| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 14 of 49 in the 1968 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
| Date | May 5, 1968 | ||
| Official name | Fireball 300 | ||
| Location | Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.500 mi (0.804 km) | ||
| Distance | 300 laps, 150 mi (241 km) | ||
| Weather | Chilly with temperatures of 63 °F (17 °C); wind speeds of 15.9 miles per hour (25.6 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 75.167 miles per hour (120.970 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| Holman-Moody | |
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | |
| Laps | 299 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1968 Fireball 300 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on May 5, 1968, at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway in Weaverville, North Carolina.
It had twenty-seven American competitors and one Canadian competitor (Frog Fagan). The entire race spanned a distance of 150 miles (240 km); the "300" portion of the race's name simply referred to the number of laps that were expected to be completed.