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 - Asheville 300 Race Results
Race Name - Asheville 300Date - 6/2/1966Race Track - New Asheville SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.333 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 72.964 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 64.917 mphLead Changes - 1Total Race Purse - $4,740Race Number - 22 | More Races from 1966 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 2 | David Pearson | 6 | Cotton Owens | 300 | 64 Dodge | 291 | $1,000 |
2 | 3 | JT Putney | 19 | JT Putney | 299 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $600 |
3 | 11 | John Sears | 4 | LG DeWitt | 286 | 64 Ford | 0 | $400 |
4 | 6 | James Hylton | 48 | Econo Wash (Bud Hartje) | 285 | 65 Dodge | 0 | $300 |
5 | 8 | Hank Thomas | 92 | WS Jenkins | 284 | 64 Ford | 0 | $275 |
6 | 14 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 282 | 65 Ford | 0 | $240 |
7 | 12 | Henley Gray | 97 | Henley Gray | 281 | 66 Ford | 0 | $200 |
8 | 22 | JD McDuffie | 70 | JD McDuffie | 278 | 64 Ford | 0 | $175 |
9 | 9 | Buck Baker | 87 | Buck Baker | 273 | 66 Oldsmob | 0 | $150 |
10 | 19 | Clyde Lynn | 20 | Clyde Lynn | 262 | 64 Ford | 0 | $140 |
11 | 5 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley Henry Woodfield | 262 | 64 Ford | 0 | $130 |
12 | 16 | Blackie Watt | 93 | Harry Neal | 261 | 64 Ford | 0 | $120 |
13 | 18 | Max Ledbetter | 35 | Ken Carpenter | 234 | 65 Oldsmob | 0 | $110 |
14 | 13 | Stick Elliott | 18 | Toy Bolton | 169 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $100 |
15 | 21 | Bill Latham | 45 | Bill Seifert | 153 | 64 Ford | 0 | $100 |
16 | 20 | Roy Tyner | 9 | Truett Rodgers | 103 | 65 Chevrol | 0 | $100 |
17 | 1 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 89 | 65 Plymout | 9 | $100 |
18 | 10 | Doug Cooper | 2 | Bob Cooper | 51 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $100 |
19 | 4 | Jack Ingram | 0 | Emory Gilliam | 14 | 64 Dodge | 0 | $100 |
20 | 7 | Buddy Baker | 73 | Joan Petre | 12 | 64 Ford | 0 | $100 |
21 | 15 | Neil Castles | 86 | Buck Baker | 8 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $100 |
22 | 19 | Jimmy Helms | 53 | David Warren | 8 | 64 Ford | 0 | $100 |