Race details [1] | |||
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Race 8 of 49 in the 1967 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
Date | March 25, 1967 | ||
Official name | Greenville 200 | ||
Location | Greenville-Pickens Speedway (Greenville, South Carolina) | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 0.500 mi (0.804 km) | ||
Distance | 200 laps, 100 mi (160 km) | ||
Weather | Mild with temperatures of 75 °F (24 °C); wind speeds of 10.1 miles per hour (16.3 km/h) | ||
Average speed | 61.824 miles per hour (99.496 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 8,300 [2] | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Bondy Long | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | David Pearson | Cotton Owens | |
Laps | 198 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 6 | David Pearson | Cotton Owens | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | untelevised | ||
Announcers | none |
The 1967 Greenville 200 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on March 25, 1967, at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in Greenville, South Carolina. [2]
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.
Two hundred laps were done on a dirt oval track spanning 0.5 miles (0.80 km) for 100 miles (160 km) of racing action. [3] Notable crew chiefs to participate in this race include Dale Inman and Bill Ellis. [4]
This was the eighth race in the year out of the 49 raced during the 1967 NASCAR Cup Series season. [2] It took one hour and thirty-seven minutes to resolve two hundred laps of racing. [2] As a result, David Pearson managed to defeat Jim Paschal by three laps. [2] Dick Hutcherson earned the pole position with a speed of 70.313 miles per hour (113.158 km/h). [2] Eight thousand and three hundred fans would watch this race with notable drivers like Richard Petty (finished 19th), Wendell Scott (who finished 10th), and Elmo Langley (who finished 6th). [2] Larry Hess was the last-place finishing driver due to an engine issue on lap 5. [2] [5] Running out of gas and crashes were the main issues of this race. [2]
Bill Vanderhoff would make his NASCAR Grand National Series debut in this race.
Grid [2] | No. | Driver | Manufacturer | Owner |
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1 | 29 | Dick Hutcherson | '67 Ford | Bondy Long |
2 | 6 | David Pearson | '66 Dodge | Cotton Owens |
3 | 64 | Elmo Langley | '66 Ford | Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield |
4 | 4 | John Sears | '66 Ford | L.G. DeWitt |
5 | 14 | Jim Paschal | '65 Plymouth | Tom Friedkin |
6 | 43 | Richard Petty | '67 Plymouth | Petty Enterprises |
7 | 47 | Buddy Baker | '66 Chevrolet | Toy Bolton |
8 | 2 | Bobby Allison | '65 Chevrolet | Donald Brackins |
9 | 48 | James Hylton | '65 Dodge | Bud Hartje |
10 | 10 | Dick Johnson | '65 Ford | Bill Champion |
Section reference: [2]
* Driver failed to finish race
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