Hillsboro 150

Occoneechee Speedway — January 1, 1968

Richard Petty

Winner

167

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Richard Petty won the 1968 Hillsboro 150 at Occoneechee Speedway on January 1, 1968, leading 155 of 167 laps. James Hylton finished second; Neil Castles rounded out the podium. The race featured 2 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Monday, January 1, 1968

Track

Occoneechee Speedway

Season

1968

Winner

Richard Petty

Leaders

2 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	—	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	167	—	Running	155	50
2	12	+10	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering	Dodge	160	—	Running	—	49
3	11	+8	Neil Castles	Ervin Pruitt (Owner)	Dodge	152	—	Running	—	48
4	7	+3	John Sears	DeWitt Racing		150	—	Running	—	47
5	23	+18	Worth McMillion	Allen McMillion (Owner)		145	—	Running	—	0
6	10	+4	Bobby Allison	J.D. Bracken (Owner)		145	—	Running	—	46
7	20	+13	Roy Tyner	Roy Tyner (Owner)		140	—	DNF - Engine	—	45
8	15	+7	Earl Brooks	Robertson Racing		138	—	Running	—	44
9	8	-1	Elmo Langley	Seifert Racing		137	—	Running	—	43
10	3	-7	G.C. Spencer	GC Spencer Racing	Plymouth	133	—	DNF	—	42
11	4	-7	Bobby Isaac	K&K Insurance Racing	Dodge	131	—	Running	—	41
12	2	-10	David Pearson	Holman Moody		120	—	DNF - Engine	12	40
13	6	-7	Curtis Turner	Tom Friedkin (Owner)	Plymouth	116	—	DNF - Engine	—	39
14	24	+10	Ken Meisenhelder	Buck Baker Racing		103	—	DNF	—	38
15	13	-2	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing		85	—	DNF	—	37
16	9	-7	Clyde Lynn	Negre Racing		84	—	DNF	—	36
17	14	-3	Jabe Thomas	Robertson Racing		64	—	DNF - Engine	—	35
18	21	+3	Paul Dean Holt	Gray Racing		40	—	DNF	—	34
19	17	-2	Wendell Scott	Scott Racing		35	—	DNF	—	33
20	16	-4	Cecil Gordon	Gray Racing		12	—	DNF	—	32
21	5	-16	Buddy Baker	Fox Racing	Dodge	5	—	DNF	—	31
22	22	—	Bill Seifert	Langley-Woodfield Racing		4	—	DNF - Engine	—	30
23	18	-5	Stan Meserve	Margo Hamm (Owner)	Dodge	2	—	DNF	—	29
24	19	-5	Ray Hill	Neil Castles (Owner)	Plymouth	1	—	DNF - Engine	—	0