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The 1967 Grand National Series was the 19th season of the NASCAR Grand National Series. The season began with the Augusta 300 at Augusta Speedway on November 13, 1966 and ended with the Western North Carolina 500 at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway on November 5, 1967.

Richard Petty won his second championship in his seventh full time season and became the seventh two-time champion. En route to his title, he won a record 27 times in a single season, including a record 10 wins in a row between August 12 and October 1. He also won 19 poles and had an average starting position of 2.4 in the season.

Petty’s dominance caused several changes in the Ford factory effort, including causing Junior Johnson to release driver Darel Dieringer in favor of LeeRoy Yarbrough, Bobby Allison being hired to drive for Holman-Moody and David Pearson leaving Cotton Owens’ team to drive for Holman-Moody.

Schedule[]

Round Date Race Name Track
1 November 13, 1966 Augusta 300 Augusta Speedway
2 January 22, 1967 Motor Trend 500 Riverside International Raceway
3 February 24, 1967 Daytona 500 Qualifier #1 Daytona International Speedway
4 February 24, 1967 Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 Daytona International Speedway
5 February 26, 1967 Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway
6 March 5, 1967 Fireball 300 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
7 March 19, 1967 Southeastern 500 Bristol International Speedway
8 March 25, 1967 Greenville 200 Greenville-Pickens Speedway
9 March 27, 1967 1967-09 Bowman Gray Stadium
10 April 2, 1967 Atlanta 500 Atlanta International Raceway
11 April 6, 1967 Columbia 200 Columbia Speedway
12 April 9, 1967 Hickory 250 Hickory Speedway
13 April 16, 1967 Gwyn Staley 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway
14 April 23, 1967 Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway
15 April 28, 1967 1967-15 Savannah Speedway
16 April 30, 1967 Richmond 250 Virginia State Fairgrounds
17 May 13, 1967 Rebel 400 Darlington Raceway
18 May 19, 1967 Beltsville 200 Beltsville Speedway
19 May 20, 1967 Tidewater 250 Langley Field Speedway
20 May 28, 1967 World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway
21 June 2, 1967 Asheville 300 New Asheville Speedway
22 June 6, 1967 Macon 300 Middle Georgia Raceway
23 June 8, 1967 East Tennessee 200 Smoky Mountain Raceway
24 June 10, 1967 1967-24 Fairgrounds Raceway
25 June 18, 1967 Carolina 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway
26 June 24, 1967 Pickens 200 Greenville-Pickens Speedway
27 June 27, 1967 1967-27 Montgomery Speedway
28 July 4, 1967 Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway
29 July 9, 1967 Northern 300 Trenton Speedway
30 July 11, 1967 Maine 300 Oxford Plains Speedway
31 July 13, 1967 1967-31 Fonda Speedway
32 July 15, 1967 Islip 300 Islip Speedway
33 July 23, 1967 Volunteer 500 Bristol International Speedway
34 July 27, 1967 Smoky Mountain 200 Smoky Mountain Raceway
35 July 29, 1967 Nashville 400 Nashville Speedway
36 August 6, 1967 Dixie 500 Atlanta International Raceway
37 August 12, 1967 Myers Brothers 250 Bowman Gray Stadium
38 August 17, 1967 Sandlapper 200 Columbia Speedway
39 August 25, 1967 1967-39 Savannah Speedway
40 September 4, 1967 Southern 500 Darlington Raceway
41 September 8, 1967 Buddy Shuman 250 Hickory Speedway
42 September 10, 1967 Capital City 300 Virginia State Fairgrounds
43 September 15, 1967 Maryland 300 Beltsville Speedway
44 September 17, 1967 Hillsboro 150 Orange Speedway
45 September 24, 1967 Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway
46 October 1, 1967 Wilkes 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway
47 October 15, 1967 National 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway
48 October 29, 1967 American 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway
49 November 5, 1967 Western North Carolina 500 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway

Results[]

Round Race Pole Winner Winner Make Cautions Caution Laps Average Speed Number of Lead Changes
1 1967 Augusta 300 Dick Hutcherson Richard Petty Plymouth text 2 71.809 1
2 1967 Motor Trend 500 Dick Hutcherson Parnelli Jones Ford logo 91.080 10
3 1967 Daytona 500 Qualifier #1 Curtis Turner LeeRoy Yarbrough Dodge badge 1 163.934 14
4 1967 Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 Richard Petty Fred Lorenzen Ford logo 0 0 174.587 15
5 1967 Daytona 500 Curtis Turner Mario Andretti Ford logo 6 54 146.926 36
6 1967 Fireball 300 Darel Dieringer Richard Petty Plymouth text 1 5 83.360 6
7 1967 Southeastern 500 Darel Dieringer David Pearson Dodge badge 6 59 75.937 13
8 1967 Greenville 200 Dick Hutcherson David Pearson Dodge badge 61.824 3
9 1967-09 Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Chevrolet bowtie 2023 1 8 49.248 3
10 1967 Atlanta 500 Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Ford logo 6 39 131.238 9
11 1967 Columbia 200 Dick Hutcherson Richard Petty Plymouth text 65.455 7
12 1967 Hickory 250 Richard Petty Richard Petty Plymouth text 5 22 69.699 10
13 1967 Gwyn Staley 400 Darel Dieringer Darel Dieringer Ford logo 6 33 93.594 0
14 1967 Virginia 500 Darel Dieringer Richard Petty Plymouth text 8 57 67.446 11
15 1967-15 John Sears Bobby Allison Chevrolet bowtie 2023 66.802 3
16 1967 Richmond 250 Richard Petty Richard Petty Plymouth text 6 32 65.982 6
17 1967 Rebel 400 David Pearson Richard Petty Plymouth text 5 31 125.738 12
18 1967 Beltsville 200 Richard Petty Jim Paschal Plymouth text 3 71.036 3
19 1967 Tidewater 250 Richard Petty Richard Petty Plymouth text 66.704 4
20 1967 World 600 Cale Yarborough Jim Paschal Plymouth text 5 32 135.832 11
21 1967 Asheville 300 Richard Petty Jim Paschal Plymouth text 63.080 5
22 1967 Macon 300 Richard Petty Richard Petty Plymouth text 1 3 80.321 2
23 1967 East Tennessee 200 Jim Hunter Richard Petty Plymouth text 72.919 4
24 1967-24 Jim Paschal Bobby Allison Dodge badge 88.999 1
25 1967 Carolina 500 Dick Hutcherson Richard Petty Plymouth text 9 45 104.682 20
26 1967 Pickens 200 Richard Petty Richard Petty Plymouth text 2 61.781
27 1967-27 Richard Petty Jim Paschal Plymouth text 72.435 1
28 1967 Firecracker 400 Darel Dieringer Cale Yarborough Ford logo 4 43 143.583 41
29 1967 Northern 300 Richard Petty Richard Petty Plymouth text 4 95.322 8
30 1967 Maine 300 James Hylton Bobby Allison Chevrolet bowtie 2023 2 4 61.697 8
31 1967-31 Richard Petty Richard Petty Plymouth text 5 20 65.826 4
32 1967 Islip 300 Richard Petty Richard Petty Plymouth text 5 29 42.428 5
33 1967 Volunteer 500 Richard Petty Richard Petty Plymouth text 6 42 78.705 11
34 1967 Smoky Mountain 200 Dick Hutcherson Dick Hutcherson Ford logo 65.765 2
35 1967 Nashville 400 Dick Hutcherson Richard Petty Plymouth text 8 50 70.866
36 1967 Dixie 500 Darel Dieringer Dick Hutcherson Ford logo 6 38 132.286 13
37 1967 Myers Brothers 250 Richard Petty Richard Petty Plymouth text 0 0 50.893 0
38 1967 Sandlapper 200 Richard Petty Richard Petty Plymouth text 5 64.274 4
39 1967-39 Richard Petty Richard Petty Plymouth text 65.041 0
40 1967 Southern 500 Richard Petty Richard Petty Plymouth text 3 25 130.423 6
41 1967 Buddy Shuman 250 Dick Hutcherson Richard Petty Plymouth text 6 44 71.414 9
42 1967 Capital City 300 Earl Brooks Richard Petty Plymouth text 10 71 57.631 9
43 1967 Maryland 300 Richard Petty Richard Petty Plymouth text 76.563 6
44 1967 Hillsboro 150 Richard Petty Richard Petty Plymouth text 3 33 81.574 3
45 1967 Old Dominion 500 Cale Yarborough Richard Petty Plymouth text 7 43 69.605 3
46 1967 Wilkes 400 Dick Hutcherson Richard Petty Plymouth text 3 20 94.837 6
47 1967 National 500 Cale Yarborough Buddy Baker Dodge badge 9 64 130.317 22
48 1967 American 500 David Pearson Bobby Allison Ford logo 9 81 98.420 26
49 1967 Western North Carolina 500 Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Ford logo 10 73 76.291 21

Final Points Standings[]

Pos. Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Points Difference
1 Richard Petty 48 27 38 40 18 42472
2 James Hylton 46 0 26 39 1 36444 -6,028
3 Dick Hutcherson 33 2 22 25 9 33658 -8,814
4 Bobby Allison 45 6 21 27 2 30812 -11,660
5 John Sears 41 0 9 25 1 29078 -13,394
6 Jim Paschal 45 4 20 25 1 27624 -14,848
7 David Pearson 22 2 11 13 2 26302 -16,170
8 Neil Castles 35 0 4 15 0 23218 -19,254
9 Elmo Langley 45 0 10 24 0 22286 -20,186
10 Wendell Scott 45 0 0 11 0 20700 -21,772
11 Paul Goldsmith 21 0 7 8 0 20402 -22,070
12 Darel Dieringer 19 1 8 9 6 20194 -22,278
13 Clyde Lynn 44 0 5 22 0 20016 -22,456
14 Bobby Isaac 12 0 3 5 0 19698 -22,774
15 Buddy Baker 21 1 6 7 0 18600 -23,872
16 Donnie Allison 20 0 4 7 0 18298 -24,174
17 Henley Gray 43 0 0 10 0 17502 -24,970
18 J.T. Putney 29 0 1 10 0 16752 -25,720
19 Tiny Lund 19 0 4 5 0 16292 -26,180
20 Cale Yarborough 18 2 7 9 4 16228 -26,244
21 G.C. Spencer 29 0 5 10 0 15240 -27,232
22 Bill Seifert 40 0 0 12 0 14676 -27,796
23 Charlie Glotzbach 9 0 3 5 0 11444 -31,028
24 Frank Warren 12 0 0 1 0 9992 -32,480
25 Earl Brooks 34 0 0 8 0 9952 -32,520
26 Buddy Arrington 15 0 1 5 0 9768 -32,704
27 Buck Baker 20 0 0 5 0 9450 -33,022
28 Wayne Smith 28 0 0 2 0 9372 -33,100
29 Fred Lorenzen 5 1 2 2 0 9268 -33,204
30 Roy Mayne 14 0 0 1 0 9262 -33,210
31 Bobby Wawak 14 0 0 3 0 9078 -33,394
32 Friday Hassler 21 0 3 9 0 8820 -33,652
33 Paul Lewis 14 0 3 8 0 8492 -33,980
34 Sonny Hutchins 7 0 0 2 0 8448 -34,024
35 Bud Moore 6 0 2 3 0 7812 -34,660
36 Sam McQuagg 15 0 3 3 0 7400 -35,072
37 LeeRoy Yarbrough 15 1 3 4 0 7012 -35,460
38 Don Biederman 22 0 0 1 0 5850 -36,622
39 Ramo Stott 3 0 0 1 0 5676 -36,796
40 George Davis 21 0 1 6 0 5434 -37,038

Complete statistics can be found at Racing-Reference.info.

Rookie of the Year[]

With 4 Top 5s and 7 Top 10s in 20 starts, Donnie Allison was the 1967 Rookie of the Year.

Position Driver Race Wins
1 Donnie Allison 0
2 Charlie Glotzbach 0
3 Paul Dean Holt 0

Manufacturer's Championship[]

Despite only earning 10 wins, Ford won the 1967 Manufacturer's Championship, defeating Plymouth which won 31 times. Points were earned by all the cars of that make, and since Ford had more entries, they beat Plymouth by nearly 300 points.

Position Make Race Wins
1 Ford logo 10
2 Plymouth text 31
3 Dodge badge 5
4 Chevrolet bowtie 2023 3
5 Mercury Logo 0
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