| 1968 Tidewater 250 NASCAR Cup Series Race 17 of 49 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,740 | Race Date: | May 18, 1968 | Langley Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | N/A | Race Duration: | 1h 25m 58s | Hampton, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 7 | Average Speed: | 71.457 MPH | .400 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 20 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | langley-speedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #17 Ford | Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 125 of 250 | Pole Speed: | 80.801 MPH | |||||
| Official 1968 Tidewater 250 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Running |  | 0 | 250 | 125 |
| 2 | 3 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running |  | 0 | 250 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Running | | 0 | 249 | 19 |
| 4 | 8 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 246 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | Pete Hamilton (R) | Rocky Hinton (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 243 | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Engine |  | 0 | 242 | 106 |
| 7 | 5 | 55 | Tom Pistone | Lyle Stelter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 239 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 10 | Elmo Langley | Champion Racing | Running | | 0 | 239 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 238 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 6 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Running | | 0 | 238 | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | 88 | Bobby Mausgrover | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 230 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Tire | | 0 | 229 | 0 |
| 13 | 14 | 95 | Frog Fagan | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 212 | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 175 | 0 |
| 15 | 19 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Steering Box |  | 0 | 128 | 0 |
| 16 | 6 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Engine | | 0 | 112 | 0 |
| 17 | 11 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Quit | | 0 | 76 | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | 1 | Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Car Owner) | Quit | | 0 | 73 | 0 |
| 19 | 16 | 28 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Steering | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | 13 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Engine | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
