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Asheville 300

NASCAR Grand National race
New Asheville Speedway, Asheville, NC
June 2, 1966
300 laps on 0.333 mile paved oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	2	David Pearson	6	Cotton Owens	1964 Dodge	300	1,000	running	291
2	3	J.T. Putney	19	J.T. Putney	1966 Chevrolet	299	600	running	0
3	11	John Sears	4	L.G. DeWitt	1964 Ford	286	400	running	0
4	6	James Hylton	48	Bud Hartje	1965 Dodge	285	300	running	0
5	8	Hank Thomas	92	W.S. Jenkins	1964 Ford	284	275	running	0
6	14	Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	1965 Ford	282	240	running	0
7	12	Henley Gray	97	Henley Gray	1966 Ford	281	200	running	0
8	22	J.D. McDuffie	70	J.D. McDuffie	1964 Ford	278	175	running	0
9	9	Buck Baker	87	Buck Baker	1966 Oldsmobile	273	150	running	0
10	19	Clyde Lynn	20	Clyde Lynn	1964 Ford	262	140	running	0
11	5	Elmo Langley	64	Elmo Langley	1964 Ford	262	130	running	0
12	16	Blackie Watt	93	Harry Neal	1964 Ford	261	120	running	0
13	18	Max Ledbetter	35	Ken Carpenter	1965 Oldsmobile	234	110	running	0
14	13	Stick Elliott	18	Toy Bolton	1966 Chevrolet	169	100	engine	0
15	21	Bill Latham	45	Bill Seifert	1964 Ford	153	100	engine	0
16	20	Roy Tyner	9	Truett Rodgers	1965 Chevrolet	103	100	transmission	0
17	1	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1965 Plymouth	89	100	accident	9
18	10	Doug Cooper	02	Bob Cooper	1965 Plymouth	51	100	steering	0
19	4	Jack Ingram	00	Emory Gilliam	1964 Dodge	14	100	fuel line	0
20	7	Buddy Baker	73	Joan Petre	1964 Ford	12	100	differential	0
21	15	Neil Castles	86	Buck Baker	1965 Plymouth	8	100	engine	0
22	19	Jimmy Helms	53	David Warren	1964 Ford	8	100	engine	0

Time of race: 01:32:20
Average Speed: 64.917 MPH
Pole Speed: 16.43 seconds
Attendance: 4,000