1968 World 600 - NASCAR Race

Name of Race:	1968 World 600
Name of Track:	Lowe's Motor Speedway
Date:	N/A

Lowe's Motor Speedway

Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a superspeedway in Concord, North Carolina, a few miles north of Charlotte.

First NASCAR Night Race

It features a 1.5 mile long quad-oval track that seats 167,000 people, with room for 50,000 more spectators in the infield. Constructed in 1959, it was the first speedway to host nighttime racing (in 1992) and to offer year-round residences (in 1984) with 52 condominiums now available over turn one. It is presently owned by, and is the main facility of, Speedway Motorsports, Inc.,/p> The Center Of NASCAR

The speedway is considered the center of NASCAR, with 90% of NASCAR teams being based within 50 miles.

Along with the main oval, the speedway also has a 2.25 mile road course in the infield, an 0.6 mile kart course in the infield, a quarter-mile oval using part of the front stretch and pit road, and an 0.2 mile oval outside turn three. Also, across U.S. Highway 29 from the speedway is a 0.4 mile dirt track, opened in May 2000.

Levigation

The surface of the circuit had started to wear from its last paving in mid-1994, resulting in the track's treatment in a diamond-grinding process to smooth out bumps in 2005 and caused major tire problems during both NASCAR Nextel Cup Series events there, with a record 22 cautions at the showcase Coca-Cola 600, making it the first Nextel Cup Series event to go more than five hours (excluding red flags) in 25 years. Speed increases were also a result of the repaving. After the problem with the tires, speedway officials promptly announced that they plan to repave with a new generation asphalt.

Lowes Motor Speedway The Busiest Venue

The facility is considered one of the busiest sports venues in the country, with typically over 380 events a year. Along with many races, the speedway also hosts the Food Lion Auto Fair twice a year, one of the nation's largest car shows. Movies and commercials are filmed there, like Days of Thunder, and it is a popular tourist stop and testing grounds.

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1968 World 600 NASCAR Race Results

Below are the race results for 1968 World 600, in order of finishing place.

Fin	Driver	Num	Start	Money	Laps	Status	Sponsor
1	Buddy Baker	3	12	$27,780	255	running	Ray Fox
2	Donnie Allison	27	1	$12,975	255	running	Banjo Matthews
3	LeeRoy Yarbrough	98	2	$9,290	254	running	Junior Johnson
4	David Pearson	17	4	$6,300	254	running	Holman-Moody
5	Bobby Isaac	71	14	$5,475	253	running	K & K Insurance
6	Charlie Glotzbach	6	10	$4,025	252	running	Cotton Owens
7	Tiny Lund	16	7	$3,525	252	running	Bud Moore
8	James Hylton	48	21	$3,125	251	running	Hylton Engineering
9	Curtis Turner	14	8	$2,525	251	running	Friedkin Enterprises
10	Sam McQuagg	37	17	$2,025	250	running	K & K Insurance
12	Jerry Grant	15	13	$1,955	248	running	Friedkin Enterprises
13	Paul Lewis	2	22	$1,900	247	running	Bobby Allison
14	Friday Hassler	39	24	$1,800	245	running	Red Sharp
18	Elmo Langley	64	20	$1,525	240	running	Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield
22	Neil Castles	6	33	$1,525	235	running	Neil Castles
23	Wendell Scott	34	43	$1,500	235	running	Wendell Scott
24	Clyde Lynn	28	30	$1,425	235	running	Earl Brooks
25	Frog Fagan	95	29	$1,400	235	running	Henley Gray
28	Bobby Allison	29	5	$1,520	229	engine	Bondy Long
29	Bill Champion	10	35	$1,310	229	running	Bill Champion
30	Henley Gray	19	42	$1,330	227	running	Henley Gray
32	Darel Dieringer	22	9	$1,225	212	crash	Mario Rossi
35	Dave Marcis	30	27	$1,150	202	running	Larry Wehrs
37	Sonny Hutchins	90	19	$1,100	190	trans	Junie Donlavey
38	Richard Petty	43	6	$1,705	186	ignition	Petty Enterprises
40	Bob Cooper	2	38	$1,025	153	oil leak	Bob Cooper
41	Paul Goldsmith	99	11	$1,125	91	engine	Nichels Engineering
42	Earl Balmer	12	31	$1,075	59	handling	Tom Pistone
44	Cale Yarborough	21	3	$1,220	45	crash	Wood Brothers