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1966 American 500

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NASCAR Grand National race number 49 of 49
October 30, 1966 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
500 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 4:47:30
Average Speed: 104.348 mph
Pole Speed: 115.988 mph

Cautions: 4 for 35 laps
Margin of Victory: 4 laps +
Attendance: 35,000
Lead changes: 20

Glossary 1966 NASCAR Grand National results / 1966 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	1	28	Fred Lorenzen	Holman-Moody	'66 Ford	500	14,550	running	320
2	8	31	Don White	Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels)	'66 Dodge	496	7,350	running	0
3	18	11	Ned Jarrett	Bondy Long	'66 Ford	496	4,700	running	0
4	12	21	Cale Yarborough	Wood Brothers	'66 Ford	494	2,250	running	0
5	25	47	Junior Johnson	Junior Johnson	'66 Ford	494	1,475	running	0
6	7	3	Buddy Baker	Ray Fox	'65 Dodge	492	2,700	running	0
7	13	6	David Pearson	Cotton Owens	'66 Dodge	488	1,100	running	0
8	5	14	Jim Paschal	Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin)	'65 Plymouth	485	2,050	running	0
9	27	05	Donnie Allison	Robert Harper	'65 Chevrolet	478	1,525	running	0
10	20	48	James Hylton	Econo Wash (Bud Hartje)	'65 Dodge	475	1,150	running	0
11	31	19	J.T. Putney	J.T. Putney	'66 Chevrolet	471	1,125	running	0
12	16	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'65 Plymouth	468	940	running	0
13	14	15	Darel Dieringer	Junior Johnson	'66 Ford	464	905	alternator	0
14	29	1	Buddy Arrington	Paul Lewis	'65 Plymouth	463	805	running	0
15	19	33	Jack Bowsher	Jack Bowsher	'66 Ford	462	685	engine	0
16	33	79	Frank Warren	Harold Rhodes	'64 Chevrolet	455	925	running	0
17	37	87	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'66 Oldsmobile	452	850	running	0
18	38	97	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'66 Ford	450	805	running	0
19	22	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield	'64 Ford	449	725	engine	0
20	34	46	Roy Mayne	Tom Hunter	'66 Chevrolet	447	810	running	0
21	35	44	Larry Hess	Larry Hess	'64 Ford	442	795	engine	0
22	43	94	Don Biederman	Ron Stotten	'64 Chevrolet	440	710	running	0
23	32	09	Friday Hassler	Red Sharp	'66 Chevrolet	438	825	engine	0
24	30	38	Wayne Smith	Archie Smith	'66 Chevrolet	438	725	running	0
25	42	45	Clyde Lynn	Bill Seifert	'64 Ford	417	690	running	0
26	36	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'64 Ford	402	755	running	0
27	3	26	Gordon Johncock	Junior Johnson	'66 Ford	375	605	engine	0
28	2	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'66 Plymouth	320	650	engine	180
29	15	42	Paul Lewis	Petty Enterprises	'66 Plymouth	308	670	engine	0
30	26	5	Bobby Isaac	Cotton Owens	'65 Dodge	293	615	vibration	0
31	11	98	Sam McQuagg	Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels)	'66 Dodge	270	585	engine	0
32	9	71	Earl Balmer	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'65 Dodge	188	655	oil pressure	0
33	4	29	Dick Hutcherson	Holman-Moody	'66 Ford	127	550	crash	0
34	10	13	Curtis Turner	Smokey Yunick	'66 Chevrolet	126	595	engine	0
35	40	59	Wendell Scott	Tom Pistone	'64 Ford	119	540	engine	0
36	21	4	John Sears	L.G. DeWitt	'64 Ford	110	535	engine	0
37	6	99	Paul Goldsmith	Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels)	'66 Plymouth	80	530	cont arm	0
38	24	7	Bobby Johns	Shorty Johns	'66 Chevrolet	78	525	carburetor	0
39	17	12	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Jon Thorne	'66 Dodge	67	595	crash	0
40	39	86	Neil Castles	Buck Baker	'64 Dodge	58	555	distributor	0
41	28	2	Bobby Allison	J.D. Bracken	'65 Chevrolet	57	510	engine	0
42	44	53	Don Tilley	George Elliott	'64 Ford	48	505	steering	0
43	41	22	Tommy Bostick	Crawford Brothers	'65 Chevrolet	42	500	engine	0
44	23	55	Tiny Lund	Lyle Stelter	'64 Ford	2	500	clutch	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Fred Lorenzen	1	1	1
Richard Petty	2	6	5
Fred Lorenzen	7	8	2
Richard Petty	9	13	5
Fred Lorenzen	14	25	12
Richard Petty	26	70	45
Fred Lorenzen	71	91	21
Richard Petty	92	131	40
Fred Lorenzen	132	132	1
Richard Petty	133	133	1
Fred Lorenzen	134	141	8
Richard Petty	142	147	6
Fred Lorenzen	148	151	4
Richard Petty	152	164	13
Fred Lorenzen	165	176	12
Richard Petty	177	184	8
Fred Lorenzen	185	196	12
Richard Petty	197	205	9
Fred Lorenzen	206	232	27
Richard Petty	233	280	48
Fred Lorenzen	281	500	220

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