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.

Nascar Grand National Series 1968
Allmän information
PlatsUSA
Säsongsnummer20
Antal race49
Start12 november 1967
Slut3 november 1968
Bilar
Chassin[a]
MotorerSe ovan.
Däckleverantör(er)Good Year
Firestone
Deltagande
Mästare
FörarmästerskapetDavid Pearson
MärkesmästerskapetFord
Årets rookiePete Hamilton[1]
1968

Resultat

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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

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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

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

Referenser

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  1. ^ ”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. 
  2. ^ ”1968 NASCAR Grand National Results” (på engelska). ESPN. https://www.espn.com/racing/results/_/year/1968. Läst 30 juni 2023. 
  3. ^ ”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. 
  4. ^ ”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.