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September 15, 1968


The Hillsboro 150 was the 43rd race of the 1968 NASCAR Cup Series season and took place at Occoneechee Speedway on 09-15-1968.

Richard Petty won the race in his 1968 Plymouth from the 1 starting position against 23 other drivers with an average race speed of 87.681 mph.

The race distance was 150 miles and offered a total prize purse of $6,900. The Hillsboro 150 was slowed by 1 caution flags for a total of 4 caution laps.

There were a total of 4 lead changes during the race. The pole speed was 93.245.
Fin St # Driver Make Sponsor Pts Laps Status Money
1 1 43 Richard Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises 0 167/155 Running 1,600
2 12 48 James Hylton Dodge Hylton Engineering 0 160/0 Running 1,000
3 11 57 Neil Castles Dodge Ervin Pruitt 0 152/0 Running 700
4 7 4 John Sears Ford L.G. DeWitt 0 150/0 Running 575
5 23 83 Worth McMillion Pontiac Allen McMillion 0 145/0 Running 425
6 10 2 Bobby Allison Chevrolet J.D. Bracken 0 145/0 Running 325
7 20 9 Roy Tyner Pontiac Roy Tyner 0 140/0 Engine 275
8 15 5 Earl Brooks Ford Don Robertson 0 138/0 Running 225
9 8 45 Elmo Langley Ford Bill Seifert 0 137/0 Running 200
10 3 49 G.C. Spencer Plymouth G.C. Spencer 0 133/0 Battery 175
11 4 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge K &… 0 131/0 Running 100
12 2 17 David Pearson Ford Holman-Moody 0 120/12 Engine 100
13 6 15 Curtis Turner Plymouth Friedkin Enterprises 0 116/0 Engine 100
14 24 88 Ken Meisenhelder Oldsmobile Buck Baker 0 103/0 Flagged 100
15 13 70 J.D. McDuffie Buick J.D. McDuffie 0 85/0 Rear end 100
16 9 20 Clyde Lynn Ford Clyde Lynn 0 84/0 Spindle 100
17 14 25 Jabe Thomas Ford Don Robertson 0 64/0 Engine 100
18 21 95 Paul Dean Holt Ford Henley Gray 0 40/0 Brakes 100
19 17 34 Wendell Scott Ford Wendell Scott 0 35/0 Overheating 100
20 16 19 Cecil Gordon Ford Henley Gray 0 12/0 Transmission 100
21 5 3 Buddy Baker Dodge Ray Fox 0 5/0 Driveshaft 100
22 22 64 Bill Seifert Ford Elmo Langley… 0 4/0 Oil leak 100
23 18 51 Stan Meserve Dodge Margo Hamm 0 2/0 Axle 100
24 19 06 Ray Hill Plymouth Neil Castles 0 1/0 Oil pressure 100