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The ''1967 National 500'' was a NASCAR Grand National Series (now Sprint Cup Series) event that was held on October 15, 1967 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. 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. ==Summary== Sixty thousand live spectators attended the event where Buddy Baker managed to defeat Bobby Isaac by more than one lap.〔 Nine cautions were handed out by NASCAR officials for 64 laps.〔 The race took three hours and fifty minutes to fully complete.〔 Cale Yarborough achieved the pole position with a qualifying speed of .〔 In reality, the speeds in the race actually approached .〔 Whitey Gerkin finished in last place due to a crash on lap 2 out of the 334 laps raced on a paved track spanning .〔 All 44 of the drivers on the racing grid were American-born males.〔 Future three time Formula One Champion Jackie Stewart entered but he failed to qualify. Richard Petty 10-race winning streak ended at this race. Bobby Wawak made his best career finish as an owner with one of his vehicles finishing in seventh place.〔 LeeRoy Yarbrough was scheduled to drive in Junior Johnson's #26 vehicle but the car was wrecked in practice due to a fire extinguisher going off automatically.〔Greg Fielden's "Charlotte Motor Speedway", p. 55〕 22 lead changes were made amongst seven different leaders. Don Schissler and Dub Simpson made their NASCAR debuts here.〔 The total prize purse for this race was $87,005 ($ when adjusted for inflation). Buddy Baker received $18,950 in winnings ($ when adjusted for inflation) while last-place finisher Whitey Gerkin walked away with only $625 ($ 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「1967 National 500」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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