1964 Old Dominion 500
The 1964 Old Dominion 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on September 24, 1964, at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia. Forty professional stock car racing drivers would become involved in an event that would become legendary.
| Race details | |||
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| Race 56 of 62 in the 1964 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
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A map showing the layout of Martinsville Speedway | |||
| Date | September 24, 1964 | ||
| Official name | Old Dominion 500 | ||
| Location | Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Virginia | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.525 mi (0.844 km) | ||
| Distance | 500 laps, 262.5 mi (442.4 km) | ||
| Weather | Warm with temperatures of 80.1 °F (26.7 °C); wind speeds of 15.9 miles per hour (25.6 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 67.32 mph (108.34 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 18,214 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Holman-Moody | ||
| Time | 24.260 seconds | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Fred Lorenzen | Holman-Moody | |
| Laps | 493 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman-Moody | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The transition to purpose-built racecars 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.
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