| 1964 Mountaineer 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 47 of 62 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $12,950 | Race Date: | Aug 16, 1964 | West Virginia International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3 Laps | Race Duration: | 3h 6m 12s | Huntington, West Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 4 | Average Speed: | 70.488 MPH | .437 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 31 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 36 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Billy Wade B. Wade | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #1 Mercury | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 396 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 79.505 MPH | |||||
| Official 1964 Mountaineer 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 396 |
| 2 | 5 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Matthews Racing | Running |  | 0 | 497 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 494 | 42 |
| 4 | 9 | 41 | Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 494 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | Earl Balmer | Cotton Owens Garage | Running |  | 0 | 489 | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Billy Wade | Bud Moore Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 488 | 58 |
| 7 | 6 | 16 | Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Running | | 0 | 485 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 39 | Larry Thomas | Larry Thomas (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 478 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | 82 | Bunkie Blackburn | Casper Hensley (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 477 | 0 |
| 10 | 13 | 78 | Buddy Arrington (R) | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 458 | 0 |
| 11 | 19 | 17 | Junior Spencer | Jerry Mullins (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 448 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 | 83 | Worth McMillion | Worth McMillion (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 432 | 0 |
| 13 | 27 | 31 | Al White | Al White (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 418 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | 46 | J.T. Putney (R) | Walt Hunter (Car Owner) | Engine |  | 0 | 414 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | 60 | Doug Cooper (R) | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 393 | 0 |
| 16 | 10 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Burton-Robinson Racing | Axle | | 0 | 380 | 0 |
| 17 | 4 | 6 | David Pearson | Cotton Owens Garage | Accident | | 0 | 367 | 4 |
| 18 | 14 | 40 | Bud Harless | Fred Harless (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 365 | 0 |
| 19 | 26 | 86 | Steve Young | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 337 | 0 |
| 20 | 29 | 2 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 336 | 0 |
| 21 | 17 | 20 | Jack Anderson | Jack Anderson (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 290 | 0 |
| 22 | 24 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 248 | 0 |
| 23 | 25 | 61 | Pop McGinnis | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | Brakes | | 0 | 238 | 0 |
| 24 | 12 | 42 | Bill McMahan | Casper Hensley (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 0 | 235 | 0 |
| 25 | 30 | 1 | Chuck Huckabee | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 131 | 0 |
| 26 | 28 | 10 | Bernard Alvarez | Bernard Alvarez (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 73 | 0 |
| 27 | 22 | 52 | E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 71 | 0 |
| 28 | 23 | 55 | Earl Brooks | Scott Racing | Engine | | 0 | 71 | 0 |
| 29 | 31 | 4 | Don Branson | Engine | | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| 30 | 15 | 88 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Transmission | Chrysler | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 31 | 20 | 32 | Mark Hurley | Dave Kent (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
