|| *Comments on the 1967 Western North Carolina 500:* View the most recent comment <#24> | Post a comment <#post> Tweet 1. RaceFanX posted: 12.12.2007 - 3:09 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Going out with a 4th place here and a 3rd in the final season points, this was Dick Hutcherson's last race. 2. RaceFanX posted: 01.25.2008 - 3:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This was also the last race for J.T. Putney, finishing his 125 race career with a strong 15th 3. FIRERED30013 posted: 05.18.2009 - 10:53 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Hutch" remained at Holman & Moody as crew chief on David Pearson's 1968 & 1969 championship cars. 4. RaceFanX posted: 02.18.2011 - 7:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Max Ledbetter scores his best Cup finish in 7th, it was his fifth and final top-10 5. rob posted: 04.17.2013 - 11:02 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) only six cars running at the end. 6. toomuchcountry posted: 11.05.2013 - 10:58 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Race was originally scheduled for August 20, 1967 - right in the heart of Richard Petty's winning streak. It was rained out and rescheduled for August 27th. It was rained out a 2nd time and apparently then moved to the end of the season. 7. Biffrey Indiana posted: 10.09.2014 - 8:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) According to my calculations, under the 2014 points system, 27 wins would not be enough for the King. After the most dominant season in NASCAR history, Richard Petty would lose the championship to Bobby Allison by a car length. The other 2 drivers vying for the championship in the final race would have been Dick Hutcherson (4th) and John Sears (6th). I've been calculating how things would have played out under the new Chase format. For 1949, I took the points for the first 4 races (still using the modern system) and formed an 8 man field with 4 races remaining. I formed a full field of 16 for the other years. By my calculations, Richard Petty, the winningest driver in history with 75 wins, would still be looking for his first title. Ironic, since the new system places an emphasis on winning. The champions I have look like this: 1949: Curtis Turner 1950: Lee Petty 1951: Tim Flock 1952: Herb Thomas 1953: Fonty Flock 1954: Hershel McGriff 1955: Buck Baker 1956: Buck Baker 1957: Speedy Thompson 1958: Junior Johnson 1959: Lee Petty 1960: Rex White 1961: Joe Weatherly 1962: Joe Weatherly 1963: Joe Weatherly 1964: Ned Jarrett 1965: Ned Jarrett 1966: David Pearson 1967: Bobby Allison very interesting... I know it's a little skewed because most drivers were only running half to 3/4 of the races but it's interesting that there are so many different champions and so many years without a repeat winner. 8. kup posted: 11.13.2017 - 5:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) UPS: universal points system. Driver's UPoints = Miles / Aver.Finish 1967 UPS _ Driver = Miles / AF 1883 _ Richard Petty = 9417 / 5.0 1032 _ James Hylton = 8564 / 8.3 856 _ Dick Hutcherson = 7278 / 8.5 721 _ Bobby Allison = 7720 / 10.7 718 _ John Sears = 7468 / 10.4 623 _ Jim Paschal = 7228 / 11.6 530 _ Elmo Langley = 6781 / 12.8 517 _ David Pearson = 5940 / 11.5 & TOTAL: UPS! 19 years 1949-1967: Lee Petty 5 in: 1950, 1952, 1954, 1958, 1959. Richard Petty 3 in: 1963, 1964, 1967. Buck Baker 2 in: 1956, 1957. Rex White 2 in: 1960, 1961. Bill Blair 1 in: 1949. Fonty Flock 1 in: 1951. Herb Thomas 1 in: 1953. Tim Flock 1 in: 1955. Joe Weatherly 1 in: 1962. Ned Jarrett 1 in 1965. David Pearson 1 in 1966. 9. Brandon posted: 03.29.2018 - 1:59 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) A total of 9 manufacturers raced in the 49 races in 1967, here is how many races each showed up to. Buick: 1 Chevrolet: 49 Dodge: 49 Ford: 49 Mercury: 17 Oldsmobile: 30 Plymouth: 49 Pontiac: 14 Rambler: 1 10. Maverick19 posted: 09.27.2018 - 7:10 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Lee Petty led 5124 laps in his career. Richard led 5527 in 1967 alone. 11. Mr.Victory posted: 09.27.2018 - 7:18 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) @10 oh, god! Well, i'm sure he made his dad proud. 12. Spen posted: 09.27.2018 - 9:05 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Lee's total is somewhat skewed by limited lap leader data. His best year, 1959, has more missing lead lap totals than any other year. Seasonal lap lengths were also shorter, due to a higher number of 200 lap races. 13. lol posted: 11.15.2019 - 8:51 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Wendell Scott's sponsor for this race was "Scott Racing" 14. Matthew posted: 11.27.2019 - 12:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) In 1967 standings, King Richard would win the title by an unbelievable 6,028 POINTS over James Hylton. It was after this season that NASCAR realized the points system was a bit flawed, so they redesigned it. Since then, there has never been a margin of victory for the title over 750 points, and with today's Playoffs format, there probably never will be one again. 15. ScottB posted: 11.27.2019 - 12:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I find that very problematic that our current system might not give the title to a driver who had 27 wins in a season, because he finished second in the final race of the season. 16. zuel660 posted: 11.27.2019 - 1:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @15 Theoretically, a driver today could win every race of the year except the last one, & wind up 4th in points... 17. Yahboi posted: 11.27.2019 - 4:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 16 You know what's crazier than that? This: A driver (for this example let's call him John) can lead every lap of races 1-35 (I know it's extremely laughable, but still possible), win said races, then lead laps 1-266 at Homestead and be a lap ahead of the field (again laughable but possible), but suddenly, a caution comes out for some inexplicable reason, then the car in second place who is "In contention" for the championship gets his lap back, somehow powers past John, and steals the championship, and because since he somehow happened to lead the final lap of the season, he is a better champion than John who did quite literally everything possible in NASCAR.I don't buy it. We need to fix this system! 18. Sector posted: 11.27.2019 - 4:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #15 Wouldn't Curtis Turner's 1956 NASCAR Convertible Series season be the perfect example of what you just said? 22 wins, second in standings. 19. Spen posted: 11.27.2019 - 9:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Curtis also chose to skip five races. If he'd bothered to show up, he'd have won the title. 20. MSportRev posted: 06.02.2020 - 1:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Owner for Wayne Smith: Archie Smith 21. Mile501 posted: 07.20.2020 - 7:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Fewer than 10 cars were still running by the halfway point. It's a good thing the top 3 kept the battle for the lead exciting; otherwise, the last hour and a half of this race could have gotten awfully boring with so few cars on the track. 22. Tarheel posted: 07.20.2020 - 7:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) There was a bit of discussion on another thread a few days ago about the most laps down a tenth place driver ever was. This race has to be near the top. The attrition in those days was insane. 23. Mile501 posted: 07.20.2020 - 7:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @22 - Yes, that was the 1971 Richmond 500. This race was mentioned there, which is how I found out about it. I would be surprised if this isn't the record. 24. MSportRev posted: 08.24.2020 - 3:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor for Richard Petty: Plymouth by Petty Source: https://twitter.com/Basso488/status/895075408290480128/photo/1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: