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1968 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Division

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The 1968 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Division was the 15th season of the series. The title was won by Scotty Cain, his second in succession.

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Schedule and results

The 1968 season included 20 individual races, although Ascot Park and Evergreen Speedway hosted two races each.[1] The race at Riverside International Raceway was in combination with the NASCAR Grand National Series.[2]

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Date Name Racetrack Location Winner
January 21 Motor Trend 500 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California Dan Gurney[3]
April 21 † Ascot Park Gardena, California Ray Elder
May 18 † Kearney Bowl Fresno, California Harold Hardesty
May 19 Vallejo 150 Vallejo Speedway Vallejo, California Scotty Cain[4]
May 29 Ascot 100 Ascot Park Gardena, California Ray Elder
June 23 † Altamont Speedway Livermore, California Jack McCoy
June 29 † Douglas County Speedway Roseburg, Oregon Johnny Steele
June 30 † Portland Speedway Portland, Oregon Jack McCoy
July 4 † Evergreen Speedway Monroe, Washington Jack McCoy
July 6 † Eugene Speedway Eugene, Oregon Jack McCoy
July 7 † Medford Speedway Medford, Oregon Clyde Prickett
August 3 Orange Show 100 Orange Show Speedway San Bernardino, California Don Noel
August 17 † Tri-City Raceway West Richland, Washington Ray Elder[5]
August 31 † Yakima Speedway Yakima, Washington Dave James
September 2 † Evergreen Speedway Monroe, Washington Jack McCoy
September 13 † Eureka Speedway Eureka, California Harold Hardesty
September 21 † Bakersfield Speedway Oildale, California Ray Elder
September 22 † Stockton 99 Speedway Stockton, California Jack McCoy
September 27 † Clovis Speedway Clovis, California Ray Elder
October 19 Saugus 100 Saugus Speedway Saugus, California Ron Hornaday
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† This race was not given a name

Full Drivers' Championship

Further information: List of NASCAR points scoring systems

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led. † – Finishing position unknown

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Pos Driver RSD ASP KEA VAL ASP AMP DCS POR EVG EUG MED OSS TCR YAK EVG EUR BKS S99 CSP SGS Pts
1 Scotty Cain 4[N 1] 16 4 1* 12 5 6 3 8 9 4 11 11 2 6 5 3 3 3 1051
2 Ray Elder 15[N 2] 1 2 18 1* 2 3 2 15 5 5 4 1* 7 8 3 1 5 1* 5 1049
3 Jim Cook 5[N 3] 2 5 6 10 3 17 6 10 8 6 12 3 3 9 9 6 9 5 10 1030
4 Paul Dorrity 18[N 4] 6 3 14 13 4 7 12 7 16 10 7 2 9 8 8 4 9 6 985
5 Johnny Steele 16[N 5] 4* 11 17 3 7 1 14 20 2 8 13 17 10 10 11 7 20 12 12 941
6 Sam Rose 10[N 6] 9 16 13 19 9 13 18 11 19 16 8 6 12 7 14 16 14 4 933
7 Clyde Prickett 6[N 7] 20 12 12 2 14 4 4 19 4 1 DNQ 7 14 9 6 16 902
8 Jack McCoy 7[N 8] 3 4 1* 5 1* 1* 1* 3 19 14 1 2* 1* 2 889
9 Harold Hardesty 12[N 9] 8 1* 2 15 11 11 3 6 2 DNQ 12 3 1* 13 DNQ 13 723
10 Bob Link 20[N 10] 19 10 9 7 8 12 9 8 7 631
11 Cliff Garner 12 14 9 2 3 17 2 15 6 2 2 3 2 8 625
12 Dave James 3[N 11] 5 2 13 22 22 18 3 4 1* 11 22 611
13 Ed Brown 11[N 12] 18 9 7 5 13 11 14 5 12 10 7 504
14 Bob England 11 8 7 11 21 DNQ 5 15 10 9 491
15 Fred Hunt 7 4 20 16 16 10 6 11 7 18 6 13 447
16 Don Noel 17[N 13] 15 13 7 9 1* 10 4 11 441
17 Walt Ross 22 17 10 10 17 15 270
18 Bo Reeder 21[N 14] 13 14 15 16 DNQ DNQ 17 17 202
19 Rod Poor 13 15 8 14 14 197
20 Bill Small 19[N 15] 9 6 2 194
Frank James 13[N 16] 14 9 11 14 11 10 19 4 12 12 DNQ 5 4 4 4 7 6
Frank Burnett 9[N 17] 3 15 8 8 6 15 10 8 11
Pat Patrick 6 5 13 18 13 15 21 17
Chuck Becker Jr. 5 9 13 14 18 8
Roger Parr 15 12 18 17 21 18
Don Walker 12 10 9 16 15
Carl Joiner 21 24 10 5 7
Fred Hay 16 13 11 13
George Wiltshire DNQ 16 23 18 15
Hank Dekker Jr. DNQ DNQ 19 20 17 21 DNQ
Kuzie Kuzmanich 8 5 18
Hershel McGriff 15 16 12
Joe Clark 22[N 18] 18 6
Bill Ferrier 21 DNQ 17 11
John Langdon 20 22 20
Bob Britt 4 11
Wendell Parnell 7 14
Bruce Beers 14 12
Tom Moore DNQ 18 10 DNQ
Guy Jones 8[N 19] 21
Bill Amick 16 15
Jack Jeffery 16 16
Vel Rogers 18 17
Chuck Prickett 23 17
Ron Hornaday 1
Dan Gurney 1*
Parnelli Jones 2[N 20]
Marty Kinerk 5
Dick Bown 8
Robert Hale 10
Dick Guest 13
Vallie Engelauf 14[N 21]
Jim Wright 15
Ranny Dodd 16
Bill Meyer DNQ 17
Les Cooper 17
Andy Anderson 18
Chuck Kimmer 19
Neil Castles DNQ
Wendell Scott DNQ
Bobby Wawak DNQ
Bobby Mausgrover DNQ
Red Ames QL
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Footnotes

  1. [1]
    Finished 9th overall
  2. [2]
    Finished 30th overall
  3. [3]
    Finished 11th overall
  4. [4]
    Finished 33rd overall
  5. [5]
    Finished 31st overall
  6. [6]
    Finished 18th overall
  7. [7]
    Finished 14th overall
  8. [8]
    Finished 15th overall
  9. [9]
    Finished 24th overall
  10. [10]
    Finished 38th overall
  11. [11]
    Finished 8th overall
  12. [12]
    Finished 21st overall
  13. [13]
    Finished 32nd overall
  14. [14]
    Finished 40th overall
  15. [15]
    Finished 36th overall
  16. [16]
    Finished 26th overall
  17. [17]
    Finished 17th overall
  18. [18]
    Finished 44th overall
  19. [19]
    Finished 16th overall
  20. [20]
    Finished 3rd overall
  21. [21]
    Finished 29th overall

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