1964 Rebel 300 - NASCAR Race

Name of Race:	1964 Rebel 300
Name of Track:	Darlington Raceway
Date:	N/A

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina.

Looks Like An Egg

It was the first superspeedway built with NASCAR racing in mind and is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that will be effective at both ends.

Largest Field of Racers

Darlington has an interesting history. When the 1.366 mile long track first opened over a half-century ago, it was not uncommon for there to be 80 or more entrants in a race; this was curtailed over the years as NASCAR adopted a more uniform set of guidelines with regard to the number of cars which could qualify for a race.

Flip-Flop

In recent years the track has been reconfigured; what was the front stretch is now the back stretch, and the turns have been renumbered accordingly. Seating has been increased to approximately 60,000; it has been limited by the proximity of a railroad track to the facility, a highway behind the back stretch, and the still-present pond.

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1964 Rebel 300 NASCAR Race Results

Below are the race results for 1964 Rebel 300, in order of finishing place.

Fin	Driver	Num	Start	Money	Laps	Status	Sponsor
1	Fred Lorenzen	28	1	$10,265	219	running	LaFayette
2	Fireball Roberts	22	5	$5,990	219	running	Holman-Moody
3	Junior Johnson	27	4	$4,510	218	running	Banjo Matthews
4	Ned Jarrett	11	10	$2,995	216	running	Bondy Long
5	Jimmy Pardue	54	3	$2,170	215	running	Burton-Robinson
6	David Pearson	6	6	$1,500	215	running	Cotton Owens
7	Billy Wade	1	18	$1,270	214	running	Bud Moore
8	LeeRoy Yarbrough	3	14	$1,000	213	running	Ray Fox
9	Paul Goldsmith	25	20	$900	212	running	Ray Nichels
10	Richard Petty	43	2	$840	211	running	Petty Enterprises
11	Marvin Panch	21	8	$750	211	running	Wood Brothers
12	Jim Paschal	41	7	$700	209	crash	Petty Enterprises
13	Johnny Allen	16	12	$650	205	running	Bill Stroppe
15	Bunkie Blackburn	82	22	$550	202	running	Casper Hensley
19	Cale Yarborough	19	15	$350	172	running	Herman Beam
20	Tiny Lund	89	21	$300	167	engine	David Walker
21	Rex White	4	9	$415	161	h gasket	Bud Moore
23	Bob Cooper	60	23	$300	109	rear end	Bob Cooper
25	Darel Dieringer	14	17	$415	81	bearing	Bill Stroppe
26	Buck Baker	3	11	$340	59	battery	Ray Fox
27	Bobby Isaac	26	19	$340	35	crash	Ray Nichels
28	Curtis Crider	1	26	$300	18	handling	Curtis Crider
29	Buddy Baker	87	25	$300	7	trans	J.C. Parker
30	Neil Castles	88	28	$300	5	oil press	Buck Baker
31	Buddy Arrington	78	31	$300	4	handling	Buddy Arrington
32	Jimmy Helms	86	32	$300	2	bearing	Buck Baker