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 - Tidewater 250 Race Results
Race Name - Tidewater 250Date - 5/7/1966Race Track - Langley Field SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.4 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 66.821 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 60.616 mphLead Changes - 2Total Race Purse - $4,740Race Number - 16 | More Races from 1966 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 1 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 250 | 66 Plymout | 177 | $1,000 |
2 | 3 | James Hylton | 48 | Econo Wash (Bud Hartje) | 250 | 65 Dodge | 0 | $600 |
3 | 8 | Neil Castles | 86 | Buck Baker | 246 | 66 Plymout | 0 | $400 |
4 | 4 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley Henry Woodfield | 244 | 64 Ford | 0 | $300 |
5 | 6 | Tom Pistone | 59 | Tom Pistone | 244 | 64 Ford | 0 | $275 |
6 | 13 | Johnny Wynn | 6 | John McCarthy | 243 | 64 Mercury | 0 | $240 |
7 | 14 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 243 | 65 Ford | 0 | $200 |
8 | 18 | Roy Tyner | 9 | Truett Rodgers | 233 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $175 |
9 | 7 | JT Putney | 19 | JT Putney | 226 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $150 |
10 | 10 | Clyde Lynn | 20 | Clyde Lynn | 222 | 64 Ford | 0 | $140 |
11 | 11 | Henley Gray | 97 | Henley Gray | 203 | 66 Ford | 0 | $130 |
12 | 12 | Bill Seifert | 45 | Bill Seifert | 195 | 64 Ford | 0 | $120 |
13 | 2 | John Sears | 4 | LG DeWitt | 194 | 64 Ford | 73 | $110 |
14 | 22 | Worth McMillion | 80 | Allen McMillion | 153 | 65 Pontiac | 0 | $100 |
15 | 19 | Jimmy Helms | 53 | David Warren | 69 | 64 Ford | 0 | $100 |
16 | 17 | Buck Baker | 87 | Buck Baker | 52 | 66 Oldsmob | 0 | $100 |
17 | 9 | Sonny Lamphear | 96 | 35 | 64 Ford | 0 | $100 | |
18 | 15 | Jabe Thomas | 25 | Jeff Handy | 30 | 64 Ford | 0 | $100 |
19 | 5 | David Pearson | 6 | Cotton Owens | 26 | 64 Dodge | 0 | $100 |
20 | 21 | Bob Derrington | 51 | Bob Derrington | 17 | 65 Chevrol | 0 | $100 |
21 | 16 | Tiny Lund | 55 | Lyle Stelter | 13 | 64 Ford | 0 | $100 |
22 | 20 | Ed Jordan | 30 | 2 | 64 Ford | 0 | $100 |