NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
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The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1966 - Rebel 400 Race Results
Race Name - Rebel 400Date - 4/30/1966Race Track - Darlington RacewayTrack Length (Miles) - 1.375 milesRace Length (Miles) - 400 milesPole Speed - 140.815 mphNumber of Cautions - 1Caution Laps - 5Average Race Speed - 131.99 mphLead Changes - 6Total Race Purse - $45,240Race Number - 15 | More Races from 1966 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 1 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 291 | 66 Plymout | 281 | $12,115 |
2 | 7 | Paul Goldsmith | 99 | Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels) | 288 | 65 Plymout | 1 | $6,570 |
3 | 11 | David Pearson | 6 | Cotton Owens | 288 | 65 Dodge | 6 | $4,145 |
4 | 9 | Bunkie Blackburn | 3 | Ray Fox | 283 | 65 Dodge | 0 | $2,225 |
5 | 10 | GC Spencer | 49 | GC Spencer | 283 | 65 Plymout | 2 | $1,670 |
6 | 5 | Jim Paschal | 14 | Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin) | 278 | 66 Plymout | 0 | $1,250 |
7 | 15 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley Henry Woodfield | 275 | 64 Ford | 0 | $1,000 |
8 | 26 | Buck Baker | 87 | Buck Baker | 275 | 66 Oldsmob | 0 | $900 |
9 | 17 | James Hylton | 48 | Econo Wash (Bud Hartje) | 270 | 65 Dodge | 0 | $965 |
10 | 12 | Paul Lewis | 1 | Paul Lewis | 270 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $840 |
11 | 23 | John Sears | 4 | LG DeWitt | 266 | 64 Ford | 0 | $750 |
12 | 14 | JT Putney | 19 | JT Putney | 262 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $725 |
13 | 28 | Henley Gray | 97 | Henley Gray | 257 | 66 Ford | 0 | $700 |
14 | 36 | Neil Castles | 86 | Buck Baker | 253 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $675 |
15 | 30 | Joel Davis | 77 | Harold Mays | 252 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $650 |
16 | 19 | Bobby Allison | 24 | Betty Lilly | 246 | 66 Ford | 0 | $645 |
17 | 13 | Bobby Johns | 7 | Shorty Johns | 242 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $600 |
18 | 16 | Stick Elliott | 18 | Toy Bolton | 239 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $575 |
19 | 25 | Roy Mayne | 46 | Tom Hunter | 236 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $550 |
20 | 29 | Walter Ballard | 30 | Ballard Racing (Walter Ballard) | 234 | 64 Ford | 0 | $525 |
21 | 24 | Buddy Baker | 88 | Buck Baker | 220 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $500 |
22 | 2 | Darel Dieringer | 16 | Bud Moore | 218 | 66 Mercury | 1 | $490 |
23 | 3 | Earl Balmer | 71 | K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) | 186 | 65 Dodge | 0 | $520 |
24 | 33 | Gene Black | 74 | Gene Black | 184 | 64 Ford | 0 | $470 |
25 | 8 | Curtis Turner | 22 | Smokey Yunick | 150 | 65 Chevrol | 0 | $460 |
26 | 34 | Wendell Scott | 25 | Wendell Scott | 144 | 65 Ford | 0 | $450 |
27 | 22 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Buddy Arrington | 97 | 64 Dodge | 0 | $445 |
28 | 31 | Wayne Smith | 38 | Archie Smith | 75 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $440 |
29 | 4 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 12 | Jon Thorne | 65 | 66 Dodge | 0 | $445 |
30 | 6 | Sam McQuagg | 98 | Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels) | 54 | 66 Dodge | 0 | $430 |
31 | 21 | Tiny Lund | 55 | Lyle Stelter | 54 | 64 Ford | 0 | $425 |
32 | 18 | Doug Cooper | 2 | Bob Cooper | 44 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $460 |
33 | 35 | Roy Tyner | 9 | Truett Rodgers | 29 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $415 |
34 | 20 | Tom Pistone | 59 | Tom Pistone | 4 | 64 Ford | 0 | $410 |
35 | 27 | Wayne Woodward | 66 | Wayne Woodward | 3 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $405 |
36 | 32 | Sonny Lamphear | 96 | 0 | 64 Ford | 0 | $400 |