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1964 Pennsylvania 200

1964 Pennsylvania 200

The 1964 Pennsylvania 200 was a NASCAR Grand National Series racing event that took place on July 21, 1964 at the Lincoln Speedway in the American community of New Oxford, Pennsylvania; a dirt track spanning 0.500 miles (0.805 km) per lap; for a grand total of 100.0 miles (160.9 km) of racing action.

There were 21 drivers on the grid; all of them were American-born males. received the last-place finish due to an oil pressure issue on lap 2 out of the 200 laps that made up the regulation length of the race. There were only two lead changes; David Pearson managed to defeat Richard Petty by 11 seconds in only one hour and twelve minutes. While Pearson achieved a pole position with a speed of 86.289 miles per hour (138.869 km/h), the average speed of the race was only 82.586 miles per hour (132.909 km/h). Bob Welborn would retire from NASCAR after this race.

Finishing order

  1. David Pearson
  2. Richard Petty
  3. Jimmy Pardue
  4. Wendell Scott
  5. Doug Yates
  6. Curtis Crider
  7. Al White
  8. Doug Cooper
  9. Roy Tyner
  10. Bob Welborn
  11. Neil Castles
  12. Elmo Langley
  13. Ned Jarrett
  14. Louis Weathersbee
  15. LeeRoy Yarbrough
  16. Frank Tanner

References






Retrieved from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Pennsylvania_200

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