| Race details[1][2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 53 of 62 in the 1964 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
 Layout of Richmond Speedway | |||
| Date | September 14, 1964 | ||
| Official name | Capital City 300 | ||
| Location | Virginia State Fairgrounds, Richmond, Virginia | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.542 mi (0.872 km) | ||
| Distance | 300 laps, 150 mi (241 km) | ||
| Weather | Mild with temperatures of 72 °F (22 °C); wind speeds of 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 66.89 miles per hour (107.65 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Bondy Long | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Junior Johnson | Matthews Racing | |
| Laps | 117 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 5 | Cotton Owens | Owens Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1964 Capital City 300 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on September 14, 1964, at Virginia State Fairgrounds (now Richmond Raceway) in Richmond, Virginia. Notable drivers who appeared at this race were Elmo Langley, Wendell Scott, Tiny Lund, Roy Tyner, and Richard Petty.[2]
There were 33 American-born drivers on the grid; no foreigners attempted to qualify for this racing event.[2] Vehicles registered from this race varied in year models from 1962 to 1964.[2] NASCAR team owners that were fortunate enough to afford the 1964 model of stock car vehicles found that their vehicles could exceed 175 miles per hour or 282 kilometres per hour in the right circumstances; bringing in an era of unlimited horsepower. Having this level of speed within the sanctioned NASCAR events brought forth many events in addition to tragedies throughout the year in addition to the remainder of the 1960s.[3]
- ^ Weather information for the 1964 Capital City 300 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
- ^ a b c d 1964 Capital City 300 racing information at Racing-Reference
- ^ 1964 NASCAR Grand National Recap Archived 2013-03-25 at the Wayback Machine at How Stuff Works