• Wendell Scott, the first full time African-American Grand National driver, scores his only Grand National victory at Jacksonville, Fla., on Dec. 1.

• Chrysler Corporation dusts off blueprints from its 1956 Hemispherical engine and marches full bore into the 1964 NASCAR Winston Cup season with speedy new equipment.

• Richard Petty leads a 1-2-3 sweep for Plymouth teams in the Daytona 500. To accent the improvement of the Chrysler racing teams, Petty's 1964 qualifying speed at Daytona is 174.418 mph, compared to his 1963 time trial of 153.785 mph.

• The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company tests and begins use of a LifeGuard "inner-liner" for Grand National racing tires.

• Filming begins on Howard Hawks' production "Red Line 7000," a feature length film based on Grand National racing. NASCAR driver Larry Frank has an in-car camera mounted to film on-track action. Frank controlled the camera from switches on the roll bars of his race car. The film cylinders mounted on Frank's car held 400 feet of film and the cameras used 90 feet per minute, resulting in frequent pit stops.

• Billy Wade, driving Bud Moore's Mercury, becomes the first driver to win four Grand National races in succession. Wade, the 1963 Grand National Rookie of the Year, captures four straight races on the annual "Northern tour" at Old Bridge, N.J.; and Bridgehampton, Islip and Watkins Glen, all in New York.

• Richard Petty bags his first Grand National championship, winning nine races.

• The 1964 season consists of a record 62 Grand National events, a number never equaled.