1964 NASCAR Grand National Standings

Richard Petty posted nine wins, including his first superspeedway victory in the Daytona 500, and ran away with the 1964 NASCAR Grand National championship. Petty finished a staggering 5,302 points ahead of runner-up Ned Jarrett, who won 15 races.

Petty took the points lead after the 25th race of the season with a runner-up finish in the World 600 at Charlotte. He continued to pad his lead during the balance of the 62-race season.

1964 NASCAR Grand National Champion Richard Petty
1964 NASCAR Grand National Champion Richard Petty

Two-time defending champion Joe Weatherly led the standings early in the season. He was the top points man entering the Riverside 500 in January (the 1964 season started in November 1963), but the beloved champion lost his life in a crash late in the event.

The points lead changed hands six times among four drivers in 1964. Marvin Panch led from late February through late May, but fell to 10th in the final tally.

David Pearson made his first concentrated effort for the championship and finished third with eight wins. Sopho­more Billy Wade came in fourth and Jimmy Pardue, who was fatally injured in September, still placed fifth in points. The following chart compiles the complete standings for 1966.

1964 NASCAR Grand National Standings

Rank
 Driver Points Wins Earnings
1
Richard Petty
 40,252
 9
 $114,771.45
2
Ned Jarrett
 34,950
 15
 71,924.05
3
David Pearson
 32,146
 8
 45,541.65
4
Billy Wade 28,474 12 36,094.58
5
Jimmy Pardue
 26,570
 0
 41,597.18
6
Curtis Crider
 25,606
 0
 22,170.46
7
Jim Paschal
25,450
1
60,115.68
8
Larry Thomas
 22,959
 0
 21,225.64
9
Buck Baker
 22,366
 2
 43,780.88
10
Marvin Panch
 21,480
 3
 34,835.88
11
Darel Dieringer
 19,972
 1
 20,684.23
12
Wendell Scott
 19,574
 1
 16,494.23
13
Fred Lorenzen
 18,098
 8
 73,859.23
14
Junior Johnson
 17,066
 3
 26,974.23
15
LeeRoy Yarbrough
 16,172
 2
 16,629.23
16
Roy Tyner
 13,922
 0
 11,487.82
17
Neil Castles
 13,372
 0
 14,317.82
18
Bobby Isaac
 13,252
 1
 26,732.82
19
Cale Yarborough
 12,618
 0
 10,377.82
20
Tiny Lund
 12,598
 0
 9,912.82
21
Doug Cooper
 11,942
 0
 10,445.00
22
Paul Goldsmith
 11,700
 0
 20,835.00
23
J.T. Putney
 10,744
 0
 7,295.00
24
Larry Frank
 10,314
 0
 7,830.00
25
Jack Anderson
 10,040
 0
 8,510.00
26
G.C. Spencer
 10,012
 0
 9,490.00
27
Fireball Roberts
 9,900
 1
 28,345.00
28
Rex White
 8,222
 0
 12,310.00
29
Dave McDonald
 7,650
 0
 9,195.00
30
Worth McMillion
 7,586
 0
 4,700.00
31
Buddy Baker
 7,314
 0
 8,460.00
32
Bunkie Blackburn
 7,264
 0
 6,630.00
33
Bill McMahon
 7,240
 0
 7,205.00
34
Buddy Arrington
 6,364
 0
 4,715.00
35
Earl Balmer
 6,170
 0
 5,795.00
36
Bob Derrington
 5,896
 0
 2,755.00
37
Bobby Johns
 5,436
 0
 5,700.00
38
E.J. Trivette
 5,118
 0
 5,495.00
39
Doug Moore
 4,970
 0
 5,175.00
40
Kenny Spikes
 4,934
 0
 3,100.00
41
Earl Brooks
 4,820
 0
 3,925.00
42
Elmo Langley
 4,400
 0
 3,905.00
43
Roy Mayne
 4,278
 0
 4,705.00
44
Gene Hobby
 4,054
 0
 2,795.00
45
Doug Yates
 3,778
 0
 3,290.00
46
Ralph Earnhardt
 3,720
 0
 3,290.00
47
Bob Cooper
 3,602
 0
 3,360.00
48
Joe Weatherly
 3,132
 0
 5,290.00
49
Sam McQuagg
 2,928
 0
 1,700.00
50
Bobby Keck
 2,754
 0
 2,850.00

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