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 - 37 Race Results
Race Name - 37Date - 8/23/1968Race Track - South Boston SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.375 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 84.428 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 75.916 mphLead Changes - 2Total Race Purse - $4,820Race Number - 37 | More Races from 1968 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 1 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 267 | 68 Plymout | 265 | $1,200 |
2 | 3 | David Pearson | 17 | HolmanMoody | 267 | 68 Ford | 0 | $600 |
3 | 4 | Bobby Isaac | 71 | K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) | 267 | 67 Dodge | 2 | $400 |
4 | 6 | Charlie Glotzbach | 6 | Cotton Owens | 265 | 68 Dodge | 0 | $300 |
5 | 2 | Buddy Baker | 3 | Ray Fox | 264 | 68 Dodge | 0 | $255 |
6 | 8 | Ray Hendrick | 15 | Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin) | 263 | 68 Plymout | 0 | $240 |
7 | 9 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley Henry Woodfield | 263 | 66 Ford | 0 | $200 |
8 | 7 | John Sears | 4 | LG DeWitt | 259 | 67 Ford | 0 | $175 |
9 | 11 | Clyde Lynn | 20 | Clyde Lynn | 253 | 66 Ford | 0 | $150 |
10 | 12 | Jabe Thomas | 25 | Don Robertson | 248 | 67 Ford | 0 | $140 |
11 | 16 | Stan Meserve | 51 | Margo Hamm | 240 | 67 Dodge | 0 | $130 |
12 | 10 | JD McDuffie | 70 | JD McDuffie | 219 | 67 Buick | 0 | $120 |
13 | 19 | Roy Tyner | 9 | Roy Tyner | 132 | 67 Pontiac | 0 | $110 |
14 | 15 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 113 | 66 Ford | 0 | $100 |
15 | 18 | Neil Castles | 6 | Neil Castles | 82 | 67 Plymout | 0 | $100 |
16 | 5 | Bobby Allison | 2 | JD Bracken | 67 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $100 |
17 | 13 | Bill Seifert | 45 | Bill Seifert | 46 | 68 Ford | 0 | $100 |
18 | 21 | Larry Manning | 66 | John Glazebrook | 36 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $100 |
19 | 17 | Paul Dean Holt | 1 | Dennis Holt | 31 | 67 Ford | 0 | $100 |
20 | 20 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 56 | Lyle Stelter | 22 | 67 Mercury | 0 | $100 |
21 | 14 | Earl Brooks | 78 | Earl Brooks | 17 | 67 Ford | 0 | $100 |