Race: Motor Trend 500
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 3 of 49
Date: January 21, 1968
Track: Riverside International Raceway
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Motor Trend 500 Race Information
| Winner | Dan Gurney | Car | No. 121 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Wood Brothers Racing | Winner Start | 1st |
| Started First | Dan Gurney | Most Laps Led | Dan Gurney (124) |
| Race Distance | 502.2 miles (186 laps) | Track Length | 2.7 miles |
| Track Type | Road course | Starters | 44 |
| Different Leaders | 4 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 3 |
| Points Leader After Race | Bobby Allison | Season Race | 3 of 49 |
Motor Trend 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 121 | Dan Gurney | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 186 | 124 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 186 | 10 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 115 | Parnelli Jones | Stroppe Motorsports | Ford | 186 | 49 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 12 | 29 | Bobby Allison | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 185 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 184 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | 3 | Al Unser Sr. | Rudy Hoerr (Owner) | Dodge | 182 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | 37 | Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 182 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 16 | 06 | Dave James | Jim Whitehead (Owner) | Plymouth | 171 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | 45 | Scotty Cain | Bill Clifton (Owner) | Ford | 167 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 163 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 11 | 20 | 61 | Jim Cook | Coz Concilla (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 162 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 35 | 19 | Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 150 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 30 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 148 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 31 | 88 | Clyde Prickett | Dan Dostinich (Owner) | Chevrolet | 140 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | 7 | Jack McCoy | Charles Bell (Owner) | Dodge | 118 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 16 | 36 | 92 | Guy Jones | — | Ford | 109 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 17 | 37 | 143 | Frank Burnett | — | Plymouth | 92 | 0 | fuel tank | 0 |
| 18 | 40 | 08 | Sam Rose | Sam Rose (Owner) | Mercury | 92 | 0 | lugs | 0 |
| 19 | 22 | 1 | Don White | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 90 | 0 | brakes | 0 |
| 20 | 21 | 41 | Norm Nelson | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 87 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 21 | 38 | 111 | Ed Brown | — | Ford | 73 | 0 | fuel pump | 0 |
| 22 | 11 | 14 | Jerry Grant | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 71 | 0 | accident | 0 |
| 23 | 9 | 22 | Darel Dieringer | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Plymouth | 69 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 24 | 25 | 18 | Harold Hardesty | Bob Bristol (Owner) | Ford | 67 | 0 | accident | 0 |
| 25 | 15 | 6 | Buddy Baker | Owens Racing | Dodge | 59 | 0 | clutch | 0 |
| 26 | 27 | 00 | Frank Jones | — | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | differential | 0 |
| 27 | 8 | 11 | Mario Andretti | Holman Moody | Ford | 41 | 3 | engine | 0 |
| 28 | 39 | 8 | Jerry Oliver | — | Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | differential | 0 |
| 29 | 29 | 25 | Vallie Engelauf | — | Chevrolet | 38 | 0 | transmission | 0 |
| 30 | 19 | 96 | Ray Elder | Fred Elder (Owner) | Dodge | 37 | 0 | fuel pump | 0 |
| 31 | 42 | 2 | Johnny Steele | Kyle Gibson (Owner) | Ford | 33 | 0 | accident | 0 |
| 32 | 32 | 38 | Don Noel | — | Ford | 31 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 33 | 33 | 15 | Paul Dorrity | Glen Dorrity (Owner) | Chevrolet | 28 | 0 | differential | 0 |
| 34 | 13 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 21 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 35 | 34 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 19 | 0 | clutch | 0 |
| 36 | 26 | 5 | Bill Small | — | Chevrolet | 16 | 0 | transmission | 0 |
| 37 | 5 | 26 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 14 | 0 | oil pan | 0 |
| 38 | 28 | 98 | Bob Link | Robert Link (Owner) | Ford | 14 | 0 | sway bar | 0 |
| 39 | 23 | 95 | Jerry Titus | — | Ford | 5 | 0 | head gasket | 0 |
| 40 | 44 | 80 | Bo Reeder | Bo Reeder (Owner) | Ford | 4 | 0 | differential | 0 |
| 41 | 41 | 09 | Carl Joiner | — | Pontiac | 3 | 0 | overheating | 0 |
| 42 | 18 | 4 | John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 2 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 43 | 6 | 27 | A.J. Foyt | Matthews Racing | Ford | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 44 | 43 | 46 | Joe Clark | — | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | head gasket | 0 |
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