Official NASCAR Race Results
Richard Petty won the 1964 NASCAR Grand National Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.
02-23-1964 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International 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 | 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Patterson Motors, Inc. / Plymouth | 0 | 200 | 184 | Running | 33,300 |
| 2 | 6 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Plymouth | Burton-Robinson | 0 | 199 | 0 | Running | 11,600 |
| 3 | 1 | 25 | Paul Goldsmith | Plymouth | Plymouth | 0 | 198 | 11 | Running | 8,600 |
| 4 | 9 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Ford | English Motors | 0 | 198 | 0 | Running | 4,350 |
| 5 | 10 | 5 | Jim Paschal | Dodge | Cotton Owens | 0 | 197 | 0 | Running | 3,700 |
| 6 | 21 | 1 | Billy Wade | Mercury | Bud Moore | 0 | 197 | 0 | Running | 2,500 |
| 7 | 11 | 16 | Darel Dieringer | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | 0 | 197 | 0 | Running | 2,000 |
| 8 | 14 | 29 | Larry Frank | Ford | Holman-Moody | 0 | 197 | 0 | Running | 1,750 |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | Junior Johnson | Dodge | Ray Fox | 0 | 197 | 0 | Running | 1,500 |
| 10 | 19 | 17 | Dave MacDonald | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | 0 | 196 | 0 | Running | 1,200 |
| 11 | 13 | 32 | Tiny Lund | Ford | Graham Shaw | 0 | 195 | 0 | Running | 1,200 |
| 12 | 5 | 41 | Buck Baker | Plymouth | Plymouth | 0 | 194 | 0 | Running | 1,200 |
| 13 | 18 | 77 | Jo Schlesser | Ford | Courtesy Ford | 0 | 192 | 0 | Running | 1,200 |
| 14 | 20 | 12 | Dan Gurney | Ford | Wood Brothers | 0 | 192 | 0 | Running | 1,200 |
| 15 | 4 | 26 | Bobby Isaac | Dodge | Tennessee Dodge Dealers | 0 | 189 | 3 | Fuel | 1,500 |
| 16 | 25 | 27 | Larry Thomas | Plymouth | -- | 0 | 188 | 0 | Running | 1,000 |
| 17 | 22 | 19 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Herman Beam | 0 | 187 | 0 | Running | 1,000 |
| 18 | 31 | 60 | Doug Cooper | Ford | Bob Cooper | 0 | 186 | 0 | Running | 1,000 |
| 19 | 28 | 31 | Ralph Earnhardt | Ford | Tom Spell | 0 | 180 | 0 | Running | 1,000 |
| 20 | 29 | 84 | Smokey Boutwell | Ford | Rocky Hinton | 0 | 180 | 0 | Running | 1,000 |
| 21 | 30 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Ford | Curtis Crider | 0 | 177 | 0 | Running | 725 |
| 22 | 39 | 95 | Reb Wickersham | Dodge | Ken Spikes | 0 | 131 | 0 | Sway bar | 725 |
| 23 | 24 | 09 | Sal Tovella | Ford | Herb Onash | 0 | 129 | 0 | Engine | 725 |
| 24 | 8 | 00 | A.J. Foyt | Ford | Bunnell Ford | 0 | 127 | 2 | Engine | 825 |
| 25 | 26 | 14 | Jim McElreath | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | 0 | 126 | 0 | Crash | 725 |
| 26 | 35 | 01 | Johnny Rutherford | Mercury | Bristol Lincoln-Mercury | 0 | 107 | 0 | Crash | 725 |
| 27 | 17 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Ford | Bondy Long | 0 | 106 | 0 | Crash | 725 |
| 28 | 12 | 15 | Parnelli Jones | Mercury | Mercury | 0 | 77 | 0 | Engine | 725 |
| 29 | 42 | 89 | Buddy Baker | Plymouth | David Walker | 0 | 64 | 0 | Engine | 725 |
| 30 | 7 | 6 | David Pearson | Dodge | Cotton Owens | 0 | 52 | 0 | Crash | 725 |
| 31 | 34 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | LaFayette | 0 | 49 | 0 | Engine | 725 |
| 32 | 36 | 92 | Jack Anderson | Ford | Ray Osborne | 0 | 41 | 0 | Rear end | 725 |
| 33 | 32 | 2 | G.C. Spencer | Pontiac | Cliff Stewart | 0 | 31 | 0 | Engine | 725 |
| 34 | 27 | 04 | Ronnie Chumley | Pontiac | H.B. Bailey | 0 | 21 | 0 | Engine | 725 |
| 35 | 16 | 06 | Bobby Marshman | Ford | Ford | 0 | 17 | 0 | Overheating | 725 |
| 36 | 23 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Pontiac | Shorty Johns | 0 | 15 | 0 | Engine | 725 |
| 37 | 15 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Ford | Holman-Moody | 0 | 13 | 0 | Transmission | 725 |
| 38 | 40 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Chevrolet | Wendell Scott | 0 | 7 | 0 | Overheating | 725 |
| 39 | 37 | 70 | Elmo Henderson | Pontiac | Paul Clayton | 0 | 4 | 0 | Engine | 725 |
| 40 | 43 | 97 | Joe Clark | Ford | Al McCline | 0 | 4 | 0 | Head gasket | 725 |
| 41 | 44 | 82 | Bill McMahan | Pontiac | Casper Hensley | 0 | 3 | 0 | Handling | 725 |
| 42 | 45 | 56 | Jim Bray | Chevrolet | Nick Rampling | 0 | 2 | 0 | Handling | 725 |
| 43 | 33 | 71 | Bunkie Blackburn | Plymouth | Roscoe Sanders | 0 | 1 | 0 | Crankshaft | 725 |
| 44 | 41 | 61 | Bob Cooper | Pontiac | Bob Cooper | 0 | 1 | 0 | Oil pressure | 725 |
| 45 | 46 | 20 | Jim Cook | Ford | Jack Anderson | 0 | 1 | 0 | Handling | 725 |
| 46 | 38 | 86 | Neil Castles | Chrysler | Buck Baker | 0 | 1 | 0 | Transmission | 725 |
Race Recap
- Date: 02-23-1964
- Track: Daytona International Speedway
- Race: Daytona 500
- Race #: 8
- Cars: 46
- Winner: Richard Petty
- Start Position: 2nd
- Car Make: 1964 Plymouth
- Avg Speed: 154.334 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $100,750
- Cautions: 3
- Caution Laps: 19
- Lead Changes: 6
- Pole: 174.910 mph


