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1968 World 600

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NASCAR Grand National race number 18 of 49
Sunday, May 26, 1968 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
400 laps* on a 1.500 mile paved track (600.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:04:14
Average Speed: 104.207 mph
Pole Speed: 159.223 mph

Cautions: 6 for 110 laps
Margin of Victory: under caution
Attendance: 60,000
Lead changes: 16

Glossary 1968 NASCAR Grand National results / 1968 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	12	3	Buddy Baker	Ray Fox	'68 Dodge	255	27,780	running	98
2	1	27	Donnie Allison	Banjo Matthews	'68 Ford	255	12,975	running	25
3	2	98	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Winebarger Motor Co. (Junior Johnson)	'68 Mercury	254	9,290	running	49
4	4	17	David Pearson	Holman-Moody	'68 Ford	254	6,300	running	0
5	14	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'68 Dodge	253	5,475	running	0
6	10	6	Charlie Glotzbach	Cotton Owens	'68 Dodge	252	4,025	running	0
7	7	16	Tiny Lund	Bud Moore	'68 Mercury	252	3,525	running	0
8	21	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	'67 Dodge	251	3,125	running	0
9	8	14	Curtis Turner	Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin)	'68 Plymouth	251	2,525	running	0
10	17	37	Sam McQuagg	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'67 Dodge	250	2,025	running	0
11	16	4	John Sears	L.G. DeWitt	'67 Ford	250	1,950	running	0
12	13	15	Jerry Grant	Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin)	'68 Plymouth	248	1,955	running	1
13	22	2	Paul Lewis	Bobby Allison	'67 Dodge	247	1,900	running	0
14	24	39	Friday Hassler	Red Sharp	'66 Chevrolet	245	1,800	running	0
15	39	55	Harold Smith	Lyle Stelter	'66 Ford	244	1,850	running	0
16	25	08	Don Tarr	E.C. Reid	'66 Chevrolet	242	1,685	running	0
17	37	80	E.J. Trivette	E.C. Reid	'66 Chevrolet	241	1,625	running	0
18	20	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield	'66 Ford	240	1,525	running	0
19	36	52	Lennie Waldo	Elmer Buxton	'67 Ford	239	1,550	running	0
20	40	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'67 Ford	239	1,600	running	0
21	23	79	Frank Warren	Harold Rhodes	'66 Chevrolet	238	1,550	running	0
22	33	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'67 Plymouth	235	1,525	running	0
23	43	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'67 Ford	235	1,500	running	0
24	30	28	Clyde Lynn	Earl Brooks	'66 Ford	235	1,425	running	0
25	29	95	Frog Fagan	Henley Gray	'66 Ford	235	1,400	running	0
26	44	96	Bob Moore	Roy Buckner	'66 Ford	234	1,420	running	0
27	26	58	Phil Wendt	Ken Watter	'66 Chevrolet	230	1,350	running	0
28	5	29	Bobby Allison	Ford by Bowani (Bondy Long)	'68 Ford	229	1,520	engine	13
29	35	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'66 Ford	229	1,310	running	0
30	42	19	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'66 Ford	227	1,330	running	0
31	32	45	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'68 Ford	213	1,325	running	0
32	9	22	Darel Dieringer	Mario Rossi	'68 Plymouth	212	1,225	crash	0
33	34	76	Roy Tyner	Don Culpepper	'66 Ford	212	1,225	running	0
34	41	38	Wayne Smith	Archie Smith	'68 Chevrolet	205	1,240	running	0
35	27	30	Dave Marcis	Larry Wehrs	'66 Chevrolet	202	1,150	running	0
36	28	46	Larry Manning	Tom Hunter	'66 Chevrolet	199	1,125	running	0
37	19	90	Sonny Hutchins	Junie Donlavey	'67 Ford	190	1,100	transmission	0
38	6	43	Richard Petty	Terry's Chrysler Plymouth (Petty Enterprises)	'68 Plymouth	186	1,705	ignition	1
39	15	1	Bud Moore	A.J. King	'68 Dodge	182	1,205	transmission	24
40	38	02	Bob Cooper	Bob Cooper	'66 Chevrolet	153	1,025	oil leak	0
41	11	99	Paul Goldsmith	Frosty Morn Meats / Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels)	'68 Dodge	91	1,125	engine	0
42	31	12	Earl Balmer	Thorne Pistone (Tom Pistone)	'68 Mercury	59	1,075	handling	0
43	18	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'67 Plymouth	56	950	valve	0
44	3	21	Cale Yarborough	60 Minute Cleaners (Wood Brothers)	'68 Mercury	45	1,220	crash	44

* Race shortened to 255 laps due to rain.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Cale Yarborough	1	44	44
Donnie Allison	45	47	3
Jerry Grant	48	48	1
Donnie Allison	49	69	21
LeeRoy Yarbrough	70	100	31
Buddy Baker	101	142	42
LeeRoy Yarbrough	143	152	10
Donnie Allison	153	153	1
Richard Petty	154	154	1
Bud Moore	155	160	6
Buddy Baker	161	162	2
Bud Moore	163	180	18
Buddy Baker	181	204	24
Bobby Allison	205	217	13
LeeRoy Yarbrough	218	225	8
Buddy Baker	226	255	30

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