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 - Richmond 250 Race Results
Race Name - Richmond 250Date - 3/24/1968Race Track - Virginia State FairgroundsTrack Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 125 milesPole Speed - 67.822 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 65.217 mphLead Changes - 7Total Race Purse - $8,750Race Number - 6 | More Races from 1968 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 16 | David Pearson | 17 | HolmanMoody | 250 | 68 Ford | 114 | $2,300 |
2 | 2 | Charlie Glotzbach | 6 | Cotton Owens | 249 | 67 Dodge | 79 | $1,275 |
3 | 4 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley Henry Woodfield | 237 | 66 Ford | 0 | $950 |
4 | 8 | Neil Castles | 88 | Neil Castles | 237 | 67 Oldsmob | 0 | $700 |
5 | 11 | Clyde Lynn | 20 | Clyde Lynn | 232 | 66 Ford | 0 | $550 |
6 | 12 | Jabe Thomas | 25 | Don Robertson | 229 | 67 Ford | 0 | $375 |
7 | 20 | Roy Tyner | 9 | Roy Tyner | 227 | 67 Pontiac | 0 | $300 |
8 | 9 | Bill Seifert | 45 | Bill Seifert | 224 | 66 Ford | 0 | $250 |
9 | 10 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 223 | 66 Ford | 0 | $200 |
10 | 13 | Henley Gray | 19 | Henley Gray | 220 | 66 Ford | 0 | $200 |
11 | 18 | Frog Fagan | 95 | Henley Gray | 215 | 66 Ford | 0 | $175 |
12 | 19 | Bill Vanderhoff | 9 | Roy Tyner | 214 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $175 |
13 | 1 | Bobby Isaac | 37 | K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) | 201 | 67 Dodge | 9 | $175 |
14 | 14 | Paul Dean Holt | 1 | Dennis Holt | 196 | 67 Ford | 0 | $150 |
15 | 15 | Bill Ervin | 31 | Newman Long | 180 | 66 Ford | 0 | $150 |
16 | 6 | John Sears | 4 | LG DeWitt | 150 | 66 Ford | 0 | $125 |
17 | 3 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 137 | 68 Plymout | 48 | $325 |
18 | 17 | Wayne Smith | 38 | Archie Smith | 60 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $125 |
19 | 7 | Bill Champion | 10 | Bill Champion | 59 | 66 Ford | 0 | $125 |
20 | 5 | Buck Baker | 6 | Neil Castles | 30 | 67 Plymout | 0 | $125 |