1968 Peach State 200 made his NASCAR debut here while Dexter Gainey and Stan Meserve would end their respective NASCAR careers after this event. "† signifies that the driver is known to be deceased" <br> "* Driver failed to finish race" 1968 Peach State 200 The 1968 Peach State 200 was a NASCAR Grand National Series (now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) event that was held on November 3, 1968, at Jefco Speedway in Jefferson, Georgia. The transition to purpose-built racecars began in the early 1960s and occurred gradually over that decade. Changes made to the sport by the late 1960s brought an end
The State News critical of the Michigan Department of the American Legion's Boy's State program held on the Michigan State College campus. Several days later, June 25, North Korea invaded South Korea initiating the Korean War. The following Monday the state American Legion held its summer encampment and adopted a resolution calling for the suspension of "The State News" and the expelling of its student editor, Ron M. Linton. Later that week, Michigan State suspended further summer publication of the paper but declined to expel its editor. The school did, however, announce the appointment of a full-time college employee, William McIlrath, as director