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1966 Capital City 300

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NASCAR Grand National race number 44 of 49
September 11, 1966 at Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds, Richmond, VA
300 laps on a .500 mile dirt track (150.0 miles)

Time of race: 2:23:07
Average Speed: 62.886 mph
Pole Speed: 70.644 mph

Cautions: 5 for 29 laps
Margin of Victory: 5 laps +
Attendance: 10,000
Lead changes: 4

Glossary 1966 NASCAR Grand National results / 1966 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	1	6	David Pearson	Cotton Owens	'66 Dodge	300	2,350	running	242
2	10	87	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'66 Oldsmobile	295	1,600	running	0
3	5	1	Paul Lewis	Paul Lewis	'65 Plymouth	295	1,250	running	0
4	8	47	Curtis Turner	Toy Bolton	'66 Chevrolet	292	875	running	0
5	11	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield	'64 Ford	286	710	running	0
6	25	95	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'64 Ford	264	525	running	0
7	14	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'65 Ford	264	400	running	0
8	20	17	Bob Cooper	Toy Bolton	'66 Chevrolet	259	300	running	0
9	16	92	Hank Thomas	W.S. Jenkins	'64 Ford	242	250	engine	0
10	4	48	James Hylton	Econo Wash (Bud Hartje)	'65 Dodge	237	250	running	0
11	22	50	Darrell Bryant		'64 Chevrolet	226	225	spindle	0
12	3	42	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'66 Plymouth	220	225	differential	27
13	19	20	Clyde Lynn	Clyde Lynn	'64 Ford	188	225	running	0
14	27	96	Jimmy Helms	Homer O'Dell	'64 Ford	183	225	engine	0
15	2	26	Junior Johnson	Junior Johnson	'66 Ford	176	200	engine	31
16	6	19	J.T. Putney	J.T. Putney	'66 Chevrolet	171	200	a frame	0
17	24	97	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'66 Ford	164	200	ball joint	0
18	21	88	Neil Castles	Buck Baker	'66 Chevrolet	134	175	oil pan	0
19	7	4	John Sears	L.G. DeWitt	'64 Ford	127	175	rear end	0
20	13	2	Bobby Allison	J.D. Bracken	'65 Chevrolet	114	175	driveshaft	0
21	23	15	Paul Dean Holt	Lyle Stelter	'66 Ford	87	175	sway bar	0
22	9	16	Darel Dieringer	Bud Moore	'64 Mercury	80	150	crash	0
23	17	67	Buddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington	'65 Dodge	67	150	radiator	0
24	15	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'64 Ford	40	150	engine	0
25	12	72	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'64 Ford	27	150	battery	0
26	18	63	Larry Manning	Bob Adams	'65 Plymouth	19	150	oil pressure	0
27	26	83	Worth McMillion	Allen McMillion	'65 Pontiac	12	150	engine	0
28	28	58	Gene Hobby	Gene Hobby	'64 Dodge	7		flagged	0
29	29	80	G.T. Nolan	Allen McMillion	'64 Pontiac	6		flagged	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
David Pearson	1	87	87
Junior Johnson	88	118	31
David Pearson	119	193	75
Richard Petty	194	220	27
David Pearson	221	300	80

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