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The 1968 Islip 300 was a NASCAR Grand National Series (now Sprint Cup Series) event that was held on July 7, 1968 at Islip Speedway in Islip, New York. The race car drivers still had to commute to the races using the same stock cars that competed in a typical weekend's race through a policy of homologation (and under their own power). This policy was in effect until roughly 1975. By 1980, NASCAR had completely stopped tracking the year model of all the vehicles and most teams did not take stock cars to the track under their own power anymore. ==Summary== The race's advertised distance was 300 laps on a paved track spanning . It took fifty-five minutes and seventeen seconds in order to complete the entire race.〔 Starting at 8:15 PM, the race was quickly over before 9:15 PM. Speeds were considered to be for the average and for the pole.〔 The race was attended by 4,600 spectators and they witnessed one caution for three laps.〔 General admission for this event was only $4 plus sales taxes ($ when adjusted for inflation) while children got in for only $1 with an adult general admission ($ when adjusted for inflation). Bobby Allison managed to defeat David Pearson by six car lengths.〔 The track was shorter than even Martinsville Speedway; giving it the notoriety of being lapped by the leaders during the first ten four laps of a race. Start and park racing was a way to avoid demoralization in those circumstances as opposed to maintaining a profit margin. Most of the drivers drove the latest model of stock car automobiles to this race. Buddy Baker would perform in a 1968 Dodge Charger while Richard Petty raced around the track in a 1968 Plymouth GTX. Three years later, the uncertain economic climate of the early 1970s would necessitate start and park racing in order for lesser teams to remain as viable as possible. Bobby Allison would receive $1,000 ($ when adjusted for inflation) for winning the race while Gene Black would receive $100 ($ when adjusted for inflation) for finishing in last place.〔 The total winnings for this race was $5,255 ($ when adjusted for inflation). John Winger would make his NASCAR debut during this racing event. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1968 Islip 300」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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