1964 Firecracker 400

Race 35 of 62

Daytona
160 laps
Time of race: 2:38:28
Average speed of winner: 151.451 mph
Margin of victory: 1 car length
Lead changes: 19 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 25 laps
Lap leaders: Dieringer pole, Petty 1-39, Balmer 40, Petty 41-103, Isaac 104, Foyt 105, Isaac 106, Foyt 107-110, Isaac 111-119, Foyt 120, Isaac 121-135, Foyt 136-138, Isaac 139-145, Foyt 146, Isaac 147, Foyt 148, Isaac 149-155, Foyt 156-157, Isaac 158-159, Foyt 160

Race notes: First win for A.J. Foyt. Debut for Rodney Williams.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	19	A.J. Foyt	47		'64 Dodge	Nichels			160	8	14	running	13000	0
2	4	Bobby Isaac	26		'64 Dodge	Nichels	Allman		160	8	43	running	8895	0
3	9	Jimmy Pardue	54		'64 Plymouth	Burton-Robinson			160	0	0	running	5430	0
4	5	Buck Baker	3		'64 Dodge	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		158	0	0	running	3475	0
5	2	Jim Paschal	41		'64 Plymouth	Petty			158	0	0	running	2200	0
6	7	David Pearson	6		'64 Dodge	Owens	Owens		158	0	0	running	1900	0
7	21	Johnny Rutherford	0		'64 Ford	Holman-Moody			156	0	0	running	1350	0
8	8	Earl Balmer	5		'64 Dodge	Owens	Owens		156	1	1	running	1450	0
9	1	Darel Dieringer	16		'64 Mercury	Moore	Moore	172.678	153	0	0	running	1250	0
10	13	Bunkie Blackburn	82		'64 Pontiac	Casper Hensley			152	0	0	running	1050	0
11	15	LeeRoy Yarbrough	03		'64 Dodge	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		144	0	0	fuel pump	750	0
12	26	Sam McQuagg	71		'63 Ford	J.L. Thomas			144	0	0	running	700	0
13	30	Curtis Crider	02		'63 Mercury	Crider			141	0	0	running	650	0
14	10	Bobby Johns	7		'64 Ford	Holman-Moody			114	0	0	engine	600	0
15	22	Larry Thomas	10		'64 Ford	Alvarez			111	0	0	accident	550	0
16	3	Richard Petty	43		'64 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		103	2	102	engine	1400	0
17	32	Wendell Scott	34		'63 Ford	Wendell Scott			103	0	0	engine	400	0
18	12	Larry Frank	76		'63 Ford	Larry Frank			103	0	0	running	450	0
19	20	Ken Spikes	95		'64 Dodge	Spikes			88	0	0	accident	450	0
20	6	Billy Wade	1		'64 Mercury	Moore	Moore		69	0	0	engine	900	0
21	24	Tiny Lund	89		'64 Plymouth	David Walker			62	0	0	ignition	450	0
22	27	J.T. Putney	46		'62 Chevrolet	Walt Hunter			44	0	0	valve	450	0
23	14	Ned Jarrett	11		'64 Ford	Bondy Long	Ervin		35	0	0	engine	450	0
24	16	Junior Johnson	27		'64 Ford	Banjo Matthews			17	0	0	engine	450	0
25	18	Bill McMahan	42		'63 Pontiac	Casper Hensley			13	0	0	oil temperature	450	0
26	17	Reb Wickersham	2		'64 Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			10	0	0	vibration	450	0
27	11	Marvin Panch	21		'64 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		9	0	0	distributor	500	0
28	25	Rodney Williams	92		'64 Ford	Ray Osborne			5	0	0	oil pressure	450	0
29	30	Neil Castles	86		'62 Chrysler	Buck Baker			3	0	0	fuel pump	450	0
30	23	Roy Tyner	9		'64 Chevrolet	Southerland			1	0	0	distributor	400	0
31	29	Roy Mayne	01		'63 Mercury	Crider			1	0	0	oil pressure	400	0
32	31	Doug Moore	49		'64 Chevrolet	G.C. Spencer			1	0	0	distributor	400	0