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 - Nashville 400 Race Results
Race Name - Nashville 400Date - 7/30/1966Race Track - Nashville SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 200 milesPole Speed - 82.493 mphNumber of Cautions - 4Caution Laps - 41Average Race Speed - 71.77 mphLead Changes - 0Total Race Purse - $10,360Race Number - 36 | More Races from 1966 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 1 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 400 | 66 Plymout | 400 | $2,750 |
2 | 13 | Buck Baker | 87 | Buck Baker | 395 | 66 Oldsmob | 0 | $1,400 |
3 | 2 | Bobby Allison | 2 | JD Bracken | 394 | 65 Chevrol | 0 | $850 |
4 | 19 | Henley Gray | 74 | Gene Black | 383 | 66 Ford | 0 | $500 |
5 | 14 | John Sears | 4 | LG DeWitt | 383 | 64 Ford | 0 | $475 |
6 | 18 | Neil Castles | 88 | Buck Baker | 378 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $450 |
7 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | 20 | Clyde Lynn | 378 | 64 Ford | 0 | $425 |
8 | 8 | Coo Coo Marlin | 97 | Henley Gray | 375 | 66 Ford | 0 | $375 |
9 | 16 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 375 | 65 Ford | 0 | $325 |
10 | 9 | James Hylton | 48 | Econo Wash (Bud Hartje) | 352 | 65 Ford | 0 | $300 |
11 | 26 | Larry Hess | 44 | Larry Hess | 320 | 64 Ford | 0 | $275 |
12 | 15 | Stick Elliott | 18 | Toy Bolton | 308 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $240 |
13 | 3 | GC Spencer | 49 | GC Spencer | 287 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $220 |
14 | 27 | Joel Davis | 61 | Toy Bolton | 268 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $200 |
15 | 21 | Buddy Arrington | 3 | Ray Fox | 262 | 64 Dodge | 0 | $170 |
16 | 7 | Friday Hassler | 39 | JH Crawford | 256 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $150 |
17 | 6 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley Henry Woodfield | 250 | 64 Ford | 0 | $130 |
18 | 23 | Wayne Smith | 38 | Archie Smith | 220 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $120 |
19 | 25 | Don Biederman | 94 | Ron Stotten | 214 | 64 Chevrol | 0 | $100 |
20 | 11 | JT Putney | 19 | JT Putney | 171 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $100 |
21 | 28 | Roy Tyner | 9 | Truett Rodgers | 141 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $100 |
22 | 4 | Paul Lewis | 1 | Paul Lewis | 100 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $100 |
23 | 24 | JD McDuffie | 70 | JD McDuffie | 54 | 64 Ford | 0 | $100 |
24 | 5 | Doug Cooper | 2 | Bob Cooper | 49 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $100 |
25 | 17 | Marty Robbins | 53 | David Warren | 48 | 64 Ford | 0 | $100 |
26 | 22 | Blackie Watt | 93 | Harry Neal | 21 | 64 Ford | 0 | $100 |
27 | 12 | Johnny Wynn | 6 | John McCarthy | 2 | 64 Mercury | 0 | $100 |
28 | 10 | Darel Dieringer | 24 | Betty Lilly | 0 | 66 Ford | 0 | $100 |