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1966 Peach Blossom 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 6 of 49 Sunday, March 13, 1966 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC 500 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 4:59:55 Average speed: 100.027 mph Pole speed: 116.684 mph Cautions: 10 for 70 laps Margin of victory: 3.82 sec Attendance: 40000 Lead changes: 26 Glossary    1966 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1966 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Paul Goldsmith 99 Plymouth 30.852   116.684   2   David Pearson 6 Dodge 30.995   116.147   3   Curtis Turner 41 Ford 31.072   115.858   4   Bobby Isaac 26 Ford 31.130   115.644   5   Dick Hutcherson 29 Ford 31.155   115.551   6   Marvin Panch 21 Ford 31.225   115.292   7   Ned Jarrett 11 Ford 31.293   115.043   8   Cale Yarborough 27 Ford 31.325   114.924   9   Sam McQuagg 98 Dodge 31.057   115.914   10   Fred Lorenzen 28 Ford 31.150   115.569   11   Darel Dieringer 43 Plymouth 31.513   114.240   12   James Hylton 48 Dodge 31.563   114.059   13   J.T. Putney 19 Chevrolet 31.827   113.110   14   Elmo Langley 64 Ford 31.465   111.411   15   Buddy Baker 88 Chevrolet 32.768   109.864   16   Clyde Lynn 20 Ford 35.410   101.666   17   Jim Paschal 14 Plymouth 31.133   115.634   18   LeeRoy Yarbrough 12 Dodge 31.508   114.258   19   Bobby Allison 24 Ford 31.943   112.702   20   Tom Pistone 59 Ford 32.382   111.171   21   Wendell Scott 34 Ford 32.523   110.692   22   Buddy Arrington 67 Dodge 32.530   110.667   23   Bunkie Blackburn 50 Chevrolet 32.590   110.463   24   John Sears 04 Ford 32.887   109.464   25   Paul Lewis 1 Plymouth 32.315   111.403   26   Roy Mayne 46 Chevrolet 33.073   108.851   27   Harold Smith 55 Ford 33.126   108.675   28   Bub Strickler 33 Chevrolet 33.495   107.478   29   Neil Castles 87 Oldsmobile 33.695   106.840   30   Toy Bolton 61 Chevrolet 33.883   106.249   31   G.C. Spencer 49 Plymouth 35.874   100.352   QR 32   Doug Cooper 02 Plymouth QR 33   Tiny Lund 10 Ford QR 34   Bobby Johns 7 Chevrolet QR 35   Henley Gray 97 Ford QR 36   Harold Dunaway 85 Plymouth QR 37   Roy Tyner 9 Chevrolet QR 38   Worth McMillion 83 Pontiac QR 39   Wayne Smith 38 Chevrolet QR 40   Tex McCullough 45 Ford QR 41   Joel Davis 77 Plymouth QR 42   Gene Black 74 Ford QR 43   Gene Cline 95 Ford QR 44   J.D. McDuffie 70 Ford QR 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:   Johnny Steele (#2)