1967 Atlanta 500

American NASCAR auto race in 1967 February 2025 CUST Race 10 of 49 in the 1967 NASCAR Grand National Series season Atlanta 500 Weather information for the 1967 Atlanta 500 at The Old Farmers' Almanac 1967 04 2 1967 10 49 Atlanta International Speedway.svg Layout of Atlanta International Raceway, used until 1996 Atlanta 500 Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, Georgia Temperatures of 80.1 F C; wind speeds of 8 mph km/h 1.500 2.400 334 501.0 804 131.238 mi/h 70,000 Cale Yarborough Wood Brothers Cale Yarborough Wood Brothers 301 21 Cale Yarborough Wood Brothers untelevised none The 1967 Atlanta 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on April 2, 1967, at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Georgia.1967 Atlanta 500 at Racing Reference 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 to the "strictly stock" vehicles of the 1950s. Background Atlanta International Raceway (now Atlanta Motor Speedway) is one of ten current intermediate tracks to hold NASCAR races.NASCAR Race Tracks http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ September 2, 2011 NASCAR dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110603231316/http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ June 3, 2011 The layout at Atlanta International Speedway at the time was a four-turn traditional oval track that is 1.54 mi km long.NASCAR Tracks—The Atlanta Motor Speedway http://www.atlantamotorspeedway.com/media/facts/ Atlanta Motor Speedway September 2, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721061215/http://www.atlantamotorspeedway.com/media/facts/ 2011-07-21 dead The track's turns are banked at twenty-four degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, and the back stretch are banked at five. Race report There were 44 American-born drivers on the grid; Cale Yarborough defeated Dick Hutcherson by more than one lap in front of 70,000 audience members. Yarborough would score his second career win, along with his first win of 1967, and end a 31-race drought. The race lasted nearly four hours with the average speed being 131.288 mph km/h. Yarborough's qualifying speed was 148.996 mph km/h. Veteran NASCAR owner Nord Krauskopf would employ drivers Charlie Glotzbach and Bobby Isaac during the race. Blackie Watt would finish in last-place on lap 2 due to engine failure. Meanwhile, windshield problems would knock Don White out of the race at lap 193 of 334. Six cautions slowed the field for 39 laps. Fred Lorenzen would race for the final time in his legendary #28 white and blue 1967 Ford Fairlane machine that would make him popular in NASCAR. Curtis Turner, who was driving a Chevrolet owned by Smokey Yunick, would escape being injured in a practice crash.Wild practice session - 1967 Atlanta 500 https://web.archive.org/web/20110712225708/http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/season-recaps/1960s/1967-nascar.htm 2011-07-12 at HowStuffWorks.com The purse for this race was $64,995 ($ when adjusted for inflation); the winner's share was $21,035 ($ when adjusted for inflation) while last place received $540 ($ when adjusted for inflation).1967 Atlanta 500 racing information at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Manufacturer Owner 1 21 Cale Yarborough '67 Ford Wood Brothers 2 43 Richard Petty '67 Plymouth Petty Enterprises 3 28 Fred Lorenzen '67 Ford Holman-Moody Racing 4 6 David Pearson '67 Dodge Cotton Owens 5 27 A.J. Foyt '67 Ford Banjo Matthews 6 42 Tiny Lund '67 Plymouth Petty Enterprises 7 26 Darel Dieringer '67 Ford Junior Johnson 8 14 Jim Paschal '67 Plymouth Tom Friedkin 9 29 Dick Hutcherson '67 Ford Bondy Long 10 3 Buddy Baker '67 Dodge Ray Fox Failed to qualify: Ben Lane (#78)Qualifying information https://web.archive.org/web/20160912172915/http://racing-reference.info/getqualify/1967-10/W September 12, 2016 at Racing Reference Finishing order Section reference: 22em Cale Yarborough Dick Hutcherson Buddy Baker Charlie Glotzbach Bobby Isaac James Hylton Friday Hassler John Sears Donnie Allison G.C. Spencer J.T. Putney Donnie Allison Sonny Hutchins Buddy Arrington Jim Paschal Bill Champion Paul Lewis Sam McQuagg Mario Andretti Tiny Lund David Pearson Richard Petty Darel Dieringer Don White Wayne Smith Elmo Langley A. J. Foyt Fred Lorenzen Roy Mayne LeeRoy Yarbrough Paul Goldsmith Bay Darnell Jack Harden Neil Castles Bobby Johns Frank Warren Eldon Yarborough John Martin Clyde Lynn Wendell Scott Gordon Johncock Dick Johnson Bill Seifert Blackie Watt Timeline Section reference: Start of race: Cale Yarborough was leading the pack when the green flag was waved. Lap 2: Blackie Watt had some engine issues which forced him out of the race. Lap 4: Bill Seifert had some engine issues which forced him out of the race. Lap 5: Dick Johnson had some engine issues which forced him out of the race. Lap 9: Gordon Johncock had a terminal crash. Lap 10: Wendell Scott had some engine issues which forced him out of the race. Lap 13: Clyde Lynn had some engine issues which forced him out of the race. Lap 44: An oil leak in his vehicle took John Martin out of the race. Lap 46: Eldon Yarbrough managed to overheat his vehicle. Lap 54: Frank Warren just could not handle the vehicle's faulty transmission and left the race. Lap 61: Darel Dieringer took over the lead from Cale Yarborough. Lap 68: Fred Lorenzen took over the lead from Darel Dieringer. Lap 70: Cale Yarborough took over the lead from Fred Lorenzen. Lap 80: Bobby Johns had some engine issues which forced him out of the race. Lap 100: Fred Lorenzen took over the lead from Cale Yarborough. Lap 101: Cale Yarborough took over the lead from Fred Lorenzen. Lap 114: Neil Castles' vehicle developed some issues with its suspension. Lap 120: Jack Harden had a terminal crash. Lap 123: The differential on Bay Darnell's care developed some serious issues. Lap 152: Mario Andretti took over the lead from Cale Yarborough. Lap 153: Paul Goldsmith managed to overheat his vehicle. Lap 158: Cale Yarborough took over the lead from Mario Andretti. Lap 162: LeeRoy Yarbrough had some engine issues which forced him out of the race. Lap 173: Fred Lorenzen had a terminal crash. Lap 174: A.J. Foyt had some engine issues which forced him out of the race. Lap 175: Elmo Langley had some engine issues which forced him out of the race. Lap 180: Buddy Baker took over the lead from Cale Yarborough. Lap 184: Wayne Smith had some engine issues which forced him out of the race. Lap 193: Don White's vehicle suffered from a troublesome windshield. Lap 195: Darel Dieringer had some engine issues which forced him out of the race. Lap 197: Cale Yarborough took over the lead from Buddy Baker. Lap 215: Richard Petty had some engine issues which forced him out of the race. Lap 224: A faulty ignition ended David Pearson's hopes of winning the race. Lap 246: Tiny Lund had some engine issues which forced him out of the race. Lap 261: Mario Andretti had a terminal crash. Lap 277: Sam McQuagg's vehicle developed some problems with its suspension. Finish: Cale Yarborough was officially declared the winner of the event. References 1967 untitled race at Bowman-Gray Stadium 1967 Columbia 200 NASCAR Grand National Series Season 1967 Atlanta 500 Atlanta 500 Atlanta 500