1964 The Glen 151.8

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1964 The Glen 151.8
Race details [1] [2]
Race 40 of 62 in the 1964 NASCAR Grand National Series season
Watkins Glen International Track Map-1960-1970.svg
Watkins Glen; modified version to represent the circuit from 1956-1970
Date July 19, 1964 (1964-July-19)
Official name The Glen 151.8
Location Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York
Course Permanent racing facility
2.300 mi (3.701 km)
Distance 66 laps, 151.8 mi (244.2 km)
Weather Hot with temperatures of 88 °F (31 °C); wind speeds of 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)
Average speed 97.998 miles per hour (157.712 km/h)
Attendance 10,000
Pole position
Driver
 Bud Moore
Most laps led
DriverBilly WadeBud Moore
Laps 41
Winner
No. 1Billy WadeBud Moore
Television in the United States
Network untelevised
Announcers none

The 1964 The Glen 151.8 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on July 19, 1964, at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York.

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Background

Watkins Glen International, nicknamed "The Glen", is a race track located in Watkins Glen, New York, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. The sports car racing facility is owned by the International Speedway Corporation. It was long known around the world as the home of the United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for 20 consecutive years (1961–1980) but since 1948, it has been home to road racing of nearly every class, such as Formula One, the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, the NASCAR Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series. Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956, a permanent circuit for the race was built. The circuit's current layout has more/less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after a fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event. The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers.

Race report

Five lead changes were made (consisting of Ned Jarrett, Darel Dieringer, Billy Wade, and Ned Jarrett). [2] After one hour and thirty-two minutes of racing, Billy Wade managed to defeat LeeRoy Yarbrough by six seconds in front of 10,000 live spectators (approximately 24% of the racetrack's modern capacity). [2] The total prize purse handed out for this racing event was $6,395 ($60,341 when inflation is taken into effect); Billy Wade received $1,400 of it ($13,210 when inflation is taken into effect) while Lee Petty received a meager $150 ($1,415 when inflation is taken into effect). [3]

Pete Boland would receive the last-place finish due to a brake problem on lap 2 of 66. The actual race spanned for 151.8 miles (244.3 km); with the pole position speed at 102.222 miles per hour (164.510 km/h) and the average race speed at 97.988 miles per hour (157.696 km/h). [2] All 26 of the drivers on the grid were American-born males. [2] Lee Petty would retire from NASCAR after this race. [4] From the next race onward, his son Richard would race alone. Bob Welborn would make his second-to-last NASCAR appearance at this racing event. Walt Hansgen would become the first road course ringer by being at this track three times. He would drive a 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle during this race after driving a Ford vehicle at a previous race.

Some of the more notable crew chiefs were Bud Moore, Mario Rossi, Louis Clements, Dale Inman, Vic Ballard and Jimmy Helms. [5]

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.

Qualifying

Grid [2] No.DriverManufacturerOwner
11Billy Wade'64 Mercury Bud Moore
211Ned Jarrett'64 Ford Bondy Long
325Paul Goldsmith'64 Plymouth Ray Nichels
443Richard Petty'64 Plymouth Petty Enterprises
56David Pearson'64 Dodge Cotton Owens
616Darel Dieringer'64 Mercury Bud Moore
754Jimmy Pardue'64 Plymouth Charles Robinson
803LeeRoy Yarbrough'64 Dodge Ray Fox
93Buck Baker'64 Dodge Ray Fox
1046Walt Hansgen'64 Ford Walt Hansgen

Finishing order

  1. Billy Wade† (#1)
  2. LeeRoy Yarbrough† (#03)
  3. Walt Hansgen† (#46)
  4. Buck Baker† (#3)
  5. Bob Welborn† (#06)
  6. David Pearson† (#6)
  7. Jimmy Pardue*† (#54)
  8. Ned Jarrett* (#11)
  9. Curtis Crider (#02)
  10. Doug Cooper (#60)
  11. Louis Weathersbee (#45)
  12. Wendell Scott† (#34)
  13. Doug Moore (#49)
  14. Darel Dieringer*† (#16)
  15. Roy Tyner† (#9)
  16. Earl Brooks*† (#55)
  17. Neil Castles* (#88)
  18. Bob Derrington*† (#68)
  19. Bernard Alvarez* (#10)
  20. Paul Goldsmith* (#25)
  21. Richard Petty* (#43)
  22. Lee Petty*† (#41)
  23. Al White* (#31)
  24. Marvin Panch* (#71)
  25. Frank Tanner* (#66)
  26. Pete Boland* (#01)

† signifies that the driver is known to be deceased
* Driver failed to finish race

Timeline

Section reference: [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "1964 The Glen 151.8 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "1964 The Glen 151.8 racing information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
  3. ↑ "1964 The Glen 151.8 racing information". Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
  4. ↑ "Lee Petty's exit from NASCAR". Race Database. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
  5. ↑ "1964 The Glen 151.8 crew chief information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
Preceded by
1964 untitled race at Islip Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series Season
1964		Succeeded by
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