| 1968 Northern 300 NASCAR Cup Series Race 29 of 49 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $17,725 | Race Date: | Jul 14, 1968 | Trenton Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 3h 22m 4s | Trenton, New Jersey | |
| Lead Changes: | 11 Among / 4 Drivers | Average Speed: | 89.079 MPH | 1 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 28 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | LeeRoy Yarbrough L. Yarbrough | Driver: | LeeRoy Yarbrough L. Yarbrough | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #98 Ford | Car No.: | #98 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 285 of 300 | Pole Speed: | 103.717 MPH | |||||
| Official 1968 Northern 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson Racing | Running |  | 0 | 300 | 285 |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Running | | 0 | 299 | 1 |
| 3 | 8 | 2 | Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 299 | 0 |
| 4 | 9 | 6 | Charlie Glotzbach | Cotton Owens Garage | Running |  | 0 | 297 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | Pete Hamilton (R) | Rocky Hinton (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 294 | 0 |
| 6 | 11 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 289 | 0 |
| 7 | 22 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Running | | 0 | 287 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Running |  | 0 | 287 | 0 |
| 9 | 13 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley & Woodfield | Running | | 0 | 281 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 278 | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 278 | 0 |
| 12 | 30 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 274 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | 18 | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 272 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Running | | 0 | 261 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Engine | | 0 | 254 | 0 |
| 16 | 4 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Engine | | 0 | 250 | 2 |
| 17 | 14 | 44 | Blaine Kauffman | Giachetti Brothers | Oil Leak | | 0 | 249 | 0 |
| 18 | 2 | 22 | Darel Dieringer | Mario Rossi (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 231 | 0 |
| 19 | 28 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Axle |  | 0 | 195 | 0 |
| 20 | 6 | 3 | Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Engine | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 21 | 23 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 168 | 0 |
| 22 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Engine | | 0 | 162 | 12 |
| 23 | 20 | 28 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 119 | 0 |
| 24 | 29 | 1 | Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 0 | 119 | 0 |
| 25 | 34 | 51 | Stan Meserve | Margo Hamm (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 111 | 0 |
| 26 | 21 | 6 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 87 | 0 |
| 27 | 24 | 0 | Don Tarr (R) | Don Tarr (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 74 | 0 |
| 28 | 36 | 11 | Roy Hallquist | Roy Hallquist (Car Owner) | Vibration | | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| 29 | 10 | 90 | Sonny Hutchins | Donlavey Racing | Axle | | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| 30 | 35 | 76 | Roy Tyner | Don Culpepper (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 31 | 26 | 75 | Gene Black | Gene Black (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | 25 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Accident | | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | 27 | 23 | Frog Fagan | Robertson Racing | Accident | | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | 32 | 69 | David Mote | Ken Cline (Car Owner) | Sway Bar | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | 31 | 9 | Bill Vanderhoff | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | 33 | 7 | George Davis | George Davis (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
