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Gwyn Staley 400
NASCAR Grand National race
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
April 17, 1966
400 laps on 0.625 mile paved oval; 250 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 1
| Jim Paschal
| 14
| Tom Friedkin
| 1966 Plymouth
| 400
| 4,950
| running
| 308 |
2
| 7
| G.C. Spencer
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1965 Plymouth
| 394
| 2,225
| running
| 0 |
3
| 2
| David Pearson
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1966 Dodge
| 382
| 1,350
| engine
| 0 |
4
| 26
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1965 Ford
| 378
| 825
| running
| 0 |
5
| 25
| Henley Gray
| 97
| Henley Gray
| 1966 Ford
| 375
| 625
| running
| 0 |
6
| 15
| John Sears
| 04
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1964 Ford
| 371
| 525
| running
| 0 |
7
| 29
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1964 Ford
| 370
| 475
| running
| 0 |
8
| 35
| Neil Castles
| 86
| Buck Baker
| 1965 Plymouth
| 362
| 400
| running
| 0 |
9
| 27
| Bill Seifert
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1964 Ford
| 357
| 375
| running
| 0 |
10
| 32
| Gene Cline
| 95
| Gene Cline
| 1964 Ford
| 350
| 300
| running
| 0 |
11
| 4
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1965 Plymouth
| 347
| 400
| running
| 92 |
12
| 36
| Hank Thomas
| 92
| W.S. Jenkins
| 1964 Ford
| 345
| 250
| running
| 0 |
13
| 18
| Wayne Woodward
| 66
| Wayne Woodward
| 1965 Chevrolet
| 331
| 250
| differential
| 0 |
14
| 9
| Buddy Baker
| 74
| Gene Black
| 1964 Ford
| 317
| 225
| running
| 0 |
15
| 17
| Roy Mayne
| 46
| Tom Hunter
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 287
| 200
| running
| 0 |
16
| 30
| Wayne Smith
| 38
| Archie Smith
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 267
| 200
| engine
| 0 |
17
| 6
| Sam McQuagg
| 98
| Ray Nichels
| 1966 Dodge
| 266
| 200
| engine
| 0 |
18
| 20
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Jeff Handy
| 1964 Ford
| 246
| 200
| differential
| 0 |
19
| 24
| Larry Manning
| 63
| Bob Adams
| 1965 Plymouth
| 245
| 200
| running
| 0 |
20
| 28
| Clyde Lynn
| 20
| Clyde Lynn
| 1964 Ford
| 239
| 200
| differential
| 0 |
21
| 14
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1964 Ford
| 228
| 175
| engine
| 0 |
22
| 19
| Buddy Arrington
| 73
| Joan Petre
| 1964 Ford
| 210
| 175
| differential
| 0 |
23
| 37
| Roy Tyner
| 9
| Truett Rodgers
| 1965 Chevrolet
| 198
| 150
| differential
| 0 |
24
| 11
| Paul Goldsmith
| 99
| Ray Nichels
| 1965 Plymouth
| 193
| 250
| brakes
| 0 |
25
| 33
| Jimmy Helms
| 53
| David Warren
| 1964 Ford
| 152
| 150
| flat tire
| 0 |
26
| 5
| Bobby Allison
| 24
| Betty Lilly
| 1966 Ford
| 146
| 175
| engine
| 0 |
27
| 23
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Buck Baker
| 1966 Oldsmobile
| 143
| 200
| engine
| 0 |
28
| 22
| Bobby Johns
| 7
| Shorty Johns
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 112
| 250
| overheating
| 0 |
29
| 16
| Joel Davis
| 77
| Harold Mays
| 1964 Plymouth
| 111
| 175
| differential
| 0 |
30
| 8
| Doug Cooper
| 02
| Bob Cooper
| 1965 Plymouth
| 92
| 175
| differential
| 0 |
31
| 12
| J.T. Putney
| 19
| J.T. Putney
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 89
| 50
| engine
| 0 |
32
| 10
| Eddie Yarboro
| 40
| Eddie Yarboro
| 1965 Dodge
| 77
| 25
| differential
| 0 |
33
| 13
| Paul Lewis
| 1
| Paul Lewis
| 1965 Plymouth
| 49
| 25
| engine
| 0 |
34
| 34
| Max Ledbetter
| 35
| Ken Carpenter
| 1965 Oldsmobile
| 47
|
| oil leak
| 0 |
35
| 21
| James Hylton
| 48
| Bud Hartje
| 1965 Dodge
| 30
| 150
| engine
| 0 |
36
| 31
| Ernest Eury
| 60
| Joan Petre
| 1964 Chevrolet
| 22
|
| steering
| 0 |
37
| 3
| Tom Pistone
| 59
| Tom Pistone
| 1964 Ford
| 5
| 25
| accident
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:50:22
Average Speed: 89.045 MPH
Pole Speed: 21.91 seconds
8 cautions for 48 laps
Attendance: 6,000