1967 Tidewater 250 | |
General info | |
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Series | Grand National (Cup) |
Location | Langley Field Speedway |
Date | May 20, 1967 |
Qualifying | |
Pole Sitter | Richard Petty |
Pole Speed | 68.214 mph |
Race Data | |
Winner | Richard Petty |
Margin of Victory | 6 seconds |
Average Speed | 66.704 mph |
Cautions | n/a |
Points Leader | Richard Petty (1st) |
The 1967 Tidewater 250 was a Nextel Cup (then Grand National) event that occured at Langley Field on May 20, 1967. Pole sitter Richard Petty continued his record pace, by holding off Bobby Allison for the victory.
Qualifying[]
Richard Petty paced the two-fifths mile dirt track in qualifying, timing in to the pole with a lap of 68.214 mph. John Sears took the outside pole. It was Petty's second pole in a role.
Biggest Gain in Race: James Hylton (+5)
Race Recap and Notes[]
Time of Race: 1:29:57
Margin of Victory: Six seconds
- The tiny sixteen-car field matched the 1967 record. It was one of three races in the year to have that amount.
- Petty's win made a seven-week stretch in which he finished first or second.
- Donnie Allison completed two straight top-five finishes with a fifth place showing. It was the first time in his career that he did that accomplishment.
Race Results[]
Finish | Start | No. | Name | Make | Laps | Lead | Status |
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1 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | 250 | 223 | running |
2 | 5 | 6 | Bobby Allison | Dodge | 250 | 9 | running |
3 | 8 | 48 | James Hylton | Dodge | 246 | 0 | running |
4 | 6 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | 233 | 0 | running |
5 | 3 | 2 | Donnie Allison | Chevy | 230 | 0 | running |
6 | 9 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Ford | 228 | 0 | running |
7 | 11 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Ford | 227 | 0 | running |
8 | 12 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Ford | 222 | 0 | running |
9 | 2 | 4 | John Sears | Ford | 185 | 18 | ball joint |
10 | 7 | 00 | Paul Lewis | Dodge | 146 | 0 | fan belt |
11 | 4 | 14 | Jim Paschal | Plymouth | 141 | 0 | wiring |
12 | 10 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 106 | 0 | lug bolts |
13 | 13 | 01 | Paul Dean Holt | Ford | 14 | 0 | oil pressure |
14 | 16 | 97 | Henley Gray | Ford | 12 | 0 | oil pressure |
15 | 15 | 75 | Earl Brooks | Ford | 2 | 0 | oil pressure |
16 | 14 | 18 | Dick Johnson | Ford | 1 | 0 | time gear |
Points[]
Since points are unknown following the race, these are the year end points positions and where those drivers finished.
1) Richard Petty (1st)
2) James Hylton (3rd)
3) Dick Hutcherson (DNR)
4) Bobby Allison (2nd)
5) John Sears (9th)
6) Jim Paschal (11th)
7) David Pearson (DNR)
8) Neil Castles (DNR)
9) Elmo Langley (4th)
10) Wendell Scott (6th)