For the 1964 NASCAR Grand National season, Chrysler introduced the 426 Hemi. This monster powered cars to some magical speed numbers -- particularly Richard Petty's Plymouth, which was running 20 mph faster than the year before. Check out the speeds, as well as the other results from the 62 races of the 1964 NASCAR Grand National season, in the chart below.
![]() Fireball Roberts drives his Ford on Augusta Inter- national Speedways sweeping road course during the Nov. 17, 1963, NASCAR Grand National event. See more pictures of NASCAR. |
| Number | Date | Site | Race Winner | Car | Speed |
| 1 |
11/10/63 |
Concord, NC |
Ned Jarrett |
Ford |
56.897 |
| 2 | 11/17/63 |
Augusta, GA |
Fireball Roberts |
Ford |
86.320 |
| 3 | 12/01/63 |
Jacksonville, FL |
Wendell Scott |
Chevrolet |
58.252 |
| 4 | 12/29/63 |
Savannah, GA |
Richard Petty |
Plymouth |
68.143 |
| 5 | 1/19/64 |
Riverside, CA |
Dan Gurney |
Ford |
91.245 |
| 6 | 2/21/64 |
Daytona Beach, FL |
Junior Johnson |
Dodge |
170.777 |
| 7 | 2/21/64 |
Daytona Beach, FL |
Bobby Isaac |
Dodge |
169.811 |
| 8
|
2/23/64 |
Daytona Beach, FL |
Richard Petty |
Plymouth |
154.334 |
| 9
|
3/10/64 |
Richmond, VA |
David Pearson |
Dodge |
60.233 |
| 10
|
3/22/64 |
Bristol, TN |
Fred Lorenzen |
Ford |
72.196 |
| 11
|
3/28/64 |
Greenville, SC |
David Pearson |
Dodge |
57.554 |
| 12
|
3/30/64 |
Winston-Salem, NC |
Marvin Panch |
Ford |
47.796 |
| 13
|
4/05/64 |
Atlanta, GA |
Fred Lorenzen |
Ford |
134.137 |
| 14
|
4/11/64 |
Weaverville, NC |
Marvin Panch |
Ford |
81.669 |
| 15
|
4/12/64 |
Hillsboro, NC |
David Pearson |
Dodge |
83.319 |
| 16
|
4/14/64 |
Spartanburg, SC |
Ned Jarrett |
Ford |
58.852 |
| 17
|
4/16/64 |
Columbia, SC |
Ned Jarrett |
Ford |
64.412 |
| 18
|
4/19/64 |
N. Wilkesboro, NC |
Fred Lorenzen |
Ford |
81.930 |
| 19
|
4/26/64 |
Martinsville, VA |
Fred Lorenzen |
Ford |
70.098 |
| 20
|
5/01/64 |
Savannah, GA |
LeeRoy Yarbrough |
Plymouth |
70.326 |
| 21
|
5/09/64 |
Darlington, SC |
Fred Lorenzen |
Ford |
130.013 |
| 22
|
5/15/64 |
Hampton, VA |
Ned Jarrett |
Ford |
65.300 |
| 23
|
5/16/64 |
Hickory, NC |
Ned Jarrett |
Ford |
69.364 |
| 24
|
5/17/64 |
S. Boston, VA |
Richard Petty |
Plymouth |
71.957 |
| 25
|
5/24/64 |
Charlotte, NC |
Jim Paschal |
Plymouth |
125.772 |
| 26
|
5/30/64 |
Greenville, SC |
LeeRoy Yarbrough |
Plymouth |
56.559 |
| 27
|
5/31/64 |
Asheville, NC |
Ned Jarrett |
Ford |
66.538 |
| 28
|
6/07/64 |
Atlanta, GA |
Ned Jarrett |
Ford |
112.535 |
| 29
|
6/11/64 |
Concord, NC |
Richard Petty |
Plymouth |
66.352 |
| 30
|
6/14/64 |
Nashville, TN |
Richard Petty |
Plymouth |
76.498 |
| 31
|
6/19/64 |
Chattanooga, TN |
David Pearson |
Dodge |
70.051 |
| 32
|
6/21/64 |
Birmingham, AL |
Ned Jarrett |
Ford |
67.643 |
| 33
|
6/23/64 |
Valdosta, GA |
Buck Baker |
Dodge |
61.328 |
| 34
|
6/26/64 |
Spartanburg, SC |
Richard Petty |
Plymouth |
58.233 |
| 35
|
7/04/64 |
Daytona Beach, FL |
A.J. Foyt |
Dodge |
151.451 |
| 36
|
7/08/64 |
Manassas, VA |
Ned Jarrett |
Ford |
67.652 |
| 37
|
7/10/64 |
Old Bridge, NJ |
Billy Wade |
Mercury |
73.891 |
| 38
|
7/12/64 |
Bridgehampton, NY |
Billy Wade |
Mercury |
87.707 |
| 39
|
7/15/64 |
Islip, NY |
Billy Wade |
Mercury |
46.252 |
| 40
|
7/19/64 |
Watkins Glen, NY |
Billy Wade |
Mercury |
97.988 |
| 41
|
7/21/64 |
New Oxford, PA |
David Pearson |
Dodge |
82.568 |
| 42
|
7/26/64 |
Bristol, TN |
Fred Lorenzen |
Ford |
78.044 |
| 43
|
8/02/64 |
Nashville, TN |
Richard Petty |
Plymouth |
73.208 |
| 44
|
8/07/64 |
Myrtle Beach, SC |
David Pearson |
Dodge |
61.750 |
| 45 | 8/09/64 | Weaverville, NC | Ned Jarrett | Ford | 77.600 |
| 46 | 8/13/64 | Moyock, NC | Ned Jarrett | Ford | 63.965 |
| 47 | 8/16/64 | Huntington, WV | Richard Petty | Plymouth | 70.488 |
| 48 | 8/21/64 | Columbia, SC | David Pearson | Dodge | 61.697 |
| 49 | 8/22/64 | Winston-Salem, NC | Junior Johnson | Ford | 46.192 |
| 50 | 8/23/64 | Roanoke, VA | Junior Johnson | Ford | 49.847 |
| 51 | 9/07/64 | Darlington, SC | Buck Baker | Dodge | 117.757 |
| 52 | 9/11/64 | Hickory, NC | David Pearson | Dodge | 67.797 |
| 53 | 9/14/64 | Richmond, VA | Cotton Owens | Dodge | 61.955 |
| 54 | 9/18/64 | Manassas, VA | Ned Jarrett | Ford | 68.842 |
| 55 | 9/20/64 | Hillsboro, NC | Ned Jarrett | Ford | 86.725 |
| 56 | 9/27/64 | Martinsville, VA | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | 67.320 |
| 57 | 10/09/64 | Savannah, GA | Ned Jarrett | Ford | 68.663 |
| 58 | 10/11/64 | N. Wilkesboro, NC | Marvin Panch | Ford | 91.398 |
| 59 | 10/18/64 | Charlotte, NC | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | 134.475 |
| 60 | 10/25/64 | Harris, NC | Richard Petty | Plymouth | 59.009 |
| 61 | 11/01/64 | Augusta, GA | Darel Dieringer | Mercury | 68.641 |
| 62 | 11/08/64 | Jacksonville, NC | Ned Jarrett | Ford | 57.535 |
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