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Revision as of 18:14, 22 November 2012
| Race details | |||
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| Race 40 of 62 in the 1964 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
| Date | July 19, 1964 | ||
| Official name | The Glen 151.8 | ||
| Location | Watkins Glen International (Watkins Glen, New York) | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.300 mi (3.701 km) | ||
| Distance | 66 laps, 151.8 mi (244.2 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 88 °F (31 °C); wind speeds up to 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 97.998 miles per hour (157.712 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Nord Krauskopf | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Billy Wade | Bud Moore | |
| Laps | 41 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 1 | Billy Wade | Bud Moore | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1964 The Glen 151.8 was a NASCAR Grand National Series racing event that took place on July 19, 1964 at Watkins Glen International in the American community of Watkins Glen, New York.[2]
Five lead changes were made (consisting of Ned Jarrett, Darel Dieringer, Billy Wade, and Ned Jarrett).[2] After one hour and thirty-two minutes of racing, Billy Wade managed to defeat LeeRoy Yarbrough by six seconds in front of 10,000 live spectators (approximately 24% of the racetrack's modern capacity).[2] The total prize purse handed out for this racing event was $6,395 ($62,824.7 when inflation is taken into effect); Billy Wade received $1,400 of it ($13,753.65 when inflation is taken into effect) while Lee Petty received a meager $150 ($1,473.61 when inflation is taken into effect).[3]
Pete Boland would receive the last-place finish due to a brake problem on lap 2 of 66. The actual race spanned for 151.8 miles (244.3 km); with the pole position speed at 102.222 miles per hour (164.510 km/h) and the average race speed at 97.988 miles per hour (157.696 km/h).[2] All 26 of the drivers on the grid where American-born males.[2] Lee Petty would retire from NASCAR after this race.[4] From the next race onward, his son Richard would race alone. Bob Welborn would make his second-to-last NASCAR appearance at this racing event. Walt Hansgen would become the first road course ringer by being at this track three times. He would drive a 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle during this race after driving a Ford vehicle at a previous race.
Finishing order
- Billy Wade†
- LeeRoy Yarbrough†
- Walt Hansgen†
- Buck Baker†
- Bob Welborn†
- David Pearson
- Jimmy Pardue*†
- Ned Jarrett*
- Curtis Crider
- Doug Cooper
- Louis Weathersbee
- Wendell Scott†
- Doug Moore
- Darel Dieringer*†
- Roy Tyner†
- Earl Brooks*†
- Neil Castles*
- Bob Derrington*
- Bernard Alvarez*
- Paul Goldsmith*
- Richard Petty*
- Lee Petty*†
- Al White*
- Marvin Panch*
- Frank Tanner*
- Pete Boland*
† signifies that the driver is known to be deceased
* Driver failed to finish race
References
- ^ "1964 The Glen 151.8 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
- ^ a b c d e "1964 The Glen 151.8 racing information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- ^ "1964 The Glen 151.8 racing information". Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
- ^ "Lee Petty's exit from NASCAR". Race Database. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
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