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1967 Daytona 500

January 26, 2023

The 1967 Daytona 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on February 26, 1967, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Mario Andretti won his first NASCAR Cup Series race. And he was the first foreign born, European and Italian driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race.

1967 Daytona 500
Race details[1]
Race 5 of 49 in the 1967 NASCAR Grand National Series season
1967 Daytona 500 program cover
Date February 26, 1967 (1967-02-26) (55 Years Ago)
Location Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.023 km)
Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Weather Cold with temperatures of 48 °F (9 °C); wind speeds of 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
Average speed 146.926 miles per hour (236.454 km/h)
Attendance 94,250[2]
Pole position
Driver
Yunich-Rich
Most laps led
Driver Mario Andretti Holman-Moody
Laps 112
Winner
No. 11 Mario Andretti Holman-Moody

Summary

Mario Andretti, better known for his accomplishments in open-wheel and USAC competition, won his first and only NASCAR Grand National Series event, pulling away from 1965 winner Fred Lorenzen in the closing laps.[2] He ran in a Holman-Moody Ford.[2] This is the only time a person born outside the United States has ever won the Daytona 500.[2]

More than 94,000 people witnessed a 204-minute race where six cautions slowed the pace for a total of 54 laps. There were 36 lead changes among 9 drivers. Curtis Turner won the pole at a speed of 180.381 miles per hour or 290.295 kilometres per hour.[2] Tiny Lund ran out of gas while trying to win the race. Six drivers failed to make the grid; including Don Biederman and Earl Brooks.[2] Innes Ireland raced his final race ever when the V8 engine of his Dodge exploded outside the stands.

First Daytona 500 starts for Donnie Allison, Clyde Lynn, Ramo Stott, Gary Bettenhausen, and Coo Coo Marlin. Only Daytona 500 starts for Dorus Wisecarver, Joel Davis, Innes Ireland, Ken Spikes, Bob Pickell, and George England. Last Daytona 500 starts for H. B. Bailey, Curtis Turner, J. T. Putney, Jim Paschal, Dick Hutcherson, Don White, Blackie Watt, and Paul Lewis.[2]

Race results

  1. Mario Andretti
  2. Fred Lorenzen
  3. James Hylton
  4. Tiny Lund
  5. Jerry Grant
  6. Darel Dieringer
  7. Sonny Hutchins
  8. Richard Petty
  9. Jim Hurtubise
  10. Neil Castles
  11. Donnie Allison
  12. John Sears
  13. Roy Mayne
  14. Dorus Wisecarver
  15. Wendell Scott
  16. Paul Goldsmith
  17. Henley Gray
  18. H.B. Bailey
  19. Bobby Isaac
  20. Elmo Langley
  21. Clyde Lynn
  22. Sam McQuagg
  23. Ramo Stott
  24. David Pearson
  25. Curtis Turner
  26. Joel Davis
  27. Innes Ireland
  28. Buddy Baker
  29. J.T. Putney
  30. Gordon Johncock
  31. Gary Bettenhausen
  32. Jim Paschal
  33. Charlie Glotzbach
  34. LeeRoy Yarbrough
  35. Ken Spikes
  36. Dick Hutcherson
  37. A. J. Foyt
  38. Don White
  39. Cale Yarborough
  40. Bobby Allison
  41. Bob Pickell
  42. Red Farmer
  43. Bobby Johns
  44. G.C. Spencer
  45. Blackie Watt
  46. Paul Lewis
  47. Frank Warren
  48. Friday Hassler
  49. George England
  50. Coo Coo Marlin

References

  1. ^ "Weather of the 1967 Daytona 500". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "1967 Daytona 500 racing information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
 

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January 26, 2023
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