1967 Capital City 300
The 1967 Capital City 300 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on September 10, 1967, at Virginia State Fairgrounds (now Richmond Raceway) in Richmond, Virginia. Until the 2020 The Real Heroes 400, this was the last race to have a random draw for the pole position.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 42 of 49 in the 1967 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
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Layout of Richmond Speedway | |||
| Date | September 10, 1967 | ||
| Official name | Capital City 300 | ||
| Location | Virginia State Fairgrounds, Richmond, Virginia | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.500 mi (0.800 km) | ||
| Distance | 300 laps, 150 mi (180 km) | ||
| Weather | Mild with temperatures up to 75 °F (24 °C); wind speeds up to 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 57.631 mph (92.748 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 11,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Don Culpepper | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | |
| Laps | 177 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Untelevised | ||
| Announcers | None | ||
The time of the race was two hours, thirty-six minutes, and ten seconds with the average speed being 57.631 miles per hour (92.748 km/h). The pole position spot was chosen by a random drawing; the rain that swept through the area had made the track far too muddy for qualifying sessions. Brooks drew the pole and the race was then started under green-yellow. The cars paced for 24 laps to help pack the clay; Richard Petty took over the lead on lap 25 to help bring about true racing.
Those 24 laps were the only laps that Earl Brooks would lead in his NASCAR Grand National career.