1964 Firecracker 400
The 1964 Firecracker 400 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on July 4, 1964, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It was the first NASCAR Grand National Series race to take place after Fireball Roberts died two months earlier in the infamous 1964 World 600. This race would eventually be aired on ABC's Wide World of Sports on tape-delay.
| Race details | |||
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| Race 35 of 62 in the 1964 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
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1964 Firecracker 400 program cover | |||
| Date | July 4, 1964 | ||
| Official name | Firecracker 400 | ||
| Location | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.500 mi (4.023 km) | ||
| Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (643 km) | ||
| Weather | Extremely hot with temperatures of 93 °F (34 °C); wind speeds of 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 151.451 mph (243.737 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 34,681 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Bud Moore | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | |
| Laps | 102 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 47 | A. J. Foyt | Ray Nichels | |
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