| 1968 Gwyn Staley 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 49 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $18,275 | Race Date: | Apr 21, 1968 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 2h 45m 33s | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 13 | Average Speed: | 90.425 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 35 | No. of Cautions: | 10 For 67 Laps | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #17 Ford | Car No.: | #17 Ford | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 181 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 104.993 MPH | |||||
| Official 1968 Gwyn Staley 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Running |  | 0 | 400 | 181 |
| 2 | 12 | 3 | Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Running |  | 0 | 399 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running | | 0 | 399 | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | 22 | Darel Dieringer | Mario Rossi (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 396 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson Racing | Engine | | 0 | 391 | 132 |
| 6 | 14 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Running | | 0 | 390 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | 14 | Jerry Grant | Friedkin Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 390 | 0 |
| 8 | 22 | 76 | Roy Tyner | Don Culpepper (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 386 | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | 6 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Running | | 0 | 381 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 377 | 0 |
| 11 | 24 | 28 | Earl Brooks | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 362 | 0 |
| 12 | 29 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 362 | 0 |
| 13 | 15 | 2 | Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | Engine |  | 0 | 361 | 0 |
| 14 | 26 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 359 | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 342 | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | 50 | Eddie Yarboro | Yarboro Racing | Engine | | 0 | 338 | 0 |
| 17 | 33 | 95 | Frog Fagan | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 338 | 0 |
| 18 | 30 | 51 | Stan Meserve | Margo Hamm (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 333 | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | 88 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Engine |  | 0 | 326 | 0 |
| 20 | 23 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Engine | | 0 | 308 | 0 |
| 21 | 32 | 1 | Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 265 | 0 |
| 22 | 9 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Engine | | 0 | 257 | 0 |
| 23 | 10 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Engine | | 0 | 248 | 0 |
| 24 | 13 | 12 | Jim Hurtubise | Pistone Racing | Accident | | 0 | 243 | 0 |
| 25 | 27 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 215 | 0 |
| 26 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Engine | | 0 | 210 | 39 |
| 27 | 7 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Engine | | 0 | 144 | 27 |
| 28 | 28 | 46 | Larry Manning | Tom Hunter (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 117 | 0 |
| 29 | 5 | 29 | Bobby Allison | Bondy Long (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 97 | 20 |
| 30 | 31 | 9 | Bill Vanderhoff | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Engine |  | 0 | 97 | 0 |
| 31 | 25 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley & Woodfield | Engine | | 0 | 71 | 0 |
| 32 | 35 | 0 | Don Tarr (R) | Don Tarr (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 62 | 0 |
| 33 | 11 | 8 | Jack Ingram | Giachetti Brothers | Engine | | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| 34 | 16 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 35 | 34 | 31 | Leonard Brock | Newman Long (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
