Hickory 250

Hickory Speedway — January 1, 1968

Richard Petty

Winner

250

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Richard Petty won the 1968 Hickory 250 at Hickory Speedway on January 1, 1968, leading 75 of 250 laps. David Pearson finished second; Bobby Isaac rounded out the podium. The race featured 3 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Monday, January 1, 1968

Track

Hickory Speedway

Season

1968

Winner

Richard Petty

Leaders

3 drivers

Sort by

Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	4	+3	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	250	—	Running	75	50
2	1	-1	David Pearson	Holman Moody		250	—	Running	59	0
3	3	—	Bobby Isaac	K&K Insurance Racing	Dodge	250	—	Running	116	49
4	6	+2	Friday Hassler	Red Sharp (Owner)		245	—	Running	—	0
5	7	+2	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering	Dodge	244	—	Running	—	48
6	10	+4	John Sears	DeWitt Racing		243	—	Running	—	47
7	2	-5	Jack Ingram			242	—	Running	—	46
8	22	+14	Roy Tyner	Don Culpepper (Owner)		239	—	Running	—	45
9	14	+5	Bill Seifert	Seifert Racing		237	—	Running	—	44
10	8	-2	Elmo Langley	Langley-Woodfield Racing		235	—	Running	—	43
11	13	+2	Clyde Lynn	Negre Racing		232	—	Running	—	42
12	15	+3	Henley Gray	Gray Racing		229	—	Running	—	41
13	5	-8	G.C. Spencer	GC Spencer Racing	Plymouth	222	—	DNF	—	40
14	17	+3	Jabe Thomas	Robertson Racing		222	—	Running	—	39
15	9	-6	Neil Castles	Neil Castles (Owner)	Plymouth	222	—	DNF - Engine	—	38
16	12	-4	Buck Baker	Buck Baker Racing		115	—	DNF - Engine	—	0
17	16	-1	Wayne Smith			106	—	DNF	—	37
18	21	+3	Bob Cooper	Bob Cooper (Owner)		99	—	DNF	—	36
19	11	-8	Wendell Scott	Scott Racing		72	—	DNF - Engine	—	35
20	18	-2	Paul Dean Holt	Dennis Holt (Owner)		38	—	DNF - Engine	—	34
21	20	-1	Bill Vanderhoff	Roy Tyner (Owner)		31	—	DNF	—	33
22	19	-3	Jim Vandiver	Tom Vandiver (Owner)		5	—	DNF	—	32