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 - National 500 Race Results
Race Name - National 500Date - 10/16/1966Race Track - Charlotte Motor SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 1.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 501 milesPole Speed - 150.533 mphNumber of Cautions - 6Caution Laps - 46Average Race Speed - 130.57 mphLead Changes - 14Total Race Purse - $64,489Race Number - 48 | More Races from 1966 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 17 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 12 | Jon Thorne | 334 | 66 Dodge | 301 | $17,455 |
2 | 18 | Darel Dieringer | 15 | Junior Johnson | 334 | 66 Ford | 5 | $7,670 |
3 | 7 | Paul Goldsmith | 99 | Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels) | 334 | 66 Plymout | 1 | $4,205 |
4 | 2 | Gordon Johncock | 26 | Holly Farms (Junior Johnson) | 334 | 66 Ford | 9 | $2,865 |
5 | 8 | Earl Balmer | 71 | K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) | 332 | 66 Dodge | 0 | $1,975 |
6 | 11 | Marvin Panch | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 329 | 66 Plymout | 0 | $1,550 |
7 | 19 | Paul Lewis | 1 | Paul Lewis | 328 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $1,250 |
8 | 20 | James Hylton | 48 | Econo Wash (Bud Hartje) | 320 | 65 Dodge | 0 | $1,150 |
9 | 29 | John Sears | 4 | LG DeWitt | 319 | 64 Ford | 0 | $1,075 |
10 | 14 | David Pearson | 6 | Cotton Owens | 314 | 66 Dodge | 0 | $1,025 |
11 | 25 | Jack Bowsher | 33 | Jack Bowsher | 313 | 66 Ford | 0 | $1,025 |
12 | 34 | JT Putney | 19 | JT Putney | 313 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $935 |
13 | 35 | Neil Castles | 86 | Buck Baker | 313 | 64 Dodge | 0 | $905 |
14 | 22 | Butch Hartman | 5 | Butch Hartman | 307 | 65 Dodge | 0 | $875 |
15 | 9 | Jim Hurtubise | 56 | Norm Nelson | 306 | 66 Plymout | 0 | $905 |
16 | 40 | Wayne Smith | 38 | Archie Smith | 305 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $825 |
17 | 42 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 302 | 65 Ford | 0 | $790 |
18 | 43 | Henley Gray | 75 | Gene Black | 296 | 65 Ford | 0 | $764 |
19 | 41 | George England | 51 | Tinker Faulkner | 293 | 65 Chevrol | 0 | $745 |
20 | 28 | Stick Elliott | 47 | Toy Bolton | 290 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $735 |
21 | 37 | Iggy Katona | 30 | Iggy Katona | 286 | 65 Dodge | 0 | $715 |
22 | 13 | Don White | 31 | Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels) | 272 | 66 Dodge | 0 | $715 |
23 | 44 | Clyde Lynn | 20 | Clyde Lynn | 265 | 64 Ford | 0 | $685 |
24 | 12 | Jim Paschal | 14 | Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin) | 262 | 66 Plymout | 0 | $710 |
25 | 1 | Fred Lorenzen | 28 | HolmanMoody | 248 | 66 Ford | 0 | $800 |
26 | 6 | Cale Yarborough | 21 | Wood Brothers | 207 | 66 Ford | 9 | $750 |
27 | 39 | Donnie Allison | 5 | Harper FDY and MCH Co (Robert Harper) | 186 | 65 Chevrol | 0 | $655 |
28 | 31 | Tiny Lund | 55 | Lyle Stelter | 161 | 64 Ford | 0 | $720 |
29 | 32 | Roy Mayne | 46 | Tom Hunter | 144 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $685 |
30 | 21 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley Henry Woodfield | 141 | 64 Ford | 0 | $635 |
31 | 30 | Friday Hassler | 9 | Red Sharp | 130 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $615 |
32 | 33 | Buck Baker | 87 | Buck Baker | 124 | 66 Oldsmob | 0 | $630 |
33 | 24 | Frank Warren | 79 | Harold Rhodes | 114 | 64 Chevrol | 0 | $585 |
34 | 27 | GC Spencer | 49 | GC Spencer | 98 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $600 |
35 | 5 | Buddy Baker | 3 | Ray Fox | 97 | 65 Dodge | 0 | $600 |
36 | 3 | Curtis Turner | 13 | Smokey Yunick | 93 | 66 Chevrol | 9 | $635 |
37 | 26 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | Bondy Long (Bernard Alvarez) | 73 | 66 Ford | 0 | $1,095 |
38 | 4 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 48 | 66 Plymout | 0 | $580 |
39 | 38 | Larry Hess | 44 | Larry Hess | 41 | 64 Ford | 0 | $550 |
40 | 16 | Sam McQuagg | 98 | Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels) | 35 | 66 Dodge | 0 | $620 |
41 | 36 | Bobby Johns | 7 | Shorty Johns | 28 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $545 |
42 | 15 | Dick Hutcherson | 29 | HolmanMoody | 17 | 66 Ford | 0 | $535 |
43 | 10 | AJ Foyt | 27 | Banjo Matthews | 12 | 66 Ford | 0 | $580 |
44 | 23 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Buddy Arrington | 7 | 64 Dodge | 0 | $525 |