NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
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The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1968 - 21 Race Results
Race Name - 21Date - 6/6/1968Race Track - Smoky Mountain RacewayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 88.583 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 76.743 mphLead Changes - 2Total Race Purse - $4,855Race Number - 21 | More Races from 1968 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 4 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 200 | 68 Plymout | 101 | $1,200 |
2 | 6 | Pete Hamilton | 5 | Rocky Hinton | 199 | 68 Ford | 0 | $600 |
3 | 7 | James Hylton | 48 | Hylton Engineering (James Hylton) | 199 | 67 Dodge | 0 | $400 |
4 | 5 | Curtis Turner | 14 | Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin) | 195 | 68 Plymout | 0 | $300 |
5 | 10 | John Sears | 4 | LG DeWitt | 192 | 66 Ford | 0 | $275 |
6 | 20 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley Henry Woodfield | 191 | 66 Ford | 0 | $240 |
7 | 18 | Clyde Lynn | 20 | Clyde Lynn | 189 | 66 Ford | 0 | $200 |
8 | 3 | Bud Moore | 1 | AJ King | 183 | 68 Dodge | 0 | $175 |
9 | 12 | Jabe Thomas | 25 | Don Robertson | 183 | 67 Ford | 0 | $155 |
10 | 16 | Henley Gray | 19 | Henley Gray | 183 | 66 Ford | 0 | $145 |
11 | 14 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 178 | 67 Ford | 0 | $135 |
12 | 13 | Stan Meserve | 51 | Margo Hamm | 175 | 67 Dodge | 0 | $120 |
13 | 17 | Gene Black | 75 | Gene Black | 169 | 66 Ford | 0 | $110 |
14 | 2 | Bobby Isaac | 71 | K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) | 134 | 67 Dodge | 40 | $100 |
15 | 1 | David Pearson | 17 | HolmanMoody | 119 | 68 Ford | 59 | $100 |
16 | 11 | Earl Brooks | 28 | Earl Brooks | 114 | 66 Ford | 0 | $100 |
17 | 15 | Paul Dean Holt | 1 | Dennis Holt | 108 | 67 Ford | 0 | $100 |
18 | 21 | Neil Castles | 6 | Neil Castles | 90 | 67 Plymout | 0 | $100 |
19 | 8 | Buddy Baker | 3 | Ray Fox | 75 | 67 Dodge | 0 | $100 |
20 | 19 | Roy Tyner | 9 | Roy Tyner | 31 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $100 |
21 | 9 | Friday Hassler | 39 | Red Sharp | 1 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $100 |