This is the only race of the year that eventual 1968 NASCAR Grand National Series champion David Pearson didn't run.

[1] The race took one hour, forty-two minutes, and thirty-six seconds to reach its full conclusion: Bobby Isaac defeated Buddy Baker[3] by more than a lap; bringing home $1,100 as the winner's top prize ($9,638 when considering inflation).

[1] Bobby Isaac would go on to earn three pole positions during the 1968 NASCAR Grand National Series season and 19 pole positions during the following season; making him a prototypical version of Ryan Newman with his blistering speeds that he would register during qualifying.

[5] Notable crew chiefs who attended the race were Ray Hicks, Frankie Scott, Dale Inman and Harry Hyde.

[1] In this race, Bob Cooper finished in 22nd place and won $100 just for driving a stock car as fast and as efficiently as possible.