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American 500
NASCAR Grand National race
North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
October 30, 1966
500 laps on 1 mile paved oval; 500 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 1
| Fred Lorenzen
| 28
| Holman-Moody
| 1966 Ford
| 500
| 14,550
| running
| 320 |
2
| 8
| Don White
| 31
| Ray Nichels
| 1966 Dodge
| 496
| 7,350
| running
| 0 |
3
| 18
| Ned Jarrett
| 11
| Bondy Long
| 1966 Ford
| 496
| 4,700
| running
| 0 |
4
| 12
| Cale Yarborough
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1966 Ford
| 494
| 2,250
| running
| 0 |
5
| 25
| Junior Johnson
| 47
| Junior Johnson
| 1966 Ford
| 494
| 1,475
| running
| 0 |
6
| 7
| Buddy Baker
| 3
| Ray Fox
| 1965 Dodge
| 492
| 2,700
| running
| 0 |
7
| 13
| David Pearson
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1966 Dodge
| 488
| 1,100
| running
| 0 |
8
| 5
| Jim Paschal
| 14
| Tom Friedkin
| 1965 Plymouth
| 485
| 2,050
| running
| 0 |
9
| 27
| Donnie Allison
| 05
| Robert Harper
| 1965 Chevrolet
| 478
| 1,525
| running
| 0 |
10
| 20
| James Hylton
| 48
| Bud Hartje
| 1965 Dodge
| 475
| 1,150
| running
| 0 |
11
| 31
| J.T. Putney
| 19
| J.T. Putney
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 471
| 1,125
| running
| 0 |
12
| 16
| G.C. Spencer
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1965 Plymouth
| 468
| 940
| running
| 0 |
13
| 14
| Darel Dieringer
| 15
| Junior Johnson
| 1966 Ford
| 464
| 905
| alternator
| 0 |
14
| 29
| Buddy Arrington
| 1
| Paul Lewis
| 1965 Plymouth
| 463
| 805
| running
| 0 |
15
| 19
| Jack Bowsher
| 33
| Jack Bowsher
| 1966 Ford
| 462
| 685
| engine
| 0 |
16
| 33
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Harold Rhodes
| 1964 Chevrolet
| 455
| 925
| running
| 0 |
17
| 37
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Buck Baker
| 1966 Oldsmobile
| 452
| 850
| running
| 0 |
18
| 38
| Henley Gray
| 97
| Henley Gray
| 1966 Ford
| 450
| 805
| running
| 0 |
19
| 22
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1964 Ford
| 449
| 725
| engine
| 0 |
20
| 34
| Roy Mayne
| 46
| Tom Hunter
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 447
| 810
| running
| 0 |
21
| 35
| Larry Hess
| 44
| Larry Hess
| 1964 Ford
| 442
| 795
| engine
| 0 |
22
| 43
| Don Biederman
| 94
| Ron Stotten
| 1964 Chevrolet
| 440
| 710
| running
| 0 |
23
| 32
| Friday Hassler
| 09
| Red Sharp
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 438
| 825
| engine
| 0 |
24
| 30
| Wayne Smith
| 38
| Archie Smith
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 438
| 725
| running
| 0 |
25
| 42
| Clyde Lynn
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1964 Ford
| 417
| 690
| running
| 0 |
26
| 36
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1964 Ford
| 402
| 755
| running
| 0 |
27
| 3
| Gordon Johncock
| 26
| Junior Johnson
| 1966 Ford
| 375
| 605
| engine
| 0 |
28
| 2
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1966 Plymouth
| 320
| 650
| engine
| 180 |
29
| 15
| Paul Lewis
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1966 Plymouth
| 308
| 670
| engine
| 0 |
30
| 26
| Bobby Isaac
| 5
| Cotton Owens
| 1965 Dodge
| 293
| 615
| vibration
| 0 |
31
| 11
| Sam McQuagg
| 98
| Ray Nichels
| 1966 Dodge
| 270
| 585
| engine
| 0 |
32
| 9
| Earl Balmer
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1965 Dodge
| 188
| 655
| oil pressure
| 0 |
33
| 4
| Dick Hutcherson
| 29
| Holman-Moody
| 1966 Ford
| 127
| 550
| accident
| 0 |
34
| 10
| Curtis Turner
| 13
| Smokey Yunick
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 126
| 595
| engine
| 0 |
35
| 40
| Wendell Scott
| 59
| Tom Pistone
| 1964 Ford
| 119
| 540
| engine
| 0 |
36
| 21
| John Sears
| 4
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1964 Ford
| 110
| 535
| engine
| 0 |
37
| 6
| Paul Goldsmith
| 99
| Ray Nichels
| 1966 Plymouth
| 80
| 530
| control arm
| 0 |
38
| 24
| Bobby Johns
| 7
| Shorty Johns
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 78
| 525
| carburetor
| 0 |
39
| 17
| LeeRoy Yarbrough
| 12
| Jon Thorne
| 1966 Dodge
| 67
| 595
| accident
| 0 |
40
| 39
| Neil Castles
| 86
| Buck Baker
| 1964 Dodge
| 58
| 555
| distributor
| 0 |
41
| 28
| Bobby Allison
| 2
| J.D. Bracken
| 1965 Chevrolet
| 57
| 510
| engine
| 0 |
42
| 44
| Don Tilley
| 53
| George Elliott
| 1964 Ford
| 48
| 505
| steering
| 0 |
43
| 41
| Tommy Bostick
| 22
| Crawford Brothers
| 1965 Chevrolet
| 42
| 500
| engine
| 0 |
44
| 23
| Tiny Lund
| 55
| Lyle Stelter
| 1964 Ford
| 2
| 500
| clutch
| 0 |
|
| Ludovico Scarfiotti
| 14
| Tom Friedkin
| 1965 Plymouth
| 0
|
| practiced car
| 0 |
Time of race: 04:47:30
Average Speed: 104.348 MPH
Pole Speed: 31.038 seconds
4 cautions for 35 laps
Attendance: 35,000