Race: Southern 500
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 39 of 49
Date: September 2, 1968
Track: Darlington Raceway
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Southern 500 Race Information
| Winner | Cale Yarborough | Car | No. 21 Mercury |
| Team / Owner | Wood Brothers Racing | Winner Start | 2nd |
| Started First | Charlie Glotzbach | Most Laps Led | Cale Yarborough (169) |
| Race Distance | 500.5 miles (364 laps) | Track Length | 1.375 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 44 |
| Different Leaders | 6 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | David Pearson | Season Race | 39 of 49 |
Southern 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 364 | 169 | running | 150 |
| 2 | 16 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 364 | 26 | running | 147 |
| 3 | 7 | 3 | Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge | 362 | 0 | running | 144 |
| 4 | 1 | 6 | Charlie Glotzbach | Owens Racing | Dodge | 360 | 0 | running | 141 |
| 5 | 8 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 357 | 21 | running | 138 |
| 6 | 13 | 14 | Curtis Turner | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 354 | 0 | running | 135 |
| 7 | 18 | 2 | Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Owner) | Chevrolet | 352 | 0 | running | 132 |
| 8 | 11 | 29 | Bud Moore | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 350 | 0 | running | 129 |
| 9 | 23 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Owner) | Chevrolet | 343 | 0 | running | 126 |
| 10 | 5 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Ford | 342 | 42 | running | 123 |
| 11 | 40 | 03 | Richard Brickhouse | Dub Clewis (Owner) | Plymouth | 335 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 15 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 334 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 13 | 26 | 46 | Larry Manning | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 331 | 0 | running | 117 |
| 14 | 36 | 19 | Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 320 | 0 | running | 114 |
| 15 | 37 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 316 | 0 | running | 111 |
| 16 | 27 | 0 | Don Tarr | Don Tarr (Owner) | Chevrolet | 308 | 0 | running | 108 |
| 17 | 25 | 61 | Hoss Ellington | Ellington Racing | Mercury | 304 | 0 | running | 105 |
| 18 | 28 | 18 | Dick Johnson (California) | Dick Johnson CA (Owner) | Ford | 287 | 0 | running | 102 |
| 19 | 43 | 9 | Ben Arnold | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Pontiac | 284 | 0 | running | 99 |
| 20 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 273 | 7 | engine | 96 |
| 21 | 39 | 93 | Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Owner) | Ford | 263 | 0 | running | 93 |
| 22 | 24 | 80 | E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 205 | 0 | engine | 90 |
| 23 | 14 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 181 | 0 | accident | 87 |
| 24 | 34 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 156 | 0 | engine | 84 |
| 25 | 35 | 57 | Frank Warren | Ervin Pruitt (Owner) | Dodge | 144 | 0 | oil pressure | 81 |
| 26 | 12 | 15 | James Hylton | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 134 | 0 | overheating | 78 |
| 27 | 4 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 127 | 99 | engine | 75 |
| 28 | 3 | 22 | Darel Dieringer | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Plymouth | 127 | 0 | accident | 72 |
| 29 | 9 | 16 | Tiny Lund | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 126 | 0 | accident | 69 |
| 30 | 31 | 59 | Jim Hurtubise | Pistone Racing | Mercury | 121 | 0 | accident | 66 |
| 31 | 41 | 5 | Earl Brooks | Robertson Racing | Ford | 86 | 0 | transmission | 63 |
| 32 | 17 | 1 | Pete Hamilton | King Enterprises | Dodge | 56 | 0 | accident | 60 |
| 33 | 10 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 55 | 0 | accident | 57 |
| 34 | 19 | 84 | Roy Trantham | Rocky Hinton (Owner) | Ford | 55 | 0 | accident | 0 |
| 35 | 42 | 52 | Bobby Mausgrover | Elmer Buxton (Owner) | Ford | 51 | 0 | accident | 54 |
| 36 | 32 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Ford | 51 | 0 | accident | 51 |
| 37 | 20 | 4 | John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 48 | 0 | accident | 48 |
| 38 | 21 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 33 | 0 | oil pressure | 45 |
| 39 | 33 | 76 | Roy Tyner | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 29 | 0 | engine | 42 |
| 40 | 29 | 07 | George Davis | George Davis (Owner) | Chevrolet | 27 | 0 | running | 39 |
| 41 | 38 | 56 | Serge Adams | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Ford | 24 | 0 | sway bar | 36 |
| 42 | 44 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Buick | 22 | 0 | oil pressure | 33 |
| 43 | 30 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 17 | 0 | engine | 30 |
| 44 | 22 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | clutch | 29 |
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