Gwyn Staley 400 1968
Gwyn Staley 400 1968, även Gwyn Staley memorial 400, var ett stockcarlopp ingående i Nascar Grand National Series (nuvarande Nascar Cup Series) som kördes 21 april 1968 på den 0,625 mile (1,005 km) långa ovalbanan North Wilkesboro Speedway i North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Banunderlaget var asfalt. Loppet vanns av David Pearson i en Ford på tiden 2:45.33 körande för Holman-Moody. Pearsons snitthastighet var 90,425 mph. Han var vid målgång ensam förare på ledarvarvet, ett varv före tvåan Buddy Baker. Prispotten uppgick till 18 275 dollar, varav 5 100 dollar gick till segraren. Loppet är uppkallat efter stockcarföraren Gwyn Staley som förolyckades på Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds (nuvarande Richmond Raceway) 23 mars 1958 i ett lopp ingående i Nascar Convertible Division.
Resultat redigera
| Plc | Nr | Förare | Team/ bilägare |
Konstruktör | Start | Varv | Ledda varv | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Ford | 1 | 400 | 181 | |
| 2 | 3 | Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge | 12 | 399 | 0 | |
| 3 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 3 | 399 | 1 | |
| 4 | 22 | Darel Dieringer | Mario Rossi | Plymouth | 4 | 396 | 0 | |
| 5 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 2 | 391 | 132 | |
| 6 | 4 | John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 14 | 390 | 0 | |
| 7 | 14 | Jerry Grant | Tom Friedkin | Plymouth | 8 | 390 | 0 | |
| 8 | 76 | Roy Tyner | Don Culpepper | Ford | 22 | 386 | 0 | |
| 9 | 06 | Neil Castles | Neil Castles | Plymouth | 21 | 381 | 0 | |
| 10 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Mercury | 19 | 377 | 0 | |
| 11 | 28 | Earl Brooks | Negre Racing | Ford | 24 | 362 | 0 | |
| 12 | 19 | Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 29 | 362 | 0 | |
| 13 | 02 | Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper | Chevrolet | 15 | 361 | 0 | |
| 14 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 26 | 359 | 0 | |
| 15 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Ford | 17 | 342 | 0 | |
| 16 | 50 | Eddie Yarboro | Eddie Yarboro | Plymouth | 18 | 338 | 0 | |
| 17 | 95 | Frog Fagan | Gray Racing | Ford | 33 | 338 | 0 | |
| 18 | 51 | Stan Meserve | Margo Hamm | Dodge | 30 | 333 | 0 | |
| 19 | 88 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 20 | 326 | 0 | |
| 20 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 23 | 308 | 0 | |
| 21 | 01 | Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt | Ford | 32 | 265 | 0 | |
| 22 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 9 | 257 | 0 | |
| 23 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 10 | 248 | 0 | |
| 24 | 12 | Jim Hurtubise | Pistone Racing | Mercury | 13 | 243 | 0 | |
| 25 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith | Chevrolet | 27 | 215 | 0 | |
| 26 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 6 | 210 | 39 | |
| 27 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 7 | 144 | 27 | |
| 28 | 46 | Larry Manning | Tom Hunter | Chevrolet | 28 | 117 | 0 | |
| 29 | 29 | Bobby Allison | Bondy Long | Ford | 5 | 97 | 20 | |
| 30 | 09 | Bill Vanderhoff | Roy Tyne | Pontiac | 31 | 97 | 0 | |
| 31 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 25 | 71 | 0 | |
| 32 | 0 | Don Tarr | Don Tarr | Chevrolet | 35 | 62 | 0 | |
| 33 | 08 | Jack Ingram | Giachetti Brothers | Chevrolet | 11 | 57 | 0 | |
| 34 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Red Sharp | Chevrolet | 16 | 30 | 0 | |
| 35 | 31 | Leonard Brock | Newman Long | Ford | 34 | 1 | 0 | |
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Referenser redigera
- ^ ”1968 Gwyn Staley 400” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar Digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1968_Gwyn_Staley_400/W/. Läst 30 mars 2024.
- ^ ”NASCAR Race Results at North Wilkesboro - Apr 21, 1968” (på engelska). driveraverages.com. https://www.driveraverages.com/nascar/race.php?sked_id=1968011. Läst 30 mars 2024.