1967 Carolina 500
The 1967 Carolina 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on June 18, 1967, at North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 25 of 49 in the 1967 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
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Layout of Rockingham Speedway | |||
| Date | June 18, 1967 | ||
| Official name | Carolina 500 | ||
| Location | North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.000 mi (1.600 km) | ||
| Distance | 500 laps, 500 mi (804 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures between 72.3 °F (22.4 °C) and 81.3 °F (27.4 °C); wind speeds of 11.1 miles per hour (17.9 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 104.682 miles per hour (168.469 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 22,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Bondy Long | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | |
| Laps | 249 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | |
| 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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