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References
- ↑ Weather information for the 1968 Columbia 200 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1968 Columbia 200 information at Racing Reference
- ↑ Columbia Speedway page of Racing-Reference website , retrieved 8 May 2007.
- ↑ Fielden, Greg, "NASCAR Cleans Up", Speedway Illustrated, September 2004.
- 1 2 1968 Columbia 200 Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine information at Everything Stock Car
- ↑ NASCAR Race Results for the 1968 Columbia 200 at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet
- ↑ 1968 Columbia 200 crew chiefs information at Racing Reference
| Preceded by 1968 Greenville 200 | NASCAR Grand National Series Season 1968 | Succeeded by 1968 Gwyn Staley 400 |