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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 - Carolina 500 Race Results


Race Name - Carolina 500
Date - 6/16/1968
Race Track - North Carolina Motor Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 1 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 500 miles
Pole Speed - 118.644 mph
Number of Cautions - 8
Caution Laps - 74
Average Race Speed - 99.338 mph
Lead Changes - 20
Total Race Purse - $65,665
Race Number - 23
 More Races from 1968
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 7 Donnie Allison 27 Dick Brannan Ford (Banjo Matthews) 500 68 Ford 154 $16,675
2 13 Bobby Allison 2 JD Bracken 498 66 Chevrol 0 $9,650
3 17 James Hylton 48 Hylton Engineering (James Hylton) 494 67 Dodge 0 $5,150
4 16 Richard Brickhouse 3 Dub Clewis 470 67 Plymout 0 $2,650
5 23 Roy Tyner 76 Don Culpepper 469 66 Ford 0 $1,850
6 21 Jabe Thomas 25 Don Robertson 464 67 Ford 0 $1,300
7 30 JD McDuffie 70 JD McDuffie 463 67 Buick 0 $1,200
8 25 John Sears 4 LG DeWitt 457 67 Ford 0 $1,225
9 33 Clyde Lynn 20 Clyde Lynn 457 66 Ford 0 $1,200
10 28 Dave Marcis 30 Larry Wehrs 456 66 Chevrol 0 $1,050
11 32 Neil Castles 6 Neil Castles 448 67 Plymout 0 $1,150
12 37 Henley Gray 19 Henley Gray 445 66 Ford 0 $1,060
13 10 Swede Savage 29 Bondy Long 443 68 Ford 0 $935
14 38 Eddie Yarboro 50 Eddie Yarboro 418 66 Plymout 0 $805
15 36 Walson Gardner 93 Walson Gardner 406 67 Ford 0 $780
16 24 Stan Meserve 51 Margo Hamm 406 67 Dodge 0 $700
17 44 Buck Baker 87 Buck Baker 395 68 Chevrol 0 $890
18 39 Wendell Scott 34 Wendell Scott 380 67 Ford 0 $720
19 12 Darel Dieringer 22 Plymouth (Mario Rossi) 379 68 Plymout 157 $675
20 6 Charlie Glotzbach 6 Cotton Owens 372 68 Dodge 0 $670
21 29 Bill Champion 10 Bill Champion 368 66 Ford 0 $665
22 15 Frank Warren 79 Harold Rhodes 324 66 Chevrol 0 $660
23 20 Elmo Langley 64 Elmo Langley Henry Woodfield 316 66 Ford 0 $650
24 8 Bobby Isaac 71 K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) 295 67 Dodge 17 $645
25 31 Pete Hamilton 5 Rocky Hinton 260 68 Ford 0 $790
26 3 Richard Petty 43 Terrys Chrysler Plymouth (Petty Enterprises) 236 68 Plymout 0 $1,115
27 11 Tiny Lund 16 Bud Moore 234 68 Mercury 0 $630
28 1 LeeRoy Yarbrough 98 Winebarger Motor Co (Junior Johnson) 217 68 Ford 120 $750
29 4 Paul Goldsmith 99 Frosty Morn Meats (Ray Nichels) 201 68 Dodge 52 $595
30 2 David Pearson 17 East Tenn Motor Co (HolmanMoody) 142 68 Ford 0 $665
31 22 EJ Trivette 80 EC Reid 139 66 Chevrol 0 $585
32 5 Cale Yarborough 21 60 Minute Cleaners (Wood Brothers) 129 68 Mercury 0 $580
33 18 GC Spencer 49 GC Spencer 120 67 Plymout 0 $625
34 42 Larry Manning 46 Tom Hunter 114 66 Chevrol 0 $570
35 35 George Davis 7 Nalco (George Davis) 96 66 Chevrol 0 $645
36 26 Wayne Smith 38 Archie Smith 88 68 Chevrol 0 $610
37 40 Ed Negre 8 Ed Negre 87 67 Ford 0 $585
38 9 Buddy Baker 3 Ray Fox 78 68 Dodge 0 $650
39 34 Bill Seifert 45 Bill Seifert 66 68 Ford 0 $635
40 43 Paul Dean Holt 75 Dennis Holt 56 67 Ford 0 $540
41 14 Bud Moore 1 AJ King 27 68 Dodge 0 $535
42 27 Earl Brooks 11 Bill Champion 23 66 Ford 0 $555
43 19 Friday Hassler 39 Red Sharp 16 66 Chevrol 0 $550
44 41 Bobby Mausgrover 88 Buck Baker 4 67 Oldsmob 0 $500