1967 Daytona 500

1967 Daytona 500
Race details[1]
Race 5 of 49 in the 1967 NASCAR Grand National Series season
1967 Daytona 500 program cover
1967 Daytona 500 program cover
Date February 26, 1967 (1967-02-26) (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.

  1. ^ "Weather of the 1967 Daytona 500". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Archived from the original on 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  2. ^ "1967 Daytona 500 racing information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2013-06-24.