1964 Firecracker 400

1964 Firecracker 400
Race details[1]
Race 35 of 62 in the 1964 NASCAR Grand National Series season
1964 Firecracker 400 program cover
1964 Firecracker 400 program cover
Date July 4, 1964 (1964-July-04)
Official name Firecracker 400
Location Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
2.500 mi (4.023 km)
Distance 160 laps, 400 mi (643 km)
Weather Extremely hot with temperatures of 93 °F (34 °C); wind speeds of 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
Average speed 151.451 mph (243.737 km/h)
Attendance 34,681[2]
Pole position
Driver Bud Moore
Most laps led
Driver Richard Petty Petty Enterprises
Laps 102
Winner
No. 47 A. J. Foyt Ray Nichels

The 1964 Firecracker 400 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on July 4, 1964, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It was the first NASCAR Grand National Series race to take place after Fireball Roberts died two months earlier in the infamous 1964 World 600. This race would eventually be aired on ABC's Wide World of Sports on tape-delay.

  1. ^ Weather information for the 1964 Firecracker 400 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1964f400 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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