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The 1968 Tidewater 250 was a NASCAR Grand National Series (now Sprint Cup Series) event that was held on May 18, 1968 at Langley Field Speedway in Hampton, Virginia. 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 any more. ==Summary== Two hundred and fifty laps were raced on a paved oval track spanning for a grand total of .〔 The race took one hour, twenty five minutes, and fifty-eight seconds to reach its conclusion.〔 David Pearson was the winner of the race in front of ten thousand live audience members.〔 Notable speeds were: as the average speed and as the pole position speed. Canadian driver Frog Fagan participated here; he started in 14th place and ended in 13th place.〔 Fagan managed to run 212 out of 250 laps before the race ending with him still in the running.〔 This would be Tim Pistone's final career start and Pete Hamilton's first finish in the top five.〔 Total winnings for this race were $4,740 ($ when adjusted for inflation) with the winner receiving $1,000 ($ when adjusted for inflation).〔 Twelve drivers used a Ford vehicle to participate in the race in; making up the majority of the grid. Three drivers would use a Dodge while only one driver would use a Chevrolet. Both Ed Negre and Paul Dean Holt would quit the race after driving for 76 and 73 laps apiece; no valid reason was ever given to NASCAR officials for their sudden absence from the race. Nevertheless, they were granted a $100 paycheck just for attempting to race ($ when adjusted for inflation). 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 Tidewater 250」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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