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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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The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. 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 - Southern 500 Race Results


Race Name - Southern 500
Date - 9/2/1968
Race Track - Darlington Raceway
Track Length (Miles) - 1.375 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 501 miles
Pole Speed - 144.83 mph
Number of Cautions - 7
Caution Laps - 65
Average Race Speed - 126.13 mph
Lead Changes - 13
Total Race Purse - $86,825
Race Number - 39
 More Races from 1968
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 2 Cale Yarborough 21 60 Minute Cleaners (Wood Brothers) 364 68 Mercury 169 $25,415
2 16 David Pearson 17 East Tenn Motor Co (HolmanMoody) 364 68 Ford 26 $10,850
3 7 Buddy Baker 3 Ray Fox 362 68 Dodge 0 $6,200
4 1 Charlie Glotzbach 6 Cotton Owens 360 68 Dodge 0 $3,800
5 8 Paul Goldsmith 99 Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels) 357 68 Dodge 21 $3,075
6 13 Curtis Turner 14 Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin) 354 68 Plymout 0 $1,800
7 18 Bobby Allison 2 JD Bracken 352 66 Chevrol 0 $2,200
8 11 Bud Moore 29 LongLewis (Bondy Long) 350 68 Ford 0 $1,500
9 23 Friday Hassler 39 Red Sharp 343 66 Chevrol 0 $1,400
10 5 Donnie Allison 27 Banjo Matthews 342 68 Ford 42 $2,350
11 40 Richard Brickhouse 3 Dub Clewis 335 67 Plymout 0 $1,250
12 15 Elmo Langley 64 Elmo Langley Henry Woodfield 334 66 Ford 0 $1,150
13 26 Larry Manning 46 Tom Hunter 331 66 Chevrol 0 $1,100
14 36 Bill Seifert 19 Bill Seifert 320 66 Ford 0 $1,100
15 37 Wendell Scott 34 Wendell Scott 316 67 Ford 0 $1,050
16 27 Don Tarr 0 Don Tarr 308 66 Chevrol 0 $950
17 25 Hoss Ellington 61 Hoss Ellington 304 67 Mercury 0 $900
18 28 Dick Johnson 18 Dick Johnson 287 67 Ford 0 $850
19 43 Ben Arnold 9 Roy Tyner 284 67 Pontiac 0 $825
20 6 Richard Petty 43 Petty Enterprises 273 68 Plymout 7 $1,450
21 39 Paul Dean Holt 93 Hurst (Dennis Holt) 263 67 Ford 0 $800
22 24 EJ Trivette 80 EC Reid 205 66 Chevrol 0 $725
23 14 HB Bailey 36 HB Bailey 181 67 Pontiac 0 $700
24 34 Clyde Lynn 20 Clyde Lynn 156 68 Ford 0 $725
25 35 Frank Warren 57 Ervin Pruitt 144 67 Dodge 0 $700
26 12 James Hylton 15 Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin) 134 68 Plymout 0 $640
27 4 LeeRoy Yarbrough 98 Junior Johnson 127 68 Ford 99 $3,305
28 3 Darel Dieringer 22 Mario Rossi 127 68 Plymout 0 $695
29 9 Tiny Lund 16 Bud Moore 126 68 Mercury 0 $610
30 31 Jim Hurtubise 59 Tom Pistone 121 68 Mercury 0 $800
31 41 Earl Brooks 5 Don Robertson 86 67 Ford 0 $640
32 17 Pete Hamilton 1 King Enterprises (AJ King) 56 68 Dodge 0 $655
33 10 Bobby Isaac 71 K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) 55 68 Dodge 0 $570
34 19 Roy Trantham 84 Rocky Hinton 55 68 Ford 0 $560
35 42 Bobby Mausgrover 52 Elmer Buxton 51 67 Ford 0 $605
36 32 Jabe Thomas 25 Don Robertson 51 67 Ford 0 $650
37 20 John Sears 4 LG DeWitt 48 67 Ford 0 $540
38 21 GC Spencer 49 GC Spencer 33 67 Plymout 0 $520
39 33 Roy Tyner 76 Don Culpepper 30 66 Ford 0 $575
40 29 George Davis 7 George Davis 27 67 Chevrol 0 $520
41 38 Serge Adams 56 Lyle Stelter 24 66 Ford 0 $535
42 44 JD McDuffie 70 JD McDuffie 22 67 Buick 0 $535
43 30 Bill Champion 10 Bill Champion 17 67 Ford 0 $505
44 22 Bobby Johns 7 Shorty Johns 1 67 Chevrol 0 $500