1967 World 600

The 1967 World 600, the 8th running of the event, was a NASCAR Grand National Series race held on May 28, 1967 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Contested over 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 20th race of the 1967 NASCAR Grand National Series season.

1967 World 600
Race details
Race 20 of 49 in the 1967 NASCAR Grand National Series season
Date May 28, 1967 (1967-05-28)
Location Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 400+ laps, 600 mi (965.606 km)
Average speed 135.832 mph (218.600 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Time 139.910 seconds
Most laps led
Driver Jim Paschal
Laps 335
Winner
No. 14 Jim Paschal

Background

Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States, 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious World 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the National 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI).

Race report

Hume actually rolled the car during the qualifier. The footage was used in the movie Speedway, starring Elvis Presley.

Jim Paschal led 334 laps during the race; he would go on to win this event by holding off two hard-chargers, David Pearson and Bobby Allison. Paschal had built a three-lap lead when he lost control of his Plymouth and hit the wall on Lap 339 of 400. His crew patched up his car, but he was back on the same lap as his challengers.[1] Tom Ingram would retire from NASCAR after the race was over.[2]

Paschal was in the middle of winning three races out of four; the $28,450 payoff dwarfed the other races for him that year.[1] He was also considered to be one of the most underrated drivers in NASCAR history, despite winning only 25 races.[3] Martin Truex Jr would eventually become a better driver than Jim Paschal at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 2017 by virtue of leading 392 laps in a race.

Drivers who failed to qualify for the race were Curtis Turner (#74), Don Hume (#09), Jimmy Helms (#91), Ken Spikes (#62) and Paul Marino (#07).[4]

Top 10 finishers
Pos[1] No. Driver Manufacturer Laps Laps led Time/Status
1 14Jim Paschal'67 Plymouth4003354:25:02
2 17David Pearson'67 Ford4000+5 seconds
3 6Bobby Allison'67 Dodge4000Lead lap under green flag
4 43Richard Petty'67 Plymouth3970+3 laps
5 42Tiny Lund'67 Plymouth3960+4 laps
6 29Dick Hutcherson'67 Ford3950+5 laps
7 3Buddy Baker'67 Dodge3944+6 laps
8 01Ramo Stott'67 Plymouth3880+12 laps
9 28James Hylton'65 Dodge3850+15 laps
10 11J.T. Putney'67 Chevrolet3830+17 laps
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References
  1. Race information at Racing Reference
  2. Driver retirement at Race Database
  3. Jim Paschal Career Statistics at Racing Reference
  4. Qualifying results at Racing Reference
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