Stock Car Racing History, NASCAR, and Other Problems in American Racing History

[Don Capps]

Here is an example of what actually took place at a race during the 1964 season, Augusta in November 1963 in this example, as compared to what is found at 1964-02 Augusta:

1964 Grand National Race Number 2 / Augusta

Augusta 510 / 17 November 1963
Augusta International Raceway / Augusta, Georgia 
139 laps of 3.0-mile road course for distance of 417.0 miles 
Attendance: 14-15,000	Purse: $50,620

Qualifying was spread over four days, three days – Wednesday through Friday – being devoted to time trials and then a qualifying race on Saturday.



Wednesday Qualifying / 13 November 1963

Qualifying	Speed	Driver	Make	Notes & Notes & Information
1st	88.545 mph	Fred Lorenzen	1963 Ford Galaxie	LaFayette Ford 
2nd	87.84 mph	Fireball Roberts	1963 Ford Galaxie	
3rd	87.15 mph	Marvin Panch	1963 Ford Galaxie	
4th	86.17 mph	David Pearson	1963 Dodge Polara	
5th	84.96 mph	Darel Dieringer	1963 Mercury Marauder	
6th 	83.74 mph	Ned Jarrett	1963 Ford Galaxie	
7th 	83.44 mph	Billy Wade	1963 Dodge Polara	
8th 	67.33 mph	Joe Weatherly 	1963 Mercury Marauder	Qualified by Larry Frank

Thursday Qualifying / 14 November 1963

Qualifying	Speed	Driver	Make	Notes & Notes & Information
9th 	88.75 mph	Richard Petty	1963 Plymouth Savoy	
10th 	88.51 mph	Junior Johnson	1963 Chevrolet Impala SS	
11th 	86.73 mph	Dave MacDonald	1963 Ford Galaxie	
12th 	86.71 mph	Jack Smith	1963 Plymouth	
13th 	85.00 mph	Rex White	1963 Mercury Marauder	
14th	82.45 mph	Graham Shaw	1961 Ford Galaxie	
15th 	85.03 mph	Larry Thomas	1962 Dodge Dart	

Friday Qualifying / 15 November 1963

Qualifying	Speed	Driver	Make	Notes & Notes & Information
16th 	90.00 mph	Buck Baker	1963 Plymouth Savoy	
17th 	81.81 mph	Jack Anderson	1963 Ford Galaxie	
18th 	83.07 mph	Frank Warren	1961 Pontiac Catalina	
19th	81.21 mph	Curtis Crider	1963 Mercury Marauder	
 
 
Qualifying Race / 16 November 1963
10 laps of 3.0-mile road course for distance of 30.0 miles

On Saturday, a ten-lap qualifying race was held for those not qualifying during the first three sessions.

Qualifying	Results	Driver	Make	Notes & Information
20th	1st	Bobby Johns	1963 Pontiac Catalina	10 laps
21st	2nd	Jim Pardue	1963 Pontiac Catalina	
22nd	3rd	Cale Yarborough	1963 Ford Galaxie	
23rd	4th	Larry Frank	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	
24th	5th	Buddy Baker	1963 Pontiac Catalina	
25th	6th	G.C. Spencer	1962 Pontiac Catalina	
26th	7th	Doug Cooper	1962 Pontiac Catalina	
27th	8th	Roy Tyner	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	
28th	9th	Wendell Scott	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	
29th	10th	Neil ‘Soapy’ Castles	1962 Chrysler 300H	
30th	11th	Jake Penland	1961 Pontiac Catalina	
31st	12th	Jim Brey	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	
32nd	13th	Weldon Adams	1962 Plymouth Savoy	
33rd	14th	Elmo Henderson	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	

Qualifying	Driver	Make	Notes & Information
34th	Tiny Lund 	1963 Ford Galaxie	Did not qualify; Promoter’s option
35th	Ed Livingston 	1962 Ford Galaxie	Did not qualify; Promoter’s option
36th	Johnny Allen	1963 Ford Galaxie	Did not qualify; Promoter’s option


Results	Driver	No.	Car Owner	Make	Laps	Purse	Points	Notes & Information  
1st	Fireball Roberts 	22	John Holman, Holman Moody 	1963 Ford Galaxie	139	$13,190	2,500	4 hr 49 min 51 sec, 86.32 mph
2nd	Dave MacDonald 	29	Banjo Matthews, Holman Moody	1963 Ford Galaxie	138	$6,745	2,400	
3rd	Billy Wade 	5	Cotton Owens, Cotton Owens Garage	1963 Dodge Polara	137	$3,730	2,300	
4th	Joe Weatherly 	26	Bill Stroppe, Bill Stroppe & Associates	1963 Mercury Marauder	137	$2,650	2,200	
5th	Ned Jarrett 	11	Charles Robinson, Burton-Robinson Racing Team 	1963 Ford Galaxie	132	$1,675	2,100	
6th	Jimmy Pardue 	2	Cliff Stewart	1963 Pontiac Catalina	132	$1,800	2,000	
7th	Larry Thomas 	36	Wade Younts	1962 Dodge Dart	130	$1,250	1,900	
8th	Curtis Crider 	62	Curtis Crider	1963 Ford Galaxie	129	$1,100	1,800	
9th	Marvin Panch 	21	Ray Lee Wood, Wood Brothers 1963 Ford Galaxie	128	$1,220	1,700	Transmission 
10th	Buddy Baker 	87	Buck Baker	1963 Pontiac Catalina	127	$1,050	1,600	
11th	Graham Shaw 	12	Graham Shaw	1961 Ford Galaxie	126	$900	1,500	
12th	Tiny Lund 	32	Dave Kent	1963 Ford Galaxie	125	$800	1,400	
13th	Frank Warren 	80	 	1961 Pontiac Catalina	125	$625	1,300	
14th	Jack Anderson 	20	Jack Anderson	1963 Ford Galaxie	120	$775	1,200	
15th	Cale Yarborough 	19	Herman Beam	1963 Ford Galaxie	119	$650	1,100	
16th	Doug Cooper 	02	Bob Cooper	1962 Pontiac Catalina	117	$575	1,000	
17th	David Pearson 	6	Cotton Owens, Cotton Owens Garage 1963 Dodge Polara	115	$670	900	Engine 
18th	Wendell Scott 	34	Wendell Scott	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	115	$525	800	
19th	Richard Petty 	43	Lee Petty, Lee Petty Engineering Company	1963 Plymouth Savoy	94	$820	700 Transmission – pinion gear 
20th	Johnny Allen 	92	 	1963 Ford Galaxie	66	$700	600	Engine 
21st	Junior Johnson 	3	Ray Fox, Ray Fox Engineering	1963 Chevrolet Impala SS	52	$620	500	Transmission
22nd	Neil Castles 	86	Buck Baker	1962 Chrysler 300H	47	$525	400	Clutch 
23rd	Larry Frank 	30	 	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	37	$575	300	Engine 
24th	G.C. Spencer 	70	Paul Clayton	1962 Pontiac Catalina	33	$525	200	Engine 
25th	Roy Tyner 	9	Roy Tyner	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	25	$525	100	Transmission – rear end gears 
26th	Rex White 	4	Louis Clements	1963 Mercury Marauder	17	$575	100	Engine 
27th	Darel Dieringer 	16	Bill Stroppe, Bill Stroppe & Associates 
1963 Mercury Marauder	14	$525	100	Engine – valve lifter 
28th	Fred Lorenzen 	28	Ralph Moody, Holman Moody	1963 Ford Galaxie	12	$625	100	Engine – piston
29th	Buck Baker 	42	Lee Petty, Lee Petty Engineering Company	1963 Plymouth Savoy	12	$575	100	Engine 
30th	Jim Bray 	156	Nick Rampling	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	7	$525	100	Transmission 
31st	Elmo Henderson 	03	G.C. Spencer	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	6	$525	100	Engine – oil pressure
32nd	Jack Smith 	47	Archie Smith	1963 Plymouth Savoy	4	$525	100	Engine 
33rd	Joe Penland 	05	Possum Jones	1961 Pontiac Catalina	4	$525	100	Engine – oil pressure
34th	Ed Livingston 	56	Ed Livingston	1962 Ford Galaxie	3	$575	100	Engine 
35th	Bobby Johns 	7	Shorty Johns	1963 Pontiac Catalina	2	$900	100	Crash 
36th	Weldon Adams 	23	Leland Colvin	1962 Plymouth Savoy	2	$525	100	Distributor 

Lap Leaders		Driver			Laps Led	Lap Prizes
Laps 1 thru 3		Fireball Roberts
Laps 4 thru 22		David Pearson	19 laps		$95
Laps 23 thru 27	Junior Johnson
Lap 28			Richard Petty
Laps 29 thru 35	Junior Johnson
Laps 36 thru 48	Richard Petty
Laps 49 thru 51	Junior Johnson	15 laps		$75
Laps 52 thru 93	Richard Petty		56 laps		$280
Laps 94 thru 128	Marvin Panch		35 laps		$175
Laps 129 thru 139	Fireball Roberts	14 laps		$470

* Greg Fielden, The Superspeedway Boom, 1959-1964, pp. 241-241; Southern Motorsports Journal, 21 November 1963, p. 3.

[Don Capps]

Daytona Speedweeks 
1964 Grand National Race Number 6 / Daytona
1964 Grand National Race Number 7 / Daytona
1964 Grand National Race Number 8 / Daytona

 
Pole Position Qualifying / 8 February 1964  
Daytona International Speedway / Daytona Beach, Florida
Average of two laps of 2.5-mile speedway for distance of 5.0 miles

Qualifying	Speed	Driver	No.	Car Owner	Make	Notes & Information  
1st,	174.910 mph	Paul Goldsmith	25	Ray Nichels, Ray Nichels Engineering	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	Fastest individual lap, 
175.029 mph
2nd 	174.418 mph	Richard Petty	43	Lee Petty, Lee Petty Engineering Company	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	
3rd	171.696 mph	Junior Johnson	3	Ray Fox, Ray Fox Engineering	1964 Dodge Polara	
4th	171.804 mph	Jimmy Pardue	54	Charles Robinson, Burton-Robinson Racing Team	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	
5th 	170.583 mph	David Pearson	6	Cotton Owens, Cotton Owens Garage	1964 Dodge Polara	
6th 	169.029 mph	Parnelli Jones	15	Bill Stroppe, Bill Stroppe & Associates	1964 Mercury Marauder	
7th 	168.586 mph	Darel Dieringer	16	Bill Stroppe, Bill Stroppe & Associates	1964 Mercury Marauder	
8th 	167.426 mph	Bobby Isaac	26	Ray Nichels, Ray Nichels Engineering	1964 Dodge Polara	
9th 	167.068 mph	Marvin Panch	21	Ray Lee Wood, Wood Brothers	1964 Ford Galaxie	
10th 	166.604 mph	Fred Lorenzen	28	Ralph Moody, Holman Moody	1964 Ford Galaxie	
11th 	164.604 mph	Ned Jarrett	11	Bondy Long, Bowani Inc. 	1964 Ford Galaxie	
12th 	164.113 mph	Jim McElreath	14	Bill Stroppe, Bill Stroppe & Associates	1964 Mercury Marauder	
13th 	163.013 mph	Tiny Lund	32	Graham Shaw	1964 Ford Galaxie	
14th 	162.206 mph	Bobby Marshman	06	Holman Moody	1964 Ford Galaxie	
15th	160.313 mph	Jo Schlesser	77	Bondy Long, Bowani Inc.	1964 Ford Galaxie	

Pole Qualifying Day Race No. 1 / 8 February 1964
Daytona International Speedway / Daytona Beach, Florida
20 laps of 2.5-mile speedway for distance of 50.0 miles

After the qualifying session for the pole position and the other front row starting position, the cars were split into two groups for the trophy dash races. 

Qualifying	Speed	Driver	Make	Notes & Information
1st	174.910 mph	Paul Goldsmith	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	
2nd	171.696 mph	Junior Johnson	1964 Dodge Polara	
3rd	170.583 mph	David Pearson	1964 Dodge Polara	
4th	168.586 mph	Darel Dieringer	1964 Mercury Marauder	
5th	167.068 mph	Marvin Panch	1964 Ford Galaxie	
6th	164.604 mph	Ned Jarrett	1964 Ford Galaxie	
7th	163.013 mph	Tiny Lund	1964 Ford Galaxie	
8th	Did not qualify	Fireball Roberts	1964 Ford Galaxie	

Results	Driver	No.	Car Owner	Make	Notes & Information
1st	Paul Goldsmith	25	Ray Nichels, Ray Nichels Engineering	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	20 laps, 17 min 39 sec, 170.490 mph
2nd	Junior Johnson	3	Ray Fox, Ray Fox Engineering	1964 Dodge Polara	
3rd	David Pearson	6	Cotton Owens, Cotton Owens Garage	1964 Dodge Polara	
4th	Marvin Panch	21	Lee Ray Wood, Wood Brothers	1964 Ford Galaxie	
5th	Darel Dieringer	16	Bill Stroppe, Bill Stroppe & Associates	1964 Mercury Marauder	
6th	Tiny Lund	32	Graham Shaw	1964 Ford Galaxie	
7th	Fireball Roberts	22	John Holman, Holman Moody	1964 Ford Galaxie	
8th	Ned Jarrett	11	Bondy Long, Bowani Inc.	1964 Ford Galaxie	

Fastest Lap: 174.351 mph on lap 2 by Paul Goldsmith

Pole Qualifying Day Race No. 2 / 8 February 1964
Daytona International Speedway / Daytona Beach, Florida
20 laps of 2.5-mile speedway for distance of 50.0 miles

Qualifying	Speed	Driver	Make	Notes & Information
1st	174.418 mph	Richard Petty	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	Lee Petty Engineering Company
2nd	171.804 mph	Jimmy Pardue	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	Burton-Robinson Racing Team
3rd	169.029 mph	Parnelli Jones	1964 Mercury Marauder	Bill Stroppe & Associates
4th	167.426 mph	Bobby Isaac	1964 Dodge Polara	Ray Nichels Engineering
5th	166.604 mph	Fred Lorenzen	1964 Ford Galaxie	Holman Moody
6th	162.206 mph	Bobby Marshman	1964 Ford Galaxie	
7th	160.313 mph	Jo Schlesser	1964 Ford Galaxie	Bowani Inc.

Results	Driver	No.	Car Owner	Make	Notes & Information
1st	Richard Petty	43	Lee Petty 	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	20 laps, 17 min 27 sec, 171.919 mph
2nd	Jimmy Pardue	54	Charles Robinson 	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	
3rd	Bobby Isaac	26	Ray Nichels	1964 Dodge Polara	
4th	Fred Lorenzen	28	Ralph Moody	1964 Ford Galaxie	
5th	Parnelli Jones	15	Bill Stroppe	1964 Mercury Marauder	
6th	Bobby Marshman	06	Holman Moody	1964 Ford Galaxie	
7th	Jo Schlesser	77	Bondy Long	1964 Ford Galaxie	

Fastest lap: 173.644 mph on lap 2 by Richard Petty

1964 Grand National Race Number 6 / Daytona 500 Qualifying Race No. 1 / 21 February 1964 
Daytona International Speedway / Daytona Beach, Florida
40 laps of 2.5-mile speedway for distance of 100.0 miles 
Attendance: 17,500	Purse: $5,075

Start	Speed	Driver	Make	Notes & Information
1st	174.910 mph	Paul Goldsmith	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	
2nd	171.696 mph	Junior Johnson	1964 Dodge Polara	
3rd	170.583 mph	David Pearson	1964 Dodge Polara	
4th	168.586 mph	Darel Dieringer	1964 Mercury Marauder	
5th	167.068 mph	Marvin Panch	1964 Ford Galaxie	
6th	164.604 mph	Ned Jarrett	1964 Ford Galaxie	
7th	163.013 mph	Tiny Lund	1964 Ford Galaxie	
8th		Fireball Roberts	1964 Ford Galaxie	
9th		Buck Baker	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	
10th		Billy Wade	1964 Mercury Marauder	
11th		Johnny Rutherford	1964 Mercury Marauder	
12th		Dave MacDonald	1964 Mercury Marauder	
13th		Bobby Johns	1964 Pontiac Catalina	
14th		Bucky Boutwell	1963 Ford Galaxie	
15th		Ronnie Chumley	1963 Pontiac Catalina	
16th		Doug Cooper	1963 Ford Galaxie	
17th		Roy Gemberling	1963 Plymouth Savoy	
18th		Bob Cooper	1962 Pontiac Catalina	
19th		Joe Clark	1964 Ford Galaxie	
20th		Jim Bray	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	
21st		Larry Thomas	1963 Plymouth Savoy	
22nd		Elmo Henderson	1963 Pontiac Catalina	
23rd		Reb Wickersham	1964 Dodge Polara


Results	Driver	No.	Car Owner	Make	Laps	Purse	Points	Notes & Information  
1st	Junior Johnson 	3	Ray Fox, Ray Fox Engineering	1964 Dodge Polara	40	$1,100	400	35 min 08 sec, 170.777 mph
2nd	Buck Baker 	41	Lee Petty, Lee Petty Engineering Company	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	40	$600	384	
3rd	David Pearson 	6	Cotton Owens, Cotton Owens Garage	1964 Dodge Polara	40	$400	368	
4th	Marvin Panch 	21	Ray Lee Wood, Wood Brothers	1964 Ford Galaxie	40	$300	352	
5th	Darel Dieringer 	16	Bill Stroppe, Bill Stroppe & Associates	1964 Mercury Marauder	40	$300	336	
6th	Tiny Lund 	32	Graham Shaw	1964 Ford Galaxie	40	$250	320	
7th	Fireball Roberts 	22	John Holman, Holman Moody	1964 Ford Galaxie	40	$225	304	
8th	Ned Jarrett 	11	Bondy Long, Bowani Inc.	1964 Ford Galaxie	40	$200	288	
9th	Dave MacDonald 	17	Bill Stroppe, Bill Stroppe & Associates	1964 Mercury Marauder	40	$150	272	
10th	Billy Wade 	1	Bud Moore, Bud Moore Engineering	1964 Mercury Marauder	39	$150	256	
11th	Bobby Johns 	7	Shorty Johns	1964 Pontiac Catalina	39	$150	240	
12th	Larry Thomas 	27	Wade Younts	1963 Plymouth Savoy	38	$125	224	
13th	Ronnie Chumley 	04	H.B. Bailey	1963 Pontiac Catalina	38	$125	208	
14th	Smokey Boutwell 	84	Rocky Hinton	1963 Ford Galaxie	37	$100	192	
15th	Doug Cooper 	60	Bob Cooper	1963 Ford Galaxie	37	$100	176	
16th	Roy Gemberling 	71	Roscoe Sanders	1963 Plymouth Savoy	34	$100	160	Engine – overheating
17th	Paul Goldsmith 	25	Ray Nichels, Ray Nichels Engineering	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	28	$100	144	Engine 
18th	Johnny Rutherford 	01	Bud Moore, Bud Moore Engineering	1964 Mercury Marauder	17	$100	FIA	Engine 
19th	Elmo Henderson 	70	Paul Clayton	1963 Pontiac Catalina	4	$100	128	Engine – oil pressure
20th	Reb Wickersham 	95	Ken Spikes	1964 Dodge Polara	3	$100	112	Engine – valves
21st	Bob Cooper 	61	Bob Cooper	1962 Pontiac Catalina	2	$100	96	Engine – head gasket
22nd	Joe Clark 	97	Al McCline	1964 Ford Galaxie	2	$100	80	Handling 
23rd	Jim Bray 	56	Nick Rampling	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	2	$100	64	Handling 

Lap Leaders		Driver			Laps Led
Laps 1 thru 7		Paul Goldsmith	
Laps 8 thru 21		Buck Baker	
Lap 22			Paul Goldsmith	18 laps
Laps 23 thru 39	Buck Baker		21 laps 
Lap 40			Junior Johnson	1 lap

[Don Capps]

1964 Grand National Race Number 7 / Daytona 500 Qualifying Race No. 2 / 21 February 1964 
Daytona International Speedway / Daytona Beach, Florida 
40 laps of 2.5-mile speedway for distance of 100.0 miles 
Attendance: 17,500	Purse: $5,075

Start	Speed	Driver	Make	Notes & Information
1st	174.418 mph	Richard Petty	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	
2nd	171.804 mph	Jimmy Pardue	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	
3rd	169.029 mph	Parnelli Jones	1964 Mercury Marauder	
4th	167.426 mph	Bobby Isaac	1964 Dodge Polara	
5th	166.604 mph	Fred Lorenzen	1964 Ford Galaxie	
6th	162.206 mph	Bobby Marshman	1964 Ford Galaxie	
7th	160.313 mph	Jo Schlesser	1964 Ford Galaxie	
8th		Jim McElreath	1964 Mercury Marauder	
9th		Jim Paschal	1964 Dodge Polara	
10th		Dan Gurney	1964 Ford Galaxie	
11th		A.J. Foyt	1964 Ford Galaxie	
12th		Larry Frank	1964 Ford Galaxie	
13th		Cale Yarborough	1964 Ford Galaxie	
14th		Sal Tovella	1964 Ford Galaxie	
15th		G.C. Spencer	1963 Pontiac Catalina	
16th		Ralph Earnhardt	1963 Ford Galaxie	
17th		Curtis Crider	1963 Mercury Marauder	
18th		Jack Anderson	1963 Ford Galaxie	
19th		Bill McMahan	1963 Pontiac Catalina	
20th		Jim Cook	1963 Ford Galaxie	
21st		Wendell Scott	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	
22nd		Neil “Soapy” Castles	1962 Chrysler 300H	
23rd		LeeRoy Yarbrough	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	

Results	Driver	No.	Car Owner	Make	Laps	Purse	Points	Notes & Information  
1st	Bobby Isaac 	26	Ray Nichels, Ray Nichels Engineering	1964 Dodge Polara	40	$1,100	400	35 min 20 sec, 169.811 mph
2nd	Jimmy Pardue 	54	Charles Robinson, Burton-Robinson Racing Team	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	40	$600	384	
3rd	Richard Petty 	43	Lee Petty, Lee Petty Engineering Company	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	40	$400	368	
4th	A.J. Foyt 	00	Banjo Matthews	1964 Ford Galaxie	40	$300	FIA	
5th	Jim Paschal 	5	Cotton Owens, Cotton Owens Garage	1964 Dodge Polara	40	$300	352	
6th	Parnelli Jones 	15	Bill Stroppe, Bill Stroppe & Associates	1964 Mercury Marauder	40	$250	FIA	
7th	Larry Frank 	29	Holman Moody	1964 Ford Galaxie	40	$225	336	
8th	Bobby Marshman 	06	Holman Moody	1964 Ford Galaxie	39	$200	FIA	
9th	Joe Schlesser 	77	Bondy Long, Bowani Inc.	1964 Ford Galaxie	39	$150	FIA	
10th	Dan Gurney 	12	Ray Lee Wood, Wood Brothers	1964 Ford Galaxie	39	$150	FIA	
11th	Cale Yarborough 	19	Herman Beam	1964 Ford Galaxie	38	$150	320	
12th	Sal Tovella 	09	Herb Onash	1964 Ford Galaxie	38	$125	304	
13th	Jim McElreath 	14	Bill Stroppe, Bill Stroppe & Associates	1964 Mercury Marauder	37	$125	FIA	
14th	Ralph Earnhardt 	31	Tom Spell	1963 Ford Galaxie	36	$100	288	
15th	Curtis Crider 	62	Curtis Crider	1963 Mercury Marauder	36	$100	272	
16th	G.C. Spencer 	2	Cliff Stewart	1963 Pontiac Catalina	32	$100	256	Fuel 
17th	Fred Lorenzen 	28	Ralph Moody, Holman Moody	1964 Ford Galaxie	31	$100	240	Tire
18th	Jack Anderson 	92	Ray Osborne	1963 Ford Galaxie	10	$100	224	Engine – overheating
19th	Neil Castles 	86	Buck Baker	1962 Chrysler 300	4	$100	208	Engine – plugs
20th	Wendell Scott 	34	Wendell Scott	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	4	$100	192	Handling 
21st	LeeRoy Yarbrough 	89	David Walker	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	3	$100	176	Engine – oil leak
22nd	Bill McMahan 	82	Casper Hensley	1963 Pontiac Catalina	3	$100	160	Bearing 
23rd	Jim Cook 	20	Jack Anderson	1963 Ford Galaxie	3	$100	144	Vibration 

Lap Leaders		Driver		Laps Led
Laps 1 thru 39		Richard Petty	39
Lap 40			Bobby Isaac	1

[Don Capps]

1964 Grand National Race Number 8 / Daytona 500 / 23 February 1964 
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida 
200 laps of 2.5-mile speedway for distance of 500.0 miles 
Attendance: 69,738	Purse: $100,750

Qualifying	Speed	Driver	Make	Notes & Information
1st	174.910 mph	Paul Goldsmith	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	
2nd	174.418 mph	Richard Petty	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	
3rd		Junior Johnson	1964 Dodge Polara	
4th		Bobby Isaac	1964 Dodge Polara	
5th		Buck Baker	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	
6th		Jimmy Pardue	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	
7th		David Pearson	1964 Dodge Polara	
8th		A.J. Foyt	1964 Ford Galaxie	
9th		Marvin Panch	1964 Ford Galaxie	
10th		Jim Paschal	1964 Dodge Polara	
11th		Darel Dieringer	1964 Mercury Marauder	
12th		Parnelli Jones	1964 Mercury Marauder	
13th		Tiny Lund	1964 Ford Galaxie	
14th		Larry Frank	1964 Ford Galaxie	
15th		Fireball Roberts	1964 Ford Galaxie	
16th		Bobby Marshman	1964 Ford Galaxie	
17th		Ned Jarrett	1964 Ford Galaxie	
18th		Jo Schlesser	1964 Ford Galaxie	
19th		Dave MacDonald	1964 Mercury Marauder	
20th		Dan Gurney	1964 Ford Galaxie	
21st		Billy Wade	1964 Mercury Marauder	
22nd		Cale Yarborough	1964 Ford Galaxie	
23rd		Bobby Johns	1964 Pontiac Catalina	
24th		Sal Tovella	1964 Ford Galaxie	
25th		Larry Thomas	1963 Plymouth Savoy	
26th		Jim McElreath	1964 Mercury Marauder	
27th		Ronnie Chumley	1963 Pontiac Catalina	
28th		Ralph Earnhardt	1963 Ford Galaxie	
29th		Smokey Boutwell	1963 Ford Galaxie	
30th		Curtis Crider	1963 Ford Galaxie	
31st		Doug Cooper	1963 Ford Galaxie	
32nd		G.C. Spencer	1963 Pontiac Catalina	
33rd		Bunkie Blackburn	1963 Plymouth Savoy	
34th		Fred Lorenzen	1964 Ford Galaxie	
35th		Johnny Rutherford	1964 Mercury Marauder	
36th		Jack Anderson	1963 Ford Galaxie	
37th		Elmo Henderson	1963 Pontiac Catalina	
38th		Neil “Soapy” Castles	1962 Chrysler 300H	
39th		Reb Wickersham	1964 Dodge Polara	
40th		Wendell Scott	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	
41st		Bob Cooper	1962 Pontiac Catalina	
42nd		Buddy Baker	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	
43rd		Joe Clark	1964 Ford Galaxie	
44th		Bill McMahan	1963 Pontiac Catalina	
45th		Jim Bray	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	
46th		Jim Cook	1963 Ford Galaxie	

Results	Driver	No.	Car Owner	Make	Laps	Purse	Points	Notes & Information  
1st	Richard Petty 	43	Lee Petty, Lee Petty Engineering Company	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	200	$33,300	4,850	3 hr 14 min 23 sec, 154.334 mph
2nd	Jimmy Pardue 	54	Charles Robinson, Burton-Robinson Racing Team	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	199	$11,600	4,656	
3rd	Paul Goldsmith 	25	Ray Nichels, Ray Nichels Engineering	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	198	$8,600	4,462	
4th	Marvin Panch 	21	Ray Lee Wood, Wood Brothers	1964 Ford Galaxie	198	$4,350	4,268	
5th	Jim Paschal 	5	Cotton Owens, Cotton Owens Garage	1964 Dodge Polara	197	$3,700	4,074	
6th	Billy Wade 	1	Bud Moore, Bud Moore Engineering	1964 Mercury Marauder	197	$2,500	3,880	
7th	Darel Dieringer 	16	Bill Stroppe, Bill Stroppe & Associates	1964 Mercury Marauder	197	$2,000	3,686	
8th	Larry Frank 	29	Holman Moody	1964 Ford Galaxie	197	$1,750	3,492	
9th	Junior Johnson 	3	Ray Fox, Ray Fox Engineering	1964 Dodge Polara	197	$1,500	3,298	
10th	Dave MacDonald 	17	Bill Stroppe, Bill Stroppe & Associates	1964 Mercury Marauder	196	$1,200	3,104	
11th	Tiny Lund 	32	Graham Shaw	1964 Ford Galaxie	195	$1,200	2,910	
12th	Buck Baker 	41	Lee Petty, Lee Petty Engineering Company	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	194	$1,200	2,716	
13th	Jo Schlesser	77	Bondy Long, Bowani Inc.	1964 Ford Galaxie	192	$1,200	FIA	Relief driver: Ned Jarrett
14th	Dan Gurney 	12	Ray Lee Wood, Wood Brothers	1964 Ford Galaxie	192	$1,200	FIA	
15th	Bobby Isaac 	26	Ray Nichels, Ray Nichels Engineering	1964 Dodge Polara	189	$1,500	2,522	Fuel 
16th	Larry Thomas 	27	 Wade Younts	1963 Plymouth Savoy	188	$1,000	2,328	
17th	Cale Yarborough 	19	Herman Beam	1964 Ford Galaxie	187	$1,000	2,134	
18th	Doug Cooper 	60	Bob Cooper	1963 Ford Galaxie	186	$1,000	1,940	
19th	Ralph Earnhardt 	31	Tom Spell	1963 Ford Galaxie	180	$1,000	1,746	
20th	Smokey Boutwell 	84	Rocky Hinton	1963 Ford Galaxie	180	$1,000	1,552	
21st	Curtis Crider 	62	Curtis Crider	1963 Ford Galaxie	177	$725	1,358	
22nd	Reb Wickersham 	95	Ken Spikes	1964 Dodge Polara	131	$725	1,164	Sway  bar 
23rd	Sal Tovella 	09	Herb Onash	1964 Ford Galaxie	129	$725	970	Engine
24th	A.J. Foyt 	00	Banjo Matthews	1964 Ford Galaxie	127	$825	FIA	Engine
25th	Jim McElreath 	14	Bill Stroppe, Bill Stroppe & Associates	1964 Mercury Marauder	126	$725	FIA	Crash
26th	Johnny Rutherford 	01	Bud Moore, Bud Moore Engineering	1964 Mercury Marauder	107	$725	FIA	Crash 
27th	Ned Jarrett 	11	Bondy Long, Bowani Inc.	1964 Ford Galaxie	106	$725	776	Crash 
28th	Parnelli Jones 	15	Bill Stroppe, Bill Stroppe & Associates	1964 Mercury Marauder	77	$725	FIA	Engine 
29th	Buddy Baker 	89	David Walker	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	64	$725	582	Engine 
30th	David Pearson 	6	Cotton Owens, Cotton Owens Garage	1964 Dodge Polara	52	$725	388	Crash 
31st	Fred Lorenzen 	28	Ralph Moody, Holman Moody	1964 Ford Galaxie	49	$725	194	Engine
32nd	Jack Anderson 	92	Ray Osborne	1963 Ford Galaxie	41	$725	194	Rear end gears
33rd	G.C. Spencer 	2	Cliff Stewart	1963 Pontiac Catalina	31	$725	194	Engine 
34th	Ronnie Chumley 	04	H.B. Bailey	1963 Pontiac Catalina	21	$725	194	Engine 
35th	Bobby Marshman 	06	Holman Moody	1964 Ford Galaxie	17	$725	FIA	Engine – overheating
36th	Bobby Johns 	7	Shorty Johns	1964 Pontiac	15	$725	194	Engine 
37th	Fireball Roberts 	22	John Holman, Holman Moody	1964 Ford Galaxie	13	$725	194	Transmission 
38th	Wendell Scott 	34	Wendell Scott	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	7	$725	194	Engine – overheating
39th	Elmo Henderson 	70	Paul Clayton	1963 Pontiac Catalina	4	$725	194	Engine 
40th	Joe Clark 	97	Al McCline	1964 Ford Galaxie	4	$725	194	Engine – head gasket
41st	Bill McMahan 	82	Casper Hensley	1963 Pontiac Catalina	3	$725	194	Handling 
42nd	Jim Bray 	56	Nick Rampling	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	2	$725	194	Handling 
43rd	Bunkie Blackburn 	71	Roscoe Sanders	1963 Plymouth Savoy	1	$725	194	Engine – crankshaft
44th	Bob Cooper 	61	Bob Cooper	1962 Pontiac Catalina	1	$725	194	Engine – oil pressure
45th	Jim Cook 	20	Jack Anderson	1963 Ford Galaxie	1	$725	194	Handling 
46th	Neil Castles 	86	Buck Baker	1962 Chrysler 300	1	$725	194	Transmission 

Lap Leaders		Driver			Laps Led
Lap 1			Paul Goldsmith	
Laps 2 thru 6		Richard Petty	
Laps 7 thru 9		Bobby Isaac		3 laps
Laps 10 thru 39	Richard Petty	
Laps 40 and 41	A.J. Foyt		2 laps
Laps 42 thru 51	Paul Goldsmith	11 laps
Laps 52 thru 200	Richard Petty		184 laps

Cautions
Three caution periods for 19 laps
Laps 54 thru 60	Pearson wreck
Laps 112 thru 118	Rutherford and Jarrett wreck
Laps 130 thru 134	McElreath wreck

[Don Capps]

1964 Grand National Race Number 13 / Atlanta


Qualifying was originally intended to be spread out from Wednesday, 1 April, until Saturday, 4 April. The first ten positions in the field to be determined on Wednesday, the next ten on Thursday, fifteen positions on Friday, and the remainder on Saturday. However, rain washed out the Friday session. This led to a change in the qualifying sessions, with a final qualifying session on Saturday followed by a consolation race. On top of this was added a six-lap “Race of Champions” for the previous winners at the Atlanta speedway.

Qualifying was determined by the average speed of four laps, six miles, around the super speedway.

The “Race of Champions” was a trophy dash between the six previous winners at the Atlanta track: Fred Lorenzen and Fireball Roberts in Fords, Junior Johnson and David Pearson in Dodges, Rex White in a Mercury, and Bobby Johns in a Pontiac


Atlanta 500 / 5 April 1964
Atlanta International Raceway / Hampton, Georgia
334 laps of 1.5-mile paved track  for distance of 501.0 miles 
Attendance: 50,000	Purse: $57,655

Wednesday Qualifying / 1 April 1964
4 laps of 1.5-mile super speedway for distance of 6.0 miles

Qualifying	Average	Fastest Lap	Driver	Make  
1st	146.470 mph	146.898 mph	Fred Lorenzen	1964 Ford Galaxie
2nd	145.867 mph	145.945 mph	A.J. Foyt	1964 Ford Galaxie
3rd	145.670 mph	146.347 mph	Paul Goldsmith	1964 Plymouth Belvedere
4th	145.337 mph	145.945 mph	Fireball Roberts	1964 Ford Galaxie
5th	144.830 mph	145.200 mph	Billy Wade	1964 Mercury Marauder
6th	144.510 mph	144.894 mph	Bobby Isaac	1964 Dodge Polara
7th	144.105 mph	144.655 mph	Parnelli Jones	1964 Mercury Marauder
8th	143.932 mph	144.115 mph	Richard Petty	1964 Plymouth Belvedere
9th	143.445 mph	143.540 mph	Junior Johnson	1964 Dodge Polara
10th	143.179 mph	143.198 mph	Larry Frank	1964 Ford Galaxie

Thursday Qualifying / 2 April 1964
4 laps of 1.5-mile super speedway for distance of 6.0 miles

Qualifying	Average	Fastest Lap	Driver	Make  
11th	145.562 mph	145.670 mph	Dan Gurney	1964 Ford Galaxie
12th	144.849 mph	145.161 mph	Marvin Panch	1964 Ford Galaxie
13th	144.752 mph	145.161 mph	Buck Baker	1964 Plymouth Belvedere
14th	144.626 mph	144.889 mph	Jimmy Pardue	1964 Plymouth Belvedere
15th	144.549 mph	144.617 mph	Rex White	1964 Mercury Marauder
16th	144.278 mph	144.617 mph	Darel Dieringer	1964 Mercury Marauder
17th	144.028 mph	144.578 mph	Ned Jarrett	1964 Ford Galaxie
18th	143.702 mph	144.385 mph	Dave MacDonald	1964 Mercury Marauder
19th	143.454 mph	143.846 mph	Jim McElreath	1964 Mercury Marauder
20th	141.825 mph	141.843 mph	David Pearson	1964 Dodge Polara

Saturday Qualifying / 4 April 1964
4 laps of 1.5-mile super speedway for distance of 6.0 miles

Qualifying	Average	Driver	Make  
21st	143.502 mph	Jim Hurtubise	1964 Plymouth
22nd	143.312 mph	Tiny Lund	1964 Plymouth
23rd	141.065 mph	Bobby Johns	1964 Pontiac Catalina
24th	140.625 mph	Jim Paschal	1964 Dodge Polara
25th	135.891 mph	G.C. Spencer	1964 Chevrolet Impala SS
26th	134.128 mph	Bay Darnell	1964 Ford Galaxie
27th	133.399 mph	Larry Thomas	1963 Plymouth Savoy
28th	127.405 mph	Bill McMahan	1963 Pontiac Catalina

Consolation Race / 4 April 1964

Qualifying	Results	Driver	Make	Notes & Information
29th	1st	LeeRoy Yarbrough	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	140.089 mph
30th	2nd	Ken Spikes	1964 Dodge Polara	
31st	3rd	E.J. Trivette	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	
32nd	4th	Jimmy Helms	1962 Chrysler 300	
33rd	5th	Curtis Crider	1963 Mercury Marauder	
34th	6th	Roy Tyner	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	
35th	7th	Lyle Stelter	1963 Ford Galaxie	Did not start on Sunday
36th	8th	Jack Anderson	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	
37th	9th	Buddy Baker	1964 Ford Galaxie	
38th	10th	Roy Mayne	1963 Mercury Marauder	
39th	11th	Soapy Castles	1962 Chrysler 300	
40th	12th	Joe Clark	1964 Ford Galaxie	
41st	13th	Kenneth Sanderson	1963 Ford Galaxie	Did not start on Sunday
42nd	14th	Doug Cooper	1963 Ford Galaxie	Did not start on Sunday

Race of Champions / 4 April 1964
6 laps of 1.5-mile super speedway for distance of 9.0 miles

Results	Driver	Make	Laps	Notes & Information  
1st	Fred Lorenzen	1964 Ford Galaxie	6	
2nd	Junior Johnson	1964 Dodge Polara		
3rd	Fireball Roberts	1964 Ford Galaxie		
4th	Rex White	1964 Mercury Marauder		
	Bobby Johns	1964 Pontiac Catalina		
	David Pearson	1964 Dodge Polara		

Results	Driver	No.	Car Owner	Make	Laps	Purse	Points	Notes & Information  
1st	Fred Lorenzen	28	Ralph Moody, Holman Moody	1964 Ford Galaxie	334	$18,000	2,450	3 hr 46 min 05 sec, 134.137 mph
2nd	Bobby Isaac 	26	Ray Nichels, Ray Nichels Engineering	1964 Dodge Polara	332	$8,065	2,352	
3rd	Ned Jarrett 	11	Bondy Long, Bowani Inc.	1964 Ford Galaxie	331	$4,500	2,254	
4th	Junior Johnson 	3	Ray Fox, Ray Fox Engineering	1964 Dodge Polara	330	$2,925	2,156	Relief driver: Jim Hurtubise
5th	Buck Baker 	41	Lee Petty, Lee Petty Engineering Company	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	327	$1,850	2,058	
6th	Tiny Lund 	35	David Walker	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	326	$1,275	1,960	
7th	Richard Petty 	43	Lee Petty, Lee Petty Engineering Company	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	325	$1,100	1,862	
8th	Jim Paschal 	5	Cotton Owens,  Cotton Owens Garage	1964 Dodge Polara	315	$1,050	1,764	
9th	Bill McMahan 	82	Casper Hensley	1963 Pontiac Catalina	279	$925	1,666	
10th	Ken Spikes 	95	Ken Spikes	1964 Dodge Polara	269	$925	1,568	
11th	A.J. Foyt 	00	Banjo Matthews	1964 Ford Galaxie	246	$775	FIA	Engine 
12th	Billy Wade 	1	Bud Moore, Bud Moore Engineering	1964 Mercury Marauder	225	$750	1,470	Engine 
13th	Bay Darnell 	66	Holman Moody	1964 Ford Galaxie	205	$625	FIA	Engine – push rod
14th	Marvin Panch 	21	Ray Lee Wood, Wood Brothers	1964 Ford Galaxie	190	$755	1,372	Engine 
15th	Jim McElreath 	14	Bill Stroppe, Bill Stroppe & Associates	1964 Mercury Marauder	173	$500	1,274	Engine 
16th	Dave MacDonald 	17	Bill Stroppe, Bill Stroppe & Associates	1964 Mercury Marauder	150	$500	1,176	Engine 
17th	Bobby Johns 	7	Shorty Johns	1964 Pontiac Catalina	149	$600	1,078	Engine – head gasket
18th	Rex White 	01	Bud Moore, Bud Moore Engineering	1964 Mercury Marauder	119	$550	980	Engine 
19th	Larry Frank 	06	Holman Moody	1964 Ford Galaxie	110	$500	882	A frame 
20th	Fireball Roberts 	22	John Holman, Holman Moody	1964 Ford Galaxie	107	$640	784	Crash
21st	David Pearson 	6	Cotton Owens, Cotton Owens Garage	1964 Dodge Polara	106	$550	686	Crash 
22nd	LeeRoy Yarbrough 	89	David Walker	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	78	$650	588	Engine 
23rd	Jim Hurtubise 	2	Norm Nelson	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	77	$585	FIA	Transmission – rear end gears
24th	Buddy Baker	92	Ray Osborne	1964 Ford Galaxie	74	$540	490	Gas leak 
25th	G.C. Spencer 	49	G.C. Spencer	1964 Chevrolet Impala SS	73	$525	392	Engine – rocker arm
26th	Curtis Crider 	62	Curtis Crider	1963 Mercury Marauder	60	$580	294	Engine – overheating
27th	E.J. Trivette 	52	Jess Potter	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	58	$600	196	Transmission – rear end gears
28th	Roy Tyner 	9	Roy Tyner	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	58	$570	98	Transmission – rear end gears
29th	Paul Goldsmith 	25	Ray Nichels,  Ray Nichels Engineering	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	55	$1,075	98	Crash 
30th	Roy Mayne 	02	Curtis Crider	1963 Mercury Marauder	42	$530	98	Handling 
31st	Darel Dieringer 	16	Bill Stroppe, Bill Stroppe & Associates	1964 Mercury Marauder	41	$500	98	Crash 
32nd	Larry Thomas 	36	Wade Younts	1963 Plymouth Savoy	31	$525	98	Ignition 
33rd	Jack Anderson 	20	Jack Anderson	1963 Ford Galaxie	26	$550	98	Ignition 
34th	Jimmy Helms 	88	Buck Baker	1962 Chrysler 300	22	$590	98	Transmission – rear end gears
35th	Jimmy Pardue 	54	Charles Robinson, Burton-Robinson Racing Team	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	19	$525	98	Crash 
36th	Dan Gurney 	12	Ray Lee Wood, Wood Brothers	1964 Ford Galaxie	17	$550	FIA	Crash 
37th	Parnelli Jones 	15	Bill Stroppe, Bill Stroppe & Associates	1964 Mercury Marauder	17	$450	FIA	Crash 
38th	Joe Clark 	97	Al McCline	1964 Ford Galaxie	3	$475	98	A frame
39th	Neil Castles 	86	Buck Baker	1962 Chrysler 300	2	$475	98	Handling 

Lap Leaders		Driver		Laps Led
Laps 1 thru 55	Paul Goldsmith	55 laps
Laps 56 thru 58	Fireball Roberts	3 laps
Laps 59 and 60	Jim Hurtubise	2 laps
Laps 61 thru 91	Marvin Panch	31 laps
Laps 92 thru 112	Fred Lorenzen	
Lap 113		Bobby Isaac	
Laps 114 thru 129	Fred Lorenzen	
Laps 130 thru 149	Bobby Isaac	
Lap 150		Fred Lorenzen	
Laps 151 thru 166	Bobby Isaac		37 laps
Laps 167 thru 334	Fred Lorenzen	206 laps

Cautions
Four caution periods for 19 laps
Laps 22 thru 24		
Laps 57 thru 61		
Laps 100 thru 117 	
Laps 124 thru 126

[Don Capps]

1964 Grand National Race Number 17 / Columbia

Columbia 200 / 16 April 1964
Columbia Speedway / Cayce, South Carolina 
200 laps of 0.5-mile dirt track for distance of 100.0 miles 
Attendance: 	Purse: $4,990

Qualifying	Speed	Driver	Make	Notes & Information
1st	71.485 mph	David Pearson	1964 Dodge Polara	
2nd		Ned Jarrett	1964 Ford Galaxie	
3rd		Richard Petty	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	
4th		Billy Wade	1964 Mercury Marauder	
5th		LeeRoy Yarbrough	1963 Plymouth Savoy	
6th		Marvin Panch	1964 Ford Galaxie	
7th		Tiny Lund	1964 Ford Galaxie	
8th		Dicker Hutcherson	1964 Ford Galaxie	
9th		Larry Frank	1962 Ford Galaxie	
10th		John Sears	1962 Dodge Dart	
11th		Ralph Earnhardt	1963 Ford Galaxie	
12th		Bobby Keck	1963 Ford Galaxie	
13th		E.J. Trivette	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	
14th		Elmo Henderson	1962 Pontiac Catalina	
15th		Wendell Scott	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	
16th		Jimmy Pardue	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	
17th		Curtis Crider	1963 Mercury Marauder	
18th		Ken Rush	1963 Pontiac Catalina	
19th		Stick Elliott	1962 Pontiac Catalina	
20th		Neil “Soapy” Castles	1962 Chrysler 300H	
21st		Buddy Baker	1963 Dodge Polara	
22nd		Jimmy Helms	1962 Chrysler 300H	

Results	Driver	No.	Car Owner	Make	Laps	Purse	Points	Notes & Information  
1st	Ned Jarrett 	11	Bondy Long, Bowani Inc.	1964 Ford Galaxie	200	$1,150	400	1 hr 33 min 09 sec, 64.412 mph
2nd	Marvin Panch 	21	Ray Lee Wood, Wood Brothers	1964 Ford Galaxie	199	$700	384	
3rd	LeeRoy Yarbrough 	45	Louis Weathersbee	1963 Plymouth Savoy	198	$400	368	
4th	Billy Wade 	1	Bud Moore, Bud Moore Engineering	1964 Mercury Marauder	198	$300	352	
5th	Dick Hutcherson 	7	Dick Hutcherson	1964 Ford Galaxie	198	$275	336	
6th	David Pearson 	6	Cotton Owens, Cotton Owens Garage	1964 Dodge Polara	198	$240	320	
7th	Elmo Henderson 	75	Paul Clayton	1962 Pontiac Catalina	193	$200	304	
8th	Jimmy Pardue 	54	Charles Robinson, Burton-Robinson Racing Team	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	190	$175	288	Transmission – rear end gears
9th	Curtis Crider 	01	Curtis Crider	1963 Mercury Marauder	190	$150	272	
10th	Bobby Keck 	23	E.B. Rich	1963 Ford Galaxie	188	$140	256	
11th	Ralph Earnhardt 	31	Tom Spell	1963 Ford Galaxie	188	$130	240	
12th	Ken Rush 	2	Cliff Stewart	1963 Pontiac Catalina	187	$120	224	
13th	E.J. Trivette 	91	Jess Potter	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	186	$110	208	
14th	Wendell Scott 	34	Wendell Scott	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	180	$100	192	
15th	Richard Petty 	43	Lee Petty, Lee Petty Engineering Company	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	129	$100	176	Transmission – rear end gears
16th	John Sears 	81	John Black	1962 Dodge Dart	95	$100	160	Transmission 
17th	Neil Castles 	86	Buck Baker	1962 Chrysler 300	48	$100	144	Brakes 
18th	Larry Frank 	79	Speedy Spiers	1962 Ford Galaxie	35	$100	128	Engine – overheating
19th	Tiny Lund 	98	Graham Shaw	1964 Ford Galaxie	32	$100	112	Engine – overheating
20th	Stick Elliott 	18	Toy Bolton	1962 Pontiac Catalina	13	$100	96	Engine – radiator
21st	Buddy Baker 	87	J.C. Parker	1963 Dodge Polara	1	$100	80	Transmission – shift  
22nd	Jimmy Helms 	88	Buck Baker	1962 Chrysler 300	0	$100	62	Engine – carburetor

Lap Leaders		Driver		Laps Led
Laps 1 thru 18 	David Pearson		
Laps 19 thru 32	Tiny Lund		14 laps
Laps 33 thru 57	LeeRoy Yarbrough	25 laps
Laps 58 thru 74 	David Pearson	35 laps
Laps 75 thru 136 	Billy Wade		62 laps
Laps 137 thru 200	Ned Jarrett		64 laps

Cautions
Six caution periods for 14 laps

[Don Capps]

1964 Grand National Race Number 21 / Darlington

Rebel 300 / 9 May 1964
Darlington Raceway / Darlington, South Carolina 
219 laps of 1.375 mile speedway for distance of 301.1 miles
Attendance: 30,000	Purse: $40,600
 

Wednesday Qualifying / 6 May 1964
4 laps of 1.375-mile speedway for distance of 5.5 miles

Qualifying	Speed	Driver	Make 	Notes    
1st	135.727 mph	Fred Lorenzen	1964 Ford Galaxie	Fastest lap – 136.101 mph
2nd	135.301 mph	Richard Petty	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	
3rd	135.273 mph	Jimmy Pardue	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	
4th	134.787 mph	Junior Johnson	1964 Ford Galaxie	
5th	134.757 mph	Fireball Roberts	1964 Ford Galaxie	
6th	134.091 mph	David Pearson	1964 Dodge Polara	
7th	134.055 mph	Jim Paschal	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	
8th	133.477 mph	Marvin Panch	1964 Ford Galaxie	Fastest lap – 135.467 mph

Dash / 6 May 1964 
4 laps of 1.375-mile speedway for distance of 5.5 miles

Fireball Roberts was first in the four-lap dash.

Thursday Qualifying / 7 May 1964
4 laps of 1.375-mile speedway for distance of 5.5 miles

Qualifying	Speed	Driver	Make 	Notes    
9th	134.597 mph	Rex White	1964 Mercury Marauder	
10th	134.401 mph	Ned Jarrett	1964 Ford Galaxie	
11th	133.901 mph	Buck Baker	1964 Dodge Polara	
12th	133.486 mph	Johnny Allen	1964 Mercury Marauder	
13th	133.037 mph	Larry Thomas	1964 Dodge Polara	
14th	132.636 mph	LeeRoy Yarbrough	1964 Dodge Polara	
15th	131.378 mph	Cale Yarborough	1964 Ford Galaxie	
16th	128.072 mph	G.C. Spencer	1964 Chevrolet Impala SS	

Friday Qualifying Race / Airlift Dash / 8 May 1964

Qualifying	Position	Driver	Make	Notes 
17th	1st	Darel Dieringer	1964 Mercury Marauder	
18th	2nd	Billy Wade	1964 Mercury Marauder	
19th	3rd	Bobby Isaac	1964 Dodge Polara	
20th	4th	Paul Goldsmith	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	
21st	5th	Tiny Lund	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	
22nd	6th	Bunkie Blackburn	1963 Pontiac Catalina	
23rd	7th	Bob Cooper	1963 Ford Galaxie	
24th	8th	J.T. Putney	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	Or Roy Mayne, 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air
25th	9th	Ken Spikes	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	Or Buddy Baker, 1963 Dodge Polara
26th	10th	Curtis Crider	1963 Mercury Marauder	
27th	11th	E.J. Trivette	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	
28th	12th	Neil “Soapy” Castles	1962 Chrysler 300H	
29th	13th			
30th	14th			
31st	15th	Buddy Arrington	1962 Dodge Dart	
32nd	16th	Jimmy Helms	1962 Chrysler 300H	

Results	Driver	No.	Car Owner	Make	Laps	Purse	Points	Notes   
1st	Fred Lorenzen 	28	Ralph Moody, Holman Moody 	1964 Ford Galaxie	219	$10,265	1,750	2 hr 18 min 51 sec, 130.013 mph
2nd	Fireball Roberts 	22	John Holman, Holman Moody	1964 Ford Galaxie	219	$5,990	1,680	
3rd	Junior Johnson 	27	Banjo Matthews	1964 Ford Galaxie	218	$4,510	1,610	
4th	Ned Jarrett 	11	Bondy Long, Bowani Inc.	1964 Ford Galaxie	216	$2,995	1,540	
5th	Jimmy Pardue 	54	Charles Robinson, Burton-Robinson Racing Team	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	215	$2,170	1,470	
6th	David Pearson 	6	Cotton Owens, Cotton Owens Garage	1964 Dodge Polara	215	$1,500	1,400	
7th	Billy Wade 	1	Bud Moore, Bud Moore Engineering	1964 Mercury Marauder	214	$1,270	1,330	
8th	LeeRoy Yarbrough 	03	Ray Fox, Ray Fox Engineering	1964 Dodge Polara	213	$1,000	1,260	
9th	Paul Goldsmith 	25	Ray Nichels, Ray Nichels Engineering	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	212	$900	1,190	
10th	Richard Petty 	43	Lee Petty, Lee Petty Engineering Company	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	211	$840	1,120	
11th	Marvin Panch 	21	Ray Lee Wood, Wood Brothers	1964 Ford Galaxie	211	$750	1,050	
12th	Jim Paschal 	41	Lee Petty, Lee Petty Engineering Company	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	209	$700	980	Crash 
13th	Johnny Allen 	16	Bill Stroppe, Bill Stroppe & Associates	1964 Mercury Marauder	205	$650	910	
14th	Larry Thomas 	5	Cotton Owens, Cotton Owens Garage	1964 Dodge Polara	204	$600	840	Crash 
15th	Bunkie Blackburn 	82	Casper Hensley	1963 Pontiac Catalina	202	$550	770	
16th	G.C. Spencer 	49	G.C. Spencer	1964 Chevrolet Impala SS	189	$500	700	
17th	J.T. Putney 	56	Walt Hunter	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	187	$450	630	
18th	Ken Spikes 	95	Ken Spikes	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	177	$400	560	
19th	Cale Yarborough 	19	Herman Beam	1964 Ford Galaxie	172	$350	490	
20th	Tiny Lund 	89	David Walker	1964 Plymouth Belvedere	167	$300	420	Engine 
21st	Rex White 	4	Bud Moore, Bud Moore Engineering	1964 Mercury Marauder	161	$415	350	Engine – head gasket
22nd	E.J. Trivette 	52	Jess Potter	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	140	$300	280	Engine 
23rd	Bob Cooper 	60	Bob Cooper	1963 Ford Galaxie	109	$300	210	Transmission – rear end gears
24th	Roy Mayne 	09	Bob Adams	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	86	$300	140	Transmission – rear end gears
25th	Darel Dieringer 	14	Bill Stroppe, Bill Stroppe & Associates	1964 Mercury Marauder	81	$415	70	Engine – bearing
26th	Buck Baker 	3	Ray Fox, Ray Fox Engineering	1964 Dodge Polara	59	$340	70	Battery 
27th	Bobby Isaac 	26	Ray Nichels, Ray Nichels Engineering	1964 Dodge Polara	35	$340	70	Crash 
28th	Curtis Crider 	01	Curtis Crider	1963 Mercury Marauder	18	$300	70	Handling 
29th	Buddy Baker 	87	J.C. Parker	1963 Dodge Polara	7	$300	70	Transmission 
30th	Neil Castles 	88	Buck Baker	1962 Chrysler 300	5	$300	70	Engine – oil pressure
31st	Buddy Arrington 	78	Buddy Arrington	1962 Dodge Dart	4	$300	70	Handling 
32nd	Jimmy Helms 	86	Buck Baker	1962 Chrysler 300	2	$300	70	Engine – bearing

Lap Leaders		Driver		Laps Led
Laps 1 thru 57	Richard Petty	
Laps 58 thru 74	Fred Lorenzen	
Laps 75 thru 98	Richard Petty	
Laps 99 thru 101	Fred Lorenzen	
Laps 102 and 103	Richard Petty	
Laps 104 thru 106	Fred Lorenzen	
Laps 107 and 108	Richard Petty	
Laps 109 thru 123	Fred Lorenzen	
Laps 124 thru 133	Richard Petty	95 laps
Laps 134 thru 219	Fred Lorenzen	124 laps

Cautions
One caution period for 5 laps

Despite my best efforts I have never quite figured out the 29th and 30th qualifying positions, there being no end of contradictory information on this matter. Even Greg Fielden admitted he was a bit perplexed by it.... Nor have I gotten anything solid on the finishing positions regarding the four lap dash thatRobets won.

[Don Capps]

The purpose, such as it is, of the preceding posts was give you an idea of just how keeps getting left on the table when it comes to any discussion of the GN division. The "box score results" approach leads to a serious myopia problem regarding doing a proper job of setting out the framework for these events.

Despite all the good intentions in the world on my part, my opus on the 1964 GN season is still largely unwritten, consisting of piles upon piles upon piles of research and reference notes and almost countless rough drafts. I have yet to see anyone do this level of work on a GN season, which is, of course, why I did it in the first place. It was an easy idea to have, but very, very challenging to produce the samples that were posted. Stock car racing and NASCAR history is largely, to be kind, a huge mess, there being no end of baloney and nonsense passed off as "history" and blindly accepted since almost no one bothers to do the grunt work to check the stories out.

But, I digress....

A tip of the hat to Greg Fielden for his pioneering work, which has served as the basis for Racing-Reference and about every other Web site containing NASCAR GN results.

[Alexamateo]

Interesting, the Racing-reference site has a number of qualifying races included in its "Exhibition or Unclassified" section, but none of the examples you just gave are listed. I gather that qualifying races and "trophy dash" type races were regular occurrences, and who knows how much info was just never recorded or reported on.

[Don Capps]

Interesting, the Racing-reference site has a number of qualifying races included in its "Exhibition or Unclassified" section, but none of the examples you just gave are listed. I gather that qualifying races and "trophy dash" type races were regular occurrences, and who knows how much info was just never recorded or reported on.

Contrary to the above statement, the information was certainly recorded and kept for the record. While it was usually reported upon, this was not always the case, of course, or the story was edited to fit the space allocated for such minor sports news. During the first two or three decades following WW2, the number of sports writers dedicating most of their time to automobile racing in the US was minuscule compared to the primary sports that appeared in the papers. This was no less true in the South as it was elsewhere. The weekly and bi-weekly tabloids often filled that gap, but not always. National Speed Sport News was not all that concerned with Southern racing in general and did not devote very much attention to stock car racing nationally, much less NASCAR for many years.

The "history" of stock car racing and NASCAR continues to be incomplete, half-assed, prone to mythology, left to ill-trained often incompetent amateurs, and generally a sorry mess in its various forms. That most of the archival information is controlled by a very few, is generally incomplete, and is seen as a commercial entity rather than as historical material says a great deal as to why it is in this state. Don't even get me started on the whole issue of the "origins" of stock car racing....

Having been to many of the GN events of the period that includes the 1964 season, I was aware of the various ways qualifying was done as well as the qualifying races. Yet, it is almost impossible to find anything on them in any of the usual sources. They are simply ignored. That there are but a very few sources that assign points to the finishing positions prior to 1975 or 1968 should strike one as odd, but those few with the necessary curiosity to do the research and the digging are usually disappointed, always coming up short -- or keeping that information to themselves, assuming that they found much in the first place.

I ended up with the 1964 Grand National season for the simple reason that it was the earliest season that I could find the compete results and points for, although was often a problem given that I was saved several times by digging up or finding sources which filled in the gaps that suddenly appeared. The qualifying sessions and races took a great deal of digging and digging and digging. Information is there, but it is very difficult to find. Despite efforts such as Racing-Reference or even the Fielden books -- which form the basis of the Racing-Reference site since they certainly did not do the research themselves, merely copied it without attribution or credit, which is standard operating procedure for internet racing sites -- there are much left untold in just the statistical or race data aspects of NASCAR GN racing.

Again, my intent with researching the 1964 GN season was to see if it were possible to create a template of the season and its events similar to what others had done for that much overworked-but under-researched set of events usually bunched together as "Grand Prix" or "Formula 1." Whenever I get the time I will finally transfer my notes into the various race reports and other information relating to the season. The entire effort to assemble what you see only a fraction of took much longer than anticipated, literally years, which meant that other things eventually took priority and I have never gone back to complete the narrative part of the work, which is even more time-consuming, if possible.