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Held on September 2, 1968 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, SC (Second configuration)
364 L, 500.5 M, 805.475 KM - Scheduled Distance

FEATURE RESULTS
Fin St # Driver Sponsor Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 2 21 Cale Yarborough 60 Minute Cleaners 1968 Mercury 364 169 running
2 16 17 David Pearson East Tenn. Motor Co. 1968 Ford 364 26 running
3 7 3 Buddy Baker Ray Fox 1968 Dodge 362 0 running
4 1 6 Charlie Glotzbach Cotton Owens 1968 Dodge 360 0 running
5 8 99 Paul Goldsmith Nichels Engineering 1968 Dodge 357 21 running
6 13 14 Curtis Turner Friedkin Enterprises 1968 Plymouth 354 0 running
7 18 2 Bobby Allison J.D. Bracken 1966 Chevrolet 352 0 running
8 11 29 Bud Moore Long-Lewis 1968 Ford 350 0 running
9 23 39 Friday Hassler Red Sharp 1966 Chevrolet 343 0 running
10 5 27 Donnie Allison Banjo Matthews 1968 Ford 342 42 running
11 40 03 Richard Brickhouse Dub Clewis 1967 Plymouth 335 0 running
12 15 64 Elmo Langley Elmo Langley, Henry Woodfield 1966 Ford 334 0 running
13 26 46 Larry Manning Tom Hunter 1966 Chevrolet 331 0 running
14 36 19 Bill Seifert 1966 Ford 320 0 running
15 37 34 Wendell Scott 1967 Ford 316 0 running
16 27 0 Don Tarr 1966 Chevrolet 308 0 running
17 25 61 Hoss Ellington Ellington Insulation Co. 1967 Mercury 304 0 running
18 28 18 Dick Johnson 1967 Ford 287 0 running
19 43 9 Ben Arnold Roy Tyner 1967 Pontiac 284 0 running
20 6 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises 1968 Plymouth 273 7 engine
21 39 93 Paul Dean Holt Hurst 1967 Ford 263 0 running
22 24 80 E.J. Trivette E.C. Reid 1966 Chevrolet 205 0 engine
23 14 36 H.B. Bailey 1967 Pontiac 181 0 accident
24 34 20 Clyde Lynn 1968 Ford 156 0 engine
25 35 57 Frank Warren Ervin Pruitt 1967 Dodge 144 0 oil pressure
26 12 15 James Hylton Friedkin Enterprises 1968 Plymouth 134 0 overheating
27 4 98 LeeRoy Yarbrough Junior Johnson 1968 Ford 127 99 engine
28 3 22 Darel Dieringer Mario Rossi 1968 Plymouth 127 0 accident
29 9 16 Tiny Lund Bud Moore 1968 Mercury 126 0 accident
30 31 59 Jim Hurtubise Tom Pistone 1968 Mercury 121 0 accident
31 41 5 Earl Brooks Don Robertson 1967 Ford 86 0 transmission
32 17 1 Pete Hamilton King Enterprises 1968 Dodge 56 0 accident
33 10 71 Bobby Isaac K & K Insurance 1968 Dodge 55 0 accident
34 19 84 Roy Trantham Rocky Hinton 1968 Ford 55 0 accident
35 42 52 Bobby Mausgrover Elmer Buxton 1967 Ford 51 0 accident
36 32 25 Jabe Thomas Don Robertson 1967 Ford 51 0 accident
37 20 4 John Sears L.G. DeWitt 1967 Ford 48 0 accident
38 21 49 G.C. Spencer 1967 Plymouth 33 0 oil pressure
39 33 76 Roy Tyner Don Culpepper 1966 Ford 30 0 engine
40 29 07 George Davis 1967 Chevrolet 27 0 battery
41 38 56 Serge Adams Lyle Stelter 1966 Ford 24 0 sway bar
42 44 70 J.D. McDuffie 1967 Buick 22 0 oil pressure
43 30 10 Bill Champion 1967 Ford 17 0 engine
44 22 7 Bobby Johns Shorty Johns 1967 Chevrolet 1 0 clutch
DID NOT QUALIFY

Paul Dean Holt DNQ
RACE DATA
Did not start:

Did not qualify:

Time of Race: ???
Starting Lineup Set By: Unknown Methods
Fast Qualifier:
Preliminary Feature Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{PrelimWinners}}}|{{{PrelimWinners}}}]]
Heat Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{HeatWinners}}}|{{{HeatWinners}}}]]
Qualifier Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{QualWinners}}}|{{{QualWinners}}}]]
Dash Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{DashWinners}}}|{{{DashWinners}}}]]
Scramble Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{ScrambleWinners}}}|{{{ScrambleWinners}}}]]
Consi Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{ConsiWinners}}}|{{{ConsiWinners}}}]]
Non-Qualifiers Race Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{NonQualWinners}}}|{{{NonQualWinners}}}]]
Margin of Victory:
Average Speed: ??? mph
Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available
Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available
Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered