| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 30 of 49 in the 1968 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
 Layout of Bristol Motor Speedway | |||
| Date | July 21, 1968 | ||
| Official name | Volunteer 500 | ||
| Location | Bristol International Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.533 mi (0.857 km) | ||
| Distance | 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.8 km) | ||
| Weather | Extremely hot with temperatures of 93.0 °F (33.9 °C); wind speeds of 7 miles per hour (11 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 76.31 mph (122.81 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 20,000[2] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Junior Johnson & Associates | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | |
| Laps | 257 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1968 Volunteer 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on July 21, 1968, at Bristol International Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee.
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.
- ^ Weather information for the 1968 Volunteer 500 at the Old Farmers' Almanac
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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