| 1968 Myers Brothers Memorial NASCAR Cup Series Race 35 of 49 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,790 | Race Date: | Aug 10, 1968 | Bowman-Gray Stadium | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 1h 23m 27s | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 1 | Average Speed: | 42.940 MPH | .250 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 20 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 34 Laps | bowmangrayracing.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 | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 111 of 250 | Pole Speed: | 53.828 MPH | |||||
| Official 1968 Myers Brothers Memorial 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 | 111 |
| 2 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 250 | 139 |
| 3 | 3 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running |  | 0 | 246 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 244 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley & Woodfield | Running | | 0 | 244 | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 240 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Running | | 0 | 239 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 232 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 230 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Running | | 0 | 229 | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 209 | 0 |
| 12 | 17 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 0 | 206 | 0 |
| 13 | 20 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Car Owner) | Rear Gear |  | 0 | 159 | 0 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 131 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | 6 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Transmission | | 0 | 113 | 0 |
| 16 | 8 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Engine |  | 0 | 62 | 0 |
| 17 | 12 | 1 | Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Car Owner) | Quit | | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 18 | 19 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Don Culpepper (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 19 | 15 | 28 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 20 | 13 | 95 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Engine | | 0 | 12 | 0 |
