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1967 Daytona 500

{{short description|Auto race run in Florida in 1967}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox Daytona 500

| Year = 1967

| Details ref = {{cite web|url=http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/FL/Daytona%20Beach/1967-02-26 |title=Weather of the 1967 Daytona 500 |publisher=The Old Farmers' Almanac |access-date=2013-06-24 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240526174557/https://www.webcitation.org/6Hlo0V3O5?url=http://m.almanac.com/weather/history/FL/Daytona%20Beach/1967-02-26 |archive-date=2024-05-26 |url-status=live }}

| Type = CUST

| Description = Race 5 of 49 in the 1967 NASCAR Grand National Series season

| Image = 1967_Daytona_500_program_cover_and_logo.jpg

| Caption = 1967 Daytona 500 program cover

| Fulldate = {{Start date|1967|2|26}} (55 Years Ago)

| Distance_laps = 200

| Distance_mi = 500

| Distance_km = 804.672

| Weather = Cold with temperatures of {{convert|48|F|C}}; wind speeds of {{convert|14|mph|km/h}}

| Avg = {{convert|146.926|mi/h}}

| Attendance = 94,250{{cite web |url=http://www.racing-reference.info/race?id=1967-05&series=W |title=1967 Daytona 500 racing information |publisher=Racing Reference |access-date=2013-06-24}}

| Pole_Driver = Curtis Turner

| Pole_Team = Yunich-Rich

| Pole_Time =

| Most_Driver = Mario Andretti

| Most_Team = Holman-Moody

| Most_laps = 112

| Car = 11

| First_Driver = Mario Andretti

| First_Team = Holman-Moody

| Network =

| Announcers =

}}

The 1967 Daytona 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on February 26, 1967, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Mario Andretti won his first NASCAR Cup Series race, and was the first foreign born, European and Italian driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race.

Summary

Mario Andretti, better known for his accomplishments in open-wheel and USAC competition, won his first and only NASCAR Grand National Series event, pulling away from 1965 winner Fred Lorenzen in the closing laps. He ran in a Holman-Moody Ford. This is the only time a person born outside the United States has ever won the Daytona 500.

More than 94,000 people witnessed a 204-minute race where six cautions slowed the pace for a total of 54 laps. There were 36 lead changes among 9 drivers.

Curtis Turner won the pole at a speed of {{convert|180.381|mph|km/h|disp=or}}. Tiny Lund ran out of gas while trying to win the race. Six drivers failed to make the grid; including Don Biederman and Earl Brooks. Innes Ireland raced his final race ever when the V8 engine of his Dodge exploded outside the stands.

First Daytona 500 starts for Donnie Allison, Clyde Lynn, Ramo Stott, Gary Bettenhausen, and Coo Coo Marlin. Only Daytona 500 starts for Dorus Wisecarver, Joel Davis, Innes Ireland, Ken Spikes, Bob Pickell, and George England. Last Daytona 500 starts for H. B. Bailey, Curtis Turner, J. T. Putney, Jim Paschal, Dick Hutcherson, Don White, Blackie Watt, and Paul Lewis.

Race results

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Pos

! Grid

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Entrant

! Manufacturer

! {{Tooltip|Laps|Laps completed}}

! Winnings

! {{Tooltip|Laps led|Laps as the lead driver}}

! Time/Status

1

| 12

| 11

| Mario Andretti

| Holman-Moody

| 1967 Ford

| 200

| $48,900

| 112

| 3:24:11

2

| 4

| 28

| Fred Lorenzen

| Holman-Moody

| 1967 Ford

| 200

| $15,950

| 13

| Lead lap, under caution

3

| 19

| 48

| James Hylton

| Bud Hartje

| 1965 Dodge

| 199

| $10,925

| 0

| +1 Lap

4

| 11

| 42

| Tiny Lund

| Petty Enterprises

| 1966 Plymouth

| 198

| $6,675

| 1

| Out of gas

5

| 43

| 40

| Jerry Grant

| Tom Friedkin

| 1967 Plymouth

| 197

| $4,725

| 0

| +3 Laps

6

| 6

| 26

| Darel Dieringer

| Junior Johnson & Associates

| 1967 Ford

| 196

| $3,900

| 9

| +4 Laps

7

| 18

| 90

| Sonny Hutchins

| Donlavey Racing

| 1967 Ford

| 195

| $3,100

| 0

| +5 Laps

8

| 2

| 43

| Richard Petty

| Petty Enterprises

| 1967 Plymouth

| 193

| $3,750

| 0

| Engine

9

| 42

| 10

| Jim Hurtubise

| Norm Nelson

| 1967 Plymouth

| 192

| $2,500

| 0

| +8 Laps

10

| 26

| 00

| Neil Castles

| Emory Gilliam

| 1965 Plymouth

| 191

| $2,425

| 0

| +9 Laps

11

| 44

| 05

| Donnie Allison

| Robert Harper

| 1966 Chevrolet

| 188

| $3,350

| 0

| +12 Laps

12

| 24

| 4

| John Sears

| L. G. DeWitt

| 1966 Ford

| 188

| $2,275

| 0

| +12 Laps

13

| 47

| 46

| Roy Mayne

| Tom Hunter

| 1966 Chevrolet

| 185

| $2,250

| 0

| Differential

14

| 29

| 41

| Dorus Wisecarver

| Ted Sidwell

| 1966 Ford

| 183

| $2,225

| 0

| +17 Laps

15

| 38

| 34

| Wendell Scott

| Wendell Scott

| 1965 Ford

| 176

| $2,200

| 0

| +24 Laps

16

| 7

| 99

| Paul Goldsmith

| Ray Nichels

| 1967 Plymouth

| 175

| $2,170

| 0

| Engine

17

| 36

| 97

| Henley Gray

| Henley Gray

| 1967 Ford

| 173

| $2,165

| 0

| +27 Laps

18

| 30

| 36

| H. B. Bailey

| H. B. Bailey

| 1966 Pontiac

| 171

| $3,160

| 0

| +29 Laps

19

| 23

| 71

| Bobby Isaac

| Nord Krauskopf

| 1967 Dodge

| 166

| $2,155

| 0

| Oil leak

20

| 33

| 64

| Elmo Langley

| Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield

| 1966 Ford

| 165

| $2,150

| 0

| +35 Laps

21

| 40

| 20

| Clyde Lynn

| Clyde Lynn

| 1966 Ford

| 165

| $2,145

| 0

| +35 Laps

22

| 41

| 15

| Sam McQuagg

| Bud Moore Engineering

| 1967 Mercury

| 163

| $2,140

| 0

| Engine

23

| 25

| 0

| Ramo Stott

| Ramo Stott

| 1966 Plymouth

| 163

| $1,135

| 0

| +37 Laps

24

| 15

| 6

| David Pearson

| Cotton Owens

| 1967 Dodge

| 159

| $4,730

| 31

| Engine

25

| 1

| 13

| Curtis Turner

| Yunick-Rich Racing

| 1967 Chevrolet

| 143

| $6,425

| 6

| Engine

26

| 32

| 78

| Joel Davis

| Earl Ivey

| 1966 Chevrolet

| 141

| $1,120

| 0

| Hub

27

| 20

| 31

| Innes Ireland

| Ray Fox

| 1966 Dodge

| 126

| $1,115

| 0

| Engine

28

| 9

| 3

| Buddy Baker

| Ray Fox

| 1967 Dodge

| 120

| $1,400

| 11

| Engine

29

| 46

| 19

| J. T. Putney

| J. T. Putney

| 1966 Chevrolet

| 119

| $1,105

| 0

| +81 Laps

30

| 22

| 85

| Gordon Johncock

| R. L. Diestler

| 1967 Plymouth

| 112

| $1,100

| 0

| Engine

31

| 21

| 68

| Gary Bettenhausen

| Ranier Racing

| 1966 Ford

| 82

| $1,095

| 0

| Overheating

32

| 13

| 14

| Jim Paschal

| Tom Friedkin

| 1967 Plymouth

| 77

| $1,090

| 0

| Engine

33

| 17

| 37

| Charlie Glotzbach

| Nord Krauskopf

| 1965 Dodge

| 74

| $1,085

| 0

| Fuel pump

34

| 3

| 12

| LeeRoy Yarbrough

| Jon Thorne

| 1967 Dodge

| 71

| $1,480

| 10

| Engine

35

| 39

| 62

| Ken Spikes

| Harold Collins

| 1967 Pontiac

| 65

| $1,075

| 0

| Engine

36

| 10

| 29

| Dick Hutcherson

| Bondy Long

| 1967 Ford

| 46

| $1,070

| 0

| Crash

37

| 5

| 27

| A. J. Foyt

| Banjo Matthews

| 1967 Ford

| 44

| $1,765

| 7

| Clutch

38

| 14

| 2

| Don White

| Ray Nichels

| 1967 Dodge

| 43

| $1,060

| 0

| Crash

39

| 8

| 21

| Cale Yarborough

| Wood Brothers Racing

| 1967 Ford

| 42

| $1,055

| 0

| Suspension

40

| 31

| 16

| Bobby Allison

| Bud Moore Engineering

| 1967 Mercury

| 34

| $1,000

| 0

| Oil leak

41

| 49

| 80

| Bob Pickell

| Cozze Brothers

| 1966 Chevrolet

| 22

| $950

| 0

| Axle

42

| 28

| 76

| Red Farmer

| Ben Arnold

| 1966 Ford

| 21

| $900

| 0

| Engine

43

| 37

| 7

| Bobby Johns

| Shorty Johns

| 1966 Chevrolet

| 18

| $850

| 0

| Distributor

44

| 45

| 49

| G. C. Spencer

| G. C. Spencer

| 1967 Plymouth

| 15

| $800

| 0

| Engine

45

| 50

| 45

| Blackie Watt

| –

| 1966 Chevrolet

| 15

| $750

| 0

| Overheating

46

| 16

| 1

| Paul Lewis

| A. J. King

| 1967 Dodge

| 5

| $700

| 0

| Hub

47

| 35

| 79

| Frank Warren

| Harold Rhodes

| 1966 Chevrolet

| 5

| $650

| 0

| Oil Leak

48

| 34

| 39

| Friday Hassler

| Red Sharp

| 1966 Chevrolet

| 4

| $600

| 0

| Crash

49

| 48

| 51

| George England

| Tom Hixon

| 1965 Chevrolet

| 2

| $550

| 0

| Engine

50

| 27

| 04

| Coo Coo Marlin

| Charlie Hughes

| 1965 Chevrolet

| 1

| $500

| 0

| Transmission

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