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The 1967 Capital City 300 was a NASCAR Grand National Series (now Sprint Cup Series) event that was held on September 10, 1967 at Virginia State Fairgrounds in Richmond, Virginia. The time of the race was two hours, thirty-six minutes, and ten seconds with the average speed being .〔 The pole position spot was chosen by a random drawing;〔 the rain that swept through the area had made the track far too muddy for qualifying sessions. Brooks drew the pole and the race was then started under green-yellow. The cars paced for 24 laps to help pack the clay; Richard Petty took over the lead on lap 25 to help bring about true racing. ==Summary== Richard Petty would defeat Dick Hutcherson after all the laps in the race were completed;〔 which became the 71st win in his 200-win career as a Cup Series race. The other top ten finishers were: Paul Goldsmith, Sam McQuagg, James Hylton, Wendell Scott, Worth McMillion, E.J. Trivette, Henley Gray, and George Davis.〔 There were twenty-eight American competitors and two Canadian competitors (Frog Fagan and Don Biederman).〔 Econo Wash and Nichels Engineering were the main sponsors for the drivers.〔 Most of the team owners in this race were individuals rather than multi-car teams; as the case usually was with NASCAR races prior to the mid-1970s. Richard Petty would receive ($ when considering inflation) $2,450 for winning the race while Don Biederman would be the lowest finishing driver (27th) to receive a prize bonus for $150 ($ when considering inflation).〔 The drivers who finished 29th and 30th (last place) would not receive any prize money.〔 Total winnings for this race would be $11,610 ($ when considering inflation). Frog Fagan would make his official NASCAR Cup Series debut in this race. Eleven thousand fans would see a race with eleven cautions for seventy-one laps and three hundred laps were completed on a track spanning .〔 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「1967 Capital City 300」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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