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1964 Daytona 500
Race details
Race 8 of 62 in the 1964 NASCAR Grand National Series season
1964 Daytona 500 program cover
1964 Daytona 500 program cover
Date February 23, 1964 (1964-02-23)
Location Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.02 km)
Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Weather Cold with temperatures of 55 °F (13 °C); wind speeds of 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)[1]
Average speed 154.334 mph (248.376 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Ray Nichels
Time 174.91 miles per hour (281.49 km/h)
Most laps led
Driver Richard Petty Petty Enterprises
Laps 184
Winner
No. 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises

The 1964 Daytona 500, was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on February 23, 1964, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Race report

The race was won by Richard Petty driving a 1964 Plymouth. Petty drove his number 43 to victory in 3 hours and 14 minutes. There were three caution flags that slowed the race for 19 laps. The Chrysler teams debuted their brand-new 426 ci Chrysler Hemi engine in this race; NASCAR ordered the teams who had it to sandbag it during practice and qualifying due to their superiority.[2] During the race itself, Richard Petty, who at the time was known best for his skill on short tracks, led 184 of the 200 laps (a Daytona 500 record that stands to this day) and Chrysler teams took four of the top five spots.[2]

First Daytona 500 starts for Bobby Isaac, Doug Cooper, Johnny Rutherford, Jack Anderson, Jim Bray, and Neil Castles.[2] Only Daytona 500 starts for Dave MacDonald, Jo Schlesser, Smokey Boutwell, Jim McElreath, Ronnie Chumley, Bobby Marshman, Joe Clark, Bill McMahan, and Jim Cook.[2] Last Daytona 500 starts for Jimmy Pardue, Billy Wade, Dan Gurney, Larry Thomas, Ralph Earnhardt, Curtis Crider, Sal Tovella, Parnelli Jones, Fireball Roberts, and Elmo Henderson.[2]

This was the first NASCAR race that had a purse of over $100,000.[2]

Top 10 finishers

Pos[2] Grid No. Driver Manufacturer Laps Winnings Laps led Time/Status
1 2 43 Richard Petty 1964 Plymouth 200 $33,300 184 3:14:23
2 6 54 Jimmy Pardue 1964 Plymouth 199 $11,600 0 +1 laps
3 1 25 Paul Goldsmith 1964 Plymouth 198 $8,600 11 +2 laps
4 9 21 Marvin Panch 1964 Ford 198 $4,350 0 +2 laps
5 10 15 Jim Paschal 1964 Dodge 197 $3,700 0 +3 laps
6 21 1 Billy Wade 1964 Mercury 197 $2,500 0 +3 laps
7 11 16 Darel Dieringer 1964 Mercury 197 $2,000 0 +3 laps
8 14 29 Larry Frank 1964 Ford 197 $1,750 0 +3 laps
9 3 3 Junior Johnson 1964 Dodge 197 $1,500 0 +3 laps
10 19 17 Dave MacDonald 1964 Mercury 196 $1,200 0 +4 laps

Timeline

Section reference:[2]

References

  1. ^ "Weather of the 1964 Daytona 500". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "1964 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
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