The 1964 Volunteer 500 is a NASCAR

NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...

 Grand National Series racing event that took place on July 26, 1964 at Bristol International Speedway

Bristol Motor Speedway

Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961...

 in the American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 community of Bristol

Bristol, Tennessee

Bristol is a city in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 26,702 at the 2010 census. It is the twin city of Bristol, Virginia, which lies directly across the state line between Tennessee and Virginia. The boundaries of both cities run parallel to each other along State...

, Tennessee

Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...

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Summary

There was a racing grid of 36 drivers who were all born in the United States of America. Fred Lorenzen

Fred Lorenzen

Fred Lorenzen , nicknamed The Golden Boy, Fast Freddie, The Elmhurst Express and Flyin Freddy, is a former NASCAR driver active between 1958 and 1972. He won the 1965 Daytona 500. Lorenzen was born in Elmurst, Illinois.-Early career:Lorenzen first caught the car bug young, and had built his first...

 defeated Richard Petty

Richard Petty

Richard Lee Petty is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series...

 in front of 25,500 people in order to win the top prize of $4,185 USD ($ in today's money). Five lead changes were made and the caution flag was waved only once for 14 laps. Darrell Bryant

Darrell Bryant

Darrell Bryant is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver whose claim to fame was his two "top ten" finishes in addition to racing 2389 laps - for a distance of . His average start was 24th place while his average finish is 25th...

 received the last place finish and a measly $275 paycheck ($ in today's money) for a fuel pressure issue on lap 1 that forced him out of the race. Petty would receive the pole position

Pole position

The term "pole position", as used in motorsports, comes from the horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole. The term made its way, along with several other customs, to auto racing. In circuit motorsports, a driver has pole position when he or she...

 for his qualifying speed of 82.91 miles per hour (133.4 km/h) while the average speed of the race would be 78.044 miles per hour (125.6 km/h). Bristol was a flatter track during the 1960s and the banking was more shallow.

Darrell Bryant and Doug Wilson would make their NASCAR debuts here. Johnny Nave

Johnny Nave

Johnny Nave is a former NASCAR Grand National Series driver who has raced in 242 laps - the equivalent of – while earning a grand total of $520 . His average starting position was 25th while his average finishing position was 28th. Nave's most frequently used car is the #39 Ford machine....

would exit the NASCAR Cup Series after this race.