1967 National 500

American NASCAR auto race in 1967 February 2025 CUST Race 47 of 49 in the 1967 NASCAR Grand National Series season National 500 http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/zipcode/28027/1967-10-15 1967 National 500 weather information The Old Farmers' Almanac 2012-09-14 1967 10 15 1967 47 49 Glotzbach1967National500.jpg Charlie Glotzbach (72) avoided this incident and finished fourth. National 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 1.500 2.414 334 501 804 130.317 mi/h Temperatures of 77 F C; wind speeds of 8.9 mph km/h 60,000 http://racing-reference.info/race/1967_National_500/W 1967 National 500 race information Racing Reference 2011-04-04 Cale Yarborough Wood Brothers 139.470 Buddy Baker Ray Fox 160 3 Buddy Baker Ray Fox The 1967 National 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series stock car race that was held on October 15, 1967, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. 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. Race report The race was held on a dry circuit; with no precipitation recorded around the speedway. http://www.sercc.com/CharlotteNASCARClimatology.pdf Charlotte NASCAR Climatology SERCC 2018-09-12 2018-09-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20180908092914/http://www.sercc.com/CharlotteNASCARClimatology.pdf dead Sixty thousand live spectators attended the event where Buddy Baker managed to defeat Bobby Isaac by more than one lap; becoming the 100th different driver to win what is now known as a NASCAR Cup Series race. Nine cautions were handed out by NASCAR officials for 64 laps. The race took three hours and fifty minutes to fully complete. Cale Yarborough achieved the pole position with a qualifying speed of 130.317 mph km/h. In reality, the speeds in the race actually approached 130.317 mph km/h. Whitey Gerken finished in last place due to a crash on lap 2 out of the 334 laps raced on a paved track spanning 1.500 mi km. All 44 of the drivers on the racing grid were American-born males. Future three time Formula One Champion Jackie Stewart entered but he failed to qualify. Richard Petty 10-race winning streak ended at this race. Bobby Wawak made his best career finish as an owner with one of his vehicles finishing in seventh place. The qualifying speeds recorded for the race were an average for a 4-lap qualifying run. J.T. Putney raced his way into this one by winning the last chance qualifying race. He then finished 11th in the main event with Henley Gray, another driver who raced in, taking 12th. LeeRoy Yarbrough was scheduled to drive in Junior Johnson's No. 26 vehicle but the car was wrecked in practice due to a fire extinguisher going off automatically.Greg Fielden's "Charlotte Motor Speedway", p. 55 22 lead changes were made amongst seven different leaders. http://www.race-database.com/results/results.php?year=1967&race=47&series_id=2 1967 National 500 race information (second reference) Race Database 2011-04-05 Notable crew chiefs on attendance for the race were Harry Hyde, Dale Inman, Jake Elder among others. https://www.racing-reference.info/entrylist/1967-47/W/C 1967 National 500 crew chiefs information Racing Reference 2018-08-28 Don Schissler and Dub Simpson made their NASCAR debuts here. The total prize purse for this race was $87,005 ($ when adjusted for inflation). Buddy Baker received $18,950 in winnings ($ when adjusted for inflation) while last-place finisher Whitey Gerken walked away with only $625 ($ when adjusted for inflation). http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/races/results/1967/charlotte-motor-speedway/national-500/1057 1967 National 500 race information Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet 2012-09-15 Qualifying Note: The speeds shown are an average for a 4-lap qualifying run. The first 37 spots in the field were set via qualifying. The final 7 spots were filled by the top 7 finishers in a 20-lap qualifying race. Grid No. Car number Driver Manufacturer Qualifying time http://racing-reference.info/getqualify/1967-47/W 1967 National 500 qualifying information Racing Reference 2017-04-12 April 13, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170413153308/http://racing-reference.info/getqualify/1967-47/W dead Speed Speed in miles per hour Owner 1 21 Cale Yarborough '67 Ford 2:19.470 154.872 Wood Brothers 2 27 A.J. Foyt '67 Ford 2:19.960 154.329 Banjo Matthews 3 99 Paul Goldsmith '67 Plymouth 2:20.070 154.208 Ray Nichels 4 3 Buddy Baker '67 Dodge 2:20.200 154.065 Ray Fox 5 43 Richard Petty '67 Plymouth 2:20.490 153.747 Petty Enterprises 6 6 Darel Dieringer '67 Dodge 2:20.941 153.256 Cotton Owens 7 17 David Pearson '67 Ford 2:21.101 153.082 Holman-Moody 8 29 Dick Hutcherson '67 Ford 2:21.640 152.499 Bondy Long 9 72 Charlie Glotzbach '65 Dodge 2:22.370 151.717 Nord Krauskopf 10 48 James Hylton '65 Dodge 2:22.321 151.770 Bud Hartje Finishing order Section reference: 30em 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 Gerken* * Driver failed to finish race Failed to qualify Section reference: Name Number Car manufacturer LeeRoy Yarbrough 26 Ford Jackie Stewart 5 Dodge Frog Fagan 75 Ford Bill Seifert 45 Ford Don Biederman 94 Chevrolet Ken Spikes 62 Pontiac References 1967 Wilkes 400 1967 American 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season 1967 1966 1968 National 500 races 1967 National 500 National 500 Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway