1964 Jacksonville 200

Auto race held at Speedway Park in 1964 February 2025 CUST Race 3 of 62 in the 1964 NASCAR Grand National Series season Jacksonville 200 1963 12 1 1964 3 62 Temperatures ranging between 37.9 F C and 54.0 F C; average wind speeds of 7.48 mph km/hhttp://www.almanac.com/weather/history/FL/Jacksonville/1963-12-01 Weather History: Past Weather Reports Almanac.com 2014-04-23 2014-04-30 1964 Jacksonville 200 Speedway Park in Jacksonville, Florida Dirt oval 0.500 0.805 202 101 162.544 58.252 mph km/h on Jack Smith Archie Smith 25.38 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises 103 34 Wendell Scott Scott Racing 200 100 160.934The 1964 Jacksonville 200http://www.rrdailyherald.com/wendell-scott-overcame-the-odds-through-talent-and-determination-his/article_33591cf0-728d-580e-9b90-24dc654626ef.html https://archive.today/20140501030425/http://www.rrdailyherald.com/wendell-scott-overcame-the-odds-through-talent-and-determination-his/article_33591cf0-728d-580e-9b90-24dc654626ef.html dead May 1, 2014 Wendell Scott overcame the odds through talent and determination Pierce Rodney D. February 18, 2003 The Daily Herald Roanoke Rapids, NC 2014-05-01The race has also been called the "Turkey Day 200" in some sources.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1111793/index.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20130317174847/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1111793/index.htm dead March 17, 2013 Quick Laps Sports Illustrated June 26, 2006 2014-05-01 N was the third race of the 1964 NASCAR Grand National Series calendar, held on December 1, 1963. It was won by the first African-American driver ever to win a NASCAR top tier race, Wendell Scott. Background Speedway Park was a 0.5 mi on dirt oval auto racing track, located in Jacksonville, Florida"Auto Race Tracks". The Billboard, April 13, 1957, page 81. at the intersection of Lenox Avenue and Plymouth Street.Coble, Don. "Yarbrough lived and raced fast, fell even faster https://web.archive.org/web/20140502031817/http://brainerddispatch.com/sports/auto-racing/2011-06-27/yarbrough-lived-and-raced-fast-fell-even-faster 2014-05-02 ". June 27, 2011. Brainerd, MN: Brainerd Dispatch. Accessed 2014-05-01. It operated between 1945 and 1969, and would be renamed Jacksonville Speedway in early 1964, months after this race. The track permanently closed in August 1969 after significant concerns were raised about its safety features.http://www.newspapers.com/clip/34143721/the_tampa_tribune/ Jacksonville Speedway to Close 1969-07-29 The Tampa Tribune en 2019-07-23 NASCAR Grand National Series races were held at this track during the 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1961 and 1964 seasons."Race Results at Speedway Park". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2014-05-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20160401011415/http://racing-reference.info/tracks/Speedway_Park 2016-04-01 Summary Jack Smith started from the pole position.http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1964-03/W 1964-03 1963-12-01 Racing-Reference USA Today Sports Media Group 2014-04-30 Ned Jarrett drove to a substantial lead early in the event, but a damaged wheel hub caused him to fall 20 laps behind while it was repaired. Richard Petty led the most laps, 103, before having his steering break due to the rough track conditions.http://members.jacksonville.com/news/metro/2010-06-27/story/1963-nascar-controversy-racing-or-race 1963 NASCAR controversy: Racing or race? June 27, 2010 The Florida Times-Union Jacksonville, FL https://web.archive.org/web/20140306205231/http://members.jacksonville.com/news/metro/2010-06-27/story/1963-nascar-controversy-racing-or-race March 6, 2014 dead 2014-04-30 Scott, driving a car formerly owned by Jarrett,https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19651008&id=Q3ksAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5csEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7318,1217763 Wendell Scott Gets Chevy ride October 6, 1965 Spartanburg Herald 2014-04-30 Spartanburg, SC 20 took the lead with 25 laps remaining, and led to the scheduled finish of the event; however, after 200 laps, the checkered flag was not waved. Two laps later, second-place finisher Buck Baker took the checkered flag and was declared the winner. Scott protested the results; two hours later, following a review of the scoring, Scott was declared the winner by two laps. Some, including Scott's family, stated that the victory was awarded to Baker, with the results being altered after the crowd had left the speedway, due to racism;http://members.jacksonville.com/sports/racing/2010-10-18/story/wendell-scotts-family-gets-long-lost-trophy-and-closure Wendell Scott's family gets long-lost trophy, and closure October 18, 2010 The Florida Times-Union Jacksonville, FL https://web.archive.org/web/20140427102125/http://members.jacksonville.com/sports/racing/2010-10-18/story/wendell-scotts-family-gets-long-lost-trophy-and-closure April 27, 2014 dead 2014-04-30 others, including two-time NASCAR champion Ned Jarrett, believe it was simply a scoring error, which was very common in the pre-electronic scoring system. Four weeks later at Savannah Speedway, Scott was given his first-place prize check and a replica trophy; the genuine trophy has never resurfaced, however in October 2010 the Jacksonville Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame gave a more accurate replica trophy to Scott's family. It was not until 2013 that another African American driver won a NASCAR national touring series race, when Bubba Wallace won the 2013 Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway.https://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/nascar-jensen-wendell-scott-sons-reflect-on-darrell-wallace-jr-historic-martinsville-speedway-win-102713 Won from above: Wendell Scott's sons reflect on Darrell Wallace Jr.'s historic win Jensen Tom October 27, 2013 Fox Sports 2014-04-30 Larry Thomas had a hard crash in this race, ending up upside down afterward. He would lose $4000 getting into the race and earning only $60; which wasn't even enough to buy a set of fresh racing tires during the mid-1960s. The independent drivers were not able to afford $4000 a race and the factory teams were also unable to spend that kind of money in 1963. Back in the 1960s, a working man could comfortably live by himself simply by working a job that paid him at least $100 a week. Spending $4000 to race in a NASCAR race in 1964 would have been the equivalent to 3 years' pay for an average blue-collar worker. This is the only race Wendell Scott ever finished on the lead lap in his entire career. Buck Baker was originally flagged the winner, but scoring re-checked revealed Wendell Scott was not scored for 4 laps in the race. Maurice Petty failed to qualify for the race.Qualifying information https://web.archive.org/web/20160401075423/http://www.racing-reference.info/getqualify/1964-03/W April 1, 2016 at Racing Reference Notable crew chiefs for the race were Jimmy Helms, Dale Inman, Wendell Scott, and Ralph Gray.1964 Jacksonville 200 crew chiefs information at Racing Reference The transition to purpose-built race cars 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. Stats The race officially lasted a duration of one hour and forty-three minutes. The average speed was 58.252 mph km/h. Jack Smith won the pole at 70.921 mph km/h. The margin of victory was over two laps after the correction of the scoring error, resulting in an addition of two laps to the race. Five thousand people attended the race. Results PosGridNo. Car numberDriverManufacturerLaps Laps completedStatusLed Laps led11534Wendell ScottChevrolet202Running2721487Buck BakerPontiac200Running03147Jack SmithPlymouth199Running2041868Ed LivingstonFord195Running05242Richard PettyPlymouth193Running10361786Neil CastlesChrysler190Running07511Ned JarrettFord183Wheel bolts5282078Buddy Arrington #Dodge182Running091992Johnny AllenFord179Running01045Billy WadeDodge163Differential0112105Possum JonesPontiac156Running0121032Tiny LundFord124Differential013720Jack AndersonFord121Radiator0142261Joe WeatherlyFord120Running015169Roy TynerChevrolet99Axle01696David PearsonDodge70Oil pan017603G. C. SpencerChevrolet60Differential0181336Larry ThomasDodge60Accident019390Jimmy Lee CappsPlymouth50Accident0201139LeeRoy YarbroughPontiac23Axle0211262Curtis CriderFord8Engine02282Jimmy ParduePontiac6Axle0# Rookie of the Year candidatehttp://www.racing-reference.info/race/1964-03/W 1964-03 Racing-Reference USA Today Sports Media Group 1963-12-01 2014-04-30 References Notes Citations 1964 Grand National Series 1964 The First 510 1964 Sunshine 200 Jacksonville 200 Jacksoville 200 Category:NASCAR races at Speedway Park Category:NASCAR controversies Category:20th century in Jacksonville, Florida Category:African-American-related controversies Category:Racism in sport