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1966 Wilkes 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 47 of 49 Sunday, October 2, 1966 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC 400 laps on a 0.625 mile paved track (250.000 miles) Time of race: 2:48:31 Average speed: 89.012 mph Pole speed: 103.069 mph Cautions: 5 for 52 laps Margin of victory: 12 sec Attendance: 15000 Lead changes: 4 Glossary    1966 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1966 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 4 29   Dick Hutcherson Holman-Moody Racing '66 Ford 400 4325 running 94 2 11 6   David Pearson Cotton Owens '66 Dodge 400 2225 running 0 3 7 1   Paul Lewis Paul Lewis '65 Plymouth 400 1325 running 0 4 35 14   Jim Paschal Friedkin Enterprises   (Tom Friedkin) '66 Plymouth 397 800 running 0 5 15 48   James Hylton Econo Wash   (Bud Hartje) '65 Dodge 395 625 running 0 6 17 47   Curtis Turner Toy Bolton '66 Chevrolet 391 525 running 0 7 25 46   Roy Mayne Tom Hunter '66 Chevrolet 389 475 running 0 8 14 4   John Sears L.G. DeWitt '64 Ford 389 425 running 0 9 13 09   Friday Hassler Red Sharp '66 Chevrolet 387 375 running 0 10 16 73   Buddy Baker Joan Petre '64 Ford 385 325 running 0 11 19 34   Wendell Scott Wendell Scott '65 Ford 382 300 running 0 12 21 59   Tom Pistone Tom Pistone '64 Ford 381 350 engine 0 13 31 97   Henley Gray Henley Gray '66 Ford 375 275 running 0 14 26 86   Neil Castles Buck Baker '64 Dodge 375 250 running 0 15 22 67   Buddy Arrington Buddy Arrington '64 Dodge 371 275 running 0 16 27 20   Clyde Lynn Clyde Lynn '64 Ford 368 225 running 0 17 24 75   Earl Brooks Gene Black '65 Ford 367 225 running 0 18 33 95   Bill Seifert Gene Cline '64 Ford 361 225 running 0 19 6 21   Cale Yarborough Wood Brothers '66 Ford 355 225 engine 0 20 34 60   Ernest Eury Joan Petre '64 Chevrolet 354 225 running 0 21 30 63   Larry Manning Bob Adams '65 Plymouth 323 200 running 0 22 32 35   Max Ledbetter Ken Carpenter '65 Oldsmobile 312 200 lug bolts 0 23 3 28   Fred Lorenzen Holman-Moody Racing '66 Ford 307 725 engine 213 24 5 16   Darel Dieringer Bud Moore '66 Mercury 212 200 crash 0 25 29 25   Jabe Thomas Jeff Handy '64 Ford 210 200 differential 0 26 2 43   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises '66 Plymouth 186 275 ignition 0 27 20 94   Don Biederman Ron Stotten '64 Chevrolet 134 200 differential 0 28 1 26   Junior Johnson Junior Johnson '66 Ford 129 425 engine 93 29 8 64   Elmo Langley Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield '64 Ford 111 200 head gasket 0 30 10 2   Bobby Allison Donald Brackins '65 Chevrolet 92 200 engine 0 31 18 87   Buck Baker Buck Baker '66 Oldsmobile 83 175 clutch 0 32 12 19   J.T. Putney J.T. Putney '66 Chevrolet 60 175 differential 0 33 23 61   Joel Davis Toy Bolton '66 Chevrolet 55 200 transmission 0 34 9 49   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '65 Plymouth 38 175 engine 0 35 28 38   Wayne Smith Archie Smith '66 Chevrolet 29 175 driveshaft 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Stick Elliott 18 Toy Bolton Chevrolet Larry Hess 44 Larry Hess Ford J.D. McDuffie 70 J.D. McDuffie Ford Tom Cox 96 Homer Odell Ford Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Junior Johnson 1 76 76   Fred Lorenzen 77 111 35   Junior Johnson 112 128 17   Fred Lorenzen 129 306 178   Dick Hutcherson 307 400 94