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{{short description|Auto race held at Speedway Park in 1964}} |
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{{NASCAR race season infobox |
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| Type = CUST |
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| Description = Race 3 of 62 in the [[1964 NASCAR Grand National Series]] season |
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| country = United States |
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| Race Name = Jacksonville 200 |
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| Details ref = |
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| Fulldate = {{Start date and age|1963|December|1}} |
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| Year = 1964 |
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| Race_No = 3 |
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| Season_No = 62 |
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| Image = |
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| Caption = |
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| Weather = Temperatures ranging between {{convert|37.9|F|C}} and {{convert|54.0|F|C}}; average wind speeds of {{convert|7.48|mph|km/h}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/FL/Jacksonville/1963-12-01 |title=Weather History: Past Weather Reports |publisher=Almanac.com |date=2014-04-23 |accessdate=2014-04-30}}</ref> |
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| Official name = 1964-03 |
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| Location = [[Speedway Park]] in [[Jacksonville, Florida]] |
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| Course_mi = 0.500 |
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| Course_km = 0.805 |
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| Distance_laps = 200 |
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| Distance_mi = 100 |
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| Distance_km = 160.934 |
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| Avg = {{convert|58.252|mi/h}} |
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| Pole_Driver = Jack Smith |
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| Pole_Team = Archie Smith |
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| Pole_Time = 25.38 |
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| Most_Driver = [[Richard Petty]] |
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| Most_Team = [[Petty Enterprises]] |
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| Most_laps = 103 |
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| Car = 34 |
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| First_Driver = [[Wendell Scott]] |
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| First_Team = [[Scott Racing]] |
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| Network = Not televised |
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}} |
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The '''1964 Jacksonville 200''' |
{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=CUST|Description=Race 3 of 62 in the [[1964 NASCAR Grand National Series]] season|Race Name=Jacksonville 200|Details ref=|Fulldate={{Start date and age|1963|December|1}}|Year=1964|Race_No=3|Season_No=62|Image=|Caption=|Weather=Temperatures ranging between {{convert|37.9|F|C}} and {{convert|54.0|F|C}}; average wind speeds of {{convert|7.48|mph|km/h}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/FL/Jacksonville/1963-12-01 |title=Weather History: Past Weather Reports |publisher=Almanac.com |date=2014-04-23 |accessdate=2014-04-30}}</ref>|Official name=1964 Jacksonville 200|Location=Speedway Park in [[Jacksonville, Florida]]|Course_mi=0.500|Course_km=0.805|Distance_laps=202|Distance_mi=101|Distance_km=162.5|Avg={{Convert|58.252|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}|Pole_Driver=Jack Smith|Pole_Team=Archie Smith|Pole_Time=25.38|Most_Driver=[[Richard Petty]]|Most_Team=[[Petty Enterprises]]|Most_laps=103|Car=34|First_Driver=[[Wendell Scott]]|First_Team=[[Scott Racing]]|Network=Not televised|Course=|Scheduled_laps=200|Scheduled_mi=100|Scheduled_km=160.9}}The '''1964 Jacksonville 200'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rrdailyherald.com/wendell-scott-overcame-the-odds-through-talent-and-determination-his/article_33591cf0-728d-580e-9b90-24dc654626ef.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140501030425/http://www.rrdailyherald.com/wendell-scott-overcame-the-odds-through-talent-and-determination-his/article_33591cf0-728d-580e-9b90-24dc654626ef.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 1, 2014|title=Wendell Scott overcame the odds through talent and determination|last=Pierce|first=Rodney D.|date=February 18, 2003|work=[[Daily Herald (Roanoke Rapids)|The Daily Herald]]|location=Roanoke Rapids, NC|accessdate=2014-05-01}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|The race has also been called the "Turkey Day 200" in some sources.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1111793/index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317174847/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1111793/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 17, 2013|title=Quick Laps|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=June 26, 2006 |accessdate=2014-05-01}}</ref>|group=N}} was the third race of the [[1964 NASCAR Grand National Series]] calendar, held on December 1, 1963. It was won by the first African-American driver ever to win a NASCAR top tier race, [[Wendell Scott]]. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Speedway Park was a {{convert|0.5|mi|adj=on}} dirt oval auto racing track, located in [[Jacksonville, Florida]]<ref>"[https://books.google.com/books?id=JyAEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Speedway+Park%22+Jacksonville&pg=PA81 Auto Race Tracks]". ''[[Billboard (magazine)|The Billboard]]'', April 13, 1957, page 81.</ref> at the intersection of Lenox Avenue and Plymouth Street.<ref>Coble, Don. "[http://brainerddispatch.com/sports/auto-racing/2011-06-27/yarbrough-lived-and-raced-fast-fell-even-faster Yarbrough lived and raced fast, fell even faster] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502031817/http://brainerddispatch.com/sports/auto-racing/2011-06-27/yarbrough-lived-and-raced-fast-fell-even-faster |date=2014-05-02 }}". June 27, 2011. Brainerd, MN: ''[[Brainerd Dispatch]]''. Accessed 2014-05-01.</ref> It operated between 1945 and 1969, and would be renamed Jacksonville Speedway in early 1964, months after this race. The track permanently closed in August 1969 after significant concerns were raised about its safety features.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/clip/34143721/the_tampa_tribune/|title=Jacksonville Speedway to Close|date=1969-07-29|website=The Tampa Tribune|language=en|access-date=2019-07-23}}</ref> |
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[[NASCAR]] [[Grand National Series]] races were held at this track during the 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1961 and 1964 seasons.<ref>"[http://www.racing-reference.info/tracks/Speedway_Park Race Results at Speedway Park]". ''Racing-Reference''. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2014-05-01. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401011415/http://racing-reference.info/tracks/Speedway_Park|date=2016-04-01}}</ref> |
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In addition to auto racing, the track hosted the Duval County Exposition.<ref>''[http://books.google.com/books?id=4AoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA47&dq=%22Speedway+Park%22+Jacksonville&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9p9hU9nmH4ijsQSH-ICYCA&ved=0CEMQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22Speedway%20Park%22%20Jacksonville&f=false The Billboard]'', October 20, 1958, page 47.</ref> The [[NASCAR Grand American]] Series also competed there.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1873&dat=19701004&id=1E4fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ndEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3942,812710|title=Lund Wins|date=October 4, 1970|work=[[Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal]]|page=2D|accessdate=2014-05-01|location=Daytona Beach, FL}}</ref> |
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==Summary== |
==Summary== |
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[[Jack Smith (racing driver)|Jack Smith]] started from the [[pole position]].<ref name=" |
[[Jack Smith (American racing driver, born 1924)|Jack Smith]] started from the [[pole position]].<ref name="RR2">{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1964-03/W|title=1964-03|date=1963-12-01|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=USA Today Sports Media Group|accessdate=2014-04-30}}</ref> [[Ned Jarrett]] drove to a substantial lead early in the event, but a damaged wheel hub caused him to fall 20 laps behind while it was repaired. [[Richard Petty]] led the most laps, 103, before having his steering break due to the rough track conditions.<ref name="Jax12">{{cite web|url=http://members.jacksonville.com/news/metro/2010-06-27/story/1963-nascar-controversy-racing-or-race|title=1963 NASCAR controversy: Racing or race?|date=June 27, 2010|work=[[The Florida Times-Union]]|location=Jacksonville, FL|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306205231/http://members.jacksonville.com/news/metro/2010-06-27/story/1963-nascar-controversy-racing-or-race|archive-date=March 6, 2014|url-status=dead|accessdate=2014-04-30}}</ref> Scott, driving a car formerly owned by Jarrett,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19651008&id=Q3ksAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5csEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7318,1217763|title=Wendell Scott Gets Chevy ride|date=October 6, 1965|work=[[Spartanburg Herald]]|accessdate=2014-04-30|location=Spartanburg, SC|page=20}}</ref> took the lead with 25 laps remaining, and led to the scheduled finish of the event; however, after 200 laps, the checkered flag was not waved.<ref name="Jax12" /> |
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Two laps later, second-place finisher Buck Baker took the checkered flag and the |
Two laps later, second-place finisher Buck Baker took the checkered flag and was declared the winner.<ref name="Jax12" /> Scott protested the results; two hours later, following a review of the scoring, Scott was declared the winner by two laps.<ref name="Jax12" /> Some, including Scott's family, stated that the victory was awarded to Baker, with the results being altered after the crowd had left the speedway, due to racism;<ref name="Jax22">{{cite web|url=http://members.jacksonville.com/sports/racing/2010-10-18/story/wendell-scotts-family-gets-long-lost-trophy-and-closure|title=Wendell Scott's family gets long-lost trophy, and closure|date=October 18, 2010|work=[[The Florida Times-Union]]|location=Jacksonville, FL|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427102125/http://members.jacksonville.com/sports/racing/2010-10-18/story/wendell-scotts-family-gets-long-lost-trophy-and-closure|archive-date=April 27, 2014|url-status=dead|accessdate=2014-04-30}}</ref> others, including two-time NASCAR champion Ned Jarrett, believe it was simply a scoring error, which was very common in the pre-electronic scoring system.<ref name="Jax12" /> Four weeks later at [[Savannah Speedway]], Scott was given his first-place prize check and a replica trophy; the genuine trophy has never resurfaced,<ref name="Jax12" /> however in October 2010 the Jacksonville Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame gave a more accurate replica trophy to Scott's family.<ref name="Jax22" /> It was not until 2013 that another African American driver won a NASCAR national touring series race, when [[Bubba Wallace]] won the [[2013 Kroger 200]] at [[Martinsville Speedway]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/nascar-jensen-wendell-scott-sons-reflect-on-darrell-wallace-jr-historic-martinsville-speedway-win-102713|title=Won from above: Wendell Scott's sons reflect on Darrell Wallace Jr.'s historic win|last=Jensen|first=Tom|date=October 27, 2013|work=Fox Sports|accessdate=2014-04-30}}</ref> |
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Larry Thomas had a hard crash in this race, ending up upside down afterward.<ref name="RR2" /> He would lose $4000 getting into the race and earning only $60; which wasn't even enough to buy a set of fresh racing tires during the mid-1960s.<ref name="RR2" /> The independent drivers were not able to afford $4000 a race and the factory teams were also unable to spend that kind of money in 1963.<ref name="RR2" /> Back in the 1960s, a working man could comfortably live by himself simply by working a job that paid him at least $100 a week. Spending $4000 to race in a NASCAR race in 1964 would have been the equivalent to 3 years' pay for an average blue-collar worker. |
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The transition to purposely-built racers occurred gradually begain in the early 1960s. Changes made to the sport by the late 1960s brought an end to the "strictly stock" vehicles of the 1950s; most of the cars were trailored to events or hauled in by trucks. |
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This is the only race Wendell Scott ever finished on the lead lap in his entire career.<ref name="RR2" /> Buck Baker was originally flagged the winner, but scoring re-checked revealed Wendell Scott was not scored for 4 laps in the race.<ref name="RR2" /> |
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[[Maurice Petty]] failed to qualify for the race.<ref>[http://www.racing-reference.info/getqualify/1964-03/W Qualifying information] at Racing Reference</ref> |
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Notable crew chiefs for the race were [[Jimmy Helms]], [[Dale Inman]], [[Wendell Scott]], and [[Ralph Gray (crew chief)|Ralph Gray]].<ref>[https://www.racing-reference.info/entrylist/1964-03/enwiki/w/C 1964 Jacksonville 200 crew chiefs information] at Racing Reference</ref> |
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The transition to purpose-built race cars 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. |
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===Stats=== |
===Stats=== |
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The race officially lasted a duration of one hour and forty-three minutes. The average speed was {{convert|58.252|mph|km/h}}. Jack Smith won the pole at {{convert|70.921|mph|km/h}}. The margin of victory was over two laps after the correction of the scoring error, resulting in an addition of two laps to the race. Five thousand people attended the race.<ref name=" |
The race officially lasted a duration of one hour and forty-three minutes. The average speed was {{convert|58.252|mph|km/h}}. Jack Smith won the pole at {{convert|70.921|mph|km/h}}. The margin of victory was over two laps after the correction of the scoring error, resulting in an addition of two laps to the race. Five thousand people attended the race.<ref name="RR2" /> |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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!Pos |
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!Grid |
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!{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} |
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!Driver |
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!Manufacturer |
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!{{Tooltip|Laps|Laps completed}} |
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!Status |
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!{{Tooltip|Led|Laps led}} |
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!1 |
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! Pos |
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|15 |
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! Grid |
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|34 |
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! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} |
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|[[Wendell Scott]] |
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! Driver |
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|[[Chevrolet]] |
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! Manufacturer |
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|202 |
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! {{Tooltip|Laps|Laps completed}} |
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|Running |
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! Status |
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|27 |
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! {{Tooltip|Led|Laps led}} |
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!2 |
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|14 |
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| 15 || 34 || [[Wendell Scott]] || [[Chevrolet]] || 202 || Running || 27 |
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|87 |
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|[[Buck Baker]] |
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|[[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]] |
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|200 |
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|Running |
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|0 |
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!3 |
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|1 |
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| 14 || 87 || [[Buck Baker]] || [[Pontiac]] || 200 || Running || 0 |
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|47 |
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|[[Jack Smith (American racing driver, born 1924)|Jack Smith]] |
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|[[Plymouth (automobile)|Plymouth]] |
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|199 |
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|Running |
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|20 |
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!4 |
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|18 |
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| 1 || 47 || [[Jack Smith (racing driver)|Jack Smith]] || [[Plymouth (automobile)|Plymouth]] || 199 || Running || 20 |
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|68 |
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|[[Ed Livingston (racing driver)|Ed Livingston]] |
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|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |
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|195 |
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|Running |
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|0 |
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!5 |
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|2 |
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| 18 || 68 || [[Ed Livingston (racing driver)|Ed Livingston]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 195 || Running || 0 |
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|42 |
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|[[Richard Petty]] |
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|[[Plymouth (automobile)|Plymouth]] |
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|193 |
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|Running |
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|103 |
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!6 |
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|17 |
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| 2 || 42 || [[Richard Petty]] || [[Plymouth (automobile)|Plymouth]] || 193 || Running || 103 |
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|86 |
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|[[Neil Castles]] |
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|[[Chrysler]] |
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|190 |
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|Running |
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|0 |
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!7 |
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|5 |
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| 17 || 86 || [[Neil Castles]] || [[Chrysler]] || 190 || Running || 0 |
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|11 |
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|[[Ned Jarrett]] |
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|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |
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|183 |
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|Wheel bolts |
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|52 |
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!8 |
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|20 |
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| 5 || 11 || [[Ned Jarrett]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 183 || Wheel bolts || 52 |
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|78 |
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|[[Buddy Arrington]] # |
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|[[Dodge]] |
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|182 |
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|Running |
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|0 |
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!9 |
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|19 |
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| 20 || 78 || [[Buddy Arrington]] # || [[Dodge]] || 182 || Running || 0 |
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|92 |
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|[[Johnny Allen (racing driver)|Johnny Allen]] |
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|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |
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|179 |
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|Running |
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|0 |
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!10 |
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|4 |
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| 19 || 92 || [[Johnny Allen (racing driver)|Johnny Allen]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 179 || Running || 0 |
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|5 |
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|[[Billy Wade (racing driver)|Billy Wade]] |
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|[[Dodge]] |
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|163 |
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|Differential |
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|0 |
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!11 |
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|21 |
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| 4 || 5 || [[Billy Wade (racing driver)|Billy Wade]] || [[Dodge]] || 163 || Differential || 0 |
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|05 |
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|[[Possum Jones]] |
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|[[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]] |
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|156 |
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|Running |
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|0 |
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!12 |
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|10 |
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| 21|| 05 || [[Possum Jones]] || [[Pontiac]] || 156 || Running || 0 |
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|32 |
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|[[Tiny Lund]] |
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|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |
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|124 |
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|Differential |
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|0 |
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!13 |
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|7 |
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| 10 || 32 || [[Tiny Lund]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 124 || Differential || 0 |
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|20 |
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|[[Jack Anderson (racing driver)|Jack Anderson]] |
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|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |
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|121 |
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|Radiator |
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|0 |
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!14 |
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|22 |
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| 7 || 20 || [[Jack Anderson (racing driver)|Jack Anderson]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 121 || Radiator || 0 |
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|61 |
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|[[Joe Weatherly]] |
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|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |
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|120 |
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|Running |
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|0 |
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!15 |
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|16 |
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| 22 || 61 || [[Joe Weatherly]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 120 || Running || 0 |
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|9 |
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|[[Roy Tyner]] |
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|[[Chevrolet]] |
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|99 |
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|Axle |
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|0 |
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!16 |
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|9 |
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| 16 || 9 || [[Roy Tyner]] || [[Chevrolet]] || 99 || Axle || 0 |
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|6 |
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|[[David Pearson (racing driver)|David Pearson]] |
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|[[Dodge]] |
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|70 |
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|Oil pan |
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|0 |
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!17 |
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|6 |
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| 9 || 6 || [[David Pearson (racing driver)|David Pearson]] || [[Dodge]] || 70 || Oil pan || 0 |
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|03 |
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|[[G. C. Spencer]] |
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|[[Chevrolet]] |
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|60 |
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|Differential |
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|0 |
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!18 |
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|13 |
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| 6 || 03 || [[G. C. Spencer]] || [[Chevrolet]] || 60 || Differential || 0 |
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|36 |
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|[[Larry Thomas (racing driver)|Larry Thomas]] |
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|[[Dodge]] |
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|60 |
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|Accident |
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|0 |
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!19 |
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|3 |
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| 13 || 36 || [[Larry Thomas (racing driver)|Larry Thomas]] || [[Dodge]] || 60 || Accident || 0 |
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|90 |
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|[[Jimmy Lee Capps]] |
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|[[Plymouth (automobile)|Plymouth]] |
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|50 |
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|Accident |
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|0 |
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!20 |
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|11 |
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| 3 || 90 || [[Jimmy Lee Capps]] || [[Plymouth (automobile)|Plymouth]] || 50 || Accident || 0 |
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|39 |
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|[[LeeRoy Yarbrough]] |
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|[[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]] |
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|23 |
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|Axle |
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|0 |
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|- |
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!21 |
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|12 |
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| 11 || 39 || [[LeeRoy Yarbrough]] || [[Pontiac]] || 23 || Axle || 0 |
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|62 |
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|[[Curtis Crider]] |
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|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |
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|8 |
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|Engine |
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|0 |
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!22 |
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|8 |
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| 12 || 62 || [[Curtis Crider]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 8 || Engine || 0 |
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|2 |
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|[[Jimmy Pardue]] |
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! 22 |
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|[[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]] |
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| 8 || 2 || [[Jimmy Pardue]] || [[Pontiac]] || 6 || Axle || 0 |
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|6 |
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| colspan="8" |{{center|{{small|# [[NASCAR Rookie of the Year|Rookie of the Year candidate]]<ref name="RR">{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1964-03/W |title=1964-03 |work=Racing-Reference|publisher=USA Today Sports Media Group|date=1963-12-01 |accessdate=2014-04-30}}</ref>}}}} |
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==References== |
==References== |
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;Notes |
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| Season = 1964 |
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| Series = Grand National Series |
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; Citations |
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| Previous_race = [[1964 The First 510]] |
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<references group=""></references>{{NASCAR next race|Season=1964|Series=Grand National Series|Previous_race=[[1964 The First 510]]|Next_race=[[1964 Sunshine 200]]}} |
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| Next_race = [[1964 Sunshine 200]] |
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[[Category:1964 |
[[Category:1964 NASCAR Grand National Series|Jacksonville 200]] |
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[[Category:1964 in Florida|Jacksoville 200]] |
[[Category:1964 in sports in Florida|Jacksoville 200]] |
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[[Category:NASCAR races at Speedway Park]] |
[[Category:NASCAR races at Speedway Park]] |
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[[Category:NASCAR controversies]] |
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[[Category:20th century in Jacksonville, Florida]] |
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[[Category:African-American-related controversies]] |
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[[Category:Racism in sport]] |
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Latest revision as of 04:10, 20 October 2024
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| Race 3 of 62 in the 1964 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
| Date | December 1, 1963 | ||
| Official name | 1964 Jacksonville 200 | ||
| Location | Speedway Park in Jacksonville, Florida | ||
| Course | 0.500 mi (0.805 km) | ||
| Distance | 202 laps, 101 mi (162.5 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 100 mi (160.9 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures ranging between 37.9 °F (3.3 °C) and 54.0 °F (12.2 °C); average wind speeds of 7.48 miles per hour (12.04 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 58.252 mph (93.748 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| Archie Smith | |
| Time | 25.38 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | |
| Laps | 103 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Not televised | ||
The 1964 Jacksonville 200[2][N 1] was the third race of the 1964 NASCAR Grand National Series calendar, held on December 1, 1963. It was won by the first African-American driver ever to win a NASCAR top tier race, Wendell Scott.
Background
[edit]Speedway Park was a 0.5-mile (0.80 km) dirt oval auto racing track, located in Jacksonville, Florida[4] at the intersection of Lenox Avenue and Plymouth Street.[5] It operated between 1945 and 1969, and would be renamed Jacksonville Speedway in early 1964, months after this race. The track permanently closed in August 1969 after significant concerns were raised about its safety features.[6]
NASCAR Grand National Series races were held at this track during the 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1961 and 1964 seasons.[7]
Summary
[edit]Jack Smith started from the pole position.[8] Ned Jarrett drove to a substantial lead early in the event, but a damaged wheel hub caused him to fall 20 laps behind while it was repaired. Richard Petty led the most laps, 103, before having his steering break due to the rough track conditions.[9] Scott, driving a car formerly owned by Jarrett,[10] took the lead with 25 laps remaining, and led to the scheduled finish of the event; however, after 200 laps, the checkered flag was not waved.[9]
Two laps later, second-place finisher Buck Baker took the checkered flag and was declared the winner.[9] Scott protested the results; two hours later, following a review of the scoring, Scott was declared the winner by two laps.[9] Some, including Scott's family, stated that the victory was awarded to Baker, with the results being altered after the crowd had left the speedway, due to racism;[11] others, including two-time NASCAR champion Ned Jarrett, believe it was simply a scoring error, which was very common in the pre-electronic scoring system.[9] Four weeks later at Savannah Speedway, Scott was given his first-place prize check and a replica trophy; the genuine trophy has never resurfaced,[9] however in October 2010 the Jacksonville Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame gave a more accurate replica trophy to Scott's family.[11] It was not until 2013 that another African American driver won a NASCAR national touring series race, when Bubba Wallace won the 2013 Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway.[12]
Larry Thomas had a hard crash in this race, ending up upside down afterward.[8] He would lose $4000 getting into the race and earning only $60; which wasn't even enough to buy a set of fresh racing tires during the mid-1960s.[8] The independent drivers were not able to afford $4000 a race and the factory teams were also unable to spend that kind of money in 1963.[8] Back in the 1960s, a working man could comfortably live by himself simply by working a job that paid him at least $100 a week. Spending $4000 to race in a NASCAR race in 1964 would have been the equivalent to 3 years' pay for an average blue-collar worker.
This is the only race Wendell Scott ever finished on the lead lap in his entire career.[8] Buck Baker was originally flagged the winner, but scoring re-checked revealed Wendell Scott was not scored for 4 laps in the race.[8]
Maurice Petty failed to qualify for the race.[13]
Notable crew chiefs for the race were Jimmy Helms, Dale Inman, Wendell Scott, and Ralph Gray.[14]
The transition to purpose-built race cars 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.
Stats
[edit]The race officially lasted a duration of one hour and forty-three minutes. The average speed was 58.252 miles per hour (93.748 km/h). Jack Smith won the pole at 70.921 miles per hour (114.136 km/h). The margin of victory was over two laps after the correction of the scoring error, resulting in an addition of two laps to the race. Five thousand people attended the race.[8]
Results
[edit]| Pos | Grid | No. | Driver | Manufacturer | Laps | Status | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Chevrolet | 202 | Running | 27 |
| 2 | 14 | 87 | Buck Baker | Pontiac | 200 | Running | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 47 | Jack Smith | Plymouth | 199 | Running | 20 |
| 4 | 18 | 68 | Ed Livingston | Ford | 195 | Running | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 42 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | 193 | Running | 103 |
| 6 | 17 | 86 | Neil Castles | Chrysler | 190 | Running | 0 |
| 7 | 5 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Ford | 183 | Wheel bolts | 52 |
| 8 | 20 | 78 | Buddy Arrington # | Dodge | 182 | Running | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | 92 | Johnny Allen | Ford | 179 | Running | 0 |
| 10 | 4 | 5 | Billy Wade | Dodge | 163 | Differential | 0 |
| 11 | 21 | 05 | Possum Jones | Pontiac | 156 | Running | 0 |
| 12 | 10 | 32 | Tiny Lund | Ford | 124 | Differential | 0 |
| 13 | 7 | 20 | Jack Anderson | Ford | 121 | Radiator | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | 61 | Joe Weatherly | Ford | 120 | Running | 0 |
| 15 | 16 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Chevrolet | 99 | Axle | 0 |
| 16 | 9 | 6 | David Pearson | Dodge | 70 | Oil pan | 0 |
| 17 | 6 | 03 | G. C. Spencer | Chevrolet | 60 | Differential | 0 |
| 18 | 13 | 36 | Larry Thomas | Dodge | 60 | Accident | 0 |
| 19 | 3 | 90 | Jimmy Lee Capps | Plymouth | 50 | Accident | 0 |
| 20 | 11 | 39 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Pontiac | 23 | Axle | 0 |
| 21 | 12 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Ford | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | 8 | 2 | Jimmy Pardue | Pontiac | 6 | Axle | 0 |
References
[edit]- Notes
- Citations
- ^ "Weather History: Past Weather Reports". Almanac.com. 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ^ Pierce, Rodney D. (February 18, 2003). "Wendell Scott overcame the odds through talent and determination". The Daily Herald. Roanoke Rapids, NC. Archived from the original on May 1, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ^ "Quick Laps". Sports Illustrated. June 26, 2006. Archived from the original on March 17, 2013. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ^ "Auto Race Tracks". The Billboard, April 13, 1957, page 81.
- ^ Coble, Don. "Yarbrough lived and raced fast, fell even faster Archived 2014-05-02 at the Wayback Machine". June 27, 2011. Brainerd, MN: Brainerd Dispatch. Accessed 2014-05-01.
- ^ "Jacksonville Speedway to Close". The Tampa Tribune. 1969-07-29. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "Race Results at Speedway Park". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2014-05-01. Archived 2016-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f g "1964-03". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. 1963-12-01. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ^ a b c d e f "1963 NASCAR controversy: Racing or race?". The Florida Times-Union. Jacksonville, FL. June 27, 2010. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ^ "Wendell Scott Gets Chevy ride". Spartanburg Herald. Spartanburg, SC. October 6, 1965. p. 20. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ^ a b "Wendell Scott's family gets long-lost trophy, and closure". The Florida Times-Union. Jacksonville, FL. October 18, 2010. Archived from the original on April 27, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ^ Jensen, Tom (October 27, 2013). "Won from above: Wendell Scott's sons reflect on Darrell Wallace Jr.'s historic win". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ^ Qualifying information at Racing Reference
- ^ 1964 Jacksonville 200 crew chiefs information at Racing Reference
- ^ "1964-03". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. 1963-12-01. Retrieved 2014-04-30.