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Daytona 500 Qualifying Race

NASCAR Grand National race
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
February 25, 1966
40 laps on 2.5 mile paved oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	8	Paul Goldsmith	99	Ray Nichels	1965 Plymouth	40	1,100	running	12
2	1	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1966 Plymouth	40	600	running	25
3	6	Don White	07	Ray Nichels	1965 Dodge	40	400	running	0
4	5	Marvin Panch	21	Wood Brothers	1966 Ford	40	300	running	0
5	2	Fred Lorenzen	28	Holman-Moody	C6HM-10073/Ford	40	300	running	0
6	12	Sam McQuagg	98	Ray Nichels	1966 Dodge	40	250	running	0
7	10	Gordon Johncock	71	Nord Krauskopf	1965 Dodge	40	225	running	0
8	4	Darel Dieringer	16	Bud Moore	1964 Mercury	40	200	running	3
9	11	Larry Frank	9	Ray Nichels	1966 Plymouth	40	150	running	0
10	9	Cale Yarborough	27	Banjo Matthews	1966 Ford	40	150	running	0
11	3	Curtis Turner	41	Wood Brothers	1966 Ford	39	150	running	0
12	7	James Hylton	48	Bud Hartje	1965 Dodge	39	125	running	0
13	13	Roy Mayne	46	Tom Hunter	1966 Chevrolet	39	125	running	0
14	20	Calvin Kelly	23	Hubert Howard	1964 Ford	37	100	running	0
15	28	Ned Setzer	61	Toy Bolton	1966 Chevrolet	37	100	running	0
16	24	Henley Gray	97	Henley Gray	1966 Ford	37	100	running	0
17	25	Wayne Smith	38	Archie Smith	1966 Chevrolet	36	100	running	0
18	33	Bob Derrington	08	Bub Strickler	1964 Ford	36	100	running	0
19	27	Buddy Baker	88	Buck Baker	1965 Chevrolet	36	100	running	0
20	18	Larry Hess	44	Larry Hess	1964 Ford	36	100	running	0
21	16	Johnny Allen	0	Reid Shaw	1964 Ford	35	100	running	0
22	32	Gene Petro	06	Charles Johnson	1964 Ford	35	100	running	0
23	14	Johnny Rutherford	33	Curtis Satterfield	1966 Chevrolet	35	100	running	0
24	21	Ronnie Chumley	76	H.B. Bailey	1964 Pontiac	34	100	running	0
25	23	Tiny Lund	10	Gary Weaver	1964 Ford	33		running	0
26	19	Blackie Watt	93	Harry Neal	1964 Ford	29		engine	0
27	30	Nick Rampling	78	Ron Staughton	1964 Chevrolet	27		overheating	0
28	31	Doug Cooper	75	Gene Black	1964 Ford	25		ignition	0
29	22	Rock Harn	32	A.T. Mulherin	1964 Ford	23		engine	0
30	15	Jabe Thomas	25	Jeff Handy	1964 Ford	21		wheel	0
31	17	Lionel Johnson	57	Clay Esteridge	1964 Ford	21		overheating	0
32	26	Gene Cline	95	Gene Cline	1964 Ford	6		handling	0
33	29	Neil Castles	85	Buck Baker	1965 Plymouth	5		engine	0

Time of race: 00:37:24
Average Speed: 160.427 MPH
Pole Speed: 51.38 seconds
1 caution for 3 laps
Attendance: 22,000