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1966 Daytona 500

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NASCAR Grand National race number 5 of 49
Sunday, February 27, 1966 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
200 laps* on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:04:54
Average speed: 160.927 mph
Pole speed: 175.163 mph

Cautions: 4 for 22 laps
Margin of victory: 1 lap +
Attendance: 90000
Lead changes: 14

Glossary 1966 NASCAR Grand National results / 1966 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	1	43	Richard Petty	Plymouth GTX (Petty Enterprises)	'66 Plymouth	198	28150	running	108
2	19	27	Cale Yarborough	Abingdon Motor (Banjo Matthews)	'66 Ford	197	12800	running	33
3	12	6	David Pearson	Southeastern Dodge Dealers (Cotton Owens)	'66 Dodge	196	7950	running	0
4	9	28	Fred Lorenzen	LaFayette Ford (Holman-Moody Racing)	'66 Ford	196	4250	running	0
5	11	98	Sam McQuagg	Florida Dodge Dealers (Ray Nichels)	'66 Dodge	195	3600	running	0
6	6	56	Jim Hurtubise	Plymouth (Norm Nelson)	'66 Plymouth	195	2700	running	4
7	10	11	Ned Jarrett	Richmond Ford Motor Co. (Bondy Long)	'66 Ford	195	2100	running	0
8	8	12	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Dodge (Jon Thorne)	'66 Dodge	193	1750	running	0
9	23	48	James Hylton	Econo Wash (Bud Hartje)	'65 Dodge	193	1500	running	0
10	17	9	Larry Frank	Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels)	'66 Plymouth	192	1425	running	0
11	16	14	Jim Paschal	Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin)	'66 Plymouth	192	1350	running	0
12	15	16	Darel Dieringer	Mercury Comet (Bud Moore)	'66 Mercury	192	1275	running	0
13	28	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'65 Ford	184	1250	running	0
14	37	19	J.T. Putney	J.T. Putney	'65 Chevrolet	184	1225	running	0
15	43	25	Jabe Thomas	Handy's Engineering (Jeff Handy)	'64 Ford	182	1200	running	0
16	20	79	Frank Warren	Harison-Gulley Chevrolet (Harold Rhodes)	'64 Chevrolet	177	1170	running	0
17	31	97	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'66 Ford	172	1165	running	0
18	3	99	Paul Goldsmith	Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels)	'66 Plymouth	153	2060	running	43
19	33	38	Wayne Smith	Archie Smith	'66 Chevrolet	148	1155	fuel line	0
20	44	24	Bobby Allison	Betty Lilly	'65 Ford	143	1150	engine	0
21	14	26	Bobby Isaac	Holly Farms Poultry (Junior Johnson)	'66 Ford	141	1145	crash	0
22	32	87	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'66 Oldsmobile	136	1140	ignition	0
23	45	0	Johnny Allen	Reid Shaw Enterprises (Reid Shaw)	'64 Ford	132	1135	overheating	0
24	18	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'65 Plymouth	129	1130	engine	0
25	21	41	Curtis Turner	Harvest Motors (Wood Brothers)	'66 Ford	122	1125	windshield	0
26	7	21	Marvin Panch	Harvest Motors (Wood Brothers)	'66 Ford	119	1820	windshield	8
27	5	07	Don White	Florida Dodge Dealers (Ray Nichels)	'65 Dodge	115	1115	ignition	0
28	42	33	Johnny Rutherford	Satterfield Construction Co. (Curtis Satterfield)	'66 Chevrolet	115	1110	crash	0
29	13	71	Gordon Johncock	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'65 Dodge	112	1105	engine	0
30	29	61	Ned Setzer	Howard Furniture (Toy Bolton)	'66 Chevrolet	110	1100	wheel	0
31	48	93	Blackie Watt	Neal Trucking / Blairsville Transport (Harry Neal)	'64 Ford	107	1095	piston	0
32	36	88	Buddy Baker	Buck Baker	'65 Chevrolet	69	1090	oil leak	0
33	22	47	A.J. Foyt	Holly Farms Poultry (Junior Johnson)	'66 Ford	46	1085	head gasket	0
34	35	04	John Sears	Peach Blossom 500 (L.G. DeWitt)	'64 Ford	40	1080	head gasket	0
35	2	29	Dick Hutcherson	East Tennessee Motor Co. (Holman-Moody Racing)	'66 Ford	38	1075	windshield	2
36	40	22	Bunkie Blackburn	Rosenthal Chevrolet (Bob Rosenthal)	'65 Chevrolet	36	1070	engine	0
37	39	13	Mario Andretti	Smokey Yunick	'66 Chevrolet	31	1065	crash	0
38	30	72	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'64 Ford	29	1060	head gasket	0
39	46	57	Lionel Johnson	Clay Eastridge	'64 Ford	28	1055	engine	0
40	47	18	Stick Elliott	Howard Furniture (Toy Bolton)	'66 Chevrolet	28	1050	transmission	0
41	4	3	Earl Balmer	Ray Fox	'65 Dodge	21	1045	engine	0
42	38	44	Larry Hess	Zero Blast-N-Peen (Larry Hess)	'64 Ford	19	1040	engine	0
43	25	46	Roy Mayne	Tom Hunter	'66 Chevrolet	13	1035	transmission	0
44	49	76	Ronnie Chumley	H.B. Bailey	'64 Pontiac	8	1030	engine	0
45	26	64	Elmo Langley	Woodfield Ford (Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield)	'65 Chevrolet	4	1025	oil pressure	0
46	27	23	Calvin Kelly	Howard's Metal Works (Hubert Howard)	'64 Ford	4	1020	clutch	0
47	50	90	Sonny Hutchins	Junie Donlavey	'64 Ford	3	1015	oil pressure	0
48	34	08	Bob Derrington	Bub Strickler	'64 Ford	2	1010	clutch	0
49	24	36	H.B. Bailey	H.B. Bailey	'66 Pontiac	1	1005	engine	0
50	41	03	Rene Charland	Ed Ackerman	'64 Ford	1	1000	vibration	0

* Race shortened to 198 laps due to rain.

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Jack Goodwin	00
	Gene Petro	06	Johnson & Sons State St. Sunoco
	Bub Strickler	7		Shorty Johns	Pontiac
	Cy Fairchild	09		Larry DeBeau	Ford
	Tiny Lund	10		Gary Weaver
	Rock Harn	32	Hallmark Homes
	Blaine Kauffman	45
	T.L. Blakely	50		Jim Bangsberry
	Jimmy Helms	53
	Paul Connors	55
	Jim Malloy	67
	Gene Black	74
	Doug Cooper	75		Gene Black	Ford
	Nick Rampling	78
	Neil Castles	85
	Gene Cline	95

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Richard Petty	1	6	6
Paul Goldsmith	7	11	5
Richard Petty	12	17	6
Paul Goldsmith	18	33	16
Dick Hutcherson	34	35	2
Marvin Panch	36	40	5
Cale Yarborough	41	67	27
Paul Goldsmith	68	78	11
Cale Yarborough	79	81	3
Jim Hurtubise	82	85	4
Paul Goldsmith	86	96	11
Richard Petty	97	106	10
Marvin Panch	107	109	3
Cale Yarborough	110	112	3
Richard Petty	113	198	86