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Model City GT 100
NASCAR Grand Touring race
Kingsport Speedway, Kingsport, TN
June 4, 1968
185 laps on 0.375 mile dirt oval; 69.375 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 6
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Buck Baker
| 1968 Chevrolet Camaro
| 185
| 1,000
| running
| |
| 2
| 9
| Roy Tyner
| 5
| C.O. Pendley
| 1968 Chevrolet Camaro
| 179
| 700
| running
| |
| 3
| 4
| Jim Vandiver
| 3
| Tom Vandiver
| 1968 Chevrolet Camaro
| 175
|
| running
| |
| 4
| 2
| Jack Ryan
| 36
| RBM Motors
| 1967 Porsche
| 165
|
| running
| |
| 5
| 11
| Al Straub
| 74
| Allen Straub
| 1968 Ford Mustang
| 159
|
| oil leak
| |
| 6
| 7
| Neil Castles
| 0
|
| Chevrolet Camaro
| 158
|
| running
| |
| 7
| 12
| Gil Warren
| 7A
|
| Chevrolet Camaro
| 155
|
| running
| |
| 8
| 5
| Frank Sessoms
| 21
|
| Chevrolet Camaro
| 109
|
| clutch
| |
| 9
| 1
| Ernie Shaw
| 17
|
| 1966 Ford Mustang
| 86
|
| transmission
| |
| 10
| 10
| Jim Vaughan
| 7B
|
| Chevrolet Camaro
| 73
|
| rear gear
| |
| 11
| 3
| Dick Staples
| 72
|
| Plymouth Barracuda
| 32
|
| overheating
| |
| 12
| 8
| Bud Moore
| 1
|
| Mercury Cougar
| 29
|
| steering
| |
| 13
| 13
| Tiny Lund
| 16
| Bud Moore
| 1968 Mercury Cougar
| 0
|
| withdrew
| 0 |
| 14
| 14
| Donnie Allison
| 27
| Jerri Huggins
| 1968 Ford Mustang
| 0
|
| withdrew
| 0 |
Notes: Scheduled for 267 laps; halted at 185 for a midnight curfew.
Donnie Allison and Tiny Lund withdrew before the race due to track conditions.
Qualifying was rained out; the starting grid was set by random draw.
Time of race: 01:26:30
Average Speed: 48.121 MPH
Race Purse: $ 5,000
Attendance: 4,000