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1968 - NASCAR Grand National Series Race Summary

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1968 - NASCAR Grand National Series

A listing of races during the year including the winner, track location and race name. To access specific race information follow the race date link.


Date Winning Driver Race Name Track
11/12/1967 Bobby Allison Middle Georgia 500 Middle Georgia Raceway
11/26/1967 Richard Petty 2 Montgomery Speedway
1/21/1968 Dan Gurney Motor Trend 500 Riverside International Raceway
2/25/1968 Cale Yarborough Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway
3/17/1968 David Pearson Southeastern 500 Bristol International Speedway
3/24/1968 David Pearson Richmond 250 Virginia State Fairgrounds
3/31/1968 Cale Yarborough Atlanta 500 Atlanta International Raceway
4/7/1968 Richard Petty Hickory 250 Hickory Speedway
4/13/1968 Richard Petty Greenville 200 Greenville-Pickens Speedway
4/18/1968 Bobby Isaac Columbia 200 Columbia Speedway
4/21/1968 David Pearson Gwyn Staley 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway
4/28/1968 Cale Yarborough Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway
5/3/1968 Bobby Isaac Dixie 250 Augusta Speedway
5/5/1968 David Pearson Fireball 300 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
5/11/1968 David Pearson Rebel 400 Darlington Raceway
5/17/1968 David Pearson Beltsville 300 Beltsville Speedway
5/18/1968 David Pearson Tidewater 250 Langley Field Speedway
5/26/1968 Buddy Baker World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway
5/31/1968 Richard Petty Asheville 300 New Asheville Speedway
6/2/1968 David Pearson Macon 300 Middle Georgia Raceway
6/6/1968 Richard Petty 21 Smoky Mountain Raceway
6/8/1968 Richard Petty 22 Fairgrounds Raceway
6/16/1968 Donnie Allison Carolina 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway
6/22/1968 Richard Petty Pickens 200 Greenville-Pickens Speedway
7/4/1968 Cale Yarborough Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway
7/7/1968 Bobby Allison Islip 300 Islip Speedway
7/9/1968 Richard Petty Maine 300 Oxford Plains Speedway
7/11/1968 Richard Petty Fonda 200 Fonda Speedway
7/14/1968 LeeRoy Yarbrough Northern 300 Trenton Speedway
7/21/1968 David Pearson Volunteer 500 Bristol International Speedway
7/25/1968 Richard Petty Smoky Mountain 200 Smoky Mountain Raceway
7/27/1968 David Pearson Nashville 400 Nashville Speedway
8/4/1968 LeeRoy Yarbrough Dixie 500 Atlanta International Raceway
8/8/1968 David Pearson Sandlapper 200 Columbia Speedway
8/10/1968 David Pearson Myers Brothers 250 Bowman-Gray Stadium
8/18/1968 David Pearson Western North Carolina 500 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
8/23/1968 Richard Petty 37 South Boston Speedway
8/24/1968 David Pearson Crabber 250 Langley Field Speedway
9/2/1968 Cale Yarborough Southern 500 Darlington Raceway
9/6/1968 David Pearson Buddy Shuman 250 Hickory Speedway
9/8/1968 Richard Petty Capital City 300 Virginia State Fairgrounds
9/13/1968 Bobby Isaac Maryland 300 Beltsville Speedway
9/15/1968 Richard Petty Hillsboro 150 Orange Speedway
9/22/1968 Richard Petty Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway
9/29/1968 Richard Petty Wilkes 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway
10/5/1968 David Pearson Augusta 200 Augusta Speedway
10/20/1968 Charlie Glotzbach National 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway
10/27/1968 Richard Petty American 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway
11/3/1968 Cale Yarborough Peach State 200 Gresham Motorsports Park