| 1966 Motor Trend 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 2 of 49 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $62,540 | Race Date: | Jan 23, 1966 | Riverside International Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 70.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 5Hr 5Min 58Sec. | Riverside, California | |
| Lead Changes: | 9 | Average Speed: | 97.952 MPH | 2.63 Mile Paved Road Course | |
| No. of Cars: | 44 | No. of Cautions: | 2 | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dan Gurney D. Gurney | Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #121 Ford | Car No.: | #6 Ford | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Mercury: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 148 of 185 | Pole Speed: | 106.078 MPH | |||||
| Official 1966 Motor Trend 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 121 | Dan Gurney | Harvest Motors | Running |  | 0 | 185 | 148 |
| 2 | 1 | 6 | David Pearson | Cotton Owens Garage | Running |  | 0 | 185 | 10 |
| 3 | 6 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | 41 | Curtis Turner | Harvest Motors | Running | | 0 | 183 | 27 |
| 5 | 10 | 29 | Dick Hutcherson | Holman-Moody | Running | | 0 | 182 | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | 56 | Jim Hurtubise | Plymouth | Running | | 0 | 182 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 22 | Billy Foster | Rudy Hoerr (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 181 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 178 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | 1 | Norm Nelson | Norm Nelson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 176 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | 18 | Ron Hornaday | Frank Galpin (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 171 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 4 | Jerry Grant | Friedkin Enterprises / Bardahl | Running |  | 0 | 171 | 0 |
| 12 | 34 | 24 | Bobby Allison | Lansdale Ford | Running | | 0 | 169 | 0 |
| 13 | 23 | 2 | Johnny Steele | Kyle Gibson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 164 | 0 |
| 14 | 5 | 98 | Don White | Nichels Engineering | Running | | 0 | 162 | 0 |
| 15 | 27 | 10 | Don Walker | Don Walker (Car Owner) | Ignition | | 0 | 154 | 0 |
| 16 | 25 | 71 | Mario Andretti | Bondy Long (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 154 | 0 |
| 17 | 38 | 63 | Walt Price | Walt Price (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 154 | 0 |
| 18 | 44 | 61 | J.T. Putney | Toy Bolton (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| 19 | 41 | 68 | Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 146 | 0 |
| 20 | 40 | 8 | Jerry Oliver | Cos Cancilla (Car Owner) | Shifter | | 0 | 144 | 0 |
| 21 | 17 | 48 | James Hylton (R) | Econo Wash | Transmission | | 0 | 128 | 0 |
| 22 | 30 | 7 | Jack McCoy | Jack McCoy | Accident | | 0 | 123 | 0 |
| 23 | 35 | 45 | Carl Cardey | Siefert Racing | Ball Joint | | 0 | 119 | 0 |
| 24 | 18 | 33 | Clem Proctor | Clem Proctor (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 114 | 0 |
| 25 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Engine | | 0 | 105 | 0 |
| 26 | 11 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Matthews Racing | Transmission | | 0 | 103 | 0 |
| 27 | 29 | 89 | Cliff Garner | J.R. Van Curren (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 98 | 0 |
| 28 | 31 | 00 | Dick Guldstrand | Bardahl | Rear Gear | | 0 | 65 | 0 |
| 29 | 15 | 26 | Bobby Isaac | Junior Johnson Racing | Head Gasket | | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| 30 | 4 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers | Transmission | | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 31 | 13 | 47 | A.J. Foyt | Holly Farms | Transmission | | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 32 | 21 | 198 | Eddie Gray | Ralph Shelton (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| 33 | 24 | 126 | Carl Joiner | Dean Thorne (Car Owner) | | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 34 | 32 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 35 | 22 | 9 | Skip Hudson | Janice Bailey (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 36 | 20 | 145 | Scotty Cain | Bill Clinton (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 37 | 36 | 3 | Bruce Worrell | Jim Cook | Engine | | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 38 | 42 | 16 | Jim Cook | Floyd Johnson (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 39 | 33 | 34 | Clyde Prickett | Scott Racing | Transmission | | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 40 | 26 | 74 | Gene Black | Gene Black (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | 28 | 06 | Dave James | Jim Whitehead (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | 37 | 14 | Joe Clark | Bob Bristol (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 43 | 39 | 111 | Arley Scranton | Arley Scranton (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | 43 | 38 | Charles Powell | Charles Powell (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
