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1966 Independent 250 Previous race results / Next race results                         Post NASCAR Grand National race number 18 of 49 Friday, May 13, 1966 at Starlite Speedway, Monroe, NC 250 laps on a 0.500 mile dirt track (125.000 miles) Time of race: 1:39:46 Average speed: 60.14 mph Pole speed: 65.099 mph Cautions: 3 Margin of victory: 8 laps + Attendance: 2500 Lead changes: n/a Glossary    1966 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1966 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 20 0   Darel Dieringer Reid Shaw '64 Ford 250 1000 running 178 2 10 20   Clyde Lynn Clyde Lynn '64 Ford 242 600 running 0 3 14 34   Wendell Scott Wendell Scott '65 Ford 238 400 running 0 4 9 86   Neil Castles Buck Baker '65 Plymouth 237 300 running 0 5 13 97   Henley Gray Henley Gray '66 Ford 230 275 running 0 6 15 60   Ernest Eury Joan Petre '64 Chevrolet 223 240 running 0 7 21 74   Gene Black Gene Black '64 Ford 213 200 running 0 8 12 77   Joel Davis Harold Mays '65 Plymouth 206 175 differential 0 9 2 64   Elmo Langley Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield '64 Ford 155 150 differential 4 10 19 30   Bob Derrington Walter Ballard '64 Ford 136 140 differential 0 11 6 70   J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie '64 Ford 132 130 crash 0 12 22 96   Sonny Lamphear Homer O'Dell '64 Ford 126 120 overheating 0 13 16 06   Jack Lawrence John McCarthy '64 Mercury 102 110 oil pressure 0 14 18 51   Bunk Moore Bob Derrington '65 Chevrolet 101 100 overheating 0 15 7 19   J.T. Putney J.T. Putney '66 Chevrolet 99 100 axle 0 16 17 87   Buck Baker Buck Baker '66 Oldsmobile 86 100 differential 0 17 4 40   Charles Triplett Eddie Yarboro '65 Dodge 85 100 differential 0 18 24 59   Tom Pistone Tom Pistone '64 Ford 84 100 overheating 0 19 5 4   John Sears L.G. DeWitt '64 Ford 84 100 differential 22 20 25 55   Tiny Lund Lyle Stelter '64 Ford 79 100 axle 0 21 23 95   Gene Cline Gene Cline '64 Ford 70 100 axle 0 22 1 48   James Hylton Econo Wash   (Bud Hartje) '65 Dodge 50 100 tie rod 46 23 11 02   Doug Cooper Bob Cooper '65 Plymouth 32   oil line 0 24 3 73   Buddy Baker Joan Petre '64 Ford 29   overheating 0 25 8 9   Roy Tyner Truett Rodgers '66 Chevrolet 20   transmission 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Elmo Langley 1 1 1   James Hylton 2 2 1   Elmo Langley 3 5 3   James Hylton 6 50 45   John Sears 51 72 22   Darel Dieringer 73 250 178