| 1968 Grand National Race No. 9 NASCAR Cup Series Race 9 of 49 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,940 | Race Date: | Apr 30, 2026 | Greenville-Pickens Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3 Laps | Race Duration: | 1Hr 34Min 43Sec. | Easley, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 5 | Average Speed: | 63.347 MPH | .500 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 23 | No. of Cautions: | 6 | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #17 Ford | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 53 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 67.848 MPH | |||||
| Official 1968 Grand National Race No. 9 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 53 |
| 2 | 2 | 37 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running |  | 0 | 197 | 71 |
| 3 | 6 | 6 | Charlie Glotzbach | Cotton Owens Garage | Running | | 0 | 197 | 0 |
| 4 | 10 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 195 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 56 | Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 195 | 0 |
| 6 | 23 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Running | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 7 | 9 | 88 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 188 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 188 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 187 | 0 |
| 10 | 7 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley & Woodfield | Throttle Linkage | | 0 | 171 | 0 |
| 11 | 18 | 01 | Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 163 | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | 02 | Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | Rear Gear |  | 0 | 157 | 0 |
| 13 | 11 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 152 | 0 |
| 14 | 1 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Accident | | 0 | 144 | 76 |
| 15 | 16 | 95 | Jeff Hawkins | Henley Gray Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 107 | 0 |
| 16 | 5 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Sway Bar | | 0 | 91 | 0 |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Distributor | | 0 | 77 | 0 |
| 18 | 21 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | | 0 | 72 | 0 | |
| 19 | 19 | 31 | Bill Ervin | Newman Long (Car Owner) | Ignition | | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| 20 | 14 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Driveshaft | | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 21 | 17 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 22 | 22 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Don Culpepper (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 23 | 20 | 09 | Bill Vanderhoff | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 27 | 0 |
