| 1968 Motor Trend 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 3 of 49 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $69,365 | Race Date: | Jan 21, 1968 | Riverside International Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 36.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4h 57m 55s | Riverside, California | |
| Lead Changes: | 16 | Average Speed: | 100.598 MPH | 2.63 Mile Paved Road Course | |
| No. of Cars: | 44 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dan Gurney D. Gurney | Driver: | Dan Gurney D. Gurney | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #121 Ford | Car No.: | #121 Ford | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 124 of 186 | Pole Speed: | 110.971 MPH | |||||
| Official 1968 Motor Trend 500 Results |
|---|
| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 121 | Dan Gurney | Ron's Ford | Running |  | 0 | 186 | 124 |
| 2 | 2 | 17 | David Pearson | East Tennessee Motor Company | Running | | 0 | 186 | 10 |
| 3 | 3 | 115 | Parnelli Jones | Stroppe Motorsports | Running | | 0 | 186 | 49 |
| 4 | 12 | 29 | Bobby Allison | Bondy Long (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 185 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 60 Minute Cleaners | Running | | 0 | 184 | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | 3 | Al Unser | Rudy Hoer (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 182 | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | 37 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running | | 0 | 182 | 0 |
| 8 | 16 | 6 | Dave James | Len Heating | Running |  | 0 | 171 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | 45 | Scotty Cain | Bill Clinton (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 167 | 0 |
| 10 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth Dealers | Engine | | 0 | 163 | 0 |
| 11 | 20 | 61 | Jim Cook | Cos Cancilla (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 162 | 0 |
| 12 | 35 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| 13 | 30 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 148 | 0 |
| 14 | 31 | 88 | Clyde Prickett | Dan Dostinich (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 140 | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | 7 | Jack McCoy | Charles Bell (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 118 | 0 |
| 16 | 36 | 92 | Guy Jones | James Colee (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 109 | 0 |
| 17 | 37 | 127 | Frank Burnett | Paul Jenkins (Car Owner) | Fuel Tank | | 0 | 92 | 0 |
| 18 | 40 | 8 | Sam Rose | Sam Rose (Car Owner) | Wheel Stud |  | 0 | 92 | 0 |
| 19 | 22 | 1 | Don White | Nichels Engineering | Brakes | | 0 | 90 | 0 |
| 20 | 21 | 41 | Norm Nelson | Friedkin Enterprises | Engine | | 0 | 87 | 0 |
| 21 | 38 | 111 | Ed Brown | Ed Brown (Car Owner) | Fuel Pump | | 0 | 73 | 0 |
| 22 | 11 | 14 | Jerry Grant | Friedkin Enterprises | Accident | | 0 | 71 | 0 |
| 23 | 9 | 22 | Darel Dieringer | Mario Rossi (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 69 | 0 |
| 24 | 25 | 18 | Harold Hardesty | Bob Bristol (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 67 | 0 |
| 25 | 15 | 6 | Buddy Baker | Cotton Owens Garage | Clutch | | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| 26 | 27 | 0 | Frank James | Varner Brothers (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| 27 | 8 | 11 | Mario Andretti | Don Wagner Ford | Engine | | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| 28 | 39 | 8 | Jerry Oliver | Jerry Oliver (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 29 | 29 | 25 | Vallie Engelauf | Jim Mayeda (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 30 | 19 | 96 | Ray Elder | Fred Elder (Car Owner) | Fuel Pump | | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 31 | 42 | 2 | Johnny Steele | Kyle Gibson (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 32 | 32 | 38 | Don Noel | Don Noel (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 33 | 33 | 15 | Paul Dorrity | Glen Dorrity (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 34 | 13 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Engine | | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 35 | 34 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 36 | 26 | 5 | Bill Small | Bill Small (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 37 | 5 | 26 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson Racing | Oil Pan | | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 38 | 28 | 98 | Bob Link | Robert Link (Car Owner) | Sway Bar | | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 39 | 23 | 95 | Jerry Titus | Jerry Titus | Head Gasket | | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 40 | 44 | 80 | Bo Reeder | Bo Reeder (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | 41 | 9 | Carl Joiner | Carl Joiner (Car Owner) | Overheating |  | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | 18 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Engine | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | 6 | 27 | A.J. Foyt | Matthews Racing | Engine | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | 43 | 46 | Joe Clark | Pat Patrick (Car Owner) | Head Gasket | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
