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{{short description|Auto race run in North Carolina in 1968}} |
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{{NASCAR race season infobox |
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| Type = CUST |
| Type = CUST |
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| Description = Race 47 of 49 in the [[1968 in NASCAR|1968 NASCAR Grand National Series]] season |
| Description = Race 47 of 49 in the [[1968 in NASCAR|1968 NASCAR Grand National Series]] season |
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| country = United States |
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| Race Name = National 500 |
| Race Name = National 500 |
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| Details ref = <ref name="weather-information">[http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/zipcode/28027/1968-10-20 Weather information for the ''1968 National 500''] at The Old Farmers' Almanac</ref> |
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| Details ref = |
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| Fulldate = {{Start date |
| Fulldate = {{Start date|1968|October|12}} |
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| Year = 1968 |
| Year = 1968 |
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| Race_No = 47 |
| Race_No = 47 |
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| Season_No = 49 |
| Season_No = 49 |
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| Image = Lowe's Motor Speedway.svg |
| Image = Lowe's Motor Speedway.svg |
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| Caption = |
| Caption = Layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway |
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| Official name = National 500 |
| Official name = National 500 |
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| Location = [[Charlotte Motor Speedway]] |
| Location = [[Charlotte Motor Speedway]], [[Concord, North Carolina]] |
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| Course_mi = 1.500 |
| Course_mi = 1.500 |
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| Course_km = 2.414 |
| Course_km = 2.414 |
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| Distance_km = 804 |
| Distance_km = 804 |
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| Avg = {{convert|135.234|mi/h}} |
| Avg = {{convert|135.234|mi/h}} |
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| Weather = |
| Weather = Mild with temperatures approaching {{convert|72|F|C}}; wind speeds up to {{convert|12|mph|km/h}} |
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| Attendance = 38,300<ref name="1968n500">[http://www.racing-reference.info/race?id=1968-47&series=W ''1968 National 500'']racing information at Racing Reference. Accessed 2012-03-04. 2012-03-06.</ref> |
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| Pole_Driver = [[Charlie Glotzbach]] |
| Pole_Driver = [[Charlie Glotzbach]] |
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| Pole_Team = [[Cotton Owens]] |
| Pole_Team = [[Cotton Owens]] |
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| First_Driver = Charlie Glotzbach |
| First_Driver = Charlie Glotzbach |
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| First_Team = Cotton Owens |
| First_Team = Cotton Owens |
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| Network = untelevised |
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| Announcers = none |
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The '''1968 |
The '''1968 National 500''' was a [[NASCAR]] [[Grand National Series]] stock car race that was held on October 20, 1968, at [[Charlotte Motor Speedway]] in [[Concord, North Carolina]]. |
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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. |
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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 any more. |
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==Summary== |
==Summary== |
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The race was held on a dry circuit; with no precipitation recorded around the speedway.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sercc.com/CharlotteNASCARClimatology.pdf | title = Charlotte NASCAR Climatology | publisher = SERCC | accessdate = 2018-09-12 | archive-date = 2018-09-08 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180908092914/http://www.sercc.com/CharlotteNASCARClimatology.pdf | url-status = dead }}</ref> |
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There were 45 [[United States|American]]-born drivers on the racing grid for this event.<ref name="1968n500"/> [[Bud Moore (racing driver)|Bud Moore]] scored the last-place finish of the race because he wanted to discontinue the race after only six laps.<ref name="1968n500"/><ref name="racedatabase"/> It took more than three and a half hours to complete the 334 advertised laps.<ref name="1968n500"/><ref name="racedatabase"/> |
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| ⚫ | [[Dub Simpson]], [[David Mote]], [[Ken Meisenhelder]] and [[Walson Gardner]] failed to qualify while [[Eddie Yarboro]] withdrew from the race at the last moment.<ref>[http://www.racing-reference.info/getqualify/1968-47/W Qualifying information] at Racing Reference</ref> Notable crew chiefs who actively participated in the race were [[Junior Johnson]], [[Harry Hyde]], [[Dale Inman]], [[Banjo Matthews]], [[Jake Elder]], and [[Cotton Owens]].<ref>[https://www.racing-reference.info/entrylist/1968-47/enwiki/w/C 1968 National 500 crew chiefs information] at Racing Reference</ref> [[Charlie Glotzbach]] defeated legendary driver [[Paul Goldsmith]] (a [[1956 Southern 500]] competitor) by a time of only seven seconds.<ref name="1968n500"/><ref name="racedatabase"/> More than 38000 audience members would see 26 different changes; nine of the best drivers would compete for the first place spot for the race.<ref name="1968n500"/><ref name="racedatabase"/> Six cautions would be waved by NASCAR officials for a total distance of 49 laps.<ref name="1968n500"/> |
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| ⚫ | The total prize purse of the race was $90,988 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|90988|1968|r=2}}}} when adjusted for inflation); the winner received $19,280 of it (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|19280|1968|r=2}}}} when adjusted for inflation).<ref>[http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/races/results/1968/charlotte-motor-speedway/national-500/1105 ''1968 National 500''] |
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The other drivers in the top ten included: [[David Pearson (racing driver)|David Pearson]], [[Bobby Allison]], [[Cale Yarborough]], [[Donnie Allison]], [[Pete Hamilton]], [[Darel Dieringer]], [[Bobby Isaac]], and [[A. J. Foyt]].<ref name="1968n500"/><ref name="racedatabase"/> |
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[[Roy Trantham]], [[Bill Vanderhoff]], and [[Lennie Waldo]] would retire from the NASCAR Cup Series after this race.<ref name="racedatabase">[http://www.race-database.com/results/results.php?year=1968&race=47&series_id=2 ''1968 National 500''] racing information at Race-Database.com. Accessed 2012-03-04. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230813/http://www.race-database.com/results/results.php?year=1968&race=47&series_id=2 Archived] 2012-03-06.</ref> |
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| ⚫ | [[Buddy Baker]], considered at the time to be one of the notable names in stock car racing, blew his engine and span around the paved oval track in flames.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19700509&id=NYwsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=X8wEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7186,1726028 ''Baker Feels He Is Ready for "400" Test''] at Google News Archives</ref> Country musician [[Marty Robbins]] would improve on his 22nd place start with a 12th-place finish with driving a 1967 [[Dodge Charger]].<ref>[http://www.martyrobbins.net/racing.htm Marty Robbins' stats for the ''1968 National 500''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316224354/http://www.martyrobbins.net/racing.htm |date=2012-03-16 }} at MartyRobbins.net</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The total prize purse of the race was $90,988 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|90988|1968|r=2}}}} when adjusted for inflation); the winner received $19,280 of it (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|19280|1968|r=2}}}} when adjusted for inflation).<ref>[http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/races/results/1968/charlotte-motor-speedway/national-500/1105 ''1968 National 500'']at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Accessed 2012-03-04. 2012-03-06.</ref> |
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Carl Parsons (a mechanic of the team from Detroit, Michigan) drove the car #11 in qualifying but A.J. Foyt drove the car in the race. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:1968 |
[[Category:1968 NASCAR Grand National Series|National 500]] |
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[[Category:1968 in North Carolina|National 500]] |
[[Category:1968 in sports in North Carolina|National 500]] |
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[[Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway]] |
[[Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway]] |
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Latest revision as of 06:06, 3 September 2022
| Race details[1] | |||
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| Race 47 of 49 in the 1968 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
 Layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway | |||
| Date | October 12, 1968 | ||
| Official name | National 500 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.500 mi (2.414 km) | ||
| Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (804 km) | ||
| Weather | Mild with temperatures approaching 72 °F (22 °C); wind speeds up to 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 135.234 miles per hour (217.638 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 38,300[2] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Cotton Owens | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | David Pearson | Holman Moody | |
| Laps | 156 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 6 | Charlie Glotzbach | Cotton Owens | |
The 1968 National 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series stock car race that was held on October 20, 1968, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.
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.
Summary
[edit]The race was held on a dry circuit; with no precipitation recorded around the speedway.[3]
There were 45 American-born drivers on the racing grid for this event.[2] Bud Moore scored the last-place finish of the race because he wanted to discontinue the race after only six laps.[2][4] It took more than three and a half hours to complete the 334 advertised laps.[2][4]
Dub Simpson, David Mote, Ken Meisenhelder and Walson Gardner failed to qualify while Eddie Yarboro withdrew from the race at the last moment.[5] Notable crew chiefs who actively participated in the race were Junior Johnson, Harry Hyde, Dale Inman, Banjo Matthews, Jake Elder, and Cotton Owens.[6] Charlie Glotzbach defeated legendary driver Paul Goldsmith (a 1956 Southern 500 competitor) by a time of only seven seconds.[2][4] More than 38000 audience members would see 26 different changes; nine of the best drivers would compete for the first place spot for the race.[2][4] Six cautions would be waved by NASCAR officials for a total distance of 49 laps.[2]
The other drivers in the top ten included: David Pearson, Bobby Allison, Cale Yarborough, Donnie Allison, Pete Hamilton, Darel Dieringer, Bobby Isaac, and A. J. Foyt.[2][4]
Roy Trantham, Bill Vanderhoff, and Lennie Waldo would retire from the NASCAR Cup Series after this race.[4]
Buddy Baker, considered at the time to be one of the notable names in stock car racing, blew his engine and span around the paved oval track in flames.[7] Country musician Marty Robbins would improve on his 22nd place start with a 12th-place finish with driving a 1967 Dodge Charger.[8]
The total prize purse of the race was $90,988 ($797,211.61 when adjusted for inflation); the winner received $19,280 of it ($168,926.01 when adjusted for inflation).[9]
Carl Parsons (a mechanic of the team from Detroit, Michigan) drove the car #11 in qualifying but A.J. Foyt drove the car in the race.
References
[edit]- ^ Weather information for the 1968 National 500 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
- ^ a b c d e f g h 1968 National 500racing information at Racing Reference. Accessed 2012-03-04. 2012-03-06.
- ^ "Charlotte NASCAR Climatology" (PDF). SERCC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
- ^ a b c d e f 1968 National 500 racing information at Race-Database.com. Accessed 2012-03-04. Archived 2012-03-06.
- ^ Qualifying information at Racing Reference
- ^ 1968 National 500 crew chiefs information at Racing Reference
- ^ Baker Feels He Is Ready for "400" Test at Google News Archives
- ^ Marty Robbins' stats for the 1968 National 500 Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine at MartyRobbins.net
- ^ 1968 National 500at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Accessed 2012-03-04. 2012-03-06.