| 1968 Grand National Race No. 37 NASCAR Cup Series Race 37 of 49 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,820 | Race Date: | Aug 23, 1968 | South Boston Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 26 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 1h 19m 8s | South Boston, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 | Average Speed: | 75.916 MPH | .250 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 21 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | southbostonspeedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 265 of 267 | Pole Speed: | 84.428 MPH | |||||
| Official 1968 Grand National Race No. 37 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 267 | 265 |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Running |  | 0 | 267 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running |  | 0 | 267 | 2 |
| 4 | 6 | 6 | Charlie Glotzbach | Cotton Owens Garage | Running | | 0 | 265 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Running | | 0 | 264 | 0 |
| 6 | 8 | 15 | Ray Hendrick | Friedkin Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 263 | 0 |
| 7 | 9 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley & Woodfield | Running | | 0 | 263 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Running | | 0 | 259 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 253 | 0 |
| 10 | 12 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 248 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 51 | Stan Meserve | Margo Hamm (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 240 | 0 |
| 12 | 10 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running |  | 0 | 219 | 0 |
| 13 | 19 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Overheating |  | 0 | 132 | 0 |
| 14 | 15 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Engine | | 0 | 113 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | 6 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | | 0 | 82 | 0 | |
| 16 | 5 | 2 | Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Car Owner) | Rear Gear |  | 0 | 67 | 0 |
| 17 | 13 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Engine | | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 18 | 21 | 66 | Larry Manning | John Glazebrook (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 19 | 17 | 1 | Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | 56 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Lyle Stelter (Car Owner) | Rear Gear |  | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 21 | 14 | 78 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 17 | 0 |
