The 1967 World 600, held on May 28 at the demanding 1.5-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway, was one of the biggest and most prestigious races on the NASCAR Grand National calendar. A total of 44 cars started the 400-lap event in front of an impressive crowd of 70,000 spectators.
Cale Yarborough earned the pole position with a strong qualifying speed of 154.385 mph. However, it was Jim Paschal who stole the show once the green flag dropped. Driving the #14 Plymouth fielded by Friedkin Enterprises, Paschal was in command for nearly the entire race, leading a dominant 335 of the 400 laps. The afternoon saw five caution periods that slowed the field for a total of 32 laps.
In a relatively clean and fast-paced race, Paschal held off a determined late challenge to take the victory by a narrow margin of just five seconds over runner-up David Pearson. Bobby Allison crossed the line in third place, with Richard Petty finishing fourth and Tiny Lund rounding out the top five. Paschal’s winning average speed for the 600-mile event was a solid 135.832 mph.
This impressive performance remains one of the most lopsided and commanding wins in the long history of the World 600 at Charlotte.
