Race: Volunteer 500
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 30 of 49
Date: July 21, 1968
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
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Volunteer 500 Race Information
| Winner | David Pearson | Car | No. 17 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Holman Moody | Winner Start | 6th |
| Started First | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Most Laps Led | David Pearson (257) |
| Race Distance | 250 miles (500 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 36 |
| Different Leaders | 5 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Points Leader After Race | Bobby Isaac | Season Race | 30 of 49 |
Volunteer 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 500 | 257 | running | 100 |
| 2 | 4 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 499 | 1 | running | 98 |
| 3 | 3 | 29 | Swede Savage | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 498 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 9 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 497 | 0 | running | 96 |
| 5 | 18 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Owner) | Chevrolet | 488 | 0 | running | 94 |
| 6 | 10 | 3 | Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge | 481 | 0 | engine | 92 |
| 7 | 24 | 06 | Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Plymouth | 467 | 0 | running | 90 |
| 8 | 12 | 16 | Tiny Lund | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 465 | 0 | engine | 88 |
| 9 | 32 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 464 | 0 | running | 86 |
| 10 | 29 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Buick | 463 | 0 | running | 84 |
| 11 | 20 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 460 | 0 | running | 82 |
| 12 | 21 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 455 | 0 | running | 80 |
| 13 | 33 | 46 | Larry Manning | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 437 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 27 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Pontiac | 421 | 0 | running | 78 |
| 15 | 15 | 4 | John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 407 | 0 | differential | 76 |
| 16 | 34 | 57 | Ervin Pruitt | Ervin Pruitt (Owner) | Dodge | 403 | 0 | running | 74 |
| 17 | 23 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Ford | 387 | 0 | accident | 72 |
| 18 | 2 | 6 | Charlie Glotzbach | Owens Racing | Dodge | 385 | 74 | engine | 70 |
| 19 | 31 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 367 | 0 | wheel | 68 |
| 20 | 28 | 93 | Walson Gardner | Walson Gardner (Owner) | Ford | 362 | 0 | engine | 66 |
| 21 | 13 | 5 | Pete Hamilton | Rocky Hinton (Owner) | Ford | 329 | 14 | push rod | 64 |
| 22 | 26 | 50 | Eddie Yarboro | Eddie Yarboro (Owner) | Plymouth | 298 | 0 | fan belt | 62 |
| 23 | 7 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 290 | 154 | differential | 0 |
| 24 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 236 | 0 | fan belt | 60 |
| 25 | 16 | 2 | Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Owner) | Chevrolet | 212 | 0 | battery | 58 |
| 26 | 11 | 22 | Darel Dieringer | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Plymouth | 206 | 0 | lugs | 56 |
| 27 | 22 | 28 | Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 194 | 0 | oil pan | 54 |
| 28 | 30 | 18 | Dick Johnson (California) | Dick Johnson CA (Owner) | Ford | 187 | 0 | quit | 52 |
| 29 | 19 | 08 | Bob Burcham | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 176 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 30 | 35 | 01 | Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Owner) | Ford | 143 | 0 | oil leak | 50 |
| 31 | 17 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 135 | 0 | engine | 48 |
| 32 | 1 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 120 | 0 | engine | 46 |
| 33 | 25 | 51 | Stan Meserve | Margo Hamm (Owner) | Dodge | 81 | 0 | differential | 44 |
| 34 | 5 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Ford | 63 | 0 | differential | 0 |
| 35 | 14 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 35 | 0 | engine | 42 |
| 36 | 36 | 03 | Richard Brickhouse | Dub Clewis (Owner) | Plymouth | 8 | 0 | engine | 40 |
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