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1966 Dixie 400

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NASCAR Grand National race number 37 of 49
August 7, 1966 at Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, GA
267 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (400.5 miles)

Time of race: 3:04:30
Average Speed: 130.244 mph
Pole Speed: 148.331 mph

Cautions: 6 for 37 laps
Margin of Victory: 2 sec
Attendance: 25,000
Lead changes: 18

Glossary 1966 NASCAR Grand National results / 1966 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	5	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'66 Plymouth	267	13,525	running	90
2	6	3	Buddy Baker	Ray Fox	'66 Dodge	267	8,345	running	62
3	9	98	Sam McQuagg	Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels)	'66 Dodge	260	3,505	running	0
4	17	48	James Hylton	Econo Wash (Bud Hartje)	'65 Dodge	259	3,000	running	0
5	16	04	Jerry Grant	Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin)	'65 Plymouth	255	1,925	running	1
6	20	67	Buddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington	'64 Dodge	254	1,425	running	0
7	38	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'65 Ford	251	1,330	running	0
8	13	89	Eddie MacDonald	Buck Baker	'65 Chevrolet	251	1,075	running	0
9	33	87	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'66 Oldsmobile	249	980	running	0
10	21	2	Bobby Allison	J.D. Bracken	'65 Chevrolet	248	860	running	0
11	14	51	Bob Derrington	Bob Derrington	'65 Chevrolet	242	790	running	0
12	29	19	J.T. Putney	J.T. Putney	'66 Chevrolet	241	745	running	0
13	26	06	Johnny Wynn	John McCarthy	'64 Mercury	233	630	running	0
14	28	44	Larry Hess	Larry Hess	'64 Ford	226	600	running	0
15	27	97	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'66 Ford	216	595	running	0
16	10	16	Darel Dieringer	Bud Moore	'66 Mercury	211	740	engine	15
17	39	73	Jimmy Helms	David Warren	'64 Ford	209	655	running	0
18	25	46	Roy Mayne	Tom Hunter	'66 Chevrolet	207	580	running	0
19	30	88	Neil Castles	Buck Baker	'66 Chevrolet	183	625	engine	0
20	41	95	E.J. Trivette	Gene Cline	'64 Ford	183	620	running	0
21	23	18	Stick Elliott	Toy Bolton	'66 Chevrolet	149	565	radiator	0
22	42	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'64 Ford	148	600	transmission	0
23	3	26	Fred Lorenzen	Holly Farms (Junior Johnson)	'66 Ford	139	630	crash	24
24	1	13	Curtis Turner	Smokey Yunick	'66 Chevrolet	130	1,200	distributor	60
25	11	7	Bobby Johns	Shorty Johns	'66 Chevrolet	117	530	engine	0
26	7	14	Jim Paschal	Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin)	'66 Plymouth	108	565	engine	15
27	34	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'65 Plymouth	106	635	engine	0
28	8	42	Marvin Panch	Petty Enterprises	'65 Plymouth	98	430	clutch	0
29	19	33	Eldon Yarbrough	Curtis Satterfield	'65 Chevrolet	74	500	engine	0
30	18	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield	'64 Ford	67	495	engine	0
31	22	79	Frank Warren	Harold Rhodes	'64 Chevrolet	66	465	engine	0
32	37	74	Earl Brooks	Gene Black	'64 Ford	58	550	oil pressure	0
33	12	39	Bunkie Blackburn	J.H. Crawford	'65 Chevrolet	52	480	radiator	0
34	31	38	Wayne Smith	Archie Smith	'66 Chevrolet	44	475	engine	0
35	2	71	Earl Balmer	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'65 Dodge	41	470	crash	0
36	35	24	Tiny Lund	Betty Lilly	'66 Ford	41	515	engine	0
37	40	65	Darrell Bryant	Buddy Arrington	'64 Dodge	17	445	oil pressure	0
38	24	4	John Sears	L.G. DeWitt	'64 Ford	15	380	engine	0
39	4	99	Paul Goldsmith	Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels)	'66 Plymouth	14	400	distributor	0
40	32	09	Friday Hassler	Red Sharp	'66 Chevrolet	13	395	head gasket	0
41	36	20	Clyde Lynn	Clyde Lynn	'64 Ford	12	465	engine	0
42	15	63	Larry Manning	Bob Adams	'65 Plymouth	11	460	engine	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Curtis Turner	1	35	35
Darel Dieringer	36	46	11
Fred Lorenzen	47	48	2
Jerry Grant	49	49	1
Darel Dieringer	50	53	4
Jim Paschal	54	68	15
Curtis Turner	69	90	22
Richard Petty	91	91	1
Curtis Turner	92	92	1
Richard Petty	93	101	9
Curtis Turner	102	103	2
Richard Petty	104	104	1
Fred Lorenzen	105	105	1
Richard Petty	106	118	13
Fred Lorenzen	119	139	21
Buddy Baker	140	200	61
Richard Petty	201	230	30
Buddy Baker	231	231	1
Richard Petty	232	267	36

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