1968 Dixie 250

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1968 Dixie 250
Race details[1][2]
Race 13 of 49 in the 1968 NASCAR Grand National Series season
Augusta International Raceway layout
Augusta International Raceway layout
Date May 3, 1968; 56 years ago (1968-05-03)
Official name Dixie 250
Location Augusta Speedway (Augusta, Georgia)
Course Permanent racing facility
0.500 mi (0.804 km)
Distance 300 laps, 125 mi (216 km)
Weather Temperatures up to 84.9 °F (29.4 °C) with wind speeds up to 14 miles per hour (23 km/h); compared to the 2012 maximum temperature of 91 °F (33 °C) with wind speeds up to 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)[3]
Average speed 73.099 miles per hour (117.641 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Nord Krauskopf
Most laps led
Driver Bobby Isaac Nord Krauskopf
Laps 242
Winner
No. 71 Bobby Isaac Nord Krauskopf
Television in the United States
Network untelevised
Announcers none

The 1968 Dixie 250 was a NASCAR Grand National Series (now Sprint Cup Series) event that was held on May 3, 1968 at Augusta Speedway in Augusta, Georgia.

Two hundred and fifty laps were done on a paved oval track spanning 0.500 miles (0.805 km) for a grand total of 125.0 miles (201.2 km).[1] The race took one hour, forty-two minutes, and thirty-six seconds to reach its full conclusion: Bobby Isaac defeated Buddy Baker[4] by more than a lap; bringing home $1,100 as the winner's top prize ($7,485.26 when considering inflation).[5] Canadian driver Frog Fagan participated in this event as the only non-American driver.[1] Four thousand and five hundred people went to see speeds averaging 73.099 miles per hour (117.641 km/h) with Bobby Isaac gaining the pole position with a speed of 83.877 miles per hour (134.987 km/h).[1] Total winnings for this event were $6,260 ($42,597.95 when considering inflation).

Timeline

  • Start of race: Bobby Isaac started the race with the pole position
  • Lap 20: Bill Cooper's engine developed problemd
  • Lap 30: Bill Seifett had a terminal crash; causing him to leave the event
  • Lap 54: Henley Grey's vehicle managed to overheat; bringing an end to his racing weekend
  • Lap 86: The axle on Richard Petty's vehicle acted up; stopping his race for the weekend
  • Lap 87: The rear end of Roy Tyner's vehicle fell off; forcing him to finish outside the top-15
  • Lap 131: Tom Pistone takes over the lead from Bobby Isaac
  • Lap 139: Bobby Isaac takes over the lead from Tom Pistone
  • Lap 175: Neil Castles' engine became problematic
  • Lap 188: Elmo Langley's vehicle developed a problematic enginr
  • Lap 233: Frank Warren suffered a terminal crash; forcing him out of the race
  • End of race: Bobby Isaac wins the race

Finishing order

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  1. Bobby Isaac
  2. Buddy Baker
  3. Tom Pistone
  4. James Hylton
  5. Buck Baker
  6. Clyde Lynn
  7. Frank Warren* (crashed into a wall at lap 234)
  8. Wendell Scott
  9. Jabe Thomas
  10. Bob Moore
  11. Paul Dean Holt
  12. Elmo Langley*
  13. Neil Castles*
  14. John Sears*
  15. LeeRoy Yarbrough*
  16. J.D. McDuffie*
  17. Roy Tyner*
  18. Richard Petty*
  19. Henley Gray*
  20. Frog Fagan*
  21. Bill Seifert* (crashed into a wall at lap 31)
  22. Bob Cooper*
  23. Stan Meserve* (finished in last place with an ignition problem[6])

* Driver failed to finish race

References

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Preceded by NASCAR Grand National Season
1968		 Succeeded by
1968 Fireball 300
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