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1966 Rebel 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 15 of 49 Saturday, April 30, 1966 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC 291 laps on a 1.375 mile paved track (400.125 miles) Time of race: 3:01:53 Average speed: 131.993 mph Pole speed: 140.815 mph Cautions: 1 for 5 laps Margin of victory: 3 laps + Attendance: 7000 Lead changes: 6 Glossary    1966 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1966 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 1 43   Richard Petty Plymouth   (Petty Enterprises) '66 Plymouth 291 12115 running 281 2 7 99   Paul Goldsmith Nichels Engineering   (Ray Nichels) '65 Plymouth 288 6570 running 1 3 11 6   David Pearson Cotton Owens '65 Dodge 288 4145 running 6 4 9 3   Bunkie Blackburn Ray Fox '65 Dodge 283 2225 running 0 5 10 49   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '65 Plymouth 283 1670 running 2 6 5 14   Jim Paschal Friedkin Enterprises   (Tom Friedkin) '66 Plymouth 278 1250 running 0 7 15 64   Elmo Langley Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield '64 Ford 275 1000 running 0 8 26 87   Buck Baker Buck Baker '66 Oldsmobile 275 900 running 0 9 17 48   James Hylton Econo Wash   (Bud Hartje) '65 Dodge 270 965 running 0 10 12 1   Paul Lewis Paul Lewis '65 Plymouth 270 840 running 0 11 23 4   John Sears L.G. DeWitt '64 Ford 266 750 running 0 12 14 19   J.T. Putney J.T. Putney '66 Chevrolet 262 725 running 0 13 28 97   Henley Gray Henley Gray '66 Ford 257 700 running 0 14 36 86   Neil Castles Buck Baker '65 Plymouth 253 675 running 0 15 30 77   Joel Davis Harold Mays '65 Plymouth 252 650 running 0 16 19 24   Bobby Allison Betty Lilly '66 Ford 246 645 wheel bearing 0 17 13 7   Bobby Johns Shorty Johns '66 Chevrolet 242 600 engine 0 18 16 18   Stick Elliott Toy Bolton '66 Chevrolet 239 575 crank 0 19 25 46   Roy Mayne Tom Hunter '66 Chevrolet 236 550 running 0 20 29 30   Walter Ballard Ballard Racing   (Walter Ballard) '64 Ford 234 525 running 0 21 24 88   Buddy Baker City Chevrolet   (Buck Baker) '66 Chevrolet 220 500 engine 0 22 2 16   Darel Dieringer Bud Moore '66 Mercury 218 490 engine 1 23 3 71   Earl Balmer K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '65 Dodge 186 520 oil pan 0 24 33 74   Gene Black Gene Black '64 Ford 184 470 axle 0 25 8 22   Curtis Turner Smokey Yunick '65 Chevrolet 150 460 lug bolts 0 26 34 25   Wendell Scott Wendell Scott '65 Ford 144 450 overheating 0 27 22 67   Buddy Arrington Buddy Arrington '64 Dodge 97 445 engine 0 28 31 38   Wayne Smith Archie Smith '66 Chevrolet 75 440 clutch 0 29 4 12   LeeRoy Yarbrough Jon Thorne '66 Dodge 65 445 engine 0 30 6 98   Sam McQuagg Nichels Engineering   (Ray Nichels) '66 Dodge 54 430 overheating 0 31 21 55   Tiny Lund Lyle Stelter '64 Ford 54 425 clutch 0 32 18 02   Doug Cooper Bob Cooper '65 Plymouth 44 460 engine 0 33 35 9   Roy Tyner Truett Rodgers '66 Chevrolet 29 415 transmission 0 34 20 59   Tom Pistone Twin City Body Shop   (Tom Pistone) '64 Ford 4 410 oil pressure 0 35 27 66   Wayne Woodward Wayne Woodward '66 Chevrolet 3 405 engine 0 36 32 96   Sonny Lamphear Homer O'Dell '64 Ford 0 400 engine 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Wendell Scott 34 Wendell Scott Ford Jimmy Helms 53 David Warren Ford J.D. McDuffie 70 J.D. McDuffie Ford Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Richard Petty 1 36 36   Paul Goldsmith 37 37 1   G.C. Spencer 38 39 2   David Pearson 40 45 6   Richard Petty 46 100 55   Darel Dieringer 101 101 1   Richard Petty 102 291 190