| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 41 of 62 in the 1964 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season | |||
| Date | November 10, 1964 | ||
| Location | Concord Speedway (Concord, North Carolina) | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 0.500 mi (0.805 km) |
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| Distance | 200 laps, 125.0 mi (175.0 km) | ||
| Avg Speed | 56.897 miles per hour (91.567 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | David Pearson | Cotton Owens | |
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Ned Jarrett | Charles Robinson | |
| Laps | 114 | ||
| Winner | |||
| 11 |
Ned Jarrett |
Charles Robinson | |
| Television | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1964 Textile 250 was a NASCAR Grand National (now Sprint Cup Series) race that took place on November 10, 1963 at Concord Speedway (Concord, North Carolina, USA).[1][2]
Two hundred and fifty laps were done on a dirt track spanning .500 miles (0.805 km) in total distance.[1][2] Despite being held during the 1963 calendar year, this race was considered to be the first race in the 1964 Grand National season. The silly season between the 1963 and 1964 seasons was only seven days unlike the twelve weeks that the drivers enjoy today. After two hours, eleven minutes, and forty-nine seconds of intense racing action, a winner was decided.[1][2] Ned Jarrett (Dale Jarrett's father) defeated his opponent Joe Weatherly in twelve seconds.[1][2] Speeds were relatively slow by today's standards; the average speed was 56.897 miles (91.567 km) per hour while the pole position speed was 69.257 miles (111.458 km) per hour.[1][2] The typical American passenger vehicle of the 21st century can legally drive up to 90 miles (140 km) on some rural roads. This would make today's passenger vehicles faster than the stock cars of this era (which were supposed to represent advancements in automobile technology). However, many safety features adopted in these early stock cars would be used in passenger vehicles that were made years and even decades later.
In order from second to tenth, the other top ten finishers included: Richard Petty, David Pearson, Maurice Petty, Jack Anderson, Larry Thomas, Larry Manning, Curtis Crider, and Tiny Lund.[1][2] Notable racers that didn't finish in the top ten included: Buck Baker, Bill Widenhouse, Roy Tyner, Wendell Scott, Junior Johnson, Neil Castles, and Jimmy Massey (who would retire from the NASCAR Cup Series after this race).[1][2] Toy Bolton would make his NASCAR Cup Series debut in this race. While this would be his only race of the 1964 season, he would return for the 1966 season. Three thousand people attended this live racing event as of the start of the race.[1][2] Due to the low-level interest of the sport outside the North Carolina region during this era, the event was completely untelevised. The fastest finishing positions for each manufacturer were: Ford (1st), Pontiac (2nd), Plymouth (3rd), Dodge (4th), Chevrolet (8th), Mercury (9th), and Chrysler (24th).[1][2] Ned Jarrett walked away from the event with the winner's purse of $1350 ($9,558.99 in today's money).[1][2]
The last finisher to get a monetary award was Darel Dieringer who received $50 ($354.04 in today's money) for finishing in 22nd place (out of twenty-six competitors).[1][2]
* Driver failed to finish race
| Preceded by 1963 Golden State 400 |
NASCAR Grand National Races 1963-64 |
Succeeded by 1964 untitled race at Augusta International Raceway |