Race: Fireball 300
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 6 of 49
Date: March 5, 1967
Track: Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
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Fireball 300 Race Information
| Winner | Richard Petty | Car | No. 43 Plymouth |
| Team / Owner | Petty Enterprises | Winner Start | 2nd |
| Started First | Darel Dieringer | Most Laps Led | Richard Petty (150) |
| Race Distance | 150 miles (300 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 22 |
| Different Leaders | 3 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Points Leader After Race | James Hylton | Season Race | 6 of 49 |
Fireball 300 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 300 | 150 | running | 500 |
| 2 | 1 | 26 | Darel Dieringer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 298 | 125 | running | 480 |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Owner) | Chevrolet | 297 | 25 | running | 460 |
| 4 | 6 | 6 | David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 295 | 0 | running | 440 |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 289 | 0 | running | 420 |
| 6 | 9 | 19 | J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Owner) | Chevrolet | 287 | 0 | running | 400 |
| 7 | 16 | 00 | Paul Lewis | Emory Gilliam (Owner) | Dodge | 286 | 0 | running | 380 |
| 8 | 8 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 279 | 0 | running | 360 |
| 9 | 17 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 275 | 0 | running | 340 |
| 10 | 11 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 274 | 0 | running | 320 |
| 11 | 20 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 273 | 0 | running | 300 |
| 12 | 18 | 97 | Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 262 | 0 | running | 280 |
| 13 | 13 | 31 | Paul Dean Holt | Ralph Murphy (Owner) | Ford | 244 | 0 | running | 260 |
| 14 | 14 | 91 | Jim Conway | Neil Castles (Owner) | Plymouth | 215 | 0 | transmission | 240 |
| 15 | 21 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 157 | 0 | rear end | 220 |
| 16 | 22 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Truett Rodgers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 128 | 0 | rear end | 200 |
| 17 | 19 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 109 | 0 | rear end | 180 |
| 18 | 12 | 09 | Neil Castles | Garland Miller (Owner) | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | clutch | 160 |
| 19 | 10 | 75 | Earl Brooks | Gene Black (Owner) | Ford | 93 | 0 | lugs | 140 |
| 20 | 15 | 48 | James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) | Dodge | 88 | 0 | engine | 120 |
| 21 | 7 | 88 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 51 | 0 | engine | 100 |
| 22 | 3 | 14 | Jim Paschal | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 41 | 0 | electrical | 80 |
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