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1966 Western North Carolina 500

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NASCAR Grand National race number 39 of 49
Sunday, August 21, 1966 at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, NC
500 laps on a .500 mile paved track (250.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:15:34
Average Speed: 76.7 mph
Pole Speed: 86.831 mph

Cautions: 3 for 23 laps
Margin of Victory: 8 laps +
Attendance: 14,300
Lead changes: 8

Glossary 1966 NASCAR Grand National results / 1966 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	2	16	Darel Dieringer	Bud Moore	'66 Mercury	500	3,150	running	179
2	6	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'65 Plymouth	492	1,750	running	0
3	13	48	James Hylton	Econo Wash (Bud Hartje)	'65 Dodge	486	1,250	running	0
4	16	4	John Sears	L.G. DeWitt	'64 Ford	478	900	running	0
5	15	09	Friday Hassler	Red Sharp	'66 Chevrolet	470	800	running	0
6	22	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'65 Ford	468	700	running	0
7	12	1	Paul Lewis	Paul Lewis	'65 Plymouth	460	650	engine	0
8	9	2	Bobby Allison	J.D. Bracken	'65 Chevrolet	457	600	running	0
9	26	38	Wayne Smith	Archie Smith	'66 Chevrolet	450	500	running	0
10	27	95	Clyde Lynn	Gene Cline	'64 Ford	440	400	running	0
11	18	65	Buddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington	'65 Dodge	432	380	running	0
12	24	93	Blackie Watt	Harry Neal	'64 Ford	431	375	running	0
13	5	6	David Pearson	Cotton Owens	'66 Dodge	426	325	engine	0
14	23	88	Neil Castles	Buck Baker	'66 Chevrolet	424	275	running	0
15	8	11	Ned Jarrett	Bondy Long (Bernard Alvarez)	'66 Ford	420	450	engine	0
16	29	35	Max Ledbetter	Ken Carpenter	'65 Oldsmobile	415	200	running	0
17	14	02	Bob Cooper	Bob Cooper	'65 Plymouth	375	200	engine	0
18	4	42	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'66 Plymouth	369	200	overheating	125
19	1	26	Junior Johnson	Junior Johnson	'66 Ford	321	700	engine	195
20	25	10	Paul Bumhaver	Gary Weaver	'64 Ford	291	200	transmission	0
21	10	19	J.T. Putney	J.T. Putney	'66 Chevrolet	254	200	brakes	0
22	11	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield	'64 Ford	204	200	running	0
23	19	97	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'66 Ford	195	200	crash	0
24	30	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'64 Ford	194	200	crash	0
25	7	29	Dick Hutcherson	Holman-Moody	'66 Ford	168	200	engine	1
26	20	87	Doug Cooper	Buck Baker	'66 Oldsmobile	167	150	axle	0
27	21	75	Earl Brooks	Gene Black	'64 Ford	153	150	differential	0
28	17	73	Buddy Baker	Joan Petre	'64 Ford	140	150	clutch	0
29	28	61	Joel Davis	Toy Bolton	'66 Chevrolet	53	150	engine	0
30	3	47	Curtis Turner	Sherwood Chevrolet (Toy Bolton)	'66 Chevrolet	3	150	engine	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Junior Johnson	1	118	118
Darel Dieringer	119	136	18
Richard Petty	137	141	5
Dick Hutcherson	142	142	1
Junior Johnson	143	219	77
Richard Petty	220	334	115
Darel Dieringer	335	336	2
Richard Petty	337	341	5
Darel Dieringer	342	500	159

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