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 - American 500 Race Results
Race Name - American 500Date - 10/30/1966Race Track - North Carolina Motor SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 1 milesRace Length (Miles) - 500 milesPole Speed - 115.988 mphNumber of Cautions - 4Caution Laps - 35Average Race Speed - 104.34 mphLead Changes - 20Total Race Purse - $62,145Race Number - 49 | More Races from 1966 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 1 | Fred Lorenzen | 28 | HolmanMoody | 500 | 66 Ford | 320 | $14,550 |
2 | 8 | Don White | 31 | Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels) | 496 | 66 Dodge | 0 | $7,350 |
3 | 18 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | Bondy Long | 496 | 66 Ford | 0 | $4,700 |
4 | 12 | Cale Yarborough | 21 | Wood Brothers | 494 | 66 Ford | 0 | $2,250 |
5 | 25 | Junior Johnson | 47 | Junior Johnson | 494 | 66 Ford | 0 | $1,475 |
6 | 7 | Buddy Baker | 3 | Ray Fox | 492 | 65 Dodge | 0 | $2,700 |
7 | 13 | David Pearson | 6 | Cotton Owens | 488 | 66 Dodge | 0 | $1,100 |
8 | 5 | Jim Paschal | 14 | Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin) | 485 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $2,050 |
9 | 27 | Donnie Allison | 5 | Robert Harper | 478 | 65 Chevrol | 0 | $1,525 |
10 | 20 | James Hylton | 48 | Econo Wash (Bud Hartje) | 475 | 65 Dodge | 0 | $1,150 |
11 | 31 | JT Putney | 19 | JT Putney | 471 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $1,125 |
12 | 16 | GC Spencer | 49 | GC Spencer | 468 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $940 |
13 | 14 | Darel Dieringer | 15 | Junior Johnson | 464 | 66 Ford | 0 | $905 |
14 | 29 | Buddy Arrington | 1 | Paul Lewis | 463 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $805 |
15 | 19 | Jack Bowsher | 33 | Jack Bowsher | 462 | 66 Ford | 0 | $685 |
16 | 33 | Frank Warren | 79 | Harold Rhodes | 455 | 64 Chevrol | 0 | $925 |
17 | 37 | Buck Baker | 87 | Buck Baker | 452 | 66 Oldsmob | 0 | $850 |
18 | 38 | Henley Gray | 97 | Henley Gray | 450 | 66 Ford | 0 | $805 |
19 | 22 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley Henry Woodfield | 449 | 64 Ford | 0 | $725 |
20 | 34 | Roy Mayne | 46 | Tom Hunter | 447 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $810 |
21 | 35 | Larry Hess | 44 | Larry Hess | 442 | 64 Ford | 0 | $795 |
22 | 43 | Don Biederman | 94 | Ron Stotten | 440 | 64 Chevrol | 0 | $710 |
23 | 32 | Friday Hassler | 9 | Red Sharp | 438 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $825 |
24 | 30 | Wayne Smith | 38 | Archie Smith | 438 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $725 |
25 | 42 | Clyde Lynn | 45 | Bill Seifert | 417 | 64 Ford | 0 | $690 |
26 | 36 | JD McDuffie | 70 | JD McDuffie | 402 | 64 Ford | 0 | $755 |
27 | 3 | Gordon Johncock | 26 | Junior Johnson | 375 | 66 Ford | 0 | $605 |
28 | 2 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 320 | 66 Plymout | 180 | $650 |
29 | 15 | Paul Lewis | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 308 | 66 Plymout | 0 | $670 |
30 | 26 | Bobby Isaac | 5 | Cotton Owens | 293 | 65 Dodge | 0 | $615 |
31 | 11 | Sam McQuagg | 98 | Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels) | 270 | 66 Dodge | 0 | $585 |
32 | 9 | Earl Balmer | 71 | K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) | 188 | 65 Dodge | 0 | $655 |
33 | 4 | Dick Hutcherson | 29 | HolmanMoody | 127 | 66 Ford | 0 | $550 |
34 | 10 | Curtis Turner | 13 | Smokey Yunick | 126 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $595 |
35 | 40 | Wendell Scott | 59 | Tom Pistone | 119 | 64 Ford | 0 | $540 |
36 | 21 | John Sears | 4 | LG DeWitt | 110 | 64 Ford | 0 | $535 |
37 | 6 | Paul Goldsmith | 99 | Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels) | 80 | 66 Plymout | 0 | $530 |
38 | 24 | Bobby Johns | 7 | Shorty Johns | 78 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $525 |
39 | 17 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 12 | Jon Thorne | 67 | 66 Dodge | 0 | $595 |
40 | 39 | Neil Castles | 86 | Buck Baker | 58 | 64 Dodge | 0 | $555 |
41 | 28 | Bobby Allison | 2 | JD Bracken | 57 | 65 Chevrol | 0 | $510 |
42 | 44 | Don Tilley | 53 | George Elliott | 48 | 64 Ford | 0 | $505 |
43 | 41 | Tommy Bostick | 22 | Crawford Brothers | 42 | 65 Chevrol | 0 | $500 |
44 | 23 | Tiny Lund | 55 | Lyle Stelter | 2 | 64 Ford | 0 | $500 |