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1966 Motor Trend 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 2 of 49 Sunday, January 23, 1966 at Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA 185 laps on a 2.700 mile road course (499.500 miles) Time of race: 5:05:58 Average speed: 97.952 mph Pole speed: 106.078 mph Cautions: 2 Margin of victory: 70 sec Attendance: 73331 Lead changes: 9 Glossary    1966 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1966 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   David Pearson 6 Dodge 9.163   106.078   2   Dan Gurney 121 Ford 9.212   105.514   3   Curtis Turner 41 Ford 9.324   104.247   4   Marvin Panch 21 Ford 9.332   104.157   5   Don White 98 Dodge 9.370   103.735   6   Paul Goldsmith 99 Plymouth 9.413   103.261   7   Richard Petty 43 Plymouth 9.431   103.064   8   Ned Jarrett 11 Ford 9.458   102.770   9   Jim Hurtubise 56 Plymouth 9.482   102.510   10   Dick Hutcherson 29 Ford 9.499   102.326   11   Cale Yarborough 27 Ford 9.296   104.561   12   Billy Foster 22 Dodge 9.358   103.868   13   A.J. Foyt 47 Ford 9.406   103.338   14   Norm Nelson 1 Plymouth 9.415   103.239   15   Bobby Isaac 26 Ford 9.462   102.726   16   Jerry Grant 4 Chevrolet 9.540   101.886   17   James Hylton 48 Dodge 9.773   99.457   18   Clem Proctor 33 Ford 9.898   98.201   19   Ron Hornaday 18 Mercury 9.955   97.639   20   Scotty Cain 145 Mercury 9.984   97.355   21   Eddie Gray 198 Mercury 9.992   97.277   22   Skip Hudson 9 Chevrolet 10.022   96.986   23   Johnny Steele 2 Mercury 10.101   96.228   24   Carl Joiner 126 Chevrolet 10.145   95.810   25   Mario Andretti 71 Ford 10.145   95.810   26   Gene Black 74 Ford 10.175   95.528   27   Don Walker 10 Ford 10.209   95.210   28   Dave James 06 Plymouth 10.212   95.182   29   Cliff Garner 89 Mercury 10.218   95.126   30   Jack McCoy 7W Dodge 10.230   95.014   31   Dick Guldstrand 00 Chevrolet 10.267   94.672   32   Tiny Lund 55 Ford 10.430   93.192   33   Clyde Prickett 34 Ford 10.453   92.987   34   Bobby Allison 24 Ford 10.516   92.430   35   Carl Cardey 45 Ford 10.562   92.028   36   Bruce Worrell 3 Plymouth 10.588   91.802   37   Joe Clark 14 Mercury 10.610   91.611   38   Walt Price 63 Buick 10.622   91.508   39   Arley Scranton 111 Mercury 10.982   88.508   40   Jerry Oliver 8 Chevrolet 10.995   88.403   41   Bob Derrington 68 Ford 11.037   88.067   42   Jim Cook 16 Oldsmobile 11.040   87.253   43   Charles Powell 38 Ford 11.158   87.112   44   J.T. Putney 61 Oldsmobile 11.277   86.193   45   Jim Blomgren 91 Plymouth 11.960   81.270   OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Jim Blomgren (#91), Fred Lorenzen (#28-WD)