| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 5 of 49 in the 1967 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
 1967 Daytona 500 program cover | |||
| Date | February 26, 1967 (55 Years Ago) | ||
| Location |
Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.023 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Weather | Cold with temperatures of 48 °F (9 °C); wind speeds of 14 miles per hour (23 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 146.926 miles per hour (236.454 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 94,250[2] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Yunich-Rich | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Mario Andretti | Holman-Moody | |
| Laps | 112 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Mario Andretti | Holman-Moody | |
The 1967 Daytona 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on February 26, 1967, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Mario Andretti won his first NASCAR Cup Series race, and was the first foreign born, European and Italian driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race.
- ^ "Weather of the 1967 Daytona 500". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Archived from the original on 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
- ^ "1967 Daytona 500 racing information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2013-06-24.