1967 World 600
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 20 of 49 in the 1967 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
| Date | May 28, 1967 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 400+ laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||
| Average speed | 135.832 mph (218.600 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | |||
| Time | 139.910 seconds | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jim Paschal | ||
| Laps | 335 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 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).
Summary
Jim Paschal led 334 laps during the race; would go on to win this event by beating David Pearson by five seconds and Bobby Allison by a longer length of time. 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.[1] Tom Ingram would retire from NASCAR after the race was over.[2]
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).[3]
The race was held on a dry circuit; with no precipitation recorded around the speedway.[4]
Top ten finishers
| Pos[1] | No. | Driver | Manufacturer | Laps | 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
- 1 2 Race information at Racing Reference
- ↑ Driver retirement at Race Database
- ↑ Qualifying results at Racing Reference
- ↑ "Charlotte NASCAR Climatology" (PDF). SERCC. Retrieved 2018-09-12.