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Southern 500
NASCAR Grand National race
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
September 5, 1966
364 laps on 1.375 mile paved oval; 500.5 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 3
| Darel Dieringer
| 16
| Bud Moore
| 1966 Mercury Comet
| 364
| 20,900
| running
| 105 |
2
| 2
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1966 Plymouth
| 364
| 8,975
| running
| 131 |
3
| 13
| David Pearson
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1966 Dodge Coronet
| 361
| 4,700
| running
| 1 |
4
| 14
| Marvin Panch
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1966 Plymouth
| 360
| 2,725
| running
| 14 |
5
| 9
| Fred Lorenzen
| 28
| Holman-Moody
| 1966 Ford Fairlane
| 360
| 2,300
| running
| 0 |
6
| 11
| Jim Paschal
| 14
| Tom Friedkin
| 1966 Plymouth
| 360
| 2,595
| running
| 0 |
7
| 10
| Dick Hutcherson
| 29
| Holman-Moody
| 1965 Ford
| 358
| 1,280
| running
| 1 |
8
| 1
| LeeRoy Yarbrough
| 12
| Jon Thorne
| 1966 Dodge Charger
| 358
| 1,650
| running
| 35 |
9
| 5
| Sam McQuagg
| 98
| Ray Nichels
| 1966 Dodge Charger
| 358
| 900
| running
| 23 |
10
| 18
| G.C. Spencer
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1966 Plymouth
| 358
| 1,180
| running
| 0 |
11
| 7
| Cale Yarborough
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1966 Ford Fairlane
| 356
| 700
| running
| 33 |
12
| 21
| Paul Lewis
| 1
| Paul Lewis
| 1965 Plymouth
| 353
| 925
| running
| 0 |
13
| 20
| Ned Jarrett
| 11
| Bernard Alvarez
| 1966 Ford
| 350
| 1,375
| running
| 0 |
14
| 12
| Curtis Turner
| 26
| Junior Johnson
| 1966 Ford
| 348
| 600
| accident
| 12 |
15
| 16
| James Hylton
| 48
| Bud Hartje
| 1965 Dodge
| 348
| 800
| running
| 0 |
16
| 4
| Paul Goldsmith
| 99
| Ray Nichels
| 1966 Plymouth
| 345
| 605
| engine
| 9 |
17
| 19
| H.B. Bailey
| 36
| H.B. Bailey
| 1966 Pontiac
| 341
| 840
| running
| 0 |
18
| 23
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1964 Ford
| 336
| 710
| running
| 0 |
19
| 25
| J.T. Putney
| 19
| J.T. Putney
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 333
| 725
| running
| 0 |
20
| 40
| John Sears
| 4
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1964 Ford
| 327
| 695
| running
| 0 |
21
| 44
| Larry Hess
| 44
| Larry Hess
| 1964 Ford
| 326
| 665
| running
| 0 |
22
| 38
| Henley Gray
| 97
| Henley Gray
| 1966 Ford
| 323
| 660
| running
| 0 |
23
| 36
| Neil Castles
| 88
| Buck Baker
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 321
| 655
| running
| 0 |
24
| 43
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1965 Ford
| 317
| 650
| running
| 0 |
25
| 37
| Bill Champion
| 72
| Bill Champion
| 1964 Ford
| 308
| 645
| running
| 0 |
26
| 30
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Harold Rhodes
| 1964 Chevrolet
| 305
| 590
| engine
| 0 |
27
| 26
| Bunkie Blackburn
| 20
|
| 1964 Mercury
| 287
| 615
| running
| 0 |
28
| 24
| Tiny Lund
| 24
| Betty Lilly
| 1966 Ford
| 248
| 580
| engine
| 0 |
29
| 28
| Friday Hassler
| 09
| Red Sharp
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 196
| 575
| wheel bearing
| 0 |
30
| 6
| Earl Balmer
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1965 Dodge
| 185
| 470
| accident
| 0 |
31
| 31
| Blackie Watt
| 93
| Harry Neal
| 1964 Ford
| 172
| 465
| engine
| 0 |
32
| 42
| Earl Brooks
| 75
| Gene Black
| 1966 Ford
| 120
| 510
| engine
| 0 |
33
| 8
| Buddy Baker
| 3
| Ray Fox
| 1965 Dodge
| 97
| 455
| throttle
| 0 |
34
| 32
| Eddie MacDonald
| 89
| John C. Hipp
| 1965 Chevrolet
| 97
| 450
| engine
| 0 |
35
| 22
| Stick Elliott
| 47
| Toy Bolton
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 78
| 445
| valve
| 0 |
36
| 33
| Bobby Allison
| 2
| J.D. Bracken
| 1965 Chevrolet
| 71
| 640
| engine
| 0 |
37
| 17
| Bobby Johns
| 7
| Shorty Johns
| 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle
| 56
| 535
| engine
| 0 |
38
| 39
| Bob Derrington
| 51
| Bob Derrington
| 1965 Chevrolet
| 51
| 480
| cam
| 0 |
39
| 29
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| 1965 Dodge
| 50
| 425
| engine
| 0 |
40
| 34
| Wayne Smith
| 38
| Archie Smith
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 26
| 520
| engine
| 0 |
41
| 27
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Buck Baker
| 1966 Oldsmobile
| 22
| 435
| engine
| 0 |
42
| 35
| Doug Cooper
| 25
| Jeff Handy
| 1964 Ford
| 16
| 460
| engine
| 0 |
43
| 15
| Jerry Grant
| 04
| Tom Friedkin
| 1965 Plymouth
| 7
| 405
| transmission
| 0 |
44
| 41
| Jimmy Helms
| 73
| Joan Petre
| 1964 Ford
| 1
| 450
| driveshaft
| 0 |
|
| Rodger Ward
|
| ABC
|
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| 0
| color commentary
| |
Time of race: 04:21:31
Average Speed: 114.83 MPH
Pole Speed: 35.343 seconds
8 cautions for 80 laps
Attendance: 65,000