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1966 Gwyn Staley 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 13 of 49 Sunday, April 17, 1966 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC 400 laps on a 0.625 mile paved track (250.000 miles) Time of race: 2:50:22 Average speed: 89.045 mph Pole speed: 102.693 mph Cautions: 8 for 48 laps Margin of victory: 6 laps + Attendance: 6000 Lead changes: 6 Glossary    1966 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1966 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 1 14   Jim Paschal Friedkin Enterprises   (Tom Friedkin) '66 Plymouth 400 4950 running 308 2 7 49   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '65 Plymouth 394 2225 running 0 3 2 6   David Pearson Southeastern Dodge Dealers   (Cotton Owens) '66 Dodge 382 1350 engine 0 4 26 34   Wendell Scott Wendell Scott '65 Ford 378 825 running 0 5 25 97   Henley Gray Henley Gray '66 Ford 375 625 running 0 6 15 04   John Sears L.G. DeWitt '64 Ford 371 525 running 0 7 29 70   J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie '64 Ford 370 475 running 0 8 35 86   Neil Castles Buck Baker '65 Plymouth 362 400 running 0 9 27 45   Bill Seifert Bill Seifert '64 Ford 357 375 running 0 10 32 95   Gene Cline Gene Cline '64 Ford 350 300 running 0 11 4 43   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises '65 Plymouth 347 400 running 92 12 36 92   Hank Thomas W.S. Jenkins '64 Ford 345 250 running 0 13 18 66   Wayne Woodward Wayne Woodward '65 Chevrolet 331 250 differential 0 14 9 74   Buddy Baker Gene Black '64 Ford 317 225 running 0 15 17 46   Roy Mayne Tom Hunter '66 Chevrolet 287 200 running 0 16 30 38   Wayne Smith Archie Smith '66 Chevrolet 267 200 engine 0 17 6 98   Sam McQuagg Nichels Engineering   (Ray Nichels) '66 Dodge 266 200 engine 0 18 20 25   Jabe Thomas Jeff Handy '64 Ford 246 200 differential 0 19 24 63   Larry Manning Bob Adams '65 Plymouth 245 200 running 0 20 28 20   Clyde Lynn Clyde Lynn '64 Ford 239 200 differential 0 21 14 64   Elmo Langley Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield '64 Ford 228 175 engine 0 22 19 73   Buddy Arrington Joan Petre '64 Ford 210 175 differential 0 23 37 9   Roy Tyner Truett Rodgers '65 Chevrolet 198 150 differential 0 24 11 99   Paul Goldsmith Nichels Engineering   (Ray Nichels) '65 Plymouth 193 250 brakes 0 25 33 53   Jimmy Helms David Warren '64 Ford 152 150 flat tire 0 26 5 24   Bobby Allison Betty Lilly '66 Ford 146 175 engine 0 27 23 87   Buck Baker Buck Baker '66 Oldsmobile 143 200 engine 0 28 22 7   Bobby Johns Shorty Johns '66 Chevrolet 112 250 overheating 0 29 16 77   Joel Davis Harold Mays '64 Plymouth 111 175 differential 0 30 8 02   Doug Cooper Bob Cooper '65 Plymouth 92 175 differential 0 31 12 19   J.T. Putney J.T. Putney '66 Chevrolet 89 50 engine 0 32 10 40   Eddie Yarboro Eddie Yarboro '65 Dodge 77 25 differential 0 33 13 1   Paul Lewis Paul Lewis '65 Plymouth 49 25 engine 0 34 34 35   Max Ledbetter Ken Carpenter '65 Oldsmobile 47   oil leak 0 35 21 48   James Hylton Econo Wash   (Bud Hartje) '65 Dodge 30 150 engine 0 36 31 60   Ernest Eury Joan Petre '64 Chevrolet 22   steering 0 37 3 59   Tom Pistone Tom Pistone '64 Ford 5 25 crash 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Jim Paschal 1 117 117   Richard Petty 118 123 6   Jim Paschal 124 144 21   Richard Petty 145 189 45   Jim Paschal 190 306 117   Richard Petty 307 347 41   Jim Paschal 348 400 53