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(Again, credit to nascarman History for this obscure qualifying session broadcast. Ned Jarrett was doubly unlucky here, first with the rain postponing the race while leading, and then his engine blowing on the restart!)
 
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==See Also==     
==See Also==     
*[[1960 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1960)]]        
*[[1960 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1960)]]          
*[[1960 Daytona Races (lost CBS and NBC televised footage of NASCAR prelude events to Daytona 500; 1960)]]        
*[[1960 Daytona Races (lost CBS and NBC televised footage of NASCAR prelude events to Daytona 500; 1960)]]          
*[[1961 Firecracker 250 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1961)]]  
*[[1961 Firecracker 250 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1961)]]    
*[[1962 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1962)]]        
*[[1962 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1962)]]          
*[[1962 Firecracker 250 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1962)]]        
*[[1962 Firecracker 250 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1962)]]          
*[[1963 Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1963)]]
*[[1963 Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1963)]]  
*[[1963 Richmond 250 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series qualifying session and race; 1963)]]        
*[[1963 Richmond 250 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series qualifying session and race; 1963)]]          
*[[1964 Atlanta 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1964)]]        
*[[1964 Atlanta 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1964)]]          
*[[1964 National 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1964)]]  
*[[1964 National 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1964)]]  
*[[1965 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1965)]]        
*[[1965 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1965)]]          
*[[1965 Rebel 300 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1965)]]        
*[[1965 Rebel 300 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1965)]]          
*[[1966 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1966)]]        
*[[1966 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1966)]]          
*[[1966 Southern 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1966)]]        
*[[1966 Southern 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1966)]]          
*[[1967 Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1967)]]        
*[[1967 Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1967)]]          
*[[1967 Rebel 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1967)]]  
*[[1967 Rebel 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1967)]]  
*[[1970 Alabama 500 (found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]]        
*[[1970 Alabama 500 (found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]]          
*[[1970 National 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]]        
*[[1970 National 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]]          
*[[1970 Wilkes 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]]        
*[[1970 Wilkes 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]]          
*[[1970 World 600 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]]        
*[[1970 World 600 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]]          
*[[1971 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]        
*[[1971 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]          
*[[1971 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]      
*[[1971 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]      
*[[1971 Myers Brothers 250 (lost footage and official documents of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]        
*[[1971 Myers Brothers 250 (lost footage and official documents of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]          
*[[1971 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]        
*[[1971 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]          
*[[1971 Rebel 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]        
*[[1971 Rebel 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]          
*[[1971 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1971)]]        
*[[1971 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1971)]]          
*[[1972 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]    
*[[1972 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]  
*[[1972 Carolina 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]  
*[[1972 Bowman-Gray 100 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand American Series race; 1972)]]     
*[[1972 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]        
*[[1972 Carolina 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]    
*[[1972 Firecracker 400 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]        
*[[1972 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]          
*[[1972 National 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]        
*[[1972 Firecracker 400 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]          
*[[1972 Rebel 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]        
*[[1972 National 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]          
*[[1973 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1973)]]        
*[[1972 Rebel 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]          
*[[1973 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1973)]]        
*[[1973 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1973)]]          
*[[1974 Mason-Dixon 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1974)]]        
*[[1973 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1973)]]          
*[[1974 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1974)]]        
*[[1974 Mason-Dixon 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1974)]]        
*[[1974 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1974)]]      
*[[1974 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1974)]]          
*[[1975 Champion Spark Plug 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]]        
*[[1974 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1974)]]        
*[[1975 Dixie 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]]        
*[[1975 Champion Spark Plug 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]]        
*[[1975 Firecracker 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]]        
*[[1975 Dixie 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]]          
*[[1975 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]]        
*[[1975 Firecracker 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]]          
*[[1975 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1975)]]        
*[[1975 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]]          
*[[1975 World 600 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]]        
*[[1975 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1975)]]          
*[[1976 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]      
*[[1975 World 600 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]]          
*[[1976 Champion Spark Plug 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]        
*[[1976 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]        
*[[1976 Dixie 500 (lost CBS footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]        
*[[1976 Champion Spark Plug 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]          
*[[1976 Firecracker 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]        
*[[1976 Dixie 500 (lost CBS footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]          
*[[1976 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]        
*[[1976 Firecracker 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]          
*[[1976 Rebel 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]      
*[[1976 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]        
*[[1976 Riverside 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]        
*[[1976 Rebel 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]        
*[[1976 Talladega 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]        
*[[1976 Riverside 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]        
*[[1976 Winston 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]        
*[[1976 Talladega 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]        
*[[1976 World 600 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]        
*[[1976 Winston 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]          
*[[1978 NAPA National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1978)]]        
*[[1976 World 600 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]          
*[[1979 Dixie 500 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1979)]]        
*[[1978 NAPA National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1978)]]  
*[[1979 Southeastern 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1979)]]  
*[[1979 Daytona ARCA 200 (lost footage of ARCA Racing Series race; 1979)]]         
*[[1981 Coca-Cola 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1981)]]  
*[[1979 Dixie 500 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1979)]]          
*[[1981 CRC Chemicals 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1981)]]
*[[1979 Southeastern 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1979)]]  
*[[1982 CRC Chemicals 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1982)]]        
*[[1981 Coca-Cola 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1981)]]  
*[[1982 Twin 125s race 1 (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying race; existence unconfirmed; 1982)]]
*[[1981 CRC Chemicals 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1981)]]  
*[[1982 CRC Chemicals 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1982)]]  
*[[1982 Eastern 150 (lost footage of NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series race; 1982)]]
*[[1982 Goody's Sportsman 300 (partially found footage of NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series race; 1982)]]         
*[[1982 Twin 125s race 1 (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying race; existence unconfirmed; 1982)]]  
*[[1982 Winston Western 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1982)]]  
*[[1982 Winston Western 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1982)]]  
*[[1983 Mason-Dixon 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1983)]]  
*[[1983 Goody's Sportsman 300 (partially found footage of NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series race; 1983)]] 
*[[1983 Southern 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1983)]]        
*[[1983 Mason-Dixon 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1983)]]
*[[1984 Delaware 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1984)]]        
*[[1983 Southern 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1983)]]          
*[[1984 Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1984)‎]]        
*[[1984 Delaware 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1984)]]  
*[[1985 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; existence unconfirmed; 1985)]]        
*[[1984 Goody's Sportsman 300 (lost footage of NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race; 1984)]]         
*[[1986 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; existence unconfirmed; 1986)]]  
*[[1984 Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1984)‎]]          
*[[1989 Busch Clash (lost footage of pre-season NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1989)]]        
*[[1985 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; existence unconfirmed; 1985)]]          
*[[1996 DeVilbiss SuperFinish 200 (partially found televised footage of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race; 1996)]]  
*[[1986 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; existence unconfirmed; 1986)]]
*[[1989 Busch Clash (lost footage of pre-season NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1989)]]
*[[1992 Atlanta 300 (lost footage of NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race; 1992)]]         
*[[1996 DeVilbiss SuperFinish 200 (partially found televised footage of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race; 1996)]]
*[[Jeff Gordon's 2008 UAW-Dodge 400 crash (lost on-board footage of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race crash; 2008)]]
*[[NASCAR (partially found uncut footage of stock car races; 1960-present)]]


==References==           
==References==           

Revision as of 10:56, 26 April 2022

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David Pearson being congratulated for his win by promoter Paul Sawyer.

Status: Lost

The 1964 Richmond 250 was the 9th race of the 1964 NASCAR Grand National Series. Originally occurring on 8th March at the Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds, the race had to be postponed midway because of heavy rain, resuming on the 10th. When it resumed, the race was ultimately won by David Pearson in a 1964 Dodge. While the race was not televised, it is known that WRVA-TV aired footage of the qualifying session.

Background

The 1964 Richmond 250 was the 4th running of the event, with the annual race typically lasting around 250 laps or around 125 miles in length.[1] It was one of two 1964 Grand National races at Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds, the other being the Capital City 300,[2] which occurred on 14th September and was won by Cotton Owens in a 1964 Dodge.[3] The race also has ties to the modern Toyota Owners 400, having been expanded to 400 laps since 1976, and having dropped the Richmond title since 1984.[4]

Prior to the race, qualifying commenced with Ned Jarrett winning the pole position in a 1964 Ford with a speed of 69.07 mph.[5][1] Directly behind him was 1964 Mercury driver Billy Wade, with Marvin Panch qualifying third in a 1964 Ford.[5][1] David Pearson qualified 10th out of 27 competitors.[1] Heading into the event, Petty Enterprises decided to enter the 250.[6][5] Originally, the entrants were meant to consist of Richard Petty and Buck Baker, in a 1964 and 1963 Plymouth respectively.[6][5] For unknown reasons, the team opted to have Baker be replaced by Petty's brother, Maurice.[5] Maurice ultimately outqualified his older brother, lining up fourth compared to The King's sixth.[5][1]

The Race

With the starting order decided, the 1964 Richmond 250 commenced on 8th March.[5] Jarrett maintained his lead from the start; in fact, he controlled the first 100 laps, building a significant lead, with Wade being his main competition.[5][1] However, the race was suddenly stopped after 100 laps because a shower caused the dirt track to become too slippery to race on.[7][8][5] NASCAR officials were therefore forced to postpone the event until the next clear day.[8][5][7] This ultimately caused the remainder of the race to be delayed until the 10th, because the track was still too muddy and saturated to race on the 9th.[5][8] Thus, the race resumed on the evening of the 10th, becoming Richmond's first under the lights race.[5][8][1] Jarrett admitted that the postponement came at the worst time for him, stating "I'm real sorry about the rain, she was running perfect for the track."[7] Meanwhile, 1964 Dodge driver Junior Johnson had to withdraw from the event in 5th because of other commitments.[5][8] His replacement driver would be Baker.[8][5]

When the race restarted, Jarrett led the first five laps, but ultimately was overtaken by Wade.[8][5][1] Wade would then hold the first position for the next 33 laps before Richard Petty overtook him on lap 138.[5][1] This was the commencement of a duel between the pair, Wade regaining the lead on lap 163 and defending it until Petty regained it on lap 211.[5][8][1] However, both were forced to pit in the midst of the duel, enabling Pearson, who had taken advantage of a caution period to pit and thus minimising time lost, a chance to gain the first position.[8][5] He ultimately achieved this on lap 215, which would be the final lead change of the race.[5][1] Jarrett started climbing back through the order, and engaged in an intense duel with Pearson before his engine suddenly expired after 224 laps.[8][5][1] This enabled Pearson to maintain control of the remainder of the race, crossing the line with a half-a-lap advantage.[1] He therefore claimed victory and $2,300 in prize money.[8][5][1] Petty finished second, Wade took third, while Baker drove Johnson's Dodge to fourth place.[8][5][1]

Availability

While the race went untelevised, nascarman History detailed in his video Top 10 LOST NASCAR TV Broadcasts that local Richmond, Virginia television station WRVA-TV, like in the previous Richmond 250, presented live coverage of the race's qualifying session. However, no clips of the broadcast are known to have survived. Nevertheless, newspaper clippings of the event are publicly viewable.[5]

Gallery

Video

Top 10 LOST NASCAR TV Broadcasts detailing the 1963 and 1964 broadcasts of the qualifying sessions (0:49-1:18).

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See Also

References