1968 National 500
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.
| Race details | |||
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| Race 47 of 49 in the 1968 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
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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 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Cotton Owens | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | David Pearson | Holman Moody | |
| Laps | 156 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 6 | Charlie Glotzbach | Cotton Owens | |
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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