1968 Northern 300
Encyclopedia
The 1968 Northern 300 was a NASCAR
Grand National (now Sprint Cup Series) race that took place on July 14, 1968 at Trenton Speedway
in the American
community of Trenton
, New Jersey
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Three hundred laps were done on a paved oval track spanning 1 miles (1.6 km). The total time of the race was three hours and twenty-two minutes; LeeRoy Yarbrough
defeated David Pearson by more than one lap in front of 16800 people. Speeds for the race were: 89.079 mi/h as the average and 103.717 mi/h as the pole position speed. Five cautions were waved for twenty-eight laps. Retired Canadian
driver Frog Fagan
participated in this race. Total winnings for this race were $17,725 USD ($ in today's money).
* Driver failed to finish race
NASCAR
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Grand National (now Sprint Cup Series) race that took place on July 14, 1968 at Trenton Speedway
Trenton Speedway
Trenton Speedway was a racing facility located near Trenton, New Jersey at the New Jersey State Fairgrounds. Races for the United States' premier open-wheel and full-bodied racing series of the times were held at Trenton Speedway.-Racing history:...
in the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
community of Trenton
Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
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Summary
Temperatures would reach a maximum of 82.9 °F (28.3 °C) for this event - with the information being recorded at McGuire Air Force BaseMcGuire Air Force Base
JB MDL McGuire is a United States Air Force base located approximately south-southeast of Trenton, New Jersey. McGuire is under the jurisdiction of the USAF Air Mobility Command...
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Three hundred laps were done on a paved oval track spanning 1 miles (1.6 km). The total time of the race was three hours and twenty-two minutes; LeeRoy Yarbrough
LeeRoy Yarbrough
Lonnie "LeeRoy" Yarbrough was a NASCAR racer. His best season was 1969 when he won seven races, tallied 21 finishes in the top-ten and earned $193,211...
defeated David Pearson by more than one lap in front of 16800 people. Speeds for the race were: 89.079 mi/h as the average and 103.717 mi/h as the pole position speed. Five cautions were waved for twenty-eight laps. Retired Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
driver Frog Fagan
Frog Fagan
Harold "Frog" Fagan was a NASCAR Winston Cup driver from the Toronto subdivision of Willowdale, Ontario, Canada.-History:...
participated in this race. Total winnings for this race were $17,725 USD ($ in today's money).
Finishing order
- LeeRoy Yarbrough
- David Pearson
- Bobby AllisonBobby AllisonRobert Arthur Allison is a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver and was named one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers. His two sons, Clifford Allison and Davey Allison followed him into racing, and both died within a year of each other....
- Charlie GlotzbachCharlie GlotzbachCharles "Charlie: Glotzbach is a former ARCA and was a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver. Charlie holds one of the oldest race records in NASCAR. He was also known as "The Chargin' Comet" and "Chargin' Charlie"....
- Pete HamiltonPete HamiltonPete Hamilton is a retired American NASCAR racer. He won four times in his career , three times driving for Petty Enterprises. His father was a Ph.D. from Harvard University....
- James HyltonJames HyltonJames Harvey Hylton is a part-time race car driver. He is a two-time winner in NASCAR and competes in the ARCA RE/MAX Series,finishing 16th in points in 2006. He made headlines while attempting to qualify for the 2007 Daytona 500 at age 72...
- John Sears
- G.C. SpencerG.C. SpencerG. C. Spencer July 9, 1925 in Owensboro, Kentucky – September 20, 2007 in Johnson City, Tennessee was a NASCAR driver who competed in 415 Grand National/Winston Cup races from 1958 to 1977...
- Elmo LangleyElmo LangleyElmo Langley was a NASCAR driver and owner. Langley primarily used the number "64" on his race cars during his NASCAR career.-Racing career:...
- Clyde LynnClyde LynnClyde Lynn was a NASCAR Winston Cup driver from Christiansburg, Virginia and a runner-up for the NASCAR Rookie of the Year award in the year 1965...
- Jabe ThomasJabe ThomasCerry Ezra "Jabe" Thomas is a retired NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series driver who competed from the mid 1960s through the late 1970s. His son Ronnie was also a NASCAR Cup Series driver; competing from 1977 to 1989.-Career:Thomas drove 75243 laps of racing and earned $295,497 in total...
- Wendell ScottWendell ScottWendell Oliver Scott was an American stock car racing driver from Danville, Virginia. He is the only black driver to win a race in what is now the Sprint Cup Series. According to a 2008 biography of Scott, he broke the color barrier in Southern stock car racing on May 23, 1952, at the Danville...
- Dick Johnson
- Bill SeifertBill SeifertBill Seifert is a retired NASCAR Sprint Cup Series who raced from 1966 to 1979.-Summary:Seifert raced 41,875 laps for . His grand total for race winnings is $147,831 USD . Seifert's average career start is 21st and his average career finish is 19th...
- Bill ChampionBill ChampionBuford Billy Champion , is a retired American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who played in 202 games in the Major Leagues from -. He would play for the Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies.-External links:...
* - Bobby IsaacBobby IsaacBobby Isaac is a former NASCAR Grand National champion.-Early life:Isaac grew up on a farm near Catawba, North Carolina, the second youngest of nine children...
* - Blaine Kaufmann*
- Darel DieringerDarel DieringerDarel Dieringer was a NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series driver.-Summary:...
* - J.D. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieJohn Delphus McDuffie was a NASCAR Winston Cup driver. He raced in the top division of NASCAR from 1963 to 1991. McDuffie had 106 top-tens in his Cup Series career...
* - Buddy BakerBuddy BakerElzie Wylie Baker, Jr. , nicknamed "Leadfoot" or more famously Buddy, is a former American NASCAR racecar driver.-Early life:...
* - Buck BakerBuck BakerElzie Wylie Baker Sr. , better known as Buck Baker, was an American race car driver.-Racing career:...
* - Richard PettyRichard PettyRichard Lee Petty is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series...
* - Earl Brooks*
- Paul Dean HoltPaul Dean HoltPaul Dean Holt is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup driver and a competitor at the 1968 Fireball 300....
* - Stan MeserveStan MeserveStan Meserve is a retired NASCAR Grand National driver who competed in one year of NASCAR racing.-History:...
* - Neil CastlesNeil CastlesNeil "Soapy" Castles is a retired NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series driver that participate from 1957 to 1976.-History:...
* - Don TarrDon TarrDonald "Don" James Tarr was a Welsh international hooker who played club rugby for Swansea and Cardiff, county rugby for Hampshire and invitational rugby for the Barbarians...
* - Roy Hallquist*
- Sonny HutchinsSonny HutchinsErnest Lloyd "Sonny" Hutchins was a stock car driver who raced in NASCAR's Grand National/Winston Cup Series from 1955 to 1974. He died in 2005.-External links:*...
* - Roy TynerRoy TynerWilliam Leroy "Roy" Tyner was a retired Native American NASCAR Grand National driver from Red Springs, North Carolina, USA.-Driver:...
* - Gene BlackGene BlackGene Black is a retired NASCAR Grand National driver who has accumulated six finishes in the top ten in his career in addition to $10650 in total career earnings. On average, Black began his races in 25th while ending them in 19th...
* - Ed NegreEd NegreEd Negre is a retired NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series driver who raced from 1955 to 1979....
* - Frog Fagan*
- David MoteDavid MoteDavid Mote is a retired NASCAR Grand National driver who competed only in the 1968 season with 396 laps accumulated and of racing completed. His first race was the 1968 Ashville 300 and his final race was the 1968 Northern 300. Mote's total winnings are $1,150 .-References:* *...
* - Bill Vanderhoff*
- George Davis*
* Driver failed to finish race