1967 Daytona 500
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Race details | |||
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Race 5 of 49 in the 1967 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
![]() Track map of Daytona International Speedway showing mainly the speedway.
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Date | February 26, 1967 | ||
Location | Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. |
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Course | Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.023 km) |
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Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
Weather | Cold with temperatures reaching up to 48 °F (9 °C); wind speeds approaching 14 miles per hour (23 km/h) | ||
Average speed | 146.926 miles per hour (236.454 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 94,250[1] | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Yunich-Rich | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Mario Andretti | Holman Moody | |
Laps | 112 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 11 | Mario Andretti | Holman Moody |
The 1967 Daytona 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series (now Sprint Cup Series) event that was held on February 26, 1967 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Summary
Mario Andretti, better known for his accomplishments in open-wheel and USAC competition, won his first and only NASCAR Grand National event, pulling away from 1965 winner Fred Lorenzen in the closing laps. He ran in a Holman-Moody Ford. As of 2015, this is the only time that a person born outside the United States has ever won the Daytona 500. Andretti gave Nazareth, Pennsylvania as his "adopted" home town during his NASCAR career to avoid the scrutiny that foreigners faced in NASCAR before the "modern" era.[citation needed]
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. Pole speeds were swift, reaching up to 180.381 miles per hour or 290.295 kilometres per hour. 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.
Race results
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- Mario Andretti
- Fred Lorenzen
- James Hylton
- Tiny Lund
- Jerry Grant
- Darel Dieringer
- Sonny Hutchins
- Richard Petty
- Jim Hurtubise
- Neil Castles
- Donnie Allison
- John Sears
- Roy Mayne
- Dorus Wisecarver
- Wendell Scott
- Paul Goldsmith
- Henley Gray
- H.B. Bailey
- Bobby Isaac
- Elmo Langley
- Clyde Lynn
- Sam McQuagg
- Ramo Stott
- David Pearson
- Curtis Turner
- Joel Davis
- Innes Ireland
- Buddy Baker
- J.T. Putney
- Gordon Johncock
- Gary Bettenhausen
- Jim Paschal
- Charlie Glotzbach
- LeeRoy Yarbrough
- Ken Spikes
- Dick Hutcherson
- A.J. Foyt
- Don White
- Cale Yarborough
- Bobby Allison
- Bob Pickell
- Red Farmer
- Bobby Johns
- G.C. Spencer
- Blackie Watt
- Paul Lewis
- Frank Warren
- Friday Hassler
- George England
- Coo Coo Marlin
References
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