Nascar Grand National Series 1968

	Nascar Grand National Series 1968
Allmän information
Plats	USA
Säsongsnummer	20
Antal race	49
Start	12 november 1967
Slut	3 november 1968
Bilar
Chassin	Ford; Plymouth; Mercury; Dodge;
Motorer	Se ovan.
Däckleverantör(er)	Good Year; Firestone
Deltagande
Mästare
Förarmästerskapet	David Pearson
Märkesmästerskapet	Ford
Årets rookie	Pete Hamilton
◄ 1968 ►

Nascar Grand National Series 1968 var den 20:e upplagan av den främsta divisionen av professionell stockcarracing i USA sanktionerad av National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. Säsongen bestod av 49 race och inleddes redan 12 november 1967 på Middle Georgia Raceway i Charlotte i Georgia och avslutades 3 november 1968 på Jeffco Speedway i Jefferson i Georgia. David Pearson vann sin andra av totalt tre mästerskapstitlar.

Resultat

Nr	Datum	Tävling	Bana	Pole	Vinnare	Konstruktör	Start	Rapport
1	12 november	Middle Georgia 500	Middle Georgia Raceway, Macon, Georgia	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Bobby Allison	Ford	2	Rapport
2	26 november	Alabama 200	Montgomery Speedway, Montgomery, Alabama	Richard Petty	Richard Petty	Plymouth	1	Rapport
3	21 januari	Motor Trend 500	Riverside International Raceway, Moreno Valley, Kalifornien	Dan Gurney	Dan Gurney	Ford	1	Rapport
4	25 februari	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida	Cale Yarborough	Cale Yarborough	Mercury	1	Rapport
5	17 mars	Southeastern 500	Bristol International Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee	Richard Petty	David Pearson	Ford	2	Rapport
6	24 mars	Richmond 250	Virginia State Fairgrounds, Richmond, Virginia	Bobby Isaac	David Pearson	Ford	16	Rapport
7	31 mars	Atlanta 500	Atlanta International Raceway, Atlanta, Georgia	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Cale Yarborough	Mercury	4	Rapport
8	7 april	Hickory 250	Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, North Carolina	David Pearson	Richard Petty	Plymouth	4	Rapport
9	13 april	Greenville 200	Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Easley, South Carolina	David Pearson	Richard Petty	Plymouth	3	Rapport
10	18 april	Columbia 200	Columbia Speedway, Cayce, South Carolina	Richard Petty	Bobby Isaac	Dodge	6	Rapport
11	21 april	Gwyn Staley 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro North Carolina	David Pearson	David Pearson	Ford	1	Rapport
12	28 april	Virginia 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia	David Pearson	Cale Yarborough	Mercury	3	Rapport
13	3 maj	Dixie 250	Augusta International Raceway, Augusta, Georgia	Bobby Isaac	Bobby Isaac	Dodge	1	Rapport
14	5 maj	Fireball 300	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, North Carolina	David Pearson	David Pearson	Ford	1	Rapport
15	11 maj	Rebel 400	Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina	LeeRoy Yarbrough	David Pearson	Ford	2	Rapport
16	17 maj	Beltsville 300	Beltsville Speedway, Beltsville, Maryland	Richard Petty	David Pearson	Ford	2	Rapport
17	18 maj	Tidewater 250	Langley Field Speedway, Hampton, Virginia	Richard Petty	David Pearson	Ford	2	Rapport
18	26 maj	World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina	Donnie Allison	Buddy Baker	Dodge	12	Rapport
19	31 maj	Asheville 300	New Asheville Speedway	Richard Petty	Richard Petty	Plymouth	1	Rapport
20	2 juni	Macon 300	Middle Georgia Raceway, Macon, Georgia	David Pearson	David Pearson	Ford	1	Rapport
21	6 juni	East Tennessee 200	Smoky Mountain Raceway, Maryville, Tennessee	David Pearson	Richard Petty	Plymouth	4	Rapport
22	8 juni	Race 22	Fairgrounds Raceway, Birmingham, Alabama	David Pearson	Richard Petty	Plymouth	2
23	16 juni	Carolina 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, North Carolina	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Donnie Allison	Ford	7	Rapport
24	22 juni	Pickens 200	Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Easley, South Carolina	David Pearson	Richard Petty	Plymouth	2	Rapport
25	4 juli	Firecracker 400	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida	Charlie Glotzbach	Cale Yarborough	Mercury	4	Rapport
26	7 juli	Islip 300	Islip Speedway, Islip, New York	Buddy Baker	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	5	Rapport
27	9 juli	Maine 300	Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford, Maine	Buddy Baker	Richard Petty	Plymouth	2	Rapport
28	11 juli	Fonda 200	Fonda Speedway, Fonda, New York	David Pearson	Richard Petty	Plymouth	2	Rapport
29	14 juli	Northern 300	Trenton Speedway, Trenton, New Jersey	LeeRoy Yarbrough	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Ford	1	Rapport
30	21 juli	Volunteer 500	Bristol International Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee	LeeRoy Yarbrough	David Pearson	Ford	6	Rapport
31	25 juli	Smoky Mountain 200	Smoky Mountain Raceway, Maryville, Tennessee	Bobby Isaac	Richard Petty	Plymouth	2	Rapport
32	27 juli	Nashville 400	Nashville Speedway, Nashville, Tennessee	Richard Petty	David Pearson	Ford	3	Rapport
33	4 augusti	Dixie 500	Atlanta International Raceway, Atlanta, Georgia	Buddy Baker	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Mercury	5	Rapport
34	8 augusti	Sandlapper 200	Columbia Speedway, Cayce, South Carolina	Buddy Baker	David Pearson	Ford	10	Rapport
35	10 augusti	Myers Brothers 250	Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina	Richard Petty	David Pearson	Ford	2	Rapport
36	18 augusti	Western North Carolina 500	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, North Carolina	Darel Dieringer	David Pearson	Ford	2	Rapport
37	23 augusti	Race 37	South Boston Speedway, South Boston, Virginia	Richard Petty	Richard Petty	Plymouth	1
38	24 augusti	Crabber 250	Langley Field Speedway, Hampton, Virginia	David Pearson	David Pearson	Ford		Rapport
39	2 september	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina	Charlie Glotzbach	Cale Yarborough	Mercury	2	Rapport
40	6 september	Buddy Shuman 250	Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, North Carolina	Richard Petty	David Pearson	Ford	2	Rapport
41	8 september	Capital City 300	Virginia State Fairgrounds, Richmond, Virginia	Richard Petty	Richard Petty	Plymouth	1	Rapport
42	13 september	Maryland 300	Beltsville Speedway, Beltsville, Maryland	Cale Yarborough	Bobby Isaac	Dodge	3	Rapport
43	15 september	Hillsboro 150	Orange Speedway, Hillsborough, North Carolina	Richard Petty	Richard Petty	Plymouth	1	Rapport
44	22 september	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia	Cale Yarborough	Richard Petty	Plymouth	6	Rapport
45	29 september	Wilkes 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro North Carolina	Bobby Allison	Richard Petty	Plymouth	3	Rapport
46	5 oktober	Augusta 200	Augusta International Raceway, Augusta, Georgia	Bobby Allison	David Pearson	Ford	3	Rapport
47	20 oktober	National 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina	Charlie Glotzbach	Charlie Glotzbach	Dodge	1	Rapport
48	27 oktober	American 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, North Carolina	Cale Yarborough	Richard Petty	Plymouth	4	Rapport
49	3 november	Peach State 200	Jeffco Speedway, Jefferson, Georgia	David Pearson	Cale Yarborough	Mercury	3	Rapport
Källor:^[2]^[3]

Slutställning

Plats	Förare	Starter	Vinster	Top 5	Top 10	Pole	Ledda varv	Prispengar	Poäng	+\-
1	David Pearson	48	16	36	38	12	3950	$133 065	3499
2	Bobby Isaac	49	3	27	36	3	1384	$60 342	3373	–126
3	Richard Petty	49	16	31	35	12	4242	$99 535	3123	–376
4	Clyde Lynn	49	0	2	25	0	0	$29 226	3041	–458
5	John Sears	49	0	5	24	0	0	$29 179	3017	–482
6	Elmo Langley	49	0	6	28	0	0	$25 832	2823	–676
7	James Hylton	41	0	16	28	0	15	$32 608	2719	–780
8	Jabe Thomas	48	0	1	15	0	0	$21 166	2687	–812
9	Wendell Scott	48	0	0	10	0	0	$20 497	2685	–814
10	Roy Tyner	48	0	4	14	0	0	$20 247	2504	–995
11	Bobby Allison	37	2	18	20	2	695	$52 288	2454	–1045
12	Neil Castles	44	0	4	15	0	0	$19 506	2330	–1169
13	Buddy Baker	38	1	16	18	4	564	$56 023	2310	–1189
14	Bill Seifert	44	0	1	9	0	0	$18 403	2175	–1324
15	Earl Brooks	40	0	0	5	0	0	$14 233	1957	–1542
Källor:^[4]

Notering: Endast de femton främsta förarna redovisas.

Anmärkningar

^ Listan är ett urval av dom framgångsrikaste bilarna som nyttjades. Enstaka andra märken kunde förekomma.

Referenser

^ ”Full list of Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award winners” (på engelska). NASCAR Digital Media. 1 december 2020. https://www.nascar.com/gallery/every-sunoco-rookie-of-the-year-award-winner/#photo-1. Läst 30 juni 2023.
^ ”1968 NASCAR Grand National Results” (på engelska). ESPN. https://www.espn.com/racing/results/_/year/1968. Läst 30 juni 2023.
^ ”1968 NASCAR Grand National Results” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar Digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/season-stats/1968/W/. Läst 30 juni 2023.
^ ”NASCAR Grand National standings for 1968” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar Digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/yeardet/1968/W. Läst 30 juni 2023.

[1] Listan är ett urval av dom framgångsrikaste bilarna som nyttjades. Enstaka andra märken kunde förekomma.

[rookie-2] ”Full list of Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award winners” (på engelska). NASCAR Digital Media. 1 december 2020. https://www.nascar.com/gallery/every-sunoco-rookie-of-the-year-award-winner/#photo-1. Läst 30 juni 2023.

[espn1968racing-3] ”1968 NASCAR Grand National Results” (på engelska). ESPN. https://www.espn.com/racing/results/_/year/1968. Läst 30 juni 2023.

[rrresults1968-4] ”1968 NASCAR Grand National Results” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar Digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/season-stats/1968/W/. Läst 30 juni 2023.

[rrstandings1968-5] ”NASCAR Grand National standings for 1968” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar Digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/yeardet/1968/W. Läst 30 juni 2023.

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