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1966 Daytona 500 Qualifier #1 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 3 of 49 Friday, February 25, 1966 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 40 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 0:37:24 Average speed: 160.427 mph Pole speed: 175.165 mph Cautions: 1 for 3 laps Margin of victory: 1 cl Attendance: 22000 Lead changes: 5 Glossary    1966 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1966 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 2 1 43   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises '66 Plymouth 40 600 running 25 5 2 28   Fred Lorenzen Holman-Moody Racing '66 Ford 40 300 running 0 11 3 41   Curtis Turner Wood Brothers '66 Ford 39 150 running 0 8 4 16   Darel Dieringer Bud Moore '64 Mercury 40 200 running 3 4 5 21   Marvin Panch Wood Brothers '66 Ford 40 300 running 0 3 6 07   Don White Nichels Engineering   (Ray Nichels) '65 Dodge 40 400 running 0 12 7 48   James Hylton Econo Wash   (Bud Hartje) '65 Dodge 39 125 running 0 1 8 99   Paul Goldsmith Nichels Engineering   (Ray Nichels) '65 Plymouth 40 1100 running 12 10 9 27   Cale Yarborough Banjo Matthews '66 Ford 40 150 running 0 7 10 71   Gordon Johncock K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '65 Dodge 40 225 running 0 9 11 9   Larry Frank Nichels Engineering   (Ray Nichels) '66 Plymouth 40 150 running 0 6 12 98   Sam McQuagg Nichels Engineering   (Ray Nichels) '66 Dodge 40 250 running 0 13 13 46   Roy Mayne Tom Hunter '66 Chevrolet 39 125 running 0 23 14 33   Johnny Rutherford Curtis Satterfield '66 Chevrolet 35 100 running 0 30 15 25   Jabe Thomas Jeff Handy '64 Ford 21   wheel 0 21 16 0   Johnny Allen Reid Shaw '64 Ford 35 100 running 0 31 17 57   Lionel Johnson Clay Eastridge '64 Ford 21   overheating 0 20 18 44   Larry Hess Larry Hess '64 Ford 36 100 running 0 26 19 93   Blackie Watt Harry Neal '64 Ford 29   engine 0 14 20 23   Calvin Kelly Hubert Howard '64 Ford 37 100 running 0 24 21 76   Ronnie Chumley H.B. Bailey '64 Pontiac 34 100 running 0 29 22 32   Rock Harn A.T. Mulherin '64 Ford 23   engine 0 25 23 10   Tiny Lund Gary Weaver '64 Ford 33   running 0 16 24 97   Henley Gray Henley Gray '66 Ford 37 100 running 0 17 25 38   Wayne Smith Archie Smith '66 Chevrolet 36 100 running 0 32 26 95   Gene Cline Gene Cline '64 Ford 6   handling 0 19 27 88   Buddy Baker Buck Baker '65 Chevrolet 36 100 running 0 15 28 61   Ned Setzer Toy Bolton '66 Chevrolet 37 100 running 0 33 29 85   Neil Castles Buck Baker '65 Plymouth 5   engine 0 27 30 78   Nick Rampling Ron Staughton '64 Chevrolet 27   overheating 0 28 31 75   Doug Cooper Gene Black '64 Ford 25   ignition 0 22 32 06   Gene Petro Charles Johnson '64 Ford 35 100 running 0 18 33 08   Bob Derrington Bub Strickler '64 Ford 36 100 running 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Richard Petty 1 12 12   Darel Dieringer 13 15 3   Richard Petty 16 17 2   Paul Goldsmith 18 28 11   Richard Petty 29 39 11   Paul Goldsmith 40 40 1