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{{short description|Auto race held at Bristol International Speedway in 1968}}
{{NASCAR race season infobox
{{NASCAR race season infobox
| Type = CUST
| Type = CUST
| Description = Race 30 of 49 in the [[1968 in NASCAR|1968 NASCAR Grand National Series]] season
| Description = Race 30 of 49 in the [[1968 in NASCAR|1968 NASCAR Grand National Series]] season
| country = United States
| Race Name = Volunteer 500
| Race Name = Volunteer 500
| Details ref = <ref name="weather-information">[http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/TN/Bristol/1968-07-21 Weather information for the ''1968 Volunteer 500''] at the Old Farmers' Almanac</ref>
| Details ref = <ref name="weather-information">[http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/TN/Bristol/1968-07-21 Weather information for the ''1968 Volunteer 500''] at the Old Farmers' Almanac</ref>
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| Season_No = 49
| Season_No = 49
| Image = Bristol Motor Speedway map.png
| Image = Bristol Motor Speedway map.png
| Caption = Map of the Bristol Motor Speedway
| Caption = Layout of Bristol Motor Speedway
| Official name = Volunteer 500
| Official name = Volunteer 500
| Location = [[Bristol International Speedway]], [[Bristol, Tennessee]]
| Location = [[Bristol International Speedway]], [[Bristol, Tennessee]]
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| Distance_mi = 266.5
| Distance_mi = 266.5
| Distance_km = 428.8
| Distance_km = 428.8
| Weather = Hot with temperatures reaching up to {{convert|93.0|F|C}}; wind speeds getting as fast as {{convert|7|mph|km/h}}
| Weather = Extremely hot with temperatures of {{convert|93.0|F|C}}; wind speeds of {{convert|7|mph|km/h}}
| Avg = {{convert|76.31|mi/h}}
| Avg = {{convert|76.31|mph|abbr=on}}
| Attendance = 20,000<ref name="rr1968v500"/>
| Pole_Driver = [[LeeRoy Yarbrough]]
| Pole_Driver = [[LeeRoy Yarbrough]]
| Pole_Team = [[Junior Johnson|Junior Johnson & Associates]]
| Pole_Team = [[Junior Johnson|Junior Johnson & Associates]]
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The '''1968 Volunteer 500''' was a [[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series|Grand National Series]] (now '''Sprint Cup Series''') event that was held on July 21, 1968 at [[Bristol Motor Speedway|Bristol International Speedway]] in [[Bristol, Tennessee]].
The '''1968 Volunteer 500''' was a [[NASCAR]] [[NASCAR Cup Series|Grand National Series]] event that was held on July 21, 1968, at [[Bristol Motor Speedway|Bristol International Speedway]] in [[Bristol, Tennessee]].


The transition to purpose-built racecars began in the early 1960s and occurred gradually over that decade. Changes made to the sport by the late 1960s brought an end to the "strictly stock" vehicles of the 1950s.
The race car drivers still had to commute to the races using the same stock cars that competed in a typical weekend's race through a policy of [[homologation (motorsport)|homologation]] (and under their own power). This policy was in effect until roughly 1975. By 1980, NASCAR had completely stopped tracking the year model of all the vehicles and most teams did not take stock cars to the track under their own power anymore.


==Summary==
==Race report==
There were 36 drivers on the racing grid to begin with. It took three hours and sixteen minutes for [[David Pearson (racing driver)|David Pearson]] to defeat [[Cale Yarborough]] by one and a half laps in front of a live audience of twenty thousand racing fans; about the size of a small city. There were eight lead changes recorded in the NASCAR summary and 13 caution flags were waved for a grueling distance of 92 laps. There were 500 laps in this racing event; speeds of {{convert|76.31|mph|km/h}} were recorded during the race while solo qualifying runs would see [[LeeRoy Yarbrough]] earn the [[pole position]] by driving up to {{convert|87.421|mph|km/h}}.<ref name="rr1968v500">[http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1968_Volunteer_500/W ''1968 Volunteer 500''] racing information at Racing-Reference</ref>
There were 36 drivers on the racing grid as the green flag waved and the race was underway. It took three hours and sixteen minutes for [[David Pearson (racing driver)|David Pearson]] to defeat [[Cale Yarborough]] by one and a half laps in front of a live audience of twenty thousand racing fans; about the size of a small city. There were eight lead changes recorded in the NASCAR summary and 13 caution flags were waved for a grueling distance of 92 laps. There were 500 laps in this racing event; speeds of {{convert|76.31|mph|km/h}} were recorded during the race while solo qualifying runs would see [[LeeRoy Yarbrough]] earn the [[pole position]] by driving up to {{convert|87.421|mph|km/h}}.<ref name="rr1968v500">[http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1968_Volunteer_500/W ''1968 Volunteer 500''] racing information at Racing-Reference</ref> Tiny Lund drove a red and silver 1967 Mercury Cyclone #16 vehicle to a respectable 13th-place finish.<ref name="rr1968v500"/>


[[Bob Burcham]] and [[Ervin Pruitt]] would make their respective introductions to NASCAR-style racing during this event.<ref>[http://www.race-database.com/results/results.php?year=1968&race=30&series_id=2 ''1968 Volunteer 500''] results at Race-Database</ref> [[Richard Brickhouse]] ended up being the last-place finisher due to an engine malfunction on the eighth lap. [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] vehicles made up the majority of the racing grid.<ref name="rr1968v500"/> Five years later, Swede Savage would be killed in a racing accident at the [[1973 Indianapolis 500]].
[[Bob Burcham]] and [[Ervin Pruitt]] would make their respective introductions to NASCAR-style racing during this event.<ref>[http://www.race-database.com/results/results.php?year=1968&race=30&series_id=2 ''1968 Volunteer 500''] results at Race-Database</ref> [[Richard Brickhouse]] ended up being the last-place finisher due to an engine malfunction on the eighth lap. [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] vehicles made up the majority of the racing grid. On lap 187, Dick Johnson would quit the reason for reasons unknown;<ref name="rr1968v500"/> his final race would be at the [[1969 North State 200]]. Twelve notable crew chiefs participated in the race; including [[Junior Johnson]], [[Harry Hyde]], [[Dale Inman]], [[Banjo Matthews]], [[Glen Wood]] and [[Bud Moore (NASCAR owner)|Bud Moore]].<ref>[http://www.racing-reference.info/entrylist/1968-30/enwiki/w/C ''1968 Volunteer 500'' crew chief information] at Racing Reference</ref>


The winner of this event received $5,175 in total winnings (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|5175|1968|r=2}}}} when adjusted for inflation) while the last-place finisher went home with only $250 in total earnings (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|250|1968|r=2}}}} when adjusted for inflation). The total prize purse for this race was $24,140 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|24140|1968|r=2}}}} when adjusted for inflation).<ref>[http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/races/results/1968/bristol-motor-speedway/volunteer-500/1088 Official NASCAR Race Results for the ''1968 Volunteer 500''] at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet</ref>
Five years later, Swede Savage would be killed in a racing accident at the [[1973 Indianapolis 500]]. The winner of this event received $5,175 in total winnings (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|5175|1968|r=0}}}} when adjusted for inflation) while the last-place finisher went home with only $250 in total earnings (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|250|1968|r=0}}}} when adjusted for inflation). The total prize purse for this race was $24,140 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|24140|1968|r=0}}}} when adjusted for inflation).<ref>[http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/races/results/1968/bristol-motor-speedway/volunteer-500/1088 Official NASCAR Race Results for the ''1968 Volunteer 500''] at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet</ref>


Considered to be the hottest temperatures for Tennessee during the late-1960s, people were passing out all over the place.
===Top ten finishers===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
===Qualifying===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Grid<ref name="rr1968v500"/>
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}
! Driver
! Manufacturer
! Owner
|-
! 1
| 98 || LeeRoy Yarbrough || '68 Ford || Junior Johnson
|-
! 2
| 6 || Charlie Glotzbach || '68 Dodge || Cotton Owens
|-
! 3
| 29 || Swede Savage || '68 Ford || Bondy Long
|-
! 4
| 21 || Cale Yarborough || '68 Mercury || Wood Brothers
|-
! 5
| 27 || Donnie Allison || '68 Ford || Banjo Matthews
|-
! 6
| 17 || David Pearson || '68 Ford || Holman-Moody Racing
|-
! 7
| 99 || Paul Goldsmith || '68 Dodge || Ray Nichels
|-
! 8
| 43 || Richard Petty || '68 Plymouth || Petty Enterprises
|-
! 9
| 71 || Bobby Isaac || '67 Dodge || Nord Krauskopf
|-
! 10
| 3 || Buddy Baker || '68 Dodge || Ray Fox
|-
! 11
| 22 || Darel Dieringer || '68 Plymouth || Mario Rossi
|-
! 12
| 16 || Tiny Lund || '68 Mercury || Bud Moore
|-
! 13
| 5 || Pete Hamilton || '68 Ford || Rocky Hinton
|-
! 14
| 48 || James Hylton || '67 Dodge || James Hylton
|-
! 15
| 4 || John Sears || '67 Ford || L.G. DeWitt
|-
! 16
| 2 || Bobby Allison || '66 Chevrolet || Donald Brackins
|-
! 17
| 49 || G.C. Spencer || '67 Plymouth || G.C. Spencer
|-
! 18
| 39 || Friday Hassler || '66 Chevrolet || Red Sharp
|-
! 19
| 08 || Bob Burcham || '66 Chevrolet || E.C. Reid
|-
! 20
| 64 || Elmo Langley || '66 Ford || Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield
|-
! 21
| 20 || Clyde Lynn || '66 Ford || Clyde Lynn
|-
! 22
| 28 || Earl Brooks || '66 Ford || Earl Brooks
|-
! 23
| 25 || Jabe Thomas || '67 Ford || Don Robertson
|-
! 24
| 06 || Neil Castles || '67 Plymouth || Neil Castles
|-
! 25
| 51 || Stan Meserve || '67 Dodge || Margo Hamm
|}

==Top 10 finishers==
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
|-
! Pos<ref name="rr1968v500"/>
! Pos<ref name="rr1968v500"/>
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! {{Tooltip|Laps|Laps completed}}
! {{Tooltip|Laps|Laps completed}}
! Winnings
! Winnings
! {{Tooltip|Laps led|Laps as the lead driver}}
! Time/Status
|-
|-
! 1
! 1
| 6 || 17 || [[David Pearson (racing driver)|David Pearson]] || [[Ford]] || 500 || $5,175
| 6 || 17 || [[David Pearson (racing driver)|David Pearson]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 500 || $5,175 || 257 || 3:16:34
|-
|-
! 2
! 2
| 4 || 21 || [[Cale Yarborough]] || Mercury || 499 || $2,650
| 4 || 21 || [[Cale Yarborough]] || Mercury || 499 || $2,650 || 1 || +1.5 laps
|-
|-
! 3
! 3
| 3 || 29 || [[Swede Savage]] || [[Ford]] || 498 || $1,700
| 3 || 29 || [[Swede Savage]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 498 || $1,700 || 0 || +2 laps
|-
|-
! 4
! 4
| 9 || 71 || [[Bobby Isaac]] || Dodge || 497 || $900
| 9 || 71 || [[Bobby Isaac]] || Dodge || 497 || $900 || 0 || +3 laps
|-
|-
! 5
! 5
| 18 || 39 || [[Friday Hassler]] || [[Chevrolet]] || 488 || $800
| 18 || 39 || [[Friday Hassler]] || [[Chevrolet]] || 488 || $800 || 0 || +11 laps
|-
|-
! 6
! 6
| 10 || 3 || [[Buddy Baker]] || Dodge || 481 || $700
| 10 || 3 || [[Buddy Baker]] || Dodge || 481 || $700 || 0 || Engine failure
|-
|-
! 7
! 7
| 24 || 06 || [[Neil Castles]] || Plymouth || 467 || $650
| 24 || 06 || [[Neil Castles]] || Plymouth || 467 || $650 || 0 || +33 laps
|-
|-
! 8
! 8
| 12 || 16 || [[Tiny Lund]] || Mercury || 465 || $625
| 12 || 16 || [[Tiny Lund]] || Mercury || 465 || $625 || 0 || Engine failure
|-
|-
! 9
! 9
| 32 || 45 || [[Bill Seifert]] || [[Ford]] || 464 || $600
| 32 || 45 || [[Bill Seifert]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 464 || $600 || 0 || +36 laps
|-
|-
! 10
! 10
| 29 || 70 || [[J.D. McDuffie]] || Buick || 463 || $525
| 29 || 70 || [[J.D. McDuffie]] || Buick || 463 || $525 || 0 || +37 laps
|}
|}


==Timeline==
==Timeline==
<small>Section reference:<ref name="rr1968v500"/></small>
* Start of race: Charlie Glotzbach had the pole position to begin the event
* Start of race: Charlie Glotzbach had the pole position to begin the event.
* Lap 8: Richard Brickhouse managed to blow his engine while racing
* Lap 35: James Hylton managed to blow his engine while racing
* Lap 8: Richard Brickhouse managed to blow his engine while racing.
* Lap 63: Donnie Allison managed to lose the rear end of his vehicle; he was pulled off the track for safety reasons
* Lap 35: James Hylton managed to blow his engine while racing.
* Lap 63: Donnie Allison managed to lose the rear end of his vehicle, he was pulled off the track for safety reasons.
* Lap 75: Pete Hamilton took over the lead from Charlie Glotzbach
* Lap 75: Pete Hamilton took over the lead from Charlie Glotzbach.
* Lap 81: Stan Meserve managed to lose the rear end of his vehicle; he was pulled off the track for safety reasons
* Lap 81: Stan Meserve managed to lose the rear end of his vehicle, he was pulled off the track for safety reasons.
* Lap 86: David Pearson took over the lead from Pete Hamilton
* Lap 86: David Pearson took over the lead from Pete Hamilton.
* Lap 114: Pete Hamilton took over the lead from David Pearson
* Lap 114: Pete Hamilton took over the lead from David Pearson.
* Lap 117: Paul Goldsmith took over the lead from Pete Hamilton
* Lap 117: Paul Goldsmith took over the lead from Pete Hamilton.
* Lap 120: LeeRoy Yarbrough managed to blow his engine while racing
* Lap 120: LeeRoy Yarbrough managed to blow his engine while racing.
* Lap 135: G.C. Spencer managed to blow his engine while racing
* Lap 135: G.C. Spencer managed to blow his engine while racing.
* Lap 143: Paul Dean Holt's vehicle had an oil leak; he was forced out of the race for safety reasons
* Lap 143: Paul Dean Holt's vehicle had an oil leak, he was forced out of the race for safety reasons.
* Lap 176: Bob Burcham managed to blow his engine while he was racing
* Lap 176: Bob Burcham managed to blow his engine while he was racing.
* Lap 183: Cale Yarborough took over the lead from Paul Goldsmith
* Lap 183: Cale Yarborough took over the lead from Paul Goldsmith.
* Lap 184: Paul Goldsmith took over the lead from Cale Yarborough
* Lap 184: Paul Goldsmith took over the lead from Cale Yarborough.
* Lap 187: Dick Johnson quit the race
* Lap 187: Dick Johnson quit the race.
* Lap 212: Bobby Allison's vehicle ran out of battery power while he was racing
* Lap 212: Bobby Allison's vehicle ran out of battery power while he was racing.
* Lap 272: David Pearson took over the lead from Paul Goldsmith
* Lap 272: David Pearson took over the lead from Paul Goldsmith.
* Lap 290: Paul Goldsmith managed to lose the rear end of his vehicle; he was pulled off the track for safety reasons
* Lap 290: Paul Goldsmith managed to lose the rear end of his vehicle, he was pulled off the track for safety reasons.
* Lap 329: Pete Hamilton managed to blow his engine while racing
* Lap 329: Pete Hamilton managed to blow his engine while racing.
* Lap 362: Walson Gardner managed to blow his engine while racing
* Lap 362: Walson Gardner managed to blow his engine while racing.
* Lap 385: Charlie Glotzbach managed to blow his engine while racing
* Lap 385: Charlie Glotzbach managed to blow his engine while racing.
* Lap 387: Jabe Thomas had a terminal crash; forcing him out of the race
* Lap 387: Jabe Thomas had a terminal crash, forcing him out of the race.
* Lap 407: John Sears managed to lose the rear end of his vehicle; he was pulled off the track for safety reasons
* Lap 407: John Sears managed to lose the rear end of his vehicle, he was pulled off the track for safety reasons.
* Lap 465: Tiny Lund managed to blow his engine while racing
* Lap 465: Tiny Lund managed to blow his engine while racing.
* Lap 481: Buddy Baker managed to blow his engine while racing
* Lap 481: Buddy Baker managed to blow his engine while racing.
* End of race: David Pearson was officially declared the winner of the event
* Finish: David Pearson was officially declared the winner of the event.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1968 in NASCAR|Volunteer 500]]
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Latest revision as of 00:16, 23 September 2021

1968 Volunteer 500
Race details[1]
Race 30 of 49 in the 1968 NASCAR Grand National Series season
Layout of Bristol Motor Speedway
Layout of Bristol Motor Speedway
Date July 21, 1968 (1968-July-21)
Official name Volunteer 500
Location Bristol International Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee
Course Permanent racing facility
0.533 mi (0.857 km)
Distance 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.8 km)
Weather Extremely hot with temperatures of 93.0 °F (33.9 °C); wind speeds of 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
Average speed 76.31 mph (122.81 km/h)
Attendance 20,000[2]
Pole position
Driver
Junior Johnson & Associates
Most laps led
Driver David Pearson Holman-Moody
Laps 257
Winner
No. 17 David Pearson Holman-Moody
Television in the United States
Network untelevised
Announcers none

The 1968 Volunteer 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on July 21, 1968, at Bristol International Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee.

The transition to purpose-built racecars began in the early 1960s and occurred gradually over that decade. Changes made to the sport by the late 1960s brought an end to the "strictly stock" vehicles of the 1950s.

Race report

[edit]

There were 36 drivers on the racing grid as the green flag waved and the race was underway. It took three hours and sixteen minutes for David Pearson to defeat Cale Yarborough by one and a half laps in front of a live audience of twenty thousand racing fans; about the size of a small city. There were eight lead changes recorded in the NASCAR summary and 13 caution flags were waved for a grueling distance of 92 laps. There were 500 laps in this racing event; speeds of 76.31 miles per hour (122.81 km/h) were recorded during the race while solo qualifying runs would see LeeRoy Yarbrough earn the pole position by driving up to 87.421 miles per hour (140.690 km/h).[2] Tiny Lund drove a red and silver 1967 Mercury Cyclone #16 vehicle to a respectable 13th-place finish.[2]

Bob Burcham and Ervin Pruitt would make their respective introductions to NASCAR-style racing during this event.[3] Richard Brickhouse ended up being the last-place finisher due to an engine malfunction on the eighth lap. Ford vehicles made up the majority of the racing grid. On lap 187, Dick Johnson would quit the reason for reasons unknown;[2] his final race would be at the 1969 North State 200. Twelve notable crew chiefs participated in the race; including Junior Johnson, Harry Hyde, Dale Inman, Banjo Matthews, Glen Wood and Bud Moore.[4]

Five years later, Swede Savage would be killed in a racing accident at the 1973 Indianapolis 500. The winner of this event received $5,175 in total winnings ($45,342 when adjusted for inflation) while the last-place finisher went home with only $250 in total earnings ($2,190 when adjusted for inflation). The total prize purse for this race was $24,140 ($211,508 when adjusted for inflation).[5]

Considered to be the hottest temperatures for Tennessee during the late-1960s, people were passing out all over the place.

Qualifying

[edit]
Grid[2] No. Driver Manufacturer Owner
1 98 LeeRoy Yarbrough '68 Ford Junior Johnson
2 6 Charlie Glotzbach '68 Dodge Cotton Owens
3 29 Swede Savage '68 Ford Bondy Long
4 21 Cale Yarborough '68 Mercury Wood Brothers
5 27 Donnie Allison '68 Ford Banjo Matthews
6 17 David Pearson '68 Ford Holman-Moody Racing
7 99 Paul Goldsmith '68 Dodge Ray Nichels
8 43 Richard Petty '68 Plymouth Petty Enterprises
9 71 Bobby Isaac '67 Dodge Nord Krauskopf
10 3 Buddy Baker '68 Dodge Ray Fox
11 22 Darel Dieringer '68 Plymouth Mario Rossi
12 16 Tiny Lund '68 Mercury Bud Moore
13 5 Pete Hamilton '68 Ford Rocky Hinton
14 48 James Hylton '67 Dodge James Hylton
15 4 John Sears '67 Ford L.G. DeWitt
16 2 Bobby Allison '66 Chevrolet Donald Brackins
17 49 G.C. Spencer '67 Plymouth G.C. Spencer
18 39 Friday Hassler '66 Chevrolet Red Sharp
19 08 Bob Burcham '66 Chevrolet E.C. Reid
20 64 Elmo Langley '66 Ford Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield
21 20 Clyde Lynn '66 Ford Clyde Lynn
22 28 Earl Brooks '66 Ford Earl Brooks
23 25 Jabe Thomas '67 Ford Don Robertson
24 06 Neil Castles '67 Plymouth Neil Castles
25 51 Stan Meserve '67 Dodge Margo Hamm

Top 10 finishers

[edit]
Pos[2] Grid No. Driver Manufacturer Laps Winnings Laps led Time/Status
1 6 17 David Pearson Ford 500 $5,175 257 3:16:34
2 4 21 Cale Yarborough Mercury 499 $2,650 1 +1.5 laps
3 3 29 Swede Savage Ford 498 $1,700 0 +2 laps
4 9 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 497 $900 0 +3 laps
5 18 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 488 $800 0 +11 laps
6 10 3 Buddy Baker Dodge 481 $700 0 Engine failure
7 24 06 Neil Castles Plymouth 467 $650 0 +33 laps
8 12 16 Tiny Lund Mercury 465 $625 0 Engine failure
9 32 45 Bill Seifert Ford 464 $600 0 +36 laps
10 29 70 J.D. McDuffie Buick 463 $525 0 +37 laps

Timeline

[edit]

Section reference:[2]

  • Start of race: Charlie Glotzbach had the pole position to begin the event.
  • Lap 8: Richard Brickhouse managed to blow his engine while racing.
  • Lap 35: James Hylton managed to blow his engine while racing.
  • Lap 63: Donnie Allison managed to lose the rear end of his vehicle, he was pulled off the track for safety reasons.
  • Lap 75: Pete Hamilton took over the lead from Charlie Glotzbach.
  • Lap 81: Stan Meserve managed to lose the rear end of his vehicle, he was pulled off the track for safety reasons.
  • Lap 86: David Pearson took over the lead from Pete Hamilton.
  • Lap 114: Pete Hamilton took over the lead from David Pearson.
  • Lap 117: Paul Goldsmith took over the lead from Pete Hamilton.
  • Lap 120: LeeRoy Yarbrough managed to blow his engine while racing.
  • Lap 135: G.C. Spencer managed to blow his engine while racing.
  • Lap 143: Paul Dean Holt's vehicle had an oil leak, he was forced out of the race for safety reasons.
  • Lap 176: Bob Burcham managed to blow his engine while he was racing.
  • Lap 183: Cale Yarborough took over the lead from Paul Goldsmith.
  • Lap 184: Paul Goldsmith took over the lead from Cale Yarborough.
  • Lap 187: Dick Johnson quit the race.
  • Lap 212: Bobby Allison's vehicle ran out of battery power while he was racing.
  • Lap 272: David Pearson took over the lead from Paul Goldsmith.
  • Lap 290: Paul Goldsmith managed to lose the rear end of his vehicle, he was pulled off the track for safety reasons.
  • Lap 329: Pete Hamilton managed to blow his engine while racing.
  • Lap 362: Walson Gardner managed to blow his engine while racing.
  • Lap 385: Charlie Glotzbach managed to blow his engine while racing.
  • Lap 387: Jabe Thomas had a terminal crash, forcing him out of the race.
  • Lap 407: John Sears managed to lose the rear end of his vehicle, he was pulled off the track for safety reasons.
  • Lap 465: Tiny Lund managed to blow his engine while racing.
  • Lap 481: Buddy Baker managed to blow his engine while racing.
  • Finish: David Pearson was officially declared the winner of the event.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Weather information for the 1968 Volunteer 500 at the Old Farmers' Almanac
  2. ^ a b c d e f g 1968 Volunteer 500 racing information at Racing-Reference
  3. ^ 1968 Volunteer 500 results at Race-Database
  4. ^ 1968 Volunteer 500 crew chief information at Racing Reference
  5. ^ Official NASCAR Race Results for the 1968 Volunteer 500 at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet
Preceded by NASCAR Grand National Season
1968 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Volunteer 500 races
1968 		Succeeded by
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