Official NASCAR Race Results
Fred Lorenzen won the 1964 NASCAR Grand National Series Southeastern 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
03-22-1964 | Southeastern 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | LaFayette | 0 | 500 | 494 | Running | 4,300 |
| 2 | 3 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Ford | Holman-Moody | 0 | 500 | 0 | Running | 2,150 |
| 3 | 13 | 25 | Paul Goldsmith | Plymouth | Ray Nichels | 0 | 497 | 0 | Running | 1,685 |
| 4 | 11 | 41 | Buck Baker | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | 0 | 496 | 0 | Running | 1,075 |
| 5 | 1 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Ford | Wood Brothers | 0 | 494 | 6 | Running | 1,075 |
| 6 | 9 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Ford | Bondy Long | 0 | 493 | 0 | Running | 800 |
| 7 | 14 | 5 | Jim Paschal | Dodge | Cotton Owens | 0 | 491 | 0 | Running | 890 |
| 8 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | 0 | 489 | 0 | Running | 675 |
| 9 | 6 | 4 | Rex White | Mercury | Bud Moore | 0 | 488 | 0 | Running | 650 |
| 10 | 10 | 1 | Billy Wade | Mercury | Bristol Lincoln-Mercury | 0 | 485 | 0 | Running | 500 |
| 11 | 20 | 71 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Plymouth | Roscoe Sanders | 0 | 482 | 0 | Running | 450 |
| 12 | 19 | 19 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Herman Beam | 0 | 477 | 0 | Running | 400 |
| 13 | 23 | 64 | Curtis Crider | Mercury | Curtis Crider | 0 | 465 | 0 | Running | 350 |
| 14 | 28 | 40 | Bud Harless | Pontiac | Fred Harless | 0 | 461 | 0 | Running | 275 |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Junior Johnson | Dodge | Ray Fox | 0 | 461 | 0 | Transmission | 250 |
| 16 | 26 | 81 | John Sears | Dodge | John Black | 0 | 459 | 0 | Running | 300 |
| 17 | 30 | 92 | Jack Anderson | Ford | Ray Osborne | 0 | 440 | 0 | Running | 275 |
| 18 | 21 | 32 | Tiny Lund | Ford | Graham Shaw | 0 | 423 | 0 | Rear end | 250 |
| 19 | 31 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Chevrolet | Wendell Scott | 0 | 422 | 0 | Running | 275 |
| 20 | 12 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Plymouth | Burton-Robinson | 0 | 418 | 0 | Rear end | 250 |
| 21 | 24 | 60 | Doug Cooper | Ford | Bob Cooper | 0 | 365 | 0 | Running | 250 |
| 22 | 7 | 16 | Darel Dieringer | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | 0 | 336 | 0 | Clutch | 250 |
| 23 | 33 | 31 | Ralph Earnhardt | Ford | Tom Spell | 0 | 242 | 0 | Engine | 275 |
| 24 | 22 | 82 | Bill McMahan | Pontiac | Casper Hensley | 0 | 203 | 0 | Oil pressure | 250 |
| 25 | 35 | 78 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Buddy Arrington | 0 | 170 | 0 | Gas leak | 250 |
| 26 | 16 | 27 | Larry Thomas | Dodge | -- | 0 | 161 | 0 | Crash | 275 |
| 27 | 17 | 26 | Bobby Isaac | Dodge | Ray Nichels | 0 | 110 | 0 | Rear end | 275 |
| 28 | 15 | 6 | David Pearson | Dodge | Cotton Owens | 0 | 102 | 0 | Transmission | 275 |
| 29 | 25 | 20 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Jack Anderson | 0 | 69 | 0 | Engine | 250 |
| 30 | 18 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Chevrolet | G.C. Spencer | 0 | 52 | 0 | Engine | 350 |
| 31 | 29 | 7 | E.J. Trivette | Chevrolet | Jess Potter | 0 | 43 | 0 | Oil pressure | 275 |
| 32 | 5 | 17 | Johnny Allen | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | 0 | 34 | 0 | Engine | 275 |
| 33 | 27 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Chevrolet | Roy Tyner | 0 | 31 | 0 | Engine | 285 |
| 34 | 32 | 62 | John Hamby | Mercury | Curtis Crider | 0 | 5 | 0 | Rear end | 275 |
| 35 | 34 | 97 | Joe Clark | Ford | Al McCline | 0 | 5 | 0 | Freeze pl | 275 |
| 36 | 36 | 99 | Gene Hobby | Dodge | Barney Humphries | 0 | 2 | 0 | Flagged | 250 |
Race Recap
- Date: 03-22-1964
- Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race: Southeastern 500
- Race #: 10
- Cars: 36
- Winner: Fred Lorenzen
- Start Position: 2nd
- Car Make: 1964 Ford
- Avg Speed: 72.196 mph
- Distance: 250 miles
- Purse: $21,210
- Cautions: 4
- Caution Laps: 54
- Lead Changes: 1
- Pole: 80.640 mph
