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NASCAR in the 1964 season. Full information

16th season of the NASCAR proved to be an exhilarating ride for motorsport enthusiasts worldwide. Spanning from 10th November to 8th November in 1964, this season showcased thrilling races, unexpected twists, and fierce competition. Join us as we relive the excitement and drama that unfolded throughout this unforgettable season of NASCAR!

Beginners of the season: Dick Hutcherson , Benny Parsons , Toy Bolton , Graham Shaw , Buddy Arrington , Jimmy Lee Capps , John Sears , Leland Colvin, Jr. , Rod Eulenfeld , Don Walker , Walt Price , Smokey Boutwell , Roy Gemberling , Bill McMahan , Gene Hobby , Ken Spikes , Jimmy Helms , Ken Anderson , Don Tilley , Andy Buffington , J.T. Putney , Gene Lovelace , Bob Derrington , Bob Gray , Frank Tanner , Doug Moore , Rodney Williams , Bernard Alvarez , Louis Weathersbee , Rene Charland , Doug Wilson , Darrell Bryant , Junior Spencer , Steve Young , Bud Moore , Jim Dimeo , Raymond Carter , Don Hume , Frank Weathers , Joe Cote , Bert Robbins , Dennis Zimmerman , Ronnie Croy , Bubba Into

List of races and tracks in the 1964 season

Race	Winner	Track	Race Start
1963 Concord NASCAR Race 1	Ned Jarrett Ford ? 1964, #11	Concord	10th November 1963
1963 Augusta NASCAR Race 1	Fireball Roberts Ford ? 1964, #22	Augusta	17th November 1963
1963 Jacksonville NASCAR Race 1	Wendell Scott Chevrolet ? 1964, #34	Jacksonville, Florida	1st December 1963
1963 Savannah NASCAR Race 1	Richard Petty Plymouth Belvedere (Fifth generation), #43	Savannah Speedway	29th December 1963
1964 Riverside NASCAR	Dan Gurney Ford ? 1964, #121	Riverside	19th January 1964
1964 Daytona NASCAR Race 1	Junior Johnson Dodge ? 1964, #3	Daytona	21st February 1964
1964 Daytona NASCAR Race 2	Bobby Isaac Dodge Coronet, #26	Daytona	21st February 1964
1964 Daytona 500	Richard Petty Plymouth Belvedere (Fifth generation), #43	Daytona	23rd February 1964
1964 Richmond NASCAR Race 1	David Pearson Dodge ? 1964, #6	Richmond	10th March 1964
1964 Bristol NASCAR Race 1	Fred Lorenzen Ford ? 1964, #28	Bristol	22nd March 1964
1964 Greenville NASCAR Race 1	David Pearson Dodge ? 1964, #6	Greenville-Pickens	28th March 1964
1964 Winston-Salem NASCAR Race 1	Marvin Panch Ford ? 1964, #21	Winston-Salem	30th March 1964
1964 Atlanta NASCAR Race 1	Fred Lorenzen Ford ? 1964, #28	Atlanta	5th April 1964
1964 Weaverville NASCAR Race 1	Marvin Panch Ford ? 1964, #21	Weaverville	11th April 1964
1964 Hillsborough NASCAR Race 1	David Pearson Dodge ? 1964, #6	Occoneechee Speedway	12th April 1964
1964 Spartanburg NASCAR Race 1	Ned Jarrett Ford ? 1964, #11	Piedmont Interstate	14th April 1964
1964 Columbia NASCAR Race 1	Ned Jarrett Ford ? 1964, #11	Columbia Speedway	16th April 1964
1964 North Wilkesboro NASCAR Race 1	Fred Lorenzen Ford ? 1964, #28	North Wilkesboro	19th April 1964
1964 Martinsville NASCAR Race 1	Fred Lorenzen Ford ? 1964, #28	Martinsville	26th April 1964
1964 Savannah NASCAR Race 2	LeeRoy Yarbrough , LeeRoy Yarbrough Plymouth ?? 1963, #45	Savannah Speedway	1st May 1964
1964 Darlington NASCAR Race 1	Fred Lorenzen Ford ? 1964, #28	Darlington	9th May 1964
1964 Hampton NASCAR	Ned Jarrett Ford ? 1964, #11	Hampton	15th May 1964
1964 Hickory NASCAR Race 1	Ned Jarrett Ford ? 1964, #11	Hickory Speedway	16th May 1964
1964 South Boston NASCAR	Richard Petty Plymouth Belvedere (Fifth generation), #43	South Boston	17th May 1964
1964 World 600	Jim Paschal Plymouth Belvedere, #41	Charlotte	24th May 1964
1964 Greenville NASCAR Race 2	LeeRoy Yarbrough , LeeRoy Yarbrough Plymouth ?? 1963, #45	Greenville-Pickens	30th May 1964
1964 Asheville NASCAR	Ned Jarrett Ford ? 1964, #11	Asheville	31st May 1964
1964 Atlanta NASCAR Race 2	Ned Jarrett Ford ? 1964, #11	Atlanta	7th June 1964
1964 Concord NASCAR Race 2	Richard Petty Plymouth Belvedere (Fifth generation), #43	Concord	11th June 1964
1964 Nashville NASCAR Race 1	Richard Petty Plymouth Belvedere (Fifth generation), #43	Nashville Fairgrounds	14th June 1964
1964 Chattanooga NASCAR	David Pearson Dodge ? 1964, #6	Boyd Speedway	19th June 1964
1964 Birmingham NASCAR	Ned Jarrett Ford ? 1964, #11	Birmingham Fairgrounds	21st June 1964
1964 Valdosta NASCAR	Buck Baker Dodge ? 1964, #3	Valdosta	23rd June 1964
1964 Spartanburg NASCAR Race 2	Richard Petty Plymouth Belvedere (Fifth generation), #43	Piedmont Interstate	26th June 1964
1964 Daytona NASCAR Race 3	AJ Foyt jr , A.J. Foyt Dodge ?? 1964, #47	Daytona	4th July 1964
1964 Manassas NASCAR Race 1	Ned Jarrett Ford ? 1964, #11	Manassas	8th July 1964
1964 Old Bridge NASCAR	Billy Wade Mercury ? 1964, #1	Old Bridge	10th July 1964
1964 Bridgehampton NASCAR	Billy Wade Mercury ? 1964, #1	Bridgehampton	12th July 1964
1964 Islip NASCAR	Billy Wade Mercury ? 1964, #1	Islip	15th July 1964
1964 Watkins Glen NASCAR	Billy Wade Mercury ? 1964, #1	Watkins Glen	19th July 1964
1964 New Oxford NASCAR	David Pearson Dodge ? 1964, #6	New Oxford	21st July 1964
1964 Bristol NASCAR Race 2	Fred Lorenzen , Ned Jarrett Ford ? 1964, #28	Bristol	26th July 1964
1964 Nashville NASCAR Race 2	Richard Petty Plymouth Belvedere (Fifth generation), #43	Nashville Fairgrounds	2nd August 1964
1964 Myrtle Beach NASCAR	David Pearson Dodge ? 1964, #6	Myrtle Beach	7th August 1964
1964 Weaverville NASCAR Race 2	Ned Jarrett Ford ? 1964, #11	Weaverville	9th August 1964
1964 Moyock NASCAR	Ned Jarrett Ford ? 1964, #11	Moyock	13th August 1964
1964 Huntington NASCAR	Richard Petty Plymouth Belvedere (Fifth generation), #43	West Virginia	16th August 1964
1964 Columbia NASCAR Race 2	David Pearson Dodge ? 1964, #6	Columbia Speedway	21st August 1964
1964 Winston-Salem NASCAR Race 2	Junior Johnson Ford ? 1964, #27	Winston-Salem	22nd August 1964
1964 Roanoke NASCAR	Junior Johnson Ford ? 1964, #27	Roanoke	23rd August 1964
1964 Darlington NASCAR Race 2	Buck Baker Dodge ? 1964, #3	Darlington	7th September 1964
1964 Hickory NASCAR Race 2	David Pearson Dodge ? 1964, #6	Hickory Speedway	11th September 1964
1964 Richmond NASCAR Race 2	Cotton Owens Dodge ? 1964, #5	Richmond	14th September 1964
1964 Manassas NASCAR Race 2	Ned Jarrett Ford ? 1964, #11	Manassas	18th September 1964
1964 Hillsborough NASCAR Race 2	Ned Jarrett Ford ? 1964, #11	Occoneechee Speedway	20th September 1964
1964 Martinsville NASCAR Race 2	Fred Lorenzen Ford ? 1964, #28	Martinsville	27th September 1964
1964 Savannah NASCAR Race 3	Ned Jarrett Ford ? 1964, #11	Savannah Speedway	9th October 1964
1964 North Wilkesboro NASCAR Race 2	Marvin Panch Ford ? 1964, #21	North Wilkesboro	11th October 1964
1964 Charlotte NASCAR	Fred Lorenzen Ford ? 1964, #28	Charlotte	18th October 1964
1964 Harris NASCAR	Richard Petty Plymouth Belvedere (Fifth generation), #41	Harris	25th October 1964
1964 Augusta NASCAR Race 2	Darel Dieringer Mercury Marauder, #16	Augusta	1st November 1964
1964 Jacksonville NASCAR Race 2	Ned Jarrett Ford ? 1964, #11	Jacksonville, NC	8th November 1964

Drivers championship 1964

Richard Petty

United States

Champion

Points: 40252 Wins: 9 Poles: 9

Ned Jarrett

United States

2nd place

Points: 34950 Wins: 16 Poles: 10

David Pearson

United States

3rd place

Points: 32146 Wins: 8 Poles: 12

List of all drivers for the 1964 season

Name	Points
Richard Petty	40252
Ned Jarrett	34950
David Pearson	32146
Billy Wade	28474
Jimmy Pardue	26570
Curtis Crider	25606
Jim Paschal	25450
Larry Thomas	22950
Buck Baker	22366
Marvin Panch	21480
Darel Dieringer	19972
Wendell Scott	19574
Fred Lorenzen	18098
Junior Johnson	17066
LeeRoy Yarbrough	16172
Roy Tyner	13922
Neil Castles	13372
Bobby Isaac	13252
Cale Yarborough	12618
Tiny Lund	12598
Doug Cooper	11942
Paul Goldsmith	11700
J.T. Putney	10744
Larry Frank	10314
Jack Anderson	10040
G.C. Spencer	10012
Fireball Roberts	9900
Rex White	8222
Dave MacDonald	7650
Worth McMillion	7586
Buddy Baker	7314
Bunkie Blackburn	7264
Bill McMahan	7240
Buddy Arrington	6364
Earl Balmer	6170
Bob Derrington	5896
Bobby Johns	5436
E.J. Trivette	5118
Doug Moore	4970
Ken Spikes	4934
Earl Brooks	4820
Elmo Langley	4400
Roy Mayne	4278
Gene Hobby	4054
Doug Yates	3778
Ralph Earnhardt	3720
Bob Cooper	3602
Joe Weatherly	3132
Sam McQuagg	2928
Bobby Keck	2754
Pete Stewart	2400
Bill Amick	2300
Reb Wickersham	2068
Jimmy Helms	2058
Jim Cook	2058
Marvin Porter	2000
Skip Hudson	1900
Major Melton	1888
Elmo Henderson	1862
Johnny Allen	1824
Maurice Petty	1772
Smokey Boutwell	1760
Eddie Gray	1700
Al White	1684
John Sears	1632
Graham Shaw	1564
Bud Harless	1534
Frank Warren	1508
Jim Bray	1474
Ken Rush	1464
Mark Hurley	1392
Bruce Worrell	1300
Sal Tovella	1274
Steve Young	1268
Larry Manning	1220
Dick Hutcherson	1200
Louis Weathersbee	1040
Bob Welborn	1016
Lloyd Dane	1000
Cotton Owens	980
Jack Smith	932
Dick Mitchell	900
Junior Spencer	892
Joe Clark	810
Bill Clinton	800
Bert Robbins	780
John Hamby	730
Doug Wilson	724
Ken Anderson	702
Bernard Alvarez	686
Stick Elliott	646
Ed Livingston	594
Possum Jones	580
Darrell Bryant	568
Bill Whitley	542
Jim Dimeo	522
Don Walker	500
Fred Harb	496
Glen Wood	480
Frank Brantley	420
Bud Moore	368
Frank Tanner	360
Jim Blomgren	300
Don Tilley	296
Andy Buffington	288
Marshall Sargent	272
Cotton Farmer	256
Lee Petty	244
Gene Lovelace	240
Dennis Zimmerman	220
Wally Dallenbach	208
Oren Prosser	200
Raymond Carter	192
Leland Colvin, Jr.	192
Pete Boland	180
Roy Gemberling	176
Joe Cote	176
Rene Charland	160
Benny Parsons	130
Rodney Williams	128
Frank Weathers	120
Jimmy Lee Capps	112
Dave James	100
Chuck Daigh	100
Joe Penland	100
Joe Ruttman	100
Walt Price	100
Weldon Adams	100
Clem Proctor	100
Danny Weinberg	100
Al Self	100
Al Brand	100
Bubba Into	96
Bob Gray	92
H.B. Bailey	88
Don Hume	88
Pop McGinnis	84
Rod Eulenfeld	64
Toy Bolton	48
Ronnie Croy	36
Paul Lewis	30
Jimmy Massey	16