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| 1968 Wilkes 400 | 
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| Held on September 29, 1968 at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, NC | |
| 400 L, 250 M, 402.4 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | '68 Plymouth | 400 | 318 | running | ||
| 2 | 2 | 17 | David Pearson | '68 Ford | 399 | 5 | running | ||
| 3 | 6 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | '68 Mercury | 399 | 8 | running | ||
| 4 | 1 | 14 | Bobby Allison | '68 Plymouth | 397 | 69 | running | ||
| 5 | 4 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | '68 Mercury | 395 | 0 | running | ||
| 6 | 9 | 22 | Darel Dieringer | '68 Plymouth | 392 | 0 | running | ||
| 7 | 5 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | '67 Dodge | 391 | 0 | running | ||
| 8 | 12 | 48 | James Hylton | '67 Dodge | 390 | 0 | running | ||
| 9 | 14 | 4 | John Sears | '66 Ford | 389 | 0 | running | ||
| 10 | 15 | 64 | Elmo Langley | '66 Ford | 388 | 0 | running | ||
| 11 | 13 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | '67 Plymouth | 388 | 0 | running | ||
| 12 | 8 | 1 | Pete Hamilton | '68 Dodge | 388 | 0 | running | ||
| 13 | 16 | 30 | Dave Marcis | '66 Chevrolet | 377 | 0 | running | ||
| 14 | 23 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | '66 Ford | 373 | 0 | rear end | ||
| 15 | 20 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | '67 Ford | 367 | 0 | running | ||
| 16 | 29 | 34 | Wendell Scott | '66 Ford | 366 | 0 | running | ||
| 17 | 7 | 3 | Buddy Baker | '68 Dodge | 354 | 0 | ignition | ||
| 18 | 17 | 45 | Bill Seifert | '68 Ford | 352 | 0 | running | ||
| 19 | 19 | 5 | Earl Brooks | '66 Ford | 350 | 0 | running | ||
| 20 | 24 | 76 | Stan Meserve | '66 Ford | 346 | 0 | running | ||
| 21 | 28 | 50 | Eddie Yarboro | '66 Plymouth | 329 | 0 | running | ||
| 22 | 21 | 06 | Neil Castles | '67 Plymouth | 265 | 0 | engine | ||
| 23 | 11 | 84 | Roy Trantham | '68 Ford | 243 | 0 | vibration | ||
| 24 | 10 | 6 | Charlie Glotzbach | '68 Dodge | 224 | 0 | engine | ||
| 25 | 22 | 57 | Roy Tyner | '67 Dodge | 80 | 0 | overheating | ||
| 26 | 27 | 18 | Dick Johnson | '67 Ford | 25 | 0 | engine | ||
| 27 | 30 | 47 | Cecil Gordon | '68 Ford | 23 | 0 | oil leak | ||
| 28 | 18 | 38 | Wayne Smith | '68 Chevrolet | 16 | 0 | engine | ||
| 29 | 25 | 02 | Walson Gardner | '66 Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | crash | ||
| 30 | 26 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | '67 Buick | 1 | 0 | engine |
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| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
