Results

The 1964 Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Darlington Raceway race.

Southern 500

Monday, September 7th, 1964

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

  • 3 Pontiac
  • 4 Mercury
  • 19 Ford
  • 6 Dodge
  • 5 Plymouth
  • 5 Chevrolet
  • 2 Chrysler

  • Drivers Entered: 44 (4 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 364
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 117.757
  • Cautions: 7 for 50 laps
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
36 31 42 Bill McMahan Pontiac 0 0 17 0 0 brakes
6 17 1 Billy Wade Mercury 0 0 351 0 0 running
10 38 53 Bob Cooper Ford 0 0 305 0 0 running
20 10 26 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 176 0 0 axle
27 18 7 Bobby Johns Ford 0 0 131 0 0 engine
13 27 48 Bobby Keck Ford 0 0 280 0 0 running
1 6 3 Buck Baker Dodge 0 0 364 63 0 running
41 44 13 Bud Harless Ford 0 0 2 0 0 engine
25 24 45 Bud Moore Plymouth 0 0 142 0 0 crash
31 20 10 Buddy Baker Ford 0 0 112 0 0 engine
30 21 82 Bunkie Blackburn Pontiac 0 0 114 0 0 clutch
8 14 06 Cale Yarborough Ford 0 0 344 0 0 running
11 36 02 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 301 0 0 running
24 7 16 Darel Dieringer Mercury 0 0 149 0 0 crash
12 2 6 David Pearson Dodge 0 0 298 5 0 crash
38 28 63 Don Hume Ford 0 0 9 0 0 crash
37 26 60 Doug Cooper Ford 0 0 16 0 0 valve
34 39 58 Doug Moore Chevrolet 0 0 66 0 0 oil pressure
40 34 52 EJ Trivette Chevrolet 0 0 4 0 0 handling
32 18 5 Earl Balmer Dodge 0 0 109 0 0 engine
43 43 01 Ed Livingston Mercury 0 0 2 0 0 oil pressure
21 23 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 167 0 0 hub bolts
44 42 0 Frank Graham Ford 0 0 1 0 0 overheating
22 3 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 154 0 0 crash
18 15 49 GC Spencer Ford 0 0 186 0 0 engine
26 29 04 HB Bailey Pontiac 0 0 135 0 0 crash
9 27 46 JT Putney Chevrolet 0 0 337 0 0 running
2 4 41 Jim Paschal Plymouth 0 0 362 26 0 running
42 40 88 Jimmy Helms Chrysler 0 0 2 0 0 fuel pump
5 5 54 Jimmy Pardue Plymouth 0 0 358 13 0 running
23 12 27 Junior Johnson Ford 0 0 149 1 0 crash
29 19 76 Larry Frank Ford 0 0 119 0 0 running
7 22 19 Larry Thomas Ford 0 0 351 0 0 running
17 11 03 LeeRoy Yarbrough Dodge 0 0 233 0 0 vibration
15 32 36 Major Melton Dodge 0 0 253 0 0 crash
4 16 11 Ned Jarrett Ford 0 0 359 0 0 running
35 35 86 Neil Castles Chrysler 0 0 17 0 0 transmission
39 13 21 Nelson Stacy Ford 0 0 5 0 0 driveshaft
28 9 25 Paul Goldsmith Plymouth 0 0 129 4 0 vibration
3 1 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 360 252 0 running
16 30 09 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 247 0 0 engine
14 41 9 Roy Tyner Chevrolet 0 0 264 0 0 rear end
19 33 71 Sam McQuagg Ford 0 0 179 0 0 rear end
33 25 55 Tiny Lund Ford 0 0 71 0 0 crash

Race Infractions

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