1967 Fireball 300
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| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 6 of 49 in the 1967 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
| Date | March 7, 1967 | ||
| Official name | Fireball 300 | ||
| Location | Asheville-Weaverville Speedway (Weaverville, North Carolina) | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 0.500 mi (0.804 km) |
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| Distance | 300 laps, 150 mi (241 km) | ||
| Weather | Chilly with temperatures approaching 71.1 °F (21.7 °C); winds up to 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 83.360 miles per hour (134.155 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Junior Johnson & Associates | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | |
| Laps | 150 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1967 Fireball 300 was a NASCAR Grand National Series (now Sprint Cup Series) event that was held on March 7, 1967 at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway in Weaverville, North Carolina.[2]
The name of the race was named after Fireball Roberts who died years before this race in a racing accident.
Summary
This was the historic site of Richard Petty's 50th career in front of nine thousand and five hundred people in what is now known as the Sprint Cup Series.[2] The average speed of the race was 83.360 miles per hour (134.155 km/h) on a paved oval track spanning 0.500 miles (0.805 km) for three hundred laps.[2] It took one hour and forty-seven minutes for the race to reach its conclusion; Petty defeating Darel Dieringer by outlapping him twice.[2] All twenty-two racers were from the United States of America.[2]
Total winnings for this race were $7,150 ($50,742.17 when adjusted for inflation). Individual earnings for each driver ranged from the winner's share of $1,800 ($12,774.25 when adjusted for inflation) to the last-place finisher's portion of $100 ($709.68 when adjusted for inflation).[3]
Jim Conway would retire from NASCAR Cup Series competition after this event.[4]
Finishing order
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- Richard Petty
- Darel Dieringer† (highest finishing Ford vehicle)
- Bobby Allison (highest finishing Chevrolet vehicle)
- David Pearson (highest finishing Dodge vehicle)
- John Sears†
- J.T. Putney
- Paul Lewis
- Elmo Langley†
- Clyde Lynn†
- Wendell Scott†
- Bill Seifert
- Henley Gray
- Paul Dean Holt
- Jim Conway*
- Wayne Smith*
- Roy Tyner*†
- Roy Mayne*
- Neil Castles*
- Earl Brooks*†
- James Hylton*
- Buck Baker*†
- Jim Paschal*†
* Driver failed to finish race
† Signifies that the driver is known to be deceased
Timeline
- Start of race: Darel Dieringer officially began the race with the pole position
- Lap 41: Jim Paschal's race would be ruined by his vehicle's faulty wiring
- Lap 51: Engine issues forced Buck Baker out of the race
- Lap 88: James Hylton's vehicle had a nasty engine problem
- Lap 93: Problematic lug nuts would drive Earl Brooks out of the event
- Lap 100: Neil Castles blamed his terrible performance on some nasty clutch issues
- Lap 104: Richard Petty took over the lead from Darel Dieringer
- Lap 116: Darel Dieringer took over the lead from Richard Petty
- Lap 119: Bobby Allison took over the lead from Darel Dieringer
- Lap 144: Richard Petty took over the lead from Bobby Allison
- Lap 215: Darel Dieringer took over the lead from Richard Petty
- Lap 234: Richard Petty took over the lead from Darel Dieringer
- End of race: Richard Petty was the official winner of the event
References
| Preceded by | Richard Petty's Career Wins 1960-1984 |
Succeeded by 1967 Columbia 200 |
| Preceded by | NASCAR Fireball 300 Races 1965-1969 |
Succeeded by 1968 |
