1968 Beltsville 300
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 16 of 49 in the 1968 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
| Date | May 17, 1968 | ||
| Location | Langley Field Speedway (Hampton, Virginia) | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 0.500 mi (0.836 km) | ||
| Distance | 300 laps, 150.0 mi (225.0 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 80.1 °F (26.7 °C); wind speeds up to 19 miles per hour (31 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 74.844 miles per hour (120.450 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | |
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | |
| Laps | 158 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 17 |
David Pearson |
Holman-Moody | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1968 Beltsville 300 was a NASCAR Grand National (now Sprint Cup Series) racing event that took place on May 17, 1968 at Beltsville Speedway in the American community of Beltsville, Maryland.[2]
Summary
It took two hours for David Pearson (in his Holman-Moody owned '68 Ford Torino) to defeat Bobby Isaac (in his '67 Dodge Charger) by one lap and five seconds in front of 8,700 people.[2]
Notable speeds were: 74.844 miles (120.450 km) per hour as the average speed and 83.604 miles (134.548 km) per hour as the pole position speed.[2] The track was a paved oval track spanning 0.500 miles (0.805 km).[2] Three hundred laps were raced on this track for a grand total of 150.0 miles (241.4 km).[2] The other finishers in the top ten were: Buddy Baker, James Hylton, John Sears, Jabe Thomas (who failed to finish the race due to an engine problem), Neil Castles, Roy Tyner, Bill Champion, and Henley Gray.[2] There was one Canadian participant named Frog Fagan; he started in 20th place and finished the race in 22nd place.[2]
Total winnings for this race were $6,800 ($45,647.85 in today's money); David Pearson would receive $1,400 ($9,398.09 in today's money) while last-place finisher Wendell Scott would receive a meager $100 ($671.29 in today's money).[3] Tim Pistone was the start and park car for this race; he quit the race for reasons unknown.[2] Other notable racers who participated included Wendell Scott, Buck Baker, and J.D. McDuffie.[2]
References
- ↑ "1968 Beltsville 300 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 "1968 Beltsville 300 information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
- ↑ "1968 Beltsville 300 information (prize winnings)". Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
External links
| Preceded by 1968 Rebel 400 |
NASCAR Grand National Season 1968 |
Succeeded by 1968 Tidewater 250 |
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