1964 Pennsylvania 200


The 1964 Pennsylvania 200 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on July 21, 1964, at Lincoln Speedway in New Oxford, Pennsylvania.

Race report

There were 21 drivers on the grid; all of them were American-born males. Frank Tanner received the last-place finish due to an oil pressure issue on lap 2 out of the 200 laps that made up the regulation length of the race. There were only two lead changes; David Pearson managed to defeat Richard Petty by 11 seconds in only one hour and twelve minutes. While Pearson achieved a pole position with a speed of, the average speed of the race was only.
Bob Welborn would retire from NASCAR after this race; having gone winless since the 1959 Western North Carolina 500. Wendell Scott managed to charge ahead from a disappointing 21st place to a respectable fourth place during the course of the race.
Notable crew chiefs that participated in this race included Jimmy Helms, Vic Ballard, Bob Cooper, Dale Inman and Wendell Scott.
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

Finishing order

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  1. David Pearson
  2. Richard Petty
  3. Jimmy Pardue
  4. Wendell Scott
  5. Doug Yates
  6. Curtis Crider
  7. Al White
  8. Doug Cooper
  9. Roy Tyner
  10. Bob Derrington
  11. Bob Welborn*
  12. Earl Brooks*
  13. Neil Castles*
  14. Elmo Langley*
  15. Ned Jarrett*
  16. Louis Weathersbee*
  17. Doug Moore*
  18. LeeRoy Yarbrough*
  19. Bernard Alvarez*
  20. Pete Boland*
  21. Frank Tanner*
* Driver failed to finish race

Timeline

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