1967 National 500
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 47 of 49 in the 1967 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
 Despite the wreck, Mr. Charlie Glotzbach finished in fourth place after the race was over. | |||
| Date | October 15, 1967 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway (Concord, North Carolina) | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.500 mi (2.414 km) | ||
| Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (804 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 77 °F (25 °C); wind speeds up to 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 130.317 miles per hour (209.725 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers | |
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Buddy Baker | Ray Fox | |
| Laps | 160 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 3 |
Buddy Baker |
Ray Fox | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1967 National 500 is a NASCAR Grand National Series racing event that took place on October 15, 1967 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the American community of Concord, North Carolina.[2]
Summary
Sixty thousand live spectators attended an event where Buddy Baker managed to defeat Bobby Isaac by at least one lap.[2] Nine cautions were handed out by NASCAR officials for 64 laps.[2] The race took three hours and fifty minutes to fully complete.[2] Cale Yarborough achieved the pole position with a qualifying speed of 130.317 miles per hour (209.725 km/h).[2] In reality, the speeds in the race actually approached 130.317 miles per hour (209.725 km/h).[2] Whitey Gerkin finished in last place due to a crash on lap 2 out of the 334 laps raced on a paved track spanning 1.500 miles (2.414 km).[2] All 44 of the drivers on the racing grid were American-born males.[2]
Richard Petty 10-race winning streak would end at this race. Bobby Wawak would make his best career finish as an owner with one of his vehicles finishing in seventh place.[2] LeeRoy Yarbrough was scheduled to drive in Junior Johnson's #26 vehicle but the car was wrecked in practice due to a fire extinguisher going off automatically.[3] 22 lap changes were made amongst seven different leaders.[4] Don Schissler and Dub Simpson would make their NASCAR debuts here.[4]
The total prize purse for this race was $87,005 ($609,121.83 in today's money). Buddy Baker received $18,950 in winnings ($132,668.91 in today's money) while last-place finisher Whitey Gerkin walked away with only $625 ($4,375.62 in today's money).[5]
Finishing order
- Buddy Baker
- Bobby Isaac
- Dick Hutcherson
- Charlie Glotzbach
- G.C. Spencer
- Don White
- Bobby Wawak
- Neil Castles
- Buddy Arrington
- Cale Yarborough*
- J.T. Putney
- Henley Gray
- Bobby Allison*
- Frank Warren
- Donnie Allison*
- John Sears*
- Wayne Smith
- Richard Petty*
- Darel Dieringer*
- Sonny Hutchins*
- Roy Tyner
- A.J. Foyt*
- Clyde Lynn*
- David Pearson*
- Jim Paschal*
- Jack Bowsher*
- Mario Andretti*
- Wendell Scott*
- Bud Moore*
- Elmo Langley*
- Red Farmer*
- Larry Manning*
- Dub Simpson*
- Curtis Turner*
- E.J. Trivette*
- Friday Hassler*
- Larry Hess*
- Paul Goldsmith*
- Bob Cooper*
- Don Schissler*
- Bobby Mausgrover*
- Gordon Johncock*
- James Hylton*
- Whitey Gerkin*
* Driver failed to finish race
References
- ↑ "1967 National 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 "1967 National 500 race information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
- ↑ Greg Fielden's "Charlotte Motor Speedway", p. 55
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "1967 National 500 race information (second reference)". Race Database. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- ↑ "1967 National 500 race information". Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
| Preceded by 1967 Wilkes 400 |
NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season 1967 |
Succeeded by 1967 American 500 |
| Preceded by 1966 |
National 500 races 1967 |
Succeeded by 1968 |