| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 20 of 49 in the1967 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
| Date | May 28, 1967 (1967-5-28) | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway,Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 400+ laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||
| Average speed | 135.832 mph (218.600 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | |||
| Time | 139.910 seconds | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jim Paschal | ||
| Laps | 335 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 14 | Jim Paschal | ||
The1967 World 600, the 8th running of theevent, was aNASCARGrand National Series race held on May 28, 1967 atCharlotte Motor Speedway inCharlotte,North Carolina. Contested over 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 20th race of the1967 NASCAR Grand National Series season.
Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States, 13 miles fromCharlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigiousWorld 600 on Memorial Day weekend and theNational 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI).
Jim Paschal led 334 laps during the race; he would go on to win this event by holding off two hard-chargers, David Pearson and Bobby Allison. Paschal had built a three-lap lead when he lost control of his Plymouth and hit the wall on Lap 339 of 400. His crew patched up his car, but he was back on the same lap as his challengers.[1] Tom Ingram would retire from NASCAR after the race was over.[2]
Paschal was in the middle of winning three races out of four; the $28,450 payoff dwarfed the other races for him that year.[1] He was also considered to be one of the most underrated drivers in NASCAR history, despite winning only 25 races.[3] Martin Truex Jr would eventually beat Jim Paschal's record at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 2017 by virtue of leading 392 laps in a race.
Drivers who failed to qualify for the race wereCurtis Turner (#74),Don Hume (#09), Jimmy Helms (#91),Ken Spikes (#62) andPaul Marino (#07).[4] The day before the race, Hume crashed into the guardrail during a 30-lap last chance qualifying race, causing his car to flip wildly. The footage was used in the movieSpeedway, starringElvis Presley.
| Pos[1] | No. | Driver | Manufacturer | Laps | Laps led | Time/Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Jim Paschal | '67Plymouth | 400 | 335 | 4:25:02 |
| 2 | 17 | David Pearson | '67Ford | 400 | 0 | +5 seconds |
| 3 | 6 | Bobby Allison | '67Dodge | 400 | 0 | Lead lap under green flag |
| 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | '67Plymouth | 397 | 0 | +3 laps |
| 5 | 42 | Tiny Lund | '67Plymouth | 396 | 0 | +4 laps |
| 6 | 29 | Dick Hutcherson | '67Ford | 395 | 0 | +5 laps |
| 7 | 3 | Buddy Baker | '67Dodge | 394 | 4 | +6 laps |
| 8 | 01 | Ramo Stott | '67Plymouth | 388 | 0 | +12 laps |
| 9 | 28 | James Hylton | '65Dodge | 385 | 0 | +15 laps |
| 10 | 11 | J.T. Putney | '67Chevrolet | 383 | 0 | +17 laps |