1968 - NASCAR Grand National Series - Virginia 500 Race Results

NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race

NASCAR's premier series has been known as the NASCAR Cup Series since 2020, previously known as the Monster Energy Cup Series. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is the top top racing series of NASCAR. It holds 36 races over the season at tracks loacted in the United States. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.

The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.

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1968 - Virginia 500 Race Results

Race Name - Virginia 500
Date - 4/28/1968
Race Track - Martinsville Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 250 miles
Pole Speed - 78.23 mph
Number of Cautions - 10
Caution Laps - 72
Average Race Speed - 66.686 mph
Lead Changes - 9
Total Race Purse - $24,082
Race Number - 12

More Races from 1968

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	3	Cale Yarborough	21	60 Minute Cleaners (Wood Brothers)	500	68 Mercury	51	$5,476
2	1	David Pearson	17	HolmanMoody	500	68 Ford	97	$2,797
3	5	Donnie Allison	27	Banjo Matthews	498	68 Ford	0	$1,245
4	8	LeeRoy Yarbrough	26	Junior Johnson	498	68 Ford	20	$800
5	7	Tom Pistone	12	Tom Pistone	497	68 Ford	0	$725
6	12	Bud Moore	1	AJ King	494	68 Dodge	0	$675
7	9	Tiny Lund	16	Bud Moore	494	68 Mercury	0	$575
8	11	John Sears	4	LG DeWitt	489	67 Ford	0	$525
9	10	James Hylton	48	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	489	67 Dodge	0	$500
10	14	Elmo Langley	64	Elmo Langley Henry Woodfield	485	66 Ford	0	$475
11	23	Neil Castles	6	Neil Castles	479	67 Plymout	0	$460
12	30	Blaine Kauffman	44	Giachetti Brothers (Richard Giachetti)	461	67 Chevrol	0	$400
13	34	EJ Trivette	80	EC Reid	459	66 Chevrol	0	$390
14	39	Henley Gray	19	Henley Gray	459	66 Ford	0	$380
15	2	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	449	68 Plymout	284	$1,004
16	15	Bobby Isaac	71	K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	432	67 Dodge	0	$385
17	37	Paul Dean Holt	1	Dennis Holt	388	67 Ford	0	$380
18	24	Friday Hassler	39	Red Sharp	381	66 Chevrol	0	$365
19	18	Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	370	66 Ford	0	$355
20	20	Jabe Thomas	25	Don Robertson	349	67 Ford	0	$345
21	16	GC Spencer	49	GC Spencer	335	67 Plymout	0	$325
22	17	Clyde Lynn	20	Clyde Lynn	328	66 Ford	0	$325
23	28	Roy Tyner	76	Don Culpepper	309	66 Ford	0	$300
24	29	Larry Manning	46	Tom Hunter	268	66 Chevrol	0	$300
25	19	JD McDuffie	70	JD McDuffie	237	67 Buick	0	$325
26	4	Bobby Allison	29	Bondy Long	235	68 Ford	48	$375
27	26	Bob Cooper	2	Bob Cooper	217	66 Chevrol	0	$300
28	22	Bill Champion	10	Bill Champion	148	66 Ford	0	$325
29	21	Sonny Hutchins	90	Junie Donlavey	133	67 Ford	0	$375
30	32	Stan Meserve	51	Margo Hamm	126	67 Dodge	0	$275
31	13	Buddy Baker	3	Ray Fox	109	67 Dodge	0	$275
32	25	Earl Brooks	28	Clyde Lynn	103	66 Ford	0	$275
33	27	Bill Seifert	45	Bill Seifert	94	66 Ford	0	$275
34	36	Bill Vanderhoff	9	Roy Tyner	72	66 Chevrol	0	$250
35	6	Paul Goldsmith	14	Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin)	63	68 Plymout	0	$275
36	35	Frog Fagan	95	Henley Gray	62	66 Ford	0	$250
37	38	Ed Negre	8	Ed Negre	47	67 Ford	0	$250
38	33	Wayne Smith	38	Archie Smith	18	67 Chevrol	0	$250
39	40	Buck Baker	88	Buck Baker	15	67 Oldsmob	0	$250
40	31	Don Tarr	0	Don Tarr	14	66 Chevrol	0	$250