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Race #1 of 19 in the 1968 NASCAR Grand Touring Season

1968 Sandhills 250
Held on March 9, 1968 at Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham, NC
250 L, 258 M, 415.25 KM - Scheduled Distance

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RESULTS

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts
1	1	16	Tiny Lund		Mercury Cougar	250	141	running
2	2	15	Swede Savage		Mercury Cougar	248	107	running
3	3	1	Bud Moore		Mercury Cougar	247	2	running
4	7	87	Buck Baker		Chevy Camaro	243	0	running
5	5	59	Peter Gregg		Porsche 911	236	0	running
6	10	36	Jack Ryan		Porsche 911	230	0	running
7	8	21	Frank Sessoms		Chevy Camaro	228	0	running
8	12	72	Dick Staples		Plymouth Barracuda	224	0	running
9	14	4	John Sears		Dodge Dart	222	0	running
10	6	73	Fred Opert		Porsche 911	221	0	running	82
11	13	5	Roy Tyner		Chevy Camaro	180	0	running	80
12	16	3	Jim Vandiver		Chevy Camaro	178	0	running	78
13	15	0	Jacqui Smith		Chevy Camaro	162	0	gas tank	76
14	9	33	Paul Connors		AMC Javelin	136	0	oil pressure	74
15	4	75	Soupy Campbell		Chevy Camaro	78	0	out	72
16	11		Joe Grimaldi		Plymouth Barracuda	0	0	did not start

RACE DATA
Failed to Qualify:
Time of Race: 2h:36:29
Fast Qualifier: Tiny Lund - 31.580 sec.
Heat Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{HeatWinners}}}|{{{HeatWinners}}}]]
Dash Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{DashWinners}}}|{{{DashWinners}}}]]
Consi Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{ConsiWinners}}}|{{{ConsiWinners}}}]]
Non-Qualifiers Race Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{NonQualWinners}}}|{{{NonQualWinners}}}]]
Margin of Victory: 2 laps
Average Speed: 95.857 mph
Cautions: 6 for 42 laps - (3-7 [#21 & #59, spin]; 86-98 [#75, wreck]; 116-119 [#21, spin]; 122-123 [#36, spin]; 150-163 [#4, transmission fluid]; 222-226 [oil on track]).
Lead Changes: 15 among 3 drivers - Tiny Lund (1-7); Swede Savage (8-19); Bud Moore (20-21); Lund (22-25); Savage (26-28); Lund (29-38); Savage (39-48); Lund (49-60); Savage (61); Lund (62); Savage (63-68); Lund (69-84); Savage (85-152); Lund (153-154); Savage (155-161); Lund (162-250).
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
* Neil Castles took over in relief of Jacqui Smith on Lap 4.