Entry List
The official 1968 Motor Trend 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Riverside International Raceway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Motor Trend 500
Sunday, January 21st, 1968
Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA
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- Drivers Entered: 44 (4 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 186
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 100.598
- Cautions: N/A
- Lead Changes: 16
- Green Flag Passes: N/A
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 27 | AJ Foyt | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Ford | Banjo Matthews | Banjo Matthews |
| 2 | 3 | Al Unser | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Dodge | Rudy Hoerr | Rudy Hoerr |
| 3 | 5 | Bill Small | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Chevrolet | -- | -- |
| 4 | 80 | Bo Reeder | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Ford | Bo Reeder | Bo Reeder |
| 5 | 98 | Bob Link | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Ford | Robert Link | Robert Link |
| 6 | 29 | Bobby Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Ford | Bondy Long | Bondy Long |
| 7 | 37 | Bobby Isaac | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Dodge | K & K Insurance | Nord Krauskopf |
| 8 | 6 | Buddy Baker | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Dodge | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens |
| 9 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Ford | 60 Minute Cleaners | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 10 | 09 | Carl Joiner | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Pontiac | -- | -- |
| 11 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Ford | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn |
| 12 | 88 | Clyde Prickett | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Chevrolet | Dan Dostinich | Dan Dostinich |
| 13 | 121 | Dan Gurney | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Ford | Ron's Ford | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 14 | 22 | Darel Dieringer | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Plymouth | Mario Rossi | Mario Rossi |
| 15 | 06 | Dave James | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Plymouth | Len Heating | Jim Whitehead |
| 16 | 17 | David Pearson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Ford | East Tenn. Motor Co. | Holman-Moody |
| 17 | 38 | Don Noel | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Ford | -- | -- |
| 18 | 1 | Don White | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Dodge | Nichels Engineering | Ray Nichels |
| 19 | 111 | Ed Brown | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Ford | -- | -- |
| 20 | 143 | Frank Burnett | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Plymouth | -- | -- |
| 21 | 00 | Frank Jones | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Chevrolet | -- | -- |
| 22 | 92 | Guy Jones | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Ford | -- | -- |
| 23 | 18 | Harold Hardesty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Ford | Bob Bristol | Bob Bristol |
| 24 | 19 | Henley Gray | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Ford | Henley Gray | Henley Gray |
| 25 | 7 | Jack McCoy | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Dodge | Charles Bell | Charles Bell |
| 26 | 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Aug 26, 1934 | 33 | Dodge | Hylton Engineering | James Hylton |
| 27 | 14 | Jerry Grant | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Plymouth | Friedkin Enterprises | Tom Friedkin |
| 28 | 8 | Jerry Oliver | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Chevrolet | -- | -- |
| 29 | 95 | Jerry Titus | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Ford | -- | -- |
| 30 | 61 | Jim Cook | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Oldsmobile | Coz Concilla | Coz Concilla |
| 31 | 46 | Joe Clark | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Plymouth | -- | -- |
| 32 | 4 | John Sears | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Ford | L.G. DeWitt | L.G. DeWitt |
| 33 | 2 | Johnny Steele | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Ford | Kyle Gibson | Kyle Gibson |
| 34 | 26 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Ford | Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson |
| 35 | 11 | Mario Andretti | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Ford | Don Wagner Ford | Holman-Moody |
| 36 | 41 | Norm Nelson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Plymouth | Friedkin Enterprises | Tom Friedkin |
| 37 | 115 | Parnelli Jones | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Ford | Bill Stroppe | Bill Stroppe |
| 38 | 15 | Paul Dorrity | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Chevrolet | Glen Dorrity | Glen Dorrity |
| 39 | 96 | Ray Elder | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Dodge | Fred Elder | Fred Elder |
| 40 | 43 | Richard Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Plymouth | Plymouth Dealers | Petty Enterprises |
| 41 | 9 | Roy Tyner | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Chevrolet | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner |
| 42 | 08 | Sam Rose | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Mercury | Sam Rose | Sam Rose |
| 43 | 45 | Scotty Cain | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Ford | Bill Clinton | Bill Clinton |
| 44 | 25 | Vallie Engelauf | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1968 | Chevrolet | -- | -- |