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| 1968 Virginia 500 | 
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| Held on April 28, 1968 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, VA | |
| 500 L, 263 M, 423.5 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | '68 Mercury | 500 | 51 | running | ||
| 2 | 1 | 17 | David Pearson | '68 Ford | 500 | 97 | running | ||
| 3 | 5 | 27 | Donnie Allison | '68 Ford | 498 | 0 | running | ||
| 4 | 8 | 26 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | '68 Ford | 498 | 20 | running | ||
| 5 | 7 | 12 | Tom Pistone | '68 Ford | 497 | 0 | running | ||
| 6 | 12 | 1 | Bud Moore | '68 Dodge | 494 | 0 | running | ||
| 7 | 9 | 16 | Tiny Lund | '68 Mercury | 494 | 0 | running | ||
| 8 | 11 | 4 | John Sears | '67 Ford | 489 | 0 | running | ||
| 9 | 10 | 48 | James Hylton | '67 Dodge | 489 | 0 | running | ||
| 10 | 14 | 64 | Elmo Langley | '66 Ford | 485 | 0 | running | ||
| 11 | 23 | 06 | Neil Castles | '67 Plymouth | 479 | 0 | running | ||
| 12 | 30 | 44 | Blaine Kauffman | '67 Chevrolet | 461 | 0 | running | ||
| 13 | 34 | 80 | E.J. Trivette | '66 Chevrolet | 459 | 0 | running | ||
| 14 | 39 | 19 | Henley Gray | '66 Ford | 459 | 0 | running | ||
| 15 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | '68 Plymouth | 449 | 284 | rear end | ||
| 16 | 15 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | '67 Dodge | 432 | 0 | running | ||
| 17 | 37 | 01 | Paul Dean Holt | '67 Ford | 388 | 0 | running | ||
| 18 | 24 | 39 | Friday Hassler | '66 Chevrolet | 381 | 0 | engine | ||
| 19 | 18 | 34 | Wendell Scott | '66 Ford | 370 | 0 | oil pressure | ||
| 20 | 20 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | '67 Ford | 349 | 0 | a frame | ||
| 21 | 16 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | '67 Plymouth | 335 | 0 | ignition | ||
| 22 | 17 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | '66 Ford | 328 | 0 | oil line | ||
| 23 | 28 | 76 | Roy Tyner | '66 Ford | 309 | 0 | engine | ||
| 24 | 29 | 46 | Larry Manning | '66 Chevrolet | 268 | 0 | rear end | ||
| 25 | 19 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | '67 Buick | 237 | 0 | overheating | ||
| 26 | 4 | 29 | Bobby Allison | '68 Ford | 235 | 48 | engine | ||
| 27 | 26 | 02 | Bob Cooper | '66 Chevrolet | 217 | 0 | oil pressure | ||
| 28 | 22 | 10 | Bill Champion | '66 Ford | 148 | 0 | crash | ||
| 29 | 21 | 90 | Sonny Hutchins | '67 Ford | 133 | 0 | rear end | ||
| 30 | 32 | 51 | Stan Meserve | '67 Dodge | 126 | 0 | steering | ||
| 31 | 13 | 3 | Buddy Baker | '67 Dodge | 109 | 0 | transmission | ||
| 32 | 25 | 28 | Earl Brooks | '66 Ford | 103 | 0 | brakes | ||
| 33 | 27 | 45 | Bill Seifert | '66 Ford | 94 | 0 | engine | ||
| 34 | 36 | 09 | Bill Vanderhoff | '66 Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | oil leak | ||
| 35 | 6 | 14 | Paul Goldsmith | '68 Plymouth | 63 | 0 | crash | ||
| 36 | 35 | 95 | Frog Fagan | '66 Ford | 62 | 0 | brakes | ||
| 37 | 38 | 8 | Ed Negre | '67 Ford | 47 | 0 | wheel | ||
| 38 | 33 | 38 | Wayne Smith | '67 Chevrolet | 18 | 0 | engine | ||
| 39 | 40 | 88 | Buck Baker | '67 Oldsmobile | 15 | 0 | oil leak | ||
| 40 | 31 | 0 | Don Tarr | '66 Chevrolet | 14 | 0 | clutch |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
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| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
