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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 - Dixie 500 Race Results
Race Name - Dixie 500Date - 8/4/1968Race Track - Atlanta International RacewayTrack Length (Miles) - 1.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 501 milesPole Speed - 153.361 mphNumber of Cautions - 11Caution Laps - 67Average Race Speed - 127.06 mphLead Changes - 29Total Race Purse - $66,075Race Number - 33 | More Races from 1968 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 5 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 98 | Junior Johnson | 334 | 68 Mercury | 168 | $17,260 |
2 | 13 | Bobby Isaac | 71 | K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) | 334 | 68 Dodge | 3 | $8,440 |
3 | 9 | Donnie Allison | 27 | Banjo Matthews | 334 | 68 Ford | 0 | $5,925 |
4 | 4 | David Pearson | 17 | HolmanMoody | 334 | 68 Ford | 65 | $3,005 |
5 | 10 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 333 | 68 Plymout | 7 | $2,535 |
6 | 17 | James Hylton | 48 | Hylton Engineering (James Hylton) | 328 | 68 Dodge | 5 | $1,625 |
7 | 11 | Bud Moore | 29 | LongLewis (Bondy Long) | 328 | 68 Ford | 0 | $1,350 |
8 | 18 | John Sears | 4 | LG DeWitt | 327 | 67 Ford | 0 | $1,275 |
9 | 21 | Friday Hassler | 39 | Red Sharp | 318 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $1,175 |
10 | 33 | GC Spencer | 49 | GC Spencer | 316 | 67 Plymout | 0 | $1,125 |
11 | 27 | Bill Seifert | 45 | Bill Seifert | 310 | 68 Ford | 0 | $1,125 |
12 | 23 | Bob Moore | 96 | Roy Buckner | 306 | 68 Ford | 0 | $1,025 |
13 | 35 | Roy Tyner | 57 | Ervin Pruitt | 303 | 67 Dodge | 0 | $950 |
14 | 39 | Don Tarr | 0 | Don Tarr | 301 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $950 |
15 | 34 | Willie Crane | 32 | George Turner | 300 | 68 Ford | 0 | $875 |
16 | 25 | Clyde Lynn | 20 | Clyde Lynn | 297 | 66 Ford | 0 | $850 |
17 | 6 | Tiny Lund | 16 | Bud Moore | 295 | 68 Mercury | 0 | $825 |
18 | 2 | Cale Yarborough | 21 | 60 Minute Cleaners (Wood Brothers) | 265 | 68 Mercury | 46 | $1,230 |
19 | 22 | Bill Champion | 10 | Bill Champion | 251 | 66 Ford | 0 | $775 |
20 | 30 | Wayne Smith | 38 | Archie Smith | 217 | 68 Chevrol | 0 | $750 |
21 | 12 | Paul Goldsmith | 99 | Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels) | 200 | 68 Dodge | 1 | $735 |
22 | 14 | Darel Dieringer | 22 | Mario Rossi | 189 | 68 Plymout | 0 | $700 |
23 | 28 | Earl Brooks | 18 | Dick Johnson | 189 | 67 Ford | 0 | $715 |
24 | 26 | Bobby Allison | 2 | JD Bracken | 167 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $755 |
25 | 3 | Charlie Glotzbach | 6 | Cotton Owens | 152 | 68 Dodge | 38 | $660 |
26 | 7 | Sam McQuagg | 1 | AJ King | 122 | 68 Dodge | 0 | $660 |
27 | 32 | Wendell Scott | 19 | Henley Gray | 115 | 66 Ford | 0 | $650 |
28 | 20 | Pete Hamilton | 5 | Rocky Hinton | 110 | 68 Ford | 0 | $640 |
29 | 38 | Stan Meserve | 51 | Margo Hamm | 103 | 67 Dodge | 0 | $655 |
30 | 19 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley Henry Woodfield | 90 | 66 Ford | 0 | $645 |
31 | 24 | Hoss Ellington | 61 | Hoss Ellington | 80 | 67 Mercury | 0 | $610 |
32 | 37 | Richard Brickhouse | 3 | Dub Clewis | 77 | 67 Plymout | 0 | $650 |
33 | 15 | EJ Trivette | 80 | EC Reid | 66 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $590 |
34 | 16 | Red Farmer | 97 | Red Farmer | 56 | 67 Ford | 1 | $690 |
35 | 31 | Jabe Thomas | 52 | Elmer Buxton | 53 | 67 Ford | 0 | $580 |
36 | 1 | Buddy Baker | 3 | Ray Fox | 25 | 68 Dodge | 0 | $725 |
37 | 36 | Bobby Johns | 7 | Shorty Johns | 23 | 68 Chevrol | 0 | $645 |
38 | 8 | Jim Hurtubise | 56 | Lyle Stelter | 21 | 68 Mercury | 0 | $565 |
39 | 29 | Neil Castles | 6 | Neil Castles | 5 | 67 Plymout | 0 | $585 |
40 | 40 | JD McDuffie | 70 | JD McDuffie | 4 | 67 Buick | 0 | $550 |