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1968 Daytona 500 Results

Fin. Pos. Str. Car Pos. Car No. Driver Laps Money Car
1 1 21 Cale Yarborough 200 $47,250 Mercury
2 3 26 LeeRoy Yarbrough 200 $17,525 Mercury
3 6 29 Bobby Allison 200 $10,150 Ford
4 8 6 Al Unser 200 $6,250 Dodge
5 4 17 David Pearson 199 $4,750 Ford
6 9 99 Paul Goldsmith 199 $4,500 Plymouth
7 23 22 Darel Dieringer 199 $4,100 Plymouth
8 2 43 Richard Petty 198 $4,350 Plymouth
9 5 16 Tiny Lund 197 $2,500 Mercury
10 27 32 Andy Hampton 193 $2,525 Dodge
11 22 67 Buddy Arrington 186 $2,350 Dodge
12 19 27 A.J. Foyt 183 $2,350 Ford
13 34 84 Bob Senneker 183 $3,200 Chevrolet
14 25 20 Clyde Lynn 182 $2,200 Mercury
15 40 45 Bill Seifert 181 $2,100 Ford
16 15 5 Butch Hartman 180 $2,275 Dodge
17 42 34 Wendell Scott 179 $2,045 Ford
18 24 46 Larry Manning 177 $2,110 Chevrolet
19 49 19 Henley Gray 175 $2,025 Ford
20 35 30 Dave Marcis 175 $2,015 Chevrolet
21 38 73 Rod Eulenfeld 174 $2,000 Chevrolet
22 10 37 Sam McQuagg 171 $1,140 Dodge
23 44 96 Charles Burnette 146 $1,135 Ford
24 31 79 Frank Warren 143 $1,130 Chevrolet
25 17 64 Elmo Langley 141 $1,125 Ford
26 37 25 Jabe Thomas 126 $1,120 Ford
27 29 56 Jim Hurtubise 123 $1,125 Mercury
28 50 95 Don Biederman 123 $1,110 Ford
29 20 11 Mario Andretti 105 $1,580 Mercury
30 13 3 Buddy Baker 103 $1,700 Dodge
31 28 4 John Sears 101 $1,145 Ford
32 21 15 Charlie Glotzbach 91 $1,140 Plymouth
33 41 75 Earl Brooks 89 $1,085 Ford
34 33 10 Bill Champion 79 $1,080 Ford
35 39 18 Dick Johnson 63 $1,075 Ford
36 11 71 Bobby Isaac 56 $1,070 Dodge
37 16 7 Bobby Johns 55 $1,065 Chevrolet
38 47 90 Sonny Hutchins 53 $1,060 Ford
39 32 2 Bob Cooper 52 $1,055 Chevrolet
40 7 66 Donnie Allison 48 $1,000 Ford
41 43 51 Stanley Meserve 34 $950 Dodge
42 26 14 Jerry Grant 32 $1,000 Plymouth
43 30 97 Red Farmer 24 $850 Ford
44 14 18 James Hylton 24 $800 Dodge
45 45 0 Don Tarr 23 $750 Chevrolet
46 46 2 Paul Lewis 14 $700 Dodge
47 48 9 Roy Tyner 8 $1,650 Pontiac
48 12 1 Bud Moore 7 $600 Dodge
49 18 36 H.B. Bailey 6 $550 Pontiac
50 36 6 Dub Simpson 0 $500 Dodge
Time of Race: 3 hours, 23 minutes, 44 seconds
Average Speed: 143.251 mph
Fastest Qualifier: Cale Yarborough, 189.222 mph
Pole: Cale Yarborough
Margin of Victory: 1 second
Caution Flags: 11 for 60 laps
Lead Changes: 22 lead changes among 9 drivers. Lap Leaders: Cale Yarborough 1-12, David Pearson 13-22, Richard Petty 23-26, Al Unser 27, LeeRoy Yarbrough 28-34, Buddy Baker 35-36, LeeRoy Yarbrough 37-40, Baker 41, Yarbrough 42-46, Mario Andretti 47-48, Butch Hartman 49-51, Baker 52-68, Yarbrough 69-71, Andretti 72-76, Bobby Allison 77-78, Andretti 79-88, Yarborough 89-143, Yarbrough 144-166, Allison 167-171, Yarborough 172-176, Yarbrough 177-196, Yarborough 197-200.
Total Laps Led: Cale Yarborough 76, LeeRoy Yarbrough 62, Buddy Baker 20, Mario Andretti 17, David Pearson 10, Bobby Allison 7, Richard Petty 4, Butch Hartman 3, Al Unser 1.

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