Auto race held at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1964
1964 World 600
Race details[1][2][3]
Race 25 of 62 in the 1964 NASCAR Grand National Series season
1964 World 600 program cover
Date
May 24, 1964 (1964-May-24)
Official name
World 600
Location
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
Course
Permanent racing facility 1.500 mi (2.414 km)
Distance
400 laps, 600 mi (965.5 km)
Weather
Temperatures between 64.9 °F (18.3 °C) and 82.0 °F (27.8 °C); wind speeds of 10.10 miles per hour (16.25 km/h)
Average speed
125.772 miles per hour (202.410 km/h)
Attendance
66,311
Pole position
Driver
Jimmy Pardue
Burton-Robinson
Time
149.64 seconds
Most laps led
Driver
Jim Paschal
Petty Enterprises
Laps
126
Winner
No. 41
Jim Paschal
Petty Enterprises
Television in the United States
Network
NBC
Announcers
Unknown
Motor car race
The 1964 World 600, the fifth running of the event, was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that took place on May 24, 1964, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.
There was a 30-mile consolation race the day before this to determine the final 14 starters.
The crash that hospitalized Fireball Roberts before he died of pneumonia 6 weeks later.
Bobby Keck finished 14th in that race (in a 1963 Ford) but he was unable to start the 600 and his car was withdrawn, with Pete Stewart taking the last starting position as the first alternate starter. Major Melton finished 16th in that race driving a 1963 Dodge and was the second alternate.
^"Concord, North Carolina Weather for May 24, 1964". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
^"1964 World 600 racing information". Racing Reference. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
^"1964 World 600". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
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