1967 National 500
The 1967 National 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series stock car race that was held on October 15, 1967, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 47 of 49 in the 1967 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
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Charlie Glotzbach (72) avoided this incident and finished fourth. | |||
| Date | October 15, 1967 | ||
| Official name | National 500 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.500 mi (2.414 km) | ||
| Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (804 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures of 77 °F (25 °C); wind speeds of 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 130.317 miles per hour (209.725 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 60,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Wood Brothers | ||
| Time | 139.470 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Buddy Baker | Ray Fox | |
| Laps | 160 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 3 | Buddy Baker | Ray Fox | |
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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