NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
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NASCAR's premier series has been known as the NASCAR Cup Series since 2020, previously known as the Monster Energy Cup Series. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is the top top racing series of NASCAR. It holds 36 races over the season at tracks loacted in the United States. 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 - Fireball 300 Race Results
| Race Name - Fireball 300Date - 5/5/1968Race Track - Asheville-Weaverville SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 150 milesPole Speed - 89.708 mphNumber of Cautions - 6Caution Laps - 45Average Race Speed - 75.167 mphLead Changes - 2Total Race Purse - $6,900Race Number - 14 | More Races from 1968 |
| Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
| 1 | 1 | David Pearson | 17 | East Tennessee Motor Co (HolmanMoody) | 300 | 68 Ford | 299 | $1,400 |
| 2 | 4 | Bobby Isaac | 71 | K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) | 298 | 67 Dodge | 0 | $1,000 |
| 3 | 2 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 297 | 68 Plymout | 0 | $900 |
| 4 | 7 | James Hylton | 48 | Hylton Engineering (James Hylton) | 295 | 67 Dodge | 0 | $575 |
| 5 | 26 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley Henry Woodfield | 291 | 66 Ford | 0 | $425 |
| 6 | 14 | Clyde Lynn | 20 | Clyde Lynn | 291 | 68 Ford | 0 | $325 |
| 7 | 16 | Jabe Thomas | 25 | Don Robertson | 278 | 67 Ford | 0 | $275 |
| 8 | 17 | Frog Fagan | 95 | Henley Gray | 259 | 66 Ford | 0 | $225 |
| 9 | 13 | Henley Gray | 19 | Henley Gray | 257 | 66 Ford | 0 | $200 |
| 10 | 15 | Stan Meserve | 51 | Margo Hamm | 243 | 67 Dodge | 0 | $175 |
| 11 | 10 | Roy Tyner | 76 | Don Culpepper | 225 | 66 Ford | 0 | $100 |
| 12 | 11 | Pete Hamilton | 5 | Rocky Hinton | 215 | 68 Ford | 0 | $100 |
| 13 | 5 | John Sears | 4 | LG DeWitt | 207 | 67 Ford | 0 | $100 |
| 14 | 21 | Neil Castles | 6 | Neil Castles | 197 | 67 Plymout | 0 | $100 |
| 15 | 12 | Bill Seifert | 45 | Bill Seifert | 149 | 66 Ford | 0 | $100 |
| 16 | 28 | Earl Brooks | 28 | Clyde Lynn | 148 | 67 Mercury | 0 | $100 |
| 17 | 18 | Max Ledbetter | 46 | Tom Hunter | 134 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $100 |
| 18 | 9 | Buddy Baker | 3 | Ray Fox | 106 | 67 Dodge | 1 | $100 |
| 19 | 27 | JD McDuffie | 70 | JD McDuffie | 98 | 67 Buick | 0 | $100 |
| 20 | 3 | Tom Pistone | 12 | Tom Pistone | 81 | 68 Mercury | 0 | $100 |
| 21 | 19 | Walson Gardner | 93 | Walson Gardner | 74 | 67 Ford | 0 | $100 |
| 22 | 23 | Don Tarr | 0 | Don Tarr | 63 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $100 |
| 23 | 24 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 61 | 66 Ford | 0 | $100 |
| 24 | 25 | Buck Baker | 88 | Buck Baker | 51 | 67 Oldsmob | 0 | $100 |
| 25 | 22 | Jack Ingram | 8 | Giachetti Brothers (Richard Giachetti) | 25 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $ |
| 26 | 20 | Paul Dean Holt | 1 | Dennis Holt | 15 | 67 Ford | 0 | $ |
| 27 | 6 | GC Spencer | 49 | GC Spencer | 13 | 67 Plymout | 0 | $ |
| 28 | 8 | Gene Black | 75 | Gene Black | 4 | 66 Ford | 0 | $ |
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