1967 Daytona 500

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	Curtis Turner	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 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 was the first foreign born, European and Italian driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race.

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 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
2. "1967 Daytona 500 racing information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2013-06-24.