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Dixie 400
NASCAR Grand National race
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
August 7, 1966
267 laps on 1.5 mile paved oval; 400.5 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 5
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1966 Plymouth
| 267
| 13,525
| running
| 90 |
2
| 6
| Buddy Baker
| 3
| Ray Fox
| 1966 Dodge
| 267
| 8,345
| running
| 62 |
3
| 9
| Sam McQuagg
| 98
| Ray Nichels
| 1966 Dodge
| 260
| 3,505
| running
| 0 |
4
| 17
| James Hylton
| 48
| Bud Hartje
| 1965 Dodge
| 259
| 3,000
| running
| 0 |
5
| 16
| Jerry Grant
| 04
| Tom Friedkin
| 1965 Plymouth
| 255
| 1,925
| running
| 1 |
6
| 20
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| 1964 Dodge
| 254
| 1,425
| running
| 0 |
7
| 38
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1965 Ford
| 251
| 1,330
| running
| 0 |
8
| 13
| Eddie MacDonald
| 89
| John C. Hipp
| 1965 Chevrolet
| 251
| 1,075
| running
| 0 |
9
| 33
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Buck Baker
| 1966 Oldsmobile
| 249
| 980
| running
| 0 |
10
| 21
| Bobby Allison
| 2
| J.D. Bracken
| 1965 Chevrolet
| 248
| 860
| running
| 0 |
11
| 14
| Bob Derrington
| 51
| Bob Derrington
| 1965 Chevrolet
| 242
| 790
| running
| 0 |
12
| 29
| J.T. Putney
| 19
| J.T. Putney
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 241
| 745
| running
| 0 |
13
| 26
| Jack Lawrence
| 06
| John McCarthy
| 1964 Mercury
| 233
| 630
| running
| 0 |
14
| 28
| Larry Hess
| 44
| Larry Hess
| 1964 Ford
| 226
| 600
| running
| 0 |
15
| 27
| Henley Gray
| 97
| Henley Gray
| 1966 Ford
| 216
| 595
| running
| 0 |
16
| 10
| Darel Dieringer
| 16
| Bud Moore
| 1966 Mercury
| 211
| 740
| engine
| 15 |
17
| 39
| Jimmy Helms
| 73
| David Warren
| 1964 Ford
| 209
| 655
| running
| 0 |
18
| 25
| Roy Mayne
| 46
| Tom Hunter
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 207
| 580
| running
| 0 |
19
| 30
| Neil Castles
| 88
| Buck Baker
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 183
| 625
| engine
| 0 |
20
| 41
| E.J. Trivette
| 95
| Gene Cline
| 1964 Ford
| 183
| 620
| running
| 0 |
21
| 23
| Stick Elliott
| 18
| Toy Bolton
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 149
| 565
| radiator
| 0 |
22
| 42
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1964 Ford
| 148
| 600
| transmission
| 0 |
23
| 3
| Fred Lorenzen
| 26
| Junior Johnson
| 1966 Ford
| 139
| 630
| accident
| 24 |
24
| 1
| Curtis Turner
| 13
| Smokey Yunick
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 130
| 1,200
| distributor
| 60 |
25
| 11
| Bobby Johns
| 7
| Shorty Johns
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 117
| 530
| engine
| 0 |
26
| 7
| Jim Paschal
| 14
| Tom Friedkin
| 1966 Plymouth
| 108
| 565
| engine
| 15 |
27
| 34
| G.C. Spencer
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1965 Plymouth
| 106
| 635
| engine
| 0 |
28
| 8
| Marvin Panch
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1965 Plymouth
| 98
| 430
| clutch
| 0 |
29
| 19
| Eldon Yarbrough
| 33
| Curtis Satterfield
| 1965 Chevrolet
| 74
| 500
| engine
| 0 |
30
| 18
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1964 Ford
| 67
| 495
| engine
| 0 |
31
| 22
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Harold Rhodes
| 1964 Chevrolet
| 66
| 465
| engine
| 0 |
32
| 37
| Earl Brooks
| 74
| Gene Black
| 1964 Ford
| 58
| 550
| oil pressure
| 0 |
33
| 12
| Bunkie Blackburn
| 39
| J.H. Crawford
| 1965 Chevrolet
| 52
| 480
| radiator
| 0 |
34
| 31
| Wayne Smith
| 38
| Archie Smith
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 44
| 475
| engine
| 0 |
35
| 2
| Earl Balmer
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1965 Dodge
| 41
| 470
| accident
| 0 |
36
| 35
| Tiny Lund
| 24
| Betty Lilly
| 1966 Ford
| 41
| 515
| engine
| 0 |
37
| 40
| Darrell Bryant
| 65
| Buddy Arrington
| 1964 Dodge
| 17
| 445
| oil pressure
| 0 |
38
| 24
| John Sears
| 4
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1964 Ford
| 15
| 380
| engine
| 0 |
39
| 4
| Paul Goldsmith
| 99
| Ray Nichels
| 1966 Plymouth
| 14
| 400
| distributor
| 0 |
40
| 32
| Friday Hassler
| 09
| Red Sharp
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 13
| 395
| head gasket
| 0 |
41
| 36
| Clyde Lynn
| 20
| Clyde Lynn
| 1964 Ford
| 12
| 465
| engine
| 0 |
42
| 15
| Larry Manning
| 63
| Bob Adams
| 1965 Plymouth
| 11
| 460
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:04:30
Average Speed: 130.244 MPH
Pole Speed: 36.405 seconds
6 cautions for 37 laps
Attendance: 25,000