Race details[1][2] | |||
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Race 43 of 62 in the 1964 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
Date | August 2, 1964 | ||
Official name | Nashville 400 | ||
Location | Music City Motorplex, Nashville, Tennessee | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.500 mi (0.804 km) | ||
Distance | 400 laps, 200.0 mi (321.8 km) | ||
Weather | Extremely hot with temperatures of 93.0 °F (33.9 °C); wind speeds of 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) | ||
Average speed | 73.208 miles per hour (117.817 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Petty Enterprises | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | |
Laps | 400 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 87 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | untelevised | ||
Announcers | none |
The 1964 Nashville 400 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on August 2, 1964, at Nashville Speedway (now Fairgrounds Speedway) in Nashville, Tennessee.