Gwyn Staley 400

North Wilkesboro Speedway — January 1, 1968

David Pearson

Winner

400

Laps

Entries

Leaders

David Pearson won the 1968 Gwyn Staley 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway on January 1, 1968, leading 181 of 400 laps. Buddy Baker finished second; Bobby Isaac rounded out the podium. The race featured 6 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Monday, January 1, 1968

Track

North Wilkesboro Speedway

Season

1968

Winner

David Pearson

Leaders

6 drivers

Sort by

Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	—	David Pearson	Holman Moody		400	—	Running	181	100
2	12	+10	Buddy Baker	Fox Racing	Dodge	399	—	Running	—	98
3	3	—	Bobby Isaac	K&K Insurance Racing	Dodge	399	—	Running	1	96
4	4	—	Darel Dieringer	Mario Rossi (Owner)	Plymouth	398	—	Running	—	94
5	2	-3	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Junior Johnson & Associates		391	—	DNF - Engine	132	92
6	14	+8	John Sears	DeWitt Racing		390	—	Running	—	90
7	8	+1	Jerry Grant	Tom Friedkin (Owner)	Plymouth	390	—	Running	—	88
8	22	+14	Roy Tyner	Don Culpepper (Owner)		386	—	Running	—	86
9	21	+12	Neil Castles	Neil Castles (Owner)	Plymouth	381	—	Running	—	84
10	19	+9	Clyde Lynn	Negre Racing	Mercury	377	—	Running	—	82
11	24	+13	Earl Brooks	Negre Racing		362	—	Running	—	80
12	29	+17	Henley Gray	Gray Racing		362	—	Running	—	78
13	15	+2	Bob Cooper	Bob Cooper (Owner)		361	—	DNF - Engine	—	76
14	26	+12	Wendell Scott	Scott Racing		359	—	Running	—	74
15	17	+2	Jabe Thomas	Robertson Racing		342	—	Running	—	72
16	18	+2	Eddie Yarboro	Eddie Yarboro (Owner)	Plymouth	338	—	DNF - Engine	—	70
17	33	+16	Frog Fagan	Gray Racing		338	—	Running	—	68
18	30	+12	Stan Meserve	Margo Hamm (Owner)	Dodge	333	—	Running	—	66
19	20	+1	Buck Baker	Buck Baker Racing		326	—	DNF - Engine	—	64
20	23	+3	Bill Seifert	Seifert Racing		308	—	DNF - Engine	—	62
21	32	+11	Paul Dean Holt	Dennis Holt (Owner)		265	—	DNF - Engine	—	60
22	9	-13	G.C. Spencer	GC Spencer Racing	Plymouth	257	—	DNF - Engine	—	58
23	10	-13	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering	Dodge	248	—	DNF - Engine	—	56
24	13	-11	Jim Hurtubise	Pistone Racing	Mercury	243	—	DNF	—	54
25	27	+2	Wayne Smith	Archie Smith (Owner)		215	—	DNF	—	52
26	6	-20	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	210	—	DNF - Engine	39	50
27	7	-20	Paul Goldsmith	Nichels Engineering	Plymouth	144	—	DNF	27	48
28	28	—	Larry Manning	Tom Hunter (Owner)		117	—	DNF	—	46
29	5	-24	Bobby Allison	Bondy Long (Owner)		97	—	DNF	20	0
30	31	+1	Bill Vanderhoff	Roy Tyner (Owner)		97	—	DNF - Engine	—	44
31	25	-6	Elmo Langley	Langley-Woodfield Racing		71	—	DNF - Engine	—	42
32	35	+3	Don Tarr	Don Tarr (Owner)		62	—	DNF	—	40
33	11	-22	Jack Ingram	Giachetti Brothers		57	—	DNF - Engine	—	38
34	16	-18	Friday Hassler	Red Sharp (Owner)		30	—	DNF - Engine	—	36
35	34	-1	Leonard Brock	Newman Long (Owner)		1	—	DNF - Engine	—	34