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The ''1964 Capital City 300'' was a NASCAR Grand National Series (now Sprint Cup Series) event that was held on September 14, 1964 at Virginia State Fairgrounds in Richmond, Virginia. Notable drivers who appeared at this race were Elmo Langley, Wendell Scott, Tiny Lund, Roy Tyner and Richard Petty.〔 There were 33 American-born drivers on the grid; no foreigners attempted to qualify for this racing event.〔 Vehicles registered from this race varied in year models from 1962 to 1964.〔 NASCAR team owners that were fortunate enough to afford the 1964 model of stock car vehicles found that their vehicles could exceed in the right circumstances; bringing in an era of unlimited horsepower. Having this level of speed within the sanctioned NASCAR events brought forth many events in addition to tragedies throughout the year in addition to the remainder of the 1960s.〔(''1964 NASCAR Grand National Recap'' ) at How Stuff Works〕 ==Summary== During this race, there were lead changes between Billy Wade, Junior Johnson, and Cotton Owens. 300 laps were completed in more than two hours; with Cotton Owens defeating his employee David Pearson by only a lap.〔 Pearson was 29 years old on the day that the race was held; he was considered to be on the prime of his career recording seven short track victories throughout the summer of 1964. At this time, Pearson was trying to swallow more than he could chew in his NASCAR career so Owens had to teach him a lesson in the pragmatic side of stock car racing.〔(''RETRO RACING: OWENS TAUGHT YOUNGER PEARSON A LESSON IN 1964'' ) at NASCAR.com〕 As Owens' last win in his NASCAR career, this event served to remind the spectators who watched this event that not even the biggest NASCAR superstars are totally immune to losing their optimal racing performance during their twilight years.〔(''1964 Capital City 300'' ) racing information at Race-Database〕 Ned Jarrett qualified for the pole position for this race with a top speed of .〔 Meanwhile, the average speed of the race would be a mere .〔 Two of the drivers who finished in the "top ten" (Jarrett and Junior Johnson) had problems with their engines during the later laps of the race.〔 Doug Yates, then an independent driver/owner, finished in last-place due to an oil pressure issue on the first lap.〔 Individual track earnings for this event ranged from the winner's share of $2,400 ($ when adjusted for inflation) to the last-place finisher's share of $150 ($ when adjusted for inflation). The total prize purse was $12,535 ($ when adjusted for inflation).〔(Racing information for the ''1964 Capital City 300'' ) at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1964 Capital City 300」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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