Race: Firecracker 400
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 25 of 49
Date: July 4, 1968
Track: Daytona International Speedway
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Firecracker 400 Race Information
| Winner | Cale Yarborough | Car | No. 21 Mercury |
| Team / Owner | Wood Brothers Racing | Winner Start | 4th |
| Started First | Charlie Glotzbach | Most Laps Led | Cale Yarborough (142) |
| Race Distance | 400 miles (160 laps) | Track Length | 2.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 37 |
| Different Leaders | 4 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Points Leader After Race | Bobby Isaac | Season Race | 25 of 49 |
Firecracker 400 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 160 | 142 | running | 150 |
| 2 | 3 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Mercury | 158 | 7 | running | 147 |
| 3 | 5 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 157 | 6 | running | 144 |
| 4 | 9 | 22 | Darel Dieringer | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Plymouth | 157 | 0 | running | 141 |
| 5 | 10 | 16 | Tiny Lund | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 157 | 0 | running | 138 |
| 6 | 16 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 156 | 0 | running | 135 |
| 7 | 12 | 1 | Bud Moore | King Enterprises | Dodge | 155 | 0 | running | 132 |
| 8 | 11 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 155 | 0 | running | 129 |
| 9 | 1 | 6 | Charlie Glotzbach | Owens Racing | Dodge | 154 | 0 | tire | 126 |
| 10 | 15 | 56 | Jim Hurtubise | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Mercury | 152 | 0 | crank | 123 |
| 11 | 13 | 14 | Jerry Grant | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 152 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 12 | 14 | 11 | Mario Andretti | Holman Moody | Ford | 151 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 151 | 0 | running | 117 |
| 14 | 21 | 4 | John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 151 | 0 | running | 114 |
| 15 | 8 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | running | 111 |
| 16 | 18 | 75 | Butch Hartman | Butch Hartman (Owner) | Dodge | 150 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | 03 | Richard Brickhouse | Dub Clewis (Owner) | Plymouth | 145 | 0 | running | 108 |
| 18 | 24 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 140 | 0 | running | 105 |
| 19 | 32 | 46 | Larry Manning | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 139 | 0 | running | 102 |
| 20 | 27 | 76 | Roy Tyner | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 135 | 0 | running | 99 |
| 21 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 132 | 5 | engine | 96 |
| 22 | 30 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 130 | 0 | running | 93 |
| 23 | 35 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Ford | 127 | 0 | running | 90 |
| 24 | 31 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 126 | 0 | running | 87 |
| 25 | 25 | 80 | E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 126 | 0 | running | 84 |
| 26 | 23 | 52 | Lennie Waldo | Elmer Buxton (Owner) | Ford | 114 | 0 | running | 81 |
| 27 | 29 | 69 | David Mote | Ken Cline (Owner) | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 28 | 33 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 80 | 0 | engine | 78 |
| 29 | 28 | 01 | Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Owner) | Ford | 65 | 0 | overheating | 75 |
| 30 | 6 | 29 | A.J. Foyt | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 64 | 0 | steering | 0 |
| 31 | 20 | 2 | Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Owner) | Chevrolet | 49 | 0 | axle | 72 |
| 32 | 7 | 3 | Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge | 23 | 0 | differential | 69 |
| 33 | 37 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 23 | 0 | transmission | 66 |
| 34 | 19 | 18 | Dick Johnson (California) | Dick Johnson CA (Owner) | Ford | 22 | 0 | header | 63 |
| 35 | 34 | 28 | Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 15 | 0 | oil pressure | 60 |
| 36 | 26 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 14 | 0 | differential | 57 |
| 37 | 36 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Buick | 1 | 0 | oil pressure | 54 |
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