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| 1968 Motor Trend 500 |  
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| Held on January 27, 1968 at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, CA (Original Grand Prix Road Course configuration) | |
| 186 L, 604.5 M, 972.846 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| FEATURE RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 121 | Dan Gurney | Ron's Ford | 68' Ford | 186 | 124 | running | |
| 2 | 2 | 17 | David Pearson | East Tennessee Motor Company | 68' Ford | 186 | 10 | running | |
| 3 | 3 | 115 | Parnelli Jones | Vel's Ford | 68' Ford | 186 | 49 | running | |
| 4 | 12 | 29 | Bobby Allison | 68' Ford | 185 | 0 | running | ||
| 5 | 7 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 60 Minute Cleaners | 68' Ford | 184 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 14 | 3 | Al Unser | 67' Dodge | 182 | 0 | running | ||
| 7 | 10 | 37 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | 67' Dodge | 182 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 16 | 06 | Dave James | Len Heating | 67' Plymouth | 171 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 17 | 45 | Scotty Cain | 66' Ford | 167 | 0 | running | ||
| 10 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth Dealers | 67' Plymouth | 163 | 0 | engine | |
| 11 | 20 | 61 | Jim Cook | 67' Olds | 162 | 0 | running | ||
| 12 | 35 | 19 | Henley Gray | 66' Ford | 150 | 0 | running | ||
| 13 | 30 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | 66' Ford | 148 | 0 | running | ||
| 14 | 31 | 88 | Clyde Prickett | 67' Chevy | 140 | 0 | running | ||
| 15 | 24 | 7 | Jack McCoy | 67' Dodge | 118 | 0 | engine | ||
| 16 | 36 | 92 | Guy Jones | 66' Ford | 109 | 0 | engine | ||
| 17 | 37 | 143 | Frank Burnett | 65' Plymouth | 92 | 0 | gas-tank | ||
| 18 | 40 | 08 | Sam Rose | 67' Mercury | 92 | 0 | lug-bolt | ||
| 19 | 22 | 1 | Don White | Nichels Engineering, Dodge | 68' Dodge | 90 | 0 | brakes | |
| 20 | 21 | 41 | Norm Nelson | Friedkin Enterprises | 68' Plymouth | 87 | 0 | engine | |
| 21 | 38 | 111 | Ed Brown | 67' Ford | 73 | 0 | fuel pump | ||
| 22 | 11 | 14 | Jerry Grant | Friedkin Enterprises | 67' Plymouth | 71 | 0 | accident | |
| 23 | 9 | 22 | Darel Dieringer | 68' Plymouth | 69 | 0 | engine | ||
| 24 | 25 | 18 | Harold Hardesty | 66' Ford | 67 | 0 | accident | ||
| 25 | 15 | 6 | Buddy Baker | 67' Dodge | 59 | 0 | clutch | ||
| 26 | 27 | 00 | Frank James | 65' Chevy | 55 | 0 | differential | ||
| 27 | 8 | 11 | Mario Andretti | Don Wagner Ford | 68' Ford | 41 | 3 | engine | |
| 28 | 39 | 8 | Jerry Oliver | 66' Chevy | 39 | 0 | differential | ||
| 29 | 29 | 25 | Vallie Engelauf | 66' Chevy | 38 | 0 | transmission | ||
| 30 | 19 | 96 | Ray Elder | 65' Dodge | 37 | 0 | fuel pump | ||
| 31 | 42 | 2 | Johnny Steele | 67' Ford | 33 | 0 | accident | ||
| 32 | 32 | 38 | Don Noel | 67' Ford | 31 | 0 | engine | ||
| 33 | 33 | 15 | Paul Dorrity | '67 Chevy | 28 | 0 | differential | ||
| 34 | 13 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | 67' Dodge | 21 | 0 | engine | |
| 35 | 34 | 9 | Roy Tyner | 66' Chevy | 19 | 0 | clutch | ||
| 36 | 26 | 5 | Bill Small | 65' Chevy | 16 | 0 | transmission | ||
| 37 | 5 | 26 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 68' Ford | 14 | 0 | oil pan | ||
| 38 | 28 | 98 | Bob Link | 67' Ford | 14 | 0 | sway bar | ||
| 39 | 23 | 95 | Jerry Titus | 66' Ford | 5 | 0 | head gasket | ||
| 40 | 44 | 80 | Bo Reeder | 67' Ford | 4 | 0 | differential | ||
| 41 | 41 | 09 | Carl Joiner | 67' Pontiac | 3 | 0 | overheating | ||
| 42 | 18 | 4 | John Sears | 66' Ford | 2 | 0 | engine | ||
| 43 | 6 | 27 | A.J. Foyt | 68' Ford | 0 | 0 | engine | ||
| 44 | 43 | 46 | Joe Clark | 65' Plymouth | 0 | 0 | head gasket |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Did not qualify: Neil Castles; Wendell Scott; George Wiltshire; Hank Dekker; Bobby Wawak; Bobby Mausgrover | |||||||||
| Time of Race: 4h:57:55 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Dan Gurney | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 100.598 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 16 among 4 drivers - Parnelli Jones (1-24); Dan Gurney (25-26); Mario Andretti (27-29); David Pearson (30-32); Parnelli Jones (33-44); David Pearson (45); Dan Gurney (46-47); Parnelli Jones (48); Dan Gurney (49-79); David Pearson (80-85); Parnelli Jones (86-88); Dan Gurney (89-145); Parnelli Jones (146-153); Dan Gurney (154-158); Parnelli Jones (159); Dan Gurney (160-186) | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered |
