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1966 Gwyn Staley 400

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NASCAR Grand National race number 13 of 49
April 17, 1966 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
400 laps on a .625 mile paved track (250.0 miles)

Time of race: 2:50:22
Average Speed: 89.045 mph
Pole Speed: 102.693 mph

Cautions: 8 for 48 laps
Margin of Victory: 6 laps +
Attendance: 6,000
Lead changes: 6

Glossary 1966 NASCAR Grand National results / 1966 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	1	14	Jim Paschal	Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin)	'66 Plymouth	400	4,950	running	308
2	7	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'65 Plymouth	394	2,225	running	0
3	2	6	David Pearson	Cotton Owens	'66 Dodge	382	1,350	engine	0
4	26	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'65 Ford	378	825	running	0
5	25	97	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'66 Ford	375	625	running	0
6	15	04	John Sears	L.G. DeWitt	'64 Ford	371	525	running	0
7	29	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'64 Ford	370	475	running	0
8	35	86	Neil Castles	Buck Baker	'65 Plymouth	362	400	running	0
9	27	45	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'64 Ford	357	375	running	0
10	32	95	Gene Cline	Gene Cline	'64 Ford	350	300	running	0
11	4	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'65 Plymouth	347	400	running	92
12	36	92	Hank Thomas	W.S. Jenkins	'64 Ford	345	250	running	0
13	18	66	Wayne Woodward	Wayne Woodward	'65 Chevrolet	331	250	differential	0
14	9	74	Buddy Baker	Gene Black	'64 Ford	317	225	running	0
15	17	46	Roy Mayne	Tom Hunter	'66 Chevrolet	287	200	running	0
16	30	38	Wayne Smith	Archie Smith	'66 Chevrolet	267	200	engine	0
17	6	98	Sam McQuagg	Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels)	'66 Dodge	266	200	engine	0
18	20	25	Jabe Thomas	Jeff Handy	'64 Ford	246	200	differential	0
19	24	63	Larry Manning	Bob Adams	'65 Plymouth	245	200	running	0
20	28	20	Clyde Lynn	Clyde Lynn	'64 Ford	239	200	differential	0
21	14	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield	'64 Ford	228	175	engine	0
22	19	73	Buddy Arrington	Joan Petre	'64 Ford	210	175	differential	0
23	37	9	Roy Tyner	Truett Rodgers	'65 Chevrolet	198	150	differential	0
24	11	99	Paul Goldsmith	Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels)	'65 Plymouth	193	250	brakes	0
25	33	53	Jimmy Helms	David Warren	'64 Ford	152	150	flat tire	0
26	5	24	Bobby Allison	Betty Lilly	'66 Ford	146	175	engine	0
27	23	87	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'66 Oldsmobile	143	200	engine	0
28	22	7	Bobby Johns	Shorty Johns	'66 Chevrolet	112	250	overheating	0
29	16	77	Joel Davis	Harold Mays	'64 Plymouth	111	175	differential	0
30	8	02	Doug Cooper	Bob Cooper	'65 Plymouth	92	175	differential	0
31	12	19	J.T. Putney	J.T. Putney	'66 Chevrolet	89	50	engine	0
32	10	40	Eddie Yarboro	Eddie Yarboro	'65 Dodge	77	25	differential	0
33	13	1	Paul Lewis	Paul Lewis	'65 Plymouth	49	25	engine	0
34	34	35	Max Ledbetter	Ken Carpenter	'65 Oldsmobile	47		oil leak	0
35	21	48	James Hylton	Econo Wash (Bud Hartje)	'65 Dodge	30	150	engine	0
36	31	60	Ernest Eury	Joan Petre	'64 Chevrolet	22		steering	0
37	3	59	Tom Pistone	Tom Pistone	'64 Ford	5	25	crash	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jim Paschal	1	117	117
Richard Petty	118	123	6
Jim Paschal	124	144	21
Richard Petty	145	189	45
Jim Paschal	190	306	117
Richard Petty	307	347	41
Jim Paschal	348	400	53

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