Results

The 1968 Virginia 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Martinsville Speedway race.

Virginia 500

Sunday, April 28th, 1968

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

  • 19 Ford
  • 8 Chevrolet
  • 5 Dodge
  • 1 Oldsmobile
  • 2 Mercury
  • 4 Plymouth
  • 1 Buick

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 66.686
  • Cautions: 10 for 72 laps
  • Lead Changes: 9
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Virginia 500 at Martinsville Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
28 22 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 148 0 0 crash
33 27 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 94 0 0 engine
34 36 09 Bill Vanderhoff Chevrolet 0 0 72 0 0 oil leak
12 30 44 Blaine Kauffman Chevrolet 0 0 461 0 0 running
27 26 02 Bob Cooper Chevrolet 0 0 217 0 0 oil pressure
26 4 29 Bobby Allison Ford 0 0 235 48 0 engine
16 15 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 432 0 0 running
39 40 88 Buck Baker Oldsmobile 0 0 15 0 0 oil leak
6 12 1 Bud Moore Dodge 0 0 494 0 0 running
31 13 3 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 109 0 0 transmission
1 3 21 Cale Yarborough Mercury 0 0 500 51 0 running
22 17 20 Clyde Lynn Ford 0 0 328 0 0 oil line
2 1 17 David Pearson Ford 0 0 500 97 0 running
40 31 0 Don Tarr Chevrolet 0 0 14 0 0 clutch
3 5 27 Donnie Allison Ford 0 0 498 0 0 running
13 34 80 EJ Trivette Chevrolet 0 0 459 0 0 running
32 25 28 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 103 0 0 brakes
37 38 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 47 0 0 wheel
10 14 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 485 0 0 running
18 24 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 381 0 0 engine
36 35 95 Frog Fagan Ford 0 0 62 0 0 brakes
21 16 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 335 0 0 ignition
14 39 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 459 0 0 running
25 19 70 JD McDuffie Buick 0 0 237 0 0 overheating
20 20 25 Jabe Thomas Ford 0 0 349 0 0 a frame
9 10 48 James Hylton Dodge 0 0 489 0 0 running
8 11 4 John Sears Ford 0 0 489 0 0 running
24 29 46 Larry Manning Chevrolet 0 0 268 0 0 rear end
4 8 26 LeeRoy Yarbrough Ford 0 0 498 20 0 running
11 23 06 Neil Castles Plymouth 0 0 479 0 0 running
17 37 01 Paul Dean Holt Ford 0 0 388 0 0 running
35 6 14 Paul Goldsmith Plymouth 0 0 63 0 0 crash
15 2 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 449 284 0 rear end
23 28 76 Roy Tyner Ford 0 0 309 0 0 engine
29 21 90 Sonny Hutchins Ford 0 0 133 0 0 rear end
30 32 51 Stan Meserve Dodge 0 0 126 0 0 steering
7 9 16 Tiny Lund Mercury 0 0 494 0 0 running
5 7 12 Tom Pistone Ford 0 0 497 0 0 running
38 33 38 Wayne Smith Chevrolet 0 0 18 0 0 engine
19 18 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 370 0 0 oil pressure

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