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Capital City 300
NASCAR Grand National race
Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
September 11, 1966
300 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 150 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| David Pearson
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1966 Dodge
| 300
| 2,350
| running
| 242 |
| 2
| 10
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Buck Baker
| 1966 Oldsmobile
| 295
| 1,600
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 5
| Paul Lewis
| 1
| Paul Lewis
| 1965 Plymouth
| 295
| 1,250
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 8
| Curtis Turner
| 47
| Toy Bolton
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 292
| 875
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 11
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1964 Ford
| 286
| 710
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 25
| Bill Seifert
| 95
| Bill Seifert
| 1964 Ford
| 264
| 525
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 14
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1965 Ford
| 264
| 400
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 20
| Bob Cooper
| 17
| Toy Bolton
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 259
| 300
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 16
| Hank Thomas
| 92
| W.S. Jenkins
| 1964 Ford
| 242
| 250
| engine
| 0 |
| 10
| 4
| James Hylton
| 48
| Bud Hartje
| 1965 Dodge
| 237
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 22
| Darrell Bryant
| 50
|
| 1964 Chevrolet
| 226
| 225
| spindle
| 0 |
| 12
| 3
| Richard Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1966 Plymouth
| 220
| 225
| differential
| 27 |
| 13
| 19
| Clyde Lynn
| 20
| Clyde Lynn
| 1964 Ford
| 188
| 225
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 27
| Jimmy Helms
| 96
| Homer O'Dell
| 1964 Ford
| 183
| 225
| engine
| 0 |
| 15
| 2
| Junior Johnson
| 26
| Junior Johnson
| 1966 Ford
| 176
| 200
| engine
| 31 |
| 16
| 6
| J.T. Putney
| 19
| J.T. Putney
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 171
| 200
| A-frame
| 0 |
| 17
| 24
| Henley Gray
| 97
| Henley Gray
| 1966 Ford
| 164
| 200
| ball joint
| 0 |
| 18
| 21
| Neil Castles
| 88
| Buck Baker
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 134
| 175
| oil pan
| 0 |
| 19
| 7
| John Sears
| 4
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1964 Ford
| 127
| 175
| rear end
| 0 |
| 20
| 13
| Bobby Allison
| 2
| J.D. Bracken
| 1965 Chevrolet
| 114
| 175
| driveshaft
| 0 |
| 21
| 23
| Paul Dean Holt
| 15
| Lyle Stelter
| 1966 Ford
| 87
| 175
| sway bar
| 0 |
| 22
| 9
| Darel Dieringer
| 16
| Bud Moore
| 1964 Mercury
| 80
| 150
| accident
| 0 |
| 23
| 17
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| 1965 Dodge
| 67
| 150
| radiator
| 0 |
| 24
| 15
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1964 Ford
| 40
| 150
| engine
| 0 |
| 25
| 12
| Bill Champion
| 72
| Bill Champion
| 1964 Ford
| 27
| 150
| battery
| 0 |
| 26
| 18
| Larry Manning
| 63
| Bob Adams
| 1965 Plymouth
| 19
| 150
| oil pressure
| 0 |
| 27
| 26
| Worth McMillion
| 83
| Allen McMillion
| 1965 Pontiac
| 12
| 150
| engine
| 0 |
| 28
| 28
| Gene Hobby
| 58
| Gene Hobby
| 1964 Dodge
| 7
|
| black flagged
| 0 |
| 29
| 29
| G.T. Nolan
| 80
| Allen McMillion
| 1964 Pontiac
| 6
|
| black flagged
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:23:07
Average Speed: 62.886 MPH
Pole Speed: 25.48 seconds
5 cautions for 29 laps
Attendance: 10,000