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1966 Firecracker 400

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NASCAR Grand National race number 28 of 49
Monday, July 4, 1966 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
160 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (400.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:36:02
Average speed: 153.813 mph
Pole speed: 176.66 mph

Cautions: 4 for 23 laps
Margin of victory: 66 sec
Attendance: 46200
Lead changes: 17

Glossary 1966 NASCAR Grand National results / 1966 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	4	98	Sam McQuagg	Florida Dodge Dealers / Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels)	'66 Dodge	160	15500	running	126
2	12	16	Darel Dieringer	Bud Moore	'66 Mercury	160	8870	running	0
3	13	14	Jim Paschal	Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin)	'66 Plymouth	159	5985	running	12
4	3	13	Curtis Turner	Smokey Yunick	'66 Chevrolet	159	3100	running	2
5	6	56	Jim Hurtubise	Norm Nelson	'66 Plymouth	158	1550	running	2
6	7	31	Don White	Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels)	'66 Dodge	156	1250	running	0
7	19	04	Marvin Panch	Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin)	'65 Plymouth	154	1475	running	0
8	20	24	Tiny Lund	Betty Lilly	'66 Ford	153	1375	running	0
9	14	48	James Hylton	Econo Wash (Bud Hartje)	'65 Dodge	153	1300	running	0
10	32	4	John Sears	L.G. DeWitt	'64 Ford	152	1200	running	0
11	9	3	Buddy Baker	Ray Fox	'65 Dodge	151	830	engine	8
12	16	79	Frank Warren	Harold Rhodes	'64 Chevrolet	150	740	running	0
13	23	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield	'64 Ford	149	650	running	0
14	27	2	Bobby Allison	Donald Brackins	'65 Chevrolet	149	655	running	0
15	11	6	David Pearson	Cotton Owens	'66 Dodge	148	475	running	0
16	22	55	Harold Smith	Lyle Stelter	'64 Ford	147	595	running	0
17	34	44	Larry Hess	Larry Hess	'64 Ford	146	615	running	0
18	36	89	Eddie MacDonald	John C. Hipp	'64 Chevrolet	144	585	running	0
19	40	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'65 Ford	143	580	running	0
20	25	93	Blackie Watt	Neal Trucking (Harry Neal)	'64 Ford	139	750	running	0
21	37	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'64 Ford	133	570	running	0
22	33	06	Jack Lawrence	John McCarthy	'64 Mercury	132	590	running	0
23	35	97	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'66 Ford	126	585	running	0
24	1	12	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Prestone (Jon Thorne)	'66 Dodge	126	530	suspension	10
25	26	00	Roy Mayne	Emory Gilliam	'65 Dodge	112	525	running	0
26	39	53	Jimmy Helms	David Warren	'64 Ford	111	445	head gasket	0
27	5	99	Paul Goldsmith	Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels)	'66 Plymouth	110	490	windshield	0
28	28	02	Doug Cooper	Bob Cooper	'65 Plymouth	96	460	engine	0
29	2	43	Richard Petty	GTX Plymouth (Petty Enterprises)	'64 Plymouth	86	530	crash	0
30	10	71	Earl Balmer	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'65 Dodge	94	400	crash	0
31	8	5	Mario Andretti	Dodge (Cotton Owens)	'66 Dodge	78	395	engine	0
32	30	38	Wayne Smith	Archie Smith	'66 Chevrolet	78	440	windshield	0
33	21	86	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'66 Chevrolet	54	410	crash	0
34	24	39	Bunkie Blackburn	J.H. Crawford	'66 Chevrolet	29	380	oil pressure	0
35	17	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'66 Plymouth	28	375	suspension	0
36	29	67	Buddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington	'64 Dodge	25	370	oil pressure	0
37	31	19	J.T. Putney	J.T. Putney	'66 Chevrolet	20	365	valve	0
38	15	7	Bobby Johns	Shorty Johns	'66 Chevrolet	16	360	crash	0
39	38	25	Jabe Thomas	Jeff Handy	'64 Ford	13	355	oil pressure	0
40	18	33	Joel Davis	Curtis Satterfield	'64 Chevrolet	4	350	driveshaft	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
41	Clyde Lynn	20	Clyde Lynn	Ford
42	Bill Champion	72	Bill Champion	Ford
43	Paul Lewis	1	Emory Gilliam	Plymouth
44	T.L. Blakely	50	Bud Moore	Chevrolet
45	Lionel Johnson	57	Clay Estridge	Chevrolet
46	Gil Hearne	03	Edwin Ackerman	Ford
47	Neil Castles	88	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	4	4
	5	8	4	debris
	9	30	22
	31	37	7	#7 accident
	38	57	20
	58	62	5	#88 accident
	63	86	24
	87	93	7	#43,71 accident
	94	160	67
Percent of race run under caution: 14.4% Average green flag run: 27.4 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Sam McQuagg	1	8	8
LeeRoy Yarbrough	9	9	1
Sam McQuagg	10	18	9
LeeRoy Yarbrough	19	26	8
Sam McQuagg	27	32	6
Jim Paschal	33	39	7
LeeRoy Yarbrough	40	40	1
Sam McQuagg	41	59	19
Jim Paschal	60	64	5
Sam McQuagg	65	88	24
Jim Hurtubise	89	89	1
Buddy Baker	90	95	6
Curtis Turner	96	97	2
Sam McQuagg	98	126	29
Buddy Baker	127	128	2
Jim Hurtubise	129	129	1
Sam McQuagg	130	160	31