| 1968 Smoky 200 NASCAR Cup Series Race 31 of 49 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $5,355 | Race Date: | Jul 25, 1968 | Smoky Mountain Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 20 Car Length | Race Duration: | 1h 23m 54s | Maryville, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 1 | Average Speed: | 71.513 MPH | .520 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 26 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Bobby Isaac B. Isaac | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #71 Dodge | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | K&K Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Buick: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 161 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 86.538 MPH | |||||
| Official 1968 Smoky 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 161 |
| 2 | 4 | 29 | Bud Moore | Bondy Long (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Running | | 0 | 199 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | 3 | Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Running |  | 0 | 199 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 197 | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley & Woodfield | Running | | 0 | 192 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Running | | 0 | 188 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 28 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 9 | 23 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 184 | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running |  | 0 | 184 | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | 1 | Sam McQuagg | King Enterprises | Accident | | 0 | 173 | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | 1 | Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 160 | 0 |
| 13 | 21 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Running | | 0 | 158 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | 6 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | A Frame | | 0 | 134 | 0 |
| 15 | 25 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Don Culpepper (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 129 | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Quit | | 0 | 112 | 0 |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure |  | 0 | 102 | 0 |
| 18 | 24 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Brakes |  | 0 | 70 | 0 |
| 19 | 18 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Quit | | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| 20 | 22 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Oil Leak | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 21 | 15 | 51 | Stan Meserve | Margo Hamm (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 22 | 1 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Accident | | 0 | 42 | 39 |
| 23 | 7 | 5 | Pete Hamilton (R) | Rocky Hinton (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 24 | 5 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 25 | 17 | 18 | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson (Car Owner) | Exhaust | | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 26 | 26 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Engine | | 0 | 7 | 0 |
