PAUL REVERE 250 7-4-1968
Stock Car Racing History
PAUL REVERE 250
Daytona Beach, Fl. July 4, 1968
The second Paul Revere 250 was the 9 th race of 1968 and was held on the 3.81 mile road course at Daytona International Speedway. NASCAR list the race as being on July the 3 rd but it started at 12:00 AM (midnight) and ran into the early hours of July 4 th . These were the days when the only lights were along pit road and little marker lights on top of the outside wall so the cars ran headlights and break lights.
Bud Moore showed up looking to make it two in a row at Daytona with a pair of Mercury Cougars piloted by Tiny Lund and Lloyd Ruby. Parnelli Jones had won in a Bud Moore Cougar the year before. Ruby started from the pole with Bobby Unser in a Smokey Yunick Camaro along side. Bobby jumped out front at the drop of the green and almost immediately began to trail smoke and slowed down letting Ruby around. By lap two the Camaros head lights were blinking on and off as an electrical fire put Unser in the garage.
From there it was smooth sailing to the finish for the Texan as Ruby led every lap winning by a 4 lap margin over John McComb in a Mustang who won a last lap battle with Jim Murphy and Peter Gregg. Murphy led McComb and Gregg under the white flag and into the infield. Murphy spun in the first horseshoe and McComb spun trying to avoid Murphy. McComb got his car going first to collect second place and Peter Gregg got by before Murphy could back on course.
The 3 rd place overall gave Peter Gregg the win in the under two liter class ahead of Jack Ryan and Dr. Wilbur Pickett all in Porsches.
Fin St # Driver Car Laps Status
1 1 16 Lloyd Ruby 67 Cougar 66 Running
2 2 38 John McComb 68 Mustang 62 Running
3 9 59 Peter Gregg 68 Porsche 62 Running
4 4 24 Jim Murphy 68 Camaro 62 Running
5 6 15 Tiny Lund 67 Cougar 62 Running
6 10 36 Jack Ryan 67 Porsche 61
7 12 86 Wilbur Pickett 66 Porsche 59
8 55 Lee Cutler 66 Porsche 58
9 3 Jim Vandiver 68 Camaro 55
10 87 Buck Baker 68 Camaro 50
11 3 76 Ed Hinchcliff 68 Mustang 46
12 48 Jim Hall 66 Dart 45
13 08 Billy Yuma 67 Camaro 43
14 22 Harold Dunaway 68 Camaro 38
15 17 Ernie Shaw 66 Mustang 37
16 6 Herman Wills 67 Barracuda 26
17 11 27 Donnie Allison 68 Mustang 16
18 5 Roy Tyner 68 Camaro 14
19 74 Al Straub 68 Mustang 10
20 4 Marty Robbins 66 Dart 9 Battery
21 39 Arnett Awtry 67 Camaro 4
22 5 13 Bobby Unser 68 Camaro 2 Fire
23 7 93 Bob Tullius 68 Dart 1 Bearing
24 26 Bill Barnes 67 Alfa Romero 0
updated by @dennis-andrews: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM
