1964 - NASCAR Grand National Series - Southern 500 Race Results

NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race

NASCAR's premier series has been known as the NASCAR Cup Series since 2020, previously known as the Monster Energy Cup Series. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is the top top racing series of NASCAR. It holds 36 races over the season at tracks loacted in the United States. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.

The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.

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1964 - Southern 500 Race Results

Race Name - Southern 500
Date - 9/7/1964
Race Track - Darlington Raceway
Track Length (Miles) - 1.375 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 501 miles
Pole Speed - 136.815 mph
Number of Cautions - 7
Caution Laps - 50
Average Race Speed - 117.75 mph
Lead Changes - 12
Total Race Purse - $73,825
Race Number - 51

More Races from 1964

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	6	Buck Baker	3	Ray Fox	364	64 Dodge	63	$21,230
2	4	Jim Paschal	41	Petty Enterprises	362	64 Plymout	26	$8,960
3	1	Richard Petty	43	Plymouth (Petty Enterprises)	360	64 Plymout	252	$8,170
4	16	Ned Jarrett	11	Bondy Long	359	64 Ford	0	$3,575
5	5	Jimmy Pardue	54	BurtonRobinson (Charles Robinson)	358	64 Plymout	13	$2,965
6	17	Billy Wade	1	Bud Moore	351	64 Mercury	0	$2,375
7	22	Larry Thomas	19	Herman Beam	351	64 Ford	0	$1,775
8	14	Cale Yarborough	6	HolmanMoody	344	64 Ford	0	$1,525
9	27	JT Putney	46	Walt Hunter	337	63 Chevrol	0	$1,345
10	38	Bob Cooper	53	Bob Cooper	305	63 Ford	0	$1,025
11	36	Curtis Crider	2	Curtis Crider	301	63 Mercury	0	$950
12	2	David Pearson	6	Cotton Owens	298	64 Dodge	5	$1,130
13	27	Bobby Keck	48	WS Jenkins	280	63 Ford	0	$850
14	41	Roy Tyner	9	Roy Tyner	264	64 Chevrol	0	$800
15	32	Major Melton	36	Wade Younts	253	63 Dodge	0	$750
16	30	Roy Mayne	9	Bob Adams	247	62 Chevrol	0	$700
17	11	LeeRoy Yarbrough	3	Ray Fox	233	64 Dodge	0	$720
18	15	GC Spencer	49	GC Spencer	186	64 Ford	0	$600
19	33	Sam McQuagg	71	JL Thomas	179	63 Ford	0	$550
20	10	Bobby Isaac	26	Ray Nichels	176	64 Dodge	0	$530
21	23	Elmo Langley	64	Woodfield Ford (John Berejoski)	167	64 Ford	0	$500
22	3	Fred Lorenzen	28	LaFayette (HolmanMoody)	154	64 Ford	0	$620
23	12	Junior Johnson	27	Banjo Matthews	149	64 Ford	1	$610
24	7	Darel Dieringer	16	Bud Moore	149	64 Mercury	0	$600
25	24	Bud Moore	45	Louis Weathersbee	142	63 Plymout	0	$500
26	29	HB Bailey	4	Almeda Auto Parts (HB Bailey)	135	64 Pontiac	0	$500
27	18	Bobby Johns	7	Young Ford (HolmanMoody)	131	64 Ford	0	$500
28	9	Paul Goldsmith	25	Ray Nichels	129	64 Plymout	4	$790
29	19	Larry Frank	76	Larry Frank	119	64 Ford	0	$620
30	21	Bunkie Blackburn	82	Casper Hensley	114	64 Pontiac	0	$600
31	20	Buddy Baker	10	Bernard Alvarez	112	64 Ford	0	$500
32	18	Earl Balmer	5	Cotton Owens	109	64 Dodge	0	$580
33	25	Tiny Lund	55	Lyle Stelter	71	64 Ford	0	$750
34	39	Doug Moore	58	Doug Moore	66	64 Chevrol	0	$500
35	35	Neil Castles	86	Buck Baker	17	62 Chrysle	0	$500
36	31	Bill McMahan	42	Casper Hensley	17	63 Pontiac	0	$500
37	26	Doug Cooper	60	Bob Cooper	16	64 Ford	0	$630
38	28	Don Hume	63	Don House	9	63 Ford	0	$500
39	13	Nelson Stacy	21	Wood Brothers	5	64 Ford	0	$500
40	34	EJ Trivette	52	Jess Potter	4	62 Chevrol	0	$500
41	44	Bud Harless	13		2	64 Ford	0	$500
42	40	Jimmy Helms	88	Buck Baker	2	62 Chrysle	0	$500
43	43	Ed Livingston	1	Curtis Crider	2	63 Mercury	0	$500
44	42	Frank Graham	0	Jack Anderson	1	62 Ford	0	$500