Race: Daytona 500
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 4 of 49
Date: February 25, 1968
Track: Daytona International Speedway
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Daytona 500 Race Information
| Winner | Cale Yarborough | Car | No. 21 Mercury |
| Team / Owner | Wood Brothers Racing | Winner Start | 1st |
| Started First | Cale Yarborough | Most Laps Led | Cale Yarborough (76) |
| Race Distance | 500 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 2.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 50 |
| Different Leaders | 9 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 4 |
| Points Leader After Race | Bobby Allison | Season Race | 4 of 49 |
Daytona 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 200 | 76 | running | 150 |
| 2 | 3 | 26 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Mercury | 200 | 62 | running | 147 |
| 3 | 6 | 29 | Bobby Allison | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 200 | 7 | running | 144 |
| 4 | 8 | 6 | Al Unser Sr. | Owens Racing | Dodge | 200 | 1 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 199 | 10 | running | 141 |
| 6 | 9 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 199 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 23 | 22 | Darel Dieringer | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Plymouth | 199 | 0 | running | 138 |
| 8 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 198 | 4 | running | 135 |
| 9 | 5 | 16 | Tiny Lund | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 197 | 0 | running | 132 |
| 10 | 27 | 32 | Andy Hampton | Ranier-Lundy Racing | Dodge | 193 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 22 | 67 | Bob Pronger | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 187 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | 27 | A.J. Foyt | Matthews Racing | Ford | 183 | 0 | transmission | 0 |
| 13 | 34 | 84 | Bob Senneker | Doug Cutler (Owner) | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 25 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Mercury | 182 | 0 | running | 129 |
| 15 | 40 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 181 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 15 | 5 | Butch Hartman | Butch Hartman (Owner) | Dodge | 180 | 3 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 42 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 179 | 0 | running | 126 |
| 18 | 24 | 46 | Larry Manning | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 177 | 0 | running | 123 |
| 19 | 49 | 19 | Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 176 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 20 | 35 | 30 | Dave Marcis | Larry Wehrs (Owner) | Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | running | 117 |
| 21 | 38 | 73 | Rod Eulenfeld | Julian Kline (Owner) | Chevrolet | 174 | 0 | running | 114 |
| 22 | 10 | 37 | Sam McQuagg | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 171 | 0 | engine | 111 |
| 23 | 44 | 96 | Charles Burnett | Roy Buckner (Owner) | Ford | 146 | 0 | flagged | 108 |
| 24 | 31 | 79 | Frank Warren | Harold Rhodes (Owner) | Chevrolet | 143 | 0 | running | 105 |
| 25 | 17 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 141 | 0 | overheating | 102 |
| 26 | 37 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Ford | 126 | 0 | overheating | 99 |
| 27 | 29 | 56 | Jim Hurtubise | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Mercury | 123 | 0 | accident | 96 |
| 28 | 50 | 95 | Don Biederman | James Brown (Owner) | Ford | 123 | 0 | engine | 93 |
| 29 | 20 | 11 | Mario Andretti | Holman Moody | Mercury | 105 | 17 | accident | 0 |
| 30 | 13 | 3 | Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge | 103 | 20 | accident | 90 |
| 31 | 28 | 4 | John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 101 | 0 | accident | 87 |
| 32 | 21 | 15 | Charlie Glotzbach | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 91 | 0 | engine | 84 |
| 33 | 41 | 75 | Earl Brooks | Gene Black (Owner) | Ford | 89 | 0 | accident | 81 |
| 34 | 33 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 78 | 0 | overheating | 78 |
| 35 | 39 | 18 | Dick Johnson (California) | Bob Casperson (Owner) | Ford | 63 | 0 | engine | 75 |
| 36 | 11 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 56 | 0 | engine | 72 |
| 37 | 16 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | battery | 69 |
| 38 | 47 | 90 | Sonny Hutchins | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 53 | 0 | engine | 66 |
| 39 | 32 | 02 | Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | engine | 63 |
| 40 | 7 | 66 | Donnie Allison | — | Ford | 48 | 0 | accident | 60 |
| 41 | 43 | 51 | Stan Meserve | Margo Hamm (Owner) | Dodge | 34 | 0 | brakes | 57 |
| 42 | 26 | 14 | Jerry Grant | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 32 | 0 | accident | 54 |
| 43 | 30 | 97 | Red Farmer | Red Farmer (Owner) | Ford | 24 | 0 | engine | 51 |
| 44 | 14 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 24 | 0 | accident | 48 |
| 45 | 45 | 0 | Don Tarr | Don Tarr (Owner) | Chevrolet | 23 | 0 | head gasket | 45 |
| 46 | 46 | 2 | Paul Lewis | J.D. Bracken (Owner) | Dodge | 14 | 0 | engine | 42 |
| 47 | 48 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Pontiac | 8 | 0 | engine | 39 |
| 48 | 12 | 1 | Bud Moore | King Enterprises | Dodge | 7 | 0 | accident | 36 |
| 49 | 18 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 6 | 0 | engine | 33 |
| 50 | 36 | 06 | Dub Simpson | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 0 | 0 | oil pressure | 30 |
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