1964 Textile 250

1964 Textile 250
Race details
Race 1 of 62 in the 1964 NASCAR Grand National Series season
	1964 Textile 250 program cover
Date	November 10, 1963;59 years ago
Official name	Textile 250
Location	Concord Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
Course	Permanent racing facility; 0.500 mi (0.805 km)
Distance	250 laps, 125.0 mi (201.1 km)
Weather	Temperatures reaching of 72 °F (22 °C); wind speeds of 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
Average speed	56.897 miles per hour (91.567 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	David Pearson ;
Most laps led
Driver	Ned Jarrett
Laps	114
Winner
No. 11	Ned Jarrett
Television in the United States
Network	untelevised
Announcers	none

Last updated August 11, 2023

The 1964 Textile 250 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on November 10, 1963, at Concord Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.

250 laps were done on a dirt track spanning 125 miles (201 km) in total distance.^[2] Despite being held during the 1963 calendar year, this race was considered to be the first race in the 1964 Grand National season. The silly season between the 1963 and 1964 seasons was only seven days unlike the twelve weeks that the drivers enjoy today.

Qualifying

Grid^[2]	No.	Driver	Manufacturer	Owner
1	5	David Pearson	'63 Dodge	Cotton Owens
2	3	Junior Johnson	'63 Chevrolet	Ray Fox
3	11	Ned Jarrett	'63 Ford	Charles Robinson
4	42	Richard Petty	'63 Plymouth	Petty Enterprises
5	48	Jack Smith	'63 Plymouth	Jack Smith
6	8	Joe Weatherly	'63 Pontiac	Bud Moore
7	32	Tiny Lund	'63 Ford	Dave Kent
8	6	Billy Wade	'63 Dodge	Cotton Owens
9	75	G.C. Spencer	'62 Pontiac	Paul Clayton
10	14	Darel Dieringer	'63 Ford	Pete Stewart
11	96	Jimmy Massey	'62 Chevrolet	Hubert Westmoreland
12	41	Maurice Petty	'63 Plymouth	Petty Enterprises
13	67	Jimmy Pardue	'62 Pontiac	unknown
14	09	Larry Manning	'62 Chevrolet	Bob Adams
15	23	Bill Widenhouse	'62 Plymouth	Leland Colvin
16	20	Jack Anderson	'63 Ford	Jack Anderson
17	83	Worth McMillion	'62 Pontiac	Worth McMillion
18	16	Larry Thomas	'62 Dodge	Wade Yonts
19	34	Wendell Scott	'62 Chevrolet	Wendell Scott
20	02	Doug Cooper	'62 Pontiac	Bob Cooper
21	87	Buck Baker	'63 Pontiac	Buck Baker
22	62	Curtis Crider	'63 Mercury	Curtis Crider
23	9	Roy Tyner	'62 Chevrolet	Roy Tyner
24	18	Toy Bolton	'61 Pontiac	Toy Bolton
25	86	Neil Castles	'62 Chrysler	Buck Baker
26	68	Ed Livingston	'61 Ford	Ed Livingston

Race report

After 2 hours, 11 minutes, and 49 seconds of intense racing action, a winner was decided.^[2] Ned Jarrett (Dale Jarrett's father) defeated his opponent Joe Weatherly by twelve seconds.^[2] Speeds were relatively slow by today's standards; the average speed was 56.897 miles (91.567 km) per hour while the pole position speed was 69.257 miles (111.458 km) per hour. Petty Enterprises was called "Petty Engineering Co." during the early-1960s and the car owner for the No. 41, 42, and 43 cars during the 1964 season was Lee Petty.^[2] A balanced combination of corporate multi-car teams and individual owners were recorded on the race log for this event.^[3] Despite the word International being added to the race track; there were no foreign competitors to this race.^[4]

The typical American passenger vehicle of the 21st century can legally drive up to 90 miles (140 km) on some rural roads. This would make today's passenger vehicles faster than the stock cars of this era (which were supposed to represent advancements in automobile technology). However, many safety features adopted in these early stock cars would be used in passenger vehicles that were made years and even decades later. 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.

While the race was underway, the track came apart and certain parts of the track were covered with dust. Notable racers that didn't finish in the top ten included: Buck Baker, Bill Widenhouse, Roy Tyner, Wendell Scott, Junior Johnson, Neil Castles and Jimmy Massey.^[2] Toy Bolton would make his NASCAR Cup Series debut in this race. While this would be his only race of the 1964 season, he would return for the 1966 season. Three thousand people attended this live racing event as of the start of the race.^[2] Due to the low-level interest of the sport outside the North Carolina region during this era, the event was completely untelevised. The fastest finishing positions for each manufacturer were: Ford (1st), Pontiac (2nd), Plymouth (3rd), Dodge (4th), Chevrolet (8th), Mercury (9th), and Chrysler (24th).^[2]

This would be Hubert Westmoreland's last race as a car owner and the first Southern 500 winning owner went out before his driver Jimmy Massey could complete a lap.^[2] Massey would have his final race as a NASCAR Grand National Series driver at this event.^[2]

Scoring was done for the 1964 NASCAR Grand National Series using a "base" number, that is the 25th position was the base since anyone finishing lower than 25th received the same number of points as 25th position. By the conclusion of the 1964 NASCAR Grand National Series season, a total of 16 different points schemes were used.

Ned Jarrett walked away from the event with the winner's purse of $1,350 ($12,738 when adjusted for inflation).^[2] John Ervin was the winning crew chief for this racing event; he would go on to win 28 races during the 1964 and 1965 NASCAR Cup Series seasons.^[5]^[6] Other notable crew chiefs in the race were Jimmy Helms, Frank McMillion, Dale Inman, Wendell Scott, Ralph Gray, Skip Adams, and Bob Cooper.^[7]

The last finisher to get a monetary award was Darel Dieringer who received $50 ($472 when adjusted for inflation) for finishing in 22nd place (out of twenty-six competitors).^[2] After combining all the prize winnings for the drivers, the total winnings purse for this race was $6,010 ($56,708 when adjusted for inflation).^[8]

Timeline

Section reference:^[2]

Start of race: David Pearson started the race with the pole position; Jimmy Massey had the leave the race due to a terminal crash.
Lap 13: Ed Livingston overheated his vehicle, ending his day on the track.
Lap 27: Neil Castles' vehicle had a problematic engine, forcing him out of the race.
Lap 40: Ned Jarrett takes over the lead from David Pearson.
Lap 48: Toy Bolton saw his vehicle's rear end become unusable, causing him to leave the race early.
Lap 109: Junior Johnson overheated his vehicle, forcing him to retire from the race.
Lap 111: The rear end of Jimmy Pardue's vehicle became unusable.
Lap 134: Joe Weatherly takes over the lead from Ned Jarrett.
Lap 136: Richard Petty takes over the lead from Joe Weatherly.
Lap 149: Joe Weatherly takes over the lead from Richard Petty.
Lap 153: Bill Widenhose's vehicle had a problematic engine, making him exit the race prematurely.
Lap 185: Problems with Billy Wade's oil pressure caused him to exit the race before it finished.
Lap 205: Fuel tank problems would sink Buck Baker's chances of finishing the event.
Lap 231: Ned Jarrett takes over the lead from Joe Weatherly, Weatherly would never lead a NASCAR Cup Series race after the conclusion of this event.
Finish: Ned Jarrett was officially declared the winner of the event.

Finishing order

Section reference:^[9]

POS	ST	#	DRIVER	SPONSOR / OWNER	CAR	LAPS	MONEY	STATUS	LED
1	3	11	Ned Jarrett	Burton-Robinson (Charles Robinson)	'63 Ford	250	1350	running	114
2	6	8	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore	'63 Pontiac	250	1000	running	84
3	4	42	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'63 Plymouth	248	650	running	13
4	1	5	David Pearson	Cotton Owens	'63 Dodge	241	500	running	39
5	12	41	Maurice Petty	Petty Enterprises	'63 Plymouth	241	400	running	0
6	16	20	Jack Anderson	Jack Anderson	'63 Ford	233	300	running	0
7	18	16	Larry Thomas	Wade Younts	'62 Dodge	230	250	running	0
8	14	09	Larry Manning	Bob Adams	'62 Chevrolet	229	200	running	0
9	22	62	Curtis Crider	Curtis Crider	'63 Mercury	221	165	running	0
10	7	32	Tiny Lund	Dave Kent	'63 Ford	215	150	running	0
11	20	02	Doug Cooper	Bob Cooper	'62 Pontiac	213	140	running	0
12	21	87	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'63 Pontiac	205	130	fuel tank	0
13	23	9	Roy Tyner	Roy Tyner	'62 Chevrolet	201	120	running	0
14	17	83	Worth McMillion	Worth McMillion	'62 Pontiac	194	110	running	0
15	8	6	Billy Wade	Cotton Owens	'63 Dodge	185	100	oil pressure	0
16	15	23	Bill Widenhouse	Leland Colvin	'62 Plymouth	153	90	engine	0
17	19	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'62 Chevrolet	134	80	crash	0
18	13	67	Jimmy Pardue		'62 Pontiac	111	70	rear end	0
19	2	3	Junior Johnson	Holly Farms (Ray Fox)	'63 Chevrolet	109	55	overheating	0
20	9	75	G.C. Spencer	Paul Clayton	'62 Pontiac	95	50	rear end	0
21	5	48	Jack Smith	Jack Smith	'63 Plymouth	57	50	a frame	0
22	10	14	Darel Dieringer	Pete Stewart	'63 Ford	57	50	transmission	0
23	24	18	Toy Bolton	Toy Bolton	'61 Pontiac	48		rear end	0
24	25	86	Neil Castles	Buck Baker	'62 Chrysler	27		engine	0
25	26	68	Ed Livingston	Ed Livingston	'61 Ford	13		overheating	0
26	11	96	Jimmy Massey	Hubert Westmoreland	'62 Chevrolet	0		crash	0

* Driver failed to finish race

Preceded by 1963 Golden State 400	NASCAR Grand National Races 1963-64	Succeeded by 1964 untitled race at Augusta International Raceway

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References

↑ "1964 Textile 250 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "1964 Textile 250 racing results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
↑ "1964 Textile 250 team information". Driver Averages. Archived from the original on 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
↑ Wood, Perry Allen (16 October 2012). Silent Speedways of the Carolinas. ISBN 9781476602615 . Retrieved 2018-09-07.
↑ "1964 Textile 250 winning crew chief information". Race Database. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
↑ "Crew chief career information for John Ervin". Race Database. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
↑ "1964 Textile 250 crew chiefs information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
↑ "1964 Textile 250 racing information". Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
↑ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2021-05-13.

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[weather-information-1] "1964 Textile 250 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2012-08-02.

[1964t250-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "1964 Textile 250 racing results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2010-11-21.

[3] "1964 Textile 250 team information". Driver Averages. Archived from the original on 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2014-04-16.

[4] Wood, Perry Allen (16 October 2012). Silent Speedways of the Carolinas. ISBN 9781476602615 . Retrieved 2018-09-07.

[5] "1964 Textile 250 winning crew chief information". Race Database. Retrieved 2014-04-16.

[6] "Crew chief career information for John Ervin". Race Database. Retrieved 2014-04-16.

[7] "1964 Textile 250 crew chiefs information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2018-08-31.

[8] "1964 Textile 250 racing information". Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 2012-11-07.

[9] "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2021-05-13.

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Race details^[1]^[2]
Race 1 of 62 in the 1964 NASCAR Grand National Series season
1964 Textile 250 program cover
Date	November 10, 1963;59 years ago (1963-11-10)
Official name	Textile 250
Location	Concord Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
Course	Permanent racing facility 0.500 mi (0.805 km)
Distance	250 laps, 125.0 mi (201.1 km)
Weather	Temperatures reaching of 72 °F (22 °C); wind speeds of 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
Average speed	56.897 miles per hour (91.567 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	David Pearson	Owens Racing
Most laps led
Driver	Ned Jarrett	Burton-Robinson
Laps	114
Winner
No. 11	Ned Jarrett	Burton-Robinson
Television in the United States
Network	untelevised
Announcers	none