Official name Pennsylvania 200 | ||
Date July 21, 1964; 52 years ago (1964-07-21) Location Lincoln Speedway (New Oxford, Pennsylvania) Course Permanent racing facility
0.500 mi (0.805 km) Distance 200 laps, 100.0 mi (160.9 km) Weather Hot with temperatures approaching 87.1 °F (30.6 °C); wind speeds up to 13 miles per hour (21 km/h) | ||
The 1964 Pennsylvania 200 was a NASCAR Grand National Series (now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) event that was held on July 21, 1964, at Lincoln Speedway in New Oxford, Pennsylvania.
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Summary
There were 21 drivers on the grid; all of them were American-born males. Frank Tanner 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; having gone winless since the 1959 Western North Carolina 500.
Wendell Scott managed to charge ahead from a disappointing 21st place to a respectable fourth place during the course of the race.
The transition to purposely-built racers 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; most of the cars were trailered to events or hauled in by trucks.
Finishing order
* Driver failed to finish race