| 1964 Southern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 51 of 62 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $73,825 | Race Date: | Sep 7, 1964 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2 Laps | Race Duration: | 4Hr 15Min 1Sec. | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 12 | Average Speed: | 117.757 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 44 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 50 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Buck Baker B. Baker | Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Dodge | Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Yates Racing | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Raymond Fox | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 63 of 364 | Pole Speed: | 136.815 MPH | |||||
| Official 1964 Southern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 6 | 3 | Buck Baker | Fox Racing | Running |  | 0 | 364 | 63 |
| 2 | 4 | 41 | Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 362 | 26 |
| 3 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Running | | 0 | 360 | 252 |
| 4 | 16 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 359 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Burton-Robinson Racing | Running | | 0 | 358 | 13 |
| 6 | 17 | 1 | Billy Wade | Bud Moore Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 351 | 0 |
| 7 | 22 | 19 | Larry Thomas | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 351 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 06 | Cale Yarborough | Holman-Moody | Running | | 0 | 344 | 0 |
| 9 | 27 | 46 | J.T. Putney (R) | Walt Hunter (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 337 | 0 |
| 10 | 38 | 53 | Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 305 | 0 |
| 11 | 36 | 02 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 301 | 0 |
| 12 | 2 | 6 | David Pearson | Cotton Owens Garage | Accident | | 0 | 298 | 5 |
| 13 | 27 | 48 | Bobby Keck | W.S. Jenkins (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 280 | 0 |
| 14 | 41 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 264 | 0 |
| 15 | 32 | 36 | Major Melton | Wade Younts (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 253 | 0 |
| 16 | 30 | 09 | Roy Mayne | Bob Adams (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 247 | 0 |
| 17 | 11 | 03 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Fox Racing | Vibration | | 0 | 233 | 0 |
| 18 | 15 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Engine | | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 19 | 33 | 71 | Sam McQuagg | J.L. Thomas (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 179 | 0 |
| 20 | 10 | 26 | Bobby Isaac | Nichels Engineering | | 0 | 176 | 0 | |
| 21 | 23 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Woodfield Ford | Wheel Stud | | 0 | 167 | 0 |
| 22 | 3 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | LaFayette Ford | Accident | | 0 | 154 | 0 |
| 23 | 12 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Matthews Racing | Accident | | 0 | 149 | 1 |
| 24 | 7 | 16 | Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Accident | | 0 | 149 | 0 |
| 25 | 24 | 45 | Bud Moore | Louis Weathersbee (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 142 | 0 |
| 26 | 29 | 04 | H.B. Bailey | Almeda Auto Parts | Accident |  | 0 | 135 | 0 |
| 27 | 18 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Young Ford | Engine | | 0 | 131 | 0 |
| 28 | 9 | 25 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Vibration | | 0 | 129 | 4 |
| 29 | 19 | 76 | Larry Frank | Larry Frank (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 119 | 0 |
| 30 | 21 | 82 | Bunkie Blackburn | Casper Hensley (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 0 | 114 | 0 |
| 31 | 20 | 10 | Buddy Baker | Bernard Alvarez (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 112 | 0 |
| 32 | 18 | 5 | Earl Balmer | Cotton Owens Garage | Engine | | 0 | 109 | 0 |
| 33 | 25 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 71 | 0 |
| 34 | 39 | 58 | Doug Moore | Doug Moore (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 66 | 0 |
| 35 | 35 | 86 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Transmission | Chrysler | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 36 | 31 | 42 | Bill McMahan | Casper Hensley (Car Owner) | Brakes | | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 37 | 26 | 60 | Doug Cooper (R) | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | Valves | | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 38 | 28 | 63 | Don Hume | Don House (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 39 | 13 | 21 | Nelson Stacy | Wood Brothers | Driveshaft | | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 40 | 34 | 52 | E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Handling | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | 44 | 13 | Bud Harless | Bud Harless | Engine | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | 40 | 88 | Jimmy Helms | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Fuel Pump | Chrysler | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | 43 | 01 | Ed Livingston | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | 42 | 0 | Frank Graham | Jack Anderson (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
