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The ''1964 Savannah 200'' was a NASCAR Grand National Series (now Sprint Cup Series) event that was held on May 1, 1964 at Savannah Speedway in Savannah, Georgia. Andy Buffington's top-10 finish would eventually become his swan song. Over half the field eventually got into the NASCAR Hall of Fame; making this a glorified All-Star Race. Short fields were common in those days because the money was tight for race car drivers, owners and manufacturers alike. ==Summary== There were 12 American-born drivers on the grid; Ned Jarrett was credited with the last-place finish due to an engine problem on lap 127 of 200.〔(''1964 Savannah 200'' ) racing information at Racing-Reference〕 Jimmy Pardue traded the lead with LeeRoy Yarbrough before he defeated Marvin Panch by one lap.〔 Lug bolts forced Cale Yarborough to end the race on lap 185; though he finished in fifth place.〔 It took nearly 90 minutes for the drivers to complete all 200 laps at speeds averaging up to .〔 Pardue qualified for the pole position by achieving a top speed of during the solo qualifying sessions.〔 Monetary prizes after this race ranged from $1,000 ($ when adjusted for inflation) to $150 ($ when adjusted for inflation).〔 The combined purse of the entire race was $3,790 ($ when adjusted for inflation).〔(''1964 Savannah 200'' ) racing information at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet〕 Andy Buffington made his only start in the racing event, while Yarbrough acquired his first NASCAR Cup Series win.〔(''1964 Savannah 200'' ) racing information at Race-Database〕 More than half of the racing grid has been nominated to the NASCAR Hall of Fame. An untitled 1964 NASCAR Cup Series racing event at Rambi Speedway in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina ultimately became the final race to host less than 15 drivers on the starting grid. The race car drivers still had to commute to the races using the same stock cars that competed in a typical weekend's race through a policy of homologation (and under their own power). This policy was in effect until roughly 1975. By 1980, NASCAR had completely stopped tracking the year model of all the vehicles and most teams did not take stock cars to the track under their own power any more. 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 Savannah 200」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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