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1966 Daytona 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 5 of 49 Sunday, February 27, 1966 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 200 laps* on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:04:54 Average speed: 160.927 mph Pole speed: 175.163 mph Cautions: 4 for 22 laps Margin of victory: 1 lap + Attendance: 90000 Lead changes: 14 Glossary    1966 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1966 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 1 43   Richard Petty Plymouth GTX   (Petty Enterprises) '66 Plymouth 198 28150 running 108 2 19 27   Cale Yarborough Abingdon Motor   (Banjo Matthews) '66 Ford 197 12800 running 33 3 12 6   David Pearson Southeastern Dodge Dealers   (Cotton Owens) '66 Dodge 196 7950 running 0 4 9 28   Fred Lorenzen LaFayette Ford   (Holman-Moody Racing) '66 Ford 196 4250 running 0 5 11 98   Sam McQuagg Florida Dodge Dealers   (Ray Nichels) '66 Dodge 195 3600 running 0 6 6 56   Jim Hurtubise Plymouth   (Norm Nelson) '66 Plymouth 195 2700 running 4 7 10 11   Ned Jarrett Richmond Ford Motor Co.   (Bondy Long) '66 Ford 195 2100 running 0 8 8 12   LeeRoy Yarbrough Dodge   (Jon Thorne) '66 Dodge 193 1750 running 0 9 23 48   James Hylton Econo Wash   (Bud Hartje) '65 Dodge 193 1500 running 0 10 17 9   Larry Frank Nichels Engineering   (Ray Nichels) '66 Plymouth 192 1425 running 0 11 16 14   Jim Paschal Friedkin Enterprises   (Tom Friedkin) '66 Plymouth 192 1350 running 0 12 15 16   Darel Dieringer Mercury Comet   (Bud Moore) '66 Mercury 192 1275 running 0 13 28 34   Wendell Scott Wendell Scott '65 Ford 184 1250 running 0 14 37 19   J.T. Putney J.T. Putney '65 Chevrolet 184 1225 running 0 15 43 25   Jabe Thomas Handy's Engineering   (Jeff Handy) '64 Ford 182 1200 running 0 16 20 79   Frank Warren Harison-Gulley Chevrolet   (Harold Rhodes) '64 Chevrolet 177 1170 running 0 17 31 97   Henley Gray Henley Gray '66 Ford 172 1165 running 0 18 3 99   Paul Goldsmith Nichels Engineering   (Ray Nichels) '66 Plymouth 153 2060 running 43 19 33 38   Wayne Smith Archie Smith '66 Chevrolet 148 1155 fuel line 0 20 44 24   Bobby Allison Betty Lilly '65 Ford 143 1150 engine 0 21 14 26   Bobby Isaac Holly Farms Poultry   (Junior Johnson) '66 Ford 141 1145 crash 0 22 32 87   Buck Baker Buck Baker '66 Oldsmobile 136 1140 ignition 0 23 45 0   Johnny Allen Reid Shaw Enterprises   (Reid Shaw) '64 Ford 132 1135 overheating 0 24 18 49   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '65 Plymouth 129 1130 engine 0 25 21 41   Curtis Turner Harvest Motors   (Wood Brothers) '66 Ford 122 1125 windshield 0 26 7 21   Marvin Panch Harvest Motors   (Wood Brothers) '66 Ford 119 1820 windshield 8 27 5 07   Don White Florida Dodge Dealers   (Ray Nichels) '65 Dodge 115 1115 ignition 0 28 42 33   Johnny Rutherford Satterfield Construction Co.   (Curtis Satterfield) '66 Chevrolet 115 1110 crash 0 29 13 71   Gordon Johncock K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '65 Dodge 112 1105 engine 0 30 29 61   Ned Setzer Howard Furniture   (Toy Bolton) '66 Chevrolet 110 1100 wheel 0 31 48 93   Blackie Watt Neal Trucking / Blairsville Transport   (Harry Neal) '64 Ford 107 1095 piston 0 32 36 88   Buddy Baker Buck Baker '65 Chevrolet 69 1090 oil leak 0 33 22 47   A.J. Foyt Holly Farms Poultry   (Junior Johnson) '66 Ford 46 1085 head gasket 0 34 35 04   John Sears Peach Blossom 500   (L.G. DeWitt) '64 Ford 40 1080 head gasket 0 35 2 29   Dick Hutcherson East Tennessee Motor Co.   (Holman-Moody Racing) '66 Ford 38 1075 windshield 2 36 40 22   Bunkie Blackburn Rosenthal Chevrolet   (Bob Rosenthal) '65 Chevrolet 36 1070 engine 0 37 39 13   Mario Andretti Smokey Yunick '66 Chevrolet 31 1065 crash 0 38 30 72   Bill Champion Bill Champion '64 Ford 29 1060 head gasket 0 39 46 57   Lionel Johnson Clay Eastridge '64 Ford 28 1055 engine 0 40 47 18   Stick Elliott Howard Furniture   (Toy Bolton) '66 Chevrolet 28 1050 transmission 0 41 4 3   Earl Balmer Ray Fox '65 Dodge 21 1045 engine 0 42 38 44   Larry Hess Zero Blast-N-Peen   (Larry Hess) '64 Ford 19 1040 engine 0 43 25 46   Roy Mayne Tom Hunter '66 Chevrolet 13 1035 transmission 0 44 49 76   Ronnie Chumley H.B. Bailey '64 Pontiac 8 1030 engine 0 45 26 64   Elmo Langley Woodfield Ford   (Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield) '65 Chevrolet 4 1025 oil pressure 0 46 27 23   Calvin Kelly Howard's Metal Works   (Hubert Howard) '64 Ford 4 1020 clutch 0 47 50 90   Sonny Hutchins Junie Donlavey '64 Ford 3 1015 oil pressure 0 48 34 08   Bob Derrington Bub Strickler '64 Ford 2 1010 clutch 0 49 24 36   H.B. Bailey H.B. Bailey '66 Pontiac 1 1005 engine 0 50 41 03   Rene Charland Ed Ackerman '64 Ford 1 1000 vibration 0 * Race shortened to 198 laps due to rain.

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Jack Goodwin 00 Gene Petro 06 Johnson & Sons State St. Sunoco Bub Strickler 7 Shorty Johns Pontiac Cy Fairchild 09 Larry DeBeau Ford Tiny Lund 10 Gary Weaver Rock Harn 32 Hallmark Homes Blaine Kauffman 45 T.L. Blakely 50 Jim Bangsberry Jimmy Helms 53 Paul Connors 55 Jim Malloy 67 Gene Black 74 Doug Cooper 75 Gene Black Ford Nick Rampling 78 Neil Castles 85 Gene Cline 95 Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Richard Petty 1 6 6   Paul Goldsmith 7 11 5   Richard Petty 12 17 6   Paul Goldsmith 18 33 16   Dick Hutcherson 34 35 2   Marvin Panch 36 40 5   Cale Yarborough 41 67 27   Paul Goldsmith 68 78 11   Cale Yarborough 79 81 3   Jim Hurtubise 82 85 4   Paul Goldsmith 86 96 11   Richard Petty 97 106 10   Marvin Panch 107 109 3   Cale Yarborough 110 112 3   Richard Petty 113 198 86