1968 Islip 300

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 0.200 miles (0.322 km). 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 48.561 miles per hour (78.151 km/h) for the average and 51.873 miles per hour (83.482 km/h) 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 ($27.22 when adjusted for inflation) while children got in for only $1 with an adult general admission ($6.8 when adjusted for inflation).