | 0 | quit |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: Dub Simpson, David Mote, Ken Meisenhelder, Walson Gardner, Eddie Yarboro | |||||||||
| Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: | |||||||||
| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
