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The 1964 Atlanta 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series (now Sprint Cup Series) event that was held on April 5, 1964 at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Georgia. As the fifth annual race in the history of the Atlanta 500 series of racing events, it was a milestone race in NASCAR Cup Series history. Even by 1964 standards, this race was rather brutal with only ten vehicles surviving to the finish. Many of top NASCAR teams suffered from engine failure along with the non-contenders. Ford and Chevrolet used this race as a major "battleground" to determine whose vehicle was the most innovative and had the best endurance. Five terminal crashes were recorded in this event; with some footage of the event being used for the drive-in movie ''Speed Lovers''. ==Summary== All 39 drivers on the grid were American-born with no foreigners either attempting to qualify or competing in the actual race itself.〔 Notable drivers who finished outside the top ten included Darel Dieringer, Paul Goldsmith, Roy Tyner, Cale Yarborough, LeeRoy Yarbrough, Fireball Roberts, and A. J. Foyt.〔〔 Fred Lorenzen managed to defeat Bobby Isaac by two laps after almost four hours of racing action in order to extend the era of "Fearless Freddie's Fast Ford".〔〔 Fifty thousand live spectators would see four caution periods lasting for 19 laps and 11 changes in the lead spot for the race.〔〔 Goldsmith would flip his car after leading the first 55 laps but would get out of the wreckage completely unharmed. Jimmy Helms and Ken Spikes would make their introductions into the NASCAR professional stock car racing circuit here while Dave MacDonald would say his final goodbyes from professional auto racing here. Neil Castles ended up finishing in last-place due to a handling problem on the second lap of this 334-lap race.〔 The total winning purse of the racing event would be $57,655 ($ when adjusted for inflation); Lorenzen would walk away with a handsome $18,000 ($ when adjusted for inflation). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1964 Atlanta 500」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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