1968 Daytona 500

1968 Daytona 500
Race details
Race 4 of 49 in the 1968 NASCAR Grand National Series season
1968 Daytona 500 program cover
1968 Daytona 500 program cover
Date February 25, 1968 (1968-02-25)
Location Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.023 km)
Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Weather Temperatures hovering around 59 °F (15 °C); wind speeds up to 20.8 miles per hour (33.5 km/h)[1]
Average speed 147.251 miles per hour (236.978 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Wood Brothers Racing
Most laps led
Driver Cale Yarborough Wood Brothers Racing
Laps 76
Winner
No. 21 Cale Yarborough Wood Brothers Racing

The 1968 Daytona 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series race held on February 25, 1968, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Cale Yarborough won the race from the pole