1967 World 600

American NASCAR auto race in 1967 February 2025 1967 World 600 CUST 20 49 Race 20 of 49 in the 1967 NASCAR Grand National Series season 1967 5 28 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 1.5 2.4 400+ 600 965.606 135.832 mph km/h on Cale Yarborough 139.910 seconds Jim Paschal N/A 335 14 Jim Paschal The 1967 World 600, the 8th running of the event, was a NASCAR Grand National Series race held on May 28, 1967 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Contested over 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 20th race of the 1967 NASCAR Grand National Series season. Background Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States, 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious World 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the National 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI). Race report Jim Paschal led 334 laps during the race; he would go on to win this event by holding off two hard-chargers, David Pearson and Bobby Allison. Paschal had built a three-lap lead when he lost control of his Plymouth and hit the wall on Lap 339 of 400. His crew patched up his car, but he was back on the same lap as his challengers.Race information at Racing Reference Tom Ingram would retire from NASCAR after the race was over.Driver retirement at Race Database Paschal was in the middle of winning three races out of four; the $28,450 payoff dwarfed the other races for him that year. He was also considered to be one of the most underrated drivers in NASCAR history, despite winning only 25 races.Jim Paschal Career Statistics at Racing Reference Martin Truex Jr would eventually beat Jim Paschal's record at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 2017 by virtue of leading 392 laps in a race. Drivers who failed to qualify for the race were Curtis Turner (#74), Don Hume (#09), Jimmy Helms (#91), Ken Spikes (#62) and Paul Marino (#07).Qualifying results https://web.archive.org/web/20180415124726/http://www.racing-reference.info/getqualify/1967-20/W April 15, 2018 at Racing Reference The day before the race, Hume crashed into the guardrail during a 30-lap last chance qualifying race, causing his car to flip wildly. The footage was used in the movie Speedway, starring Elvis Presley. Top 10 finishers Pos No. Car number Driver Manufacturer Laps Number of laps completed Laps led Number of laps led Time/Status 1 14 Jim Paschal '67 Plymouth 400 335 4:25:02 2 17 David Pearson '67 Ford 400 0 +5 seconds 3 6 Bobby Allison '67 Dodge 400 0 Lead lap under green flag 4 43 Richard Petty '67 Plymouth 397 0 +3 laps 5 42 Tiny Lund '67 Plymouth 396 0 +4 laps 6 29 Dick Hutcherson '67 Ford 395 0 +5 laps 7 3 Buddy Baker '67 Dodge 394 4 +6 laps 8 01 Ramo Stott '67 Plymouth 388 0 +12 laps 9 28 James Hylton '65 Dodge 385 0 +15 laps 10 11 J.T. Putney '67 Chevrolet 383 0 +17 laps References World 600 World 600 World 600 Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway