1968 Paul Revere 250

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1968 Paul Revere 250
Daytona Road Course
66 L, 251.46 M
July 4, 1968
Fin	#	Driver	Make	Laps
1	16	Lloyd Ruby	Mercury Cougar	66
2	38	John McComb	Ford Mustang	62
3	59	Peter Gregg	Porsche 911	62
4	24	Jim Murphy	Chevy Camaro	62
5	15	Tiny Lund	Mercury Cougar	62
6	36	Jack Ryan	Porsche 911	61
7	??	Wilbur Pickett	Porsche 911	59
8	??	Lee Cutler	Porsche 911	58
9	1	Jim Vandiver	Chevy Camaro	55
10	87	Buck Baker	Chevy Camaro	50
11	76	Ed Hinchcliff	Ford Mustang	48
12	48	Jim Hall	Dodge Dart	45
13	08	Billy Yuma	Chevy Camaro	43
14	22	Harold Dunaway	Chevy Camaro	38
15	17	Ernie Shaw	Ford Mustang	37
16	6	Herman Wills	Plymouth Barracuda	26
17	27	Donnie Allison	Ford Mustang	16
18	5	Roy Tyner	Chevy Camaro	14
19	74	Al Straub	Ford Mustang	10
20	4	Marty Robbins	Dodge Dart	9
21	19	Arnett Awtry	Chevy Camaro	4
22	13	Bobby Unser	Chevy Camaro	2
23	93	Bob Tullius	Dodge Dart	1
24	26	Bill Barnes	Alfa Romeo	0

The Race::1968 Paul Revere 250 was a Grand Touring event held at the Daytona International Speedway's Road Course on July 4, 1968. Road racing expert Lloyd Ruby destroyed the competition, leading every lap and rolling to a four-lap stomping on second place John McComb. Peter Gregg was third with Jim Murphy fourth. Eventual season champ Tiny Lund was the highest series regular in fifth.

KKI Qualifying

Winner Ruby was the pole sitter, turning in a time of 132.832 seconds. Runner-up in the race, John McComb, was also the runner-up in the season. The rest of the top-six in qualifying: Ed Hinchcliff (3rd), Jim Murphy (4th), Bobby Unser (5th), and Tiny Lund in sixth.

Notes

Notes: Although officially listed by NASCAR as taking place on July 3, the race began at one minute after midnight on July 4. 24 cars started the race. Time of race: 02:25:04 Average Speed: 103.152 MPH Pole Speed: 132.832 seconds