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1966 Dixie 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 37 of 49 Sunday, August 7, 1966 at Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, GA 267 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (400.500 miles) Time of race: 3:04:30 Average speed: 130.244 mph Pole speed: 148.331 mph Cautions: 6 for 37 laps Margin of victory: 2 sec Attendance: 25000 Lead changes: 18 Glossary    1966 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1966 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 5 43   Richard Petty GTX Plymouth   (Petty Enterprises) '66 Plymouth 267 13525 running 90 2 6 3   Buddy Baker Ray Fox '65 Dodge 267 8345 running 62 3 9 98   Sam McQuagg Nichels Engineering   (Ray Nichels) '66 Dodge 260 3505 running 0 4 17 48   James Hylton Econo Wash   (Bud Hartje) '65 Dodge 259 3000 running 0 5 16 04   Jerry Grant Friedkin Enterprises   (Tom Friedkin) '65 Plymouth 255 1925 running 1 6 20 67   Buddy Arrington Buddy Arrington '64 Dodge 254 1425 running 0 7 38 34   Wendell Scott Wendell Scott '65 Ford 251 1330 running 0 8 13 89   Eddie MacDonald Buck Baker '65 Chevrolet 251 1075 running 0 9 33 87   Buck Baker Buck Baker '66 Oldsmobile 249 980 running 0 10 21 2   Bobby Allison Donald Brackins '65 Chevrolet 248 860 running 0 11 14 51   Bob Derrington Bob Derrington '65 Chevrolet 242 790 running 0 12 29 19   J.T. Putney J.T. Putney '66 Chevrolet 241 745 running 0 13 26 06   Jack Lawrence John McCarthy '64 Mercury 233 630 running 0 14 28 44   Larry Hess Larry Hess '64 Ford 226 600 running 0 15 27 97   Henley Gray Henley Gray '66 Ford 216 595 running 0 16 10 16   Darel Dieringer Mercury Comet   (Bud Moore) '66 Mercury 211 740 engine 15 17 39 73   Jimmy Helms David Warren '64 Ford 209 655 running 0 18 25 46   Roy Mayne Tom Hunter '66 Chevrolet 207 580 running 0 19 30 88   Neil Castles Buck Baker '66 Chevrolet 183 625 engine 0 20 41 95   E.J. Trivette Gene Cline '64 Ford 183 620 running 0 21 23 18   Stick Elliott Toy Bolton '66 Chevrolet 149 565 radiator 0 22 42 70   J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie '64 Ford 148 600 transmission 0 23 3 26   Fred Lorenzen Holly Farms Poultry   (Junior Johnson) '66 Ford 139 630 crash 24 24 1 13   Curtis Turner Smokey Yunick '66 Chevrolet 130 1200 distributor 60 25 11 7   Bobby Johns Shorty Johns '66 Chevrolet 117 530 engine 0 26 7 14   Jim Paschal Friedkin Enterprises   (Tom Friedkin) '66 Plymouth 108 565 engine 15 27 34 49   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '65 Plymouth 106 635 engine 0 28 8 42   Marvin Panch Petty Enterprises '65 Plymouth 98 430 clutch 0 29 19 33   Eldon Yarbrough Curtis Satterfield '65 Chevrolet 74 500 engine 0 30 18 64   Elmo Langley Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield '64 Ford 67 495 engine 0 31 22 79   Frank Warren Harold Rhodes '64 Chevrolet 66 465 engine 0 32 37 74   Earl Brooks Gene Black '64 Ford 58 550 oil pressure 0 33 12 39   Bunkie Blackburn J.H. Crawford '65 Chevrolet 52 480 radiator 0 34 31 38   Wayne Smith Archie Smith '66 Chevrolet 44 475 engine 0 35 2 71   Earl Balmer K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '65 Dodge 41 470 crash 0 36 35 24   Tiny Lund Betty Lilly '66 Ford 41 515 engine 0 37 40 65   Darrell Bryant Buddy Arrington '64 Dodge 17 445 oil pressure 0 38 24 4   John Sears L.G. DeWitt '64 Ford 15 380 engine 0 39 4 99   Paul Goldsmith Nichels Engineering   (Ray Nichels) '66 Plymouth 14 400 distributor 0 40 32 09   Friday Hassler Red Sharp '66 Chevrolet 13 395 head gasket 0 41 36 20   Clyde Lynn Clyde Lynn '64 Ford 12 465 engine 0 42 15 63   Larry Manning Bob Adams '65 Plymouth 11 460 engine 0 43 43 12   LeeRoy Yarbrough Jon Thorne '66 Dodge 0 25 did not start 0 44 44 6   David Pearson Cotton Owens '66 Dodge 0   did not start 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Doug Cooper 02 Bob Cooper Dodge Donnie Allison 05 Robert Harper Chevrolet David Pearson 6 Cotton Owens Dodge LeeRoy Yarbrough 12 Jon Thorne Dodge Jabe Thomas 25 Jeff Handy Ford Joel Davis 61 Toy Bolton Chevrolet Bill Champion 72 Bill Champion Ford Buzz Gregory 73 Joan Petre Ford Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Curtis Turner 1 35 35   Darel Dieringer 36 46 11   Fred Lorenzen 47 48 2   Jerry Grant 49 49 1   Darel Dieringer 50 53 4   Jim Paschal 54 68 15   Curtis Turner 69 90 22   Richard Petty 91 91 1   Curtis Turner 92 92 1   Richard Petty 93 101 9   Curtis Turner 102 103 2   Richard Petty 104 104 1   Fred Lorenzen 105 105 1   Richard Petty 106 118 13   Fred Lorenzen 119 139 21   Buddy Baker 140 200 61   Richard Petty 201 230 30   Buddy Baker 231 231 1   Richard Petty 232 267 36