Race: Atlanta 500
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 7 of 49
Date: March 31, 1968
Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway
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Atlanta 500 Race Information
| Winner | Cale Yarborough | Car | No. 21 Mercury |
| Team / Owner | Wood Brothers Racing | Winner Start | 4th |
| Started First | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Most Laps Led | Cale Yarborough (172) |
| Race Distance | 501 miles (334 laps) | Track Length | 1.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 44 |
| Different Leaders | 6 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Richard Petty | Season Race | 7 of 49 |
Atlanta 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 334 | 172 | running | 150 |
| 2 | 1 | 26 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Mercury | 334 | 87 | running | 147 |
| 3 | 7 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Ford | 333 | 23 | running | 144 |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | Charlie Glotzbach | Owens Racing | Dodge | 332 | 0 | running | 141 |
| 5 | 14 | 22 | Darel Dieringer | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Plymouth | 332 | 0 | running | 138 |
| 6 | 12 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 331 | 0 | running | 135 |
| 7 | 10 | 3 | Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge | 331 | 0 | running | 132 |
| 8 | 5 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 330 | 0 | running | 129 |
| 9 | 19 | 37 | Sam McQuagg | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 329 | 5 | running | 126 |
| 10 | 15 | 5 | Butch Hartman | Butch Hartman (Owner) | Dodge | 327 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 56 | Jim Hurtubise | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Mercury | 322 | 0 | running | 123 |
| 12 | 6 | 16 | Tiny Lund | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 322 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 13 | 26 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Owner) | Chevrolet | 319 | 0 | running | 117 |
| 14 | 22 | 79 | Frank Warren | Harold Rhodes (Owner) | Chevrolet | 318 | 0 | running | 114 |
| 15 | 18 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 313 | 5 | running | 111 |
| 16 | 28 | 30 | Dave Marcis | Larry Wehrs (Owner) | Chevrolet | 304 | 0 | running | 108 |
| 17 | 24 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 299 | 0 | running | 105 |
| 18 | 38 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Mercury | 294 | 0 | running | 102 |
| 19 | 9 | 29 | Bobby Allison | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 291 | 42 | accident | 99 |
| 20 | 34 | 0 | Don Tarr | Don Tarr (Owner) | Chevrolet | 284 | 0 | running | 96 |
| 21 | 25 | 50 | Serge Adams | — | Ford | 235 | 0 | clutch | 93 |
| 22 | 41 | 88 | Dub Simpson | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 213 | 0 | engine | 90 |
| 23 | 43 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Ford | 174 | 0 | engine | 87 |
| 24 | 17 | 4 | John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 167 | 0 | accident | 84 |
| 25 | 36 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 129 | 0 | oil pressure | 81 |
| 26 | 31 | 06 | Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Plymouth | 110 | 0 | a-frame | 78 |
| 27 | 16 | 1 | Bud Moore | King Enterprises | Dodge | 91 | 0 | engine | 75 |
| 28 | 20 | 2 | G.C. Spencer | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Dodge | 86 | 0 | engine | 72 |
| 29 | 33 | 52 | Tony Tantarelli | Elmer Buxton (Owner) | Ford | 74 | 0 | a-frame | 69 |
| 30 | 35 | 96 | Charles Burnett | James Brown (Owner) | Ford | 69 | 0 | clutch | 66 |
| 31 | 2 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 54 | 0 | accident | 63 |
| 32 | 11 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 48 | 0 | handling | 60 |
| 33 | 23 | 02 | Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 29 | 0 | engine | 57 |
| 34 | 30 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 22 | 0 | drive shaft | 54 |
| 35 | 32 | 76 | Roy Tyner | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 20 | 0 | engine | 51 |
| 36 | 44 | 23 | Earl Brooks | Robertson Racing | Ford | 18 | 0 | overheating | 48 |
| 37 | 39 | 80 | E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | rear end | 45 |
| 38 | 42 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 11 | 0 | engine | 42 |
| 39 | 27 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 11 | 0 | overheating | 39 |
| 40 | 21 | 97 | Red Farmer | Red Farmer (Owner) | Ford | 7 | 0 | quit | 36 |
| 41 | 8 | 14 | Jerry Grant | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 6 | 0 | engine | 33 |
| 42 | 40 | 58 | Phil Wendt | Ken Watter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | engine | 30 |
| 43 | 29 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 5 | 0 | quit | 27 |
| 44 | 37 | 19 | Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 4 | 0 | quit | 24 |
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