1968 Motor Trend 500 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1968 Motor Trend 500 |
| Name of Track: | Riverside International Raceway |
| Date: | N/A |
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1968 Motor Trend 500 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1968 Motor Trend 500, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Gurney | 121 | 1 | $21,250 | 186 | 0 | running | Wood Brothers |
| 2 | David Pearson | 17 | 2 | $9,600 | 186 | 0 | running | Holman-Moody |
| 3 | Parnelli Jones | 115 | 3 | $5,600 | 186 | 0 | running | Bill Stroppe |
| 4 | Bobby Allison | 29 | 12 | $3,250 | 185 | 0 | running | Bondy Long |
| 5 | Cale Yarborough | 21 | 7 | $2,225 | 184 | 0 | running | Wood Brothers |
| 7 | Bobby Isaac | 37 | 10 | $1,370 | 182 | 0 | running | K & K Insurance |
| 8 | Dave James | 6 | 16 | $1,250 | 171 | 0 | running | Jim Whitehead |
| 9 | Scotty Cain | 45 | 17 | $1,150 | 167 | 0 | running | Bill Clinton |
| 10 | Richard Petty | 43 | 4 | $1,650 | 163 | 0 | engine | Petty Enterprises |
| 11 | Jim Cook | 61 | 20 | $1,000 | 162 | 0 | running | Coz Concilla |
| 12 | Henley Gray | 19 | 35 | $900 | 150 | 0 | running | Henley Gray |
| 13 | Clyde Lynn | 20 | 30 | $800 | 148 | 0 | running | Clyde Lynn |
| 16 | Guy Jones | 92 | 36 | $650 | 109 | 0 | engine | |
| 17 | Frank Burnett | 143 | 37 | $640 | 92 | 0 | gas tank | |
| 20 | Norm Nelson | 41 | 21 | $720 | 87 | 0 | engine | Friedkin Enterprises |
| 21 | Ed Brown | 111 | 38 | $615 | 73 | 0 | fuel pump | |
| 22 | Jerry Grant | 14 | 11 | $760 | 71 | 0 | crash | Friedkin Enterprises |
| 23 | Darel Dieringer | 22 | 9 | $625 | 69 | 0 | engine | Mario Rossi |
| 24 | Harold Hardesty | 18 | 25 | $575 | 67 | 0 | crash | Bob Bristol |
| 25 | Buddy Baker | 6 | 15 | $575 | 59 | 0 | clutch | Cotton Owens |
| 26 | Frank Jones | 0 | 27 | $520 | 55 | 0 | diff | |
| 27 | Mario Andretti | 11 | 8 | $540 | 41 | 0 | engine | Holman-Moody |
| 29 | Vallie Engelauf | 25 | 29 | $505 | 38 | 0 | trans | |
| 30 | Ray Elder | 96 | 19 | $500 | 37 | 0 | fuel pump | Fred Elder |
| 33 | Paul Dorrity | 15 | 33 | $500 | 28 | 0 | diff | Glen Dorrity |
| 34 | James Hylton | 48 | 13 | $575 | 21 | 0 | engine | Hylton Engineering |
| 37 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 26 | 5 | $575 | 14 | 0 | oil pan | Junior Johnson |
| 38 | Bob Link | 98 | 28 | $500 | 14 | 0 | sway bar | Robert Link |
| 41 | Carl Joiner | 9 | 41 | $500 | 3 | 0 | heating | |
| 43 | A.J. Foyt | 27 | 6 | $550 | 0 | 0 | engine | Banjo Matthews |
| 44 | Joe Clark | 46 | 43 | $500 | 0 | 0 | h gasket |
