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Daytona 500 1966 NASCAR Cup Series Race 5 of 49
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$112,100	Race Date:	Feb 27, 1966	Daytona International Speedway
Margin of Victory:	1 Lap	Race Duration:	3Hr 4Min 54Sec.	Daytona Beach, Florida
Lead Changes:	14	Average Speed:	160.627 MPH	2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval
No. of Cars:	50	No. of Cautions:	4 For 22 Laps	daytonainternationalspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Richard Petty R. Petty	Driver:	Richard Petty R. Petty	Plymouth:	9
Car No.:	#43 Plymouth	Car No.:	#43 Plymouth	Ford:	0
Team:	Petty Enterprises	Team:	Petty Enterprises	Dodge:	0
Crew Chief:	Lee Petty	Crew Chief:	Lee Petty	Mercury:	0
Laps Led:	108 of 198	Pole Speed:	175.165 MPH

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Official 1966 Daytona 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	1	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	Petty Enterprises	0	198	108	Running
2	19	27	Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale Yarborough	Matthews Racing	0	197	33	Running
3	12	6	David Pearson D. PearsonDavid Pearson	Cotton Owens Garage	0	196	0	Running
4	9	28	Fred Lorenzen F. LorenzenFred Lorenzen	LaFayette Ford	0	196	0	Running
5	11	98	Sam McQuagg S. McQuaggSam McQuagg	Nichels Engineering	0	195	0	Running
6	6	56	Jim Hurtubise J. HurtubiseJim Hurtubise	Norm Nelson (Car Owner)	0	195	4	Running
7	10	11	Ned Jarrett N. JarrettNed Jarrett	Bondy Long (Car Owner)	0	195	0	Running
8	8	12	LeeRoy Yarbrough L. YarbroughLeeRoy Yarbrough	Jon Thorne (Car Owner)	0	193	0	Running
9	23	48	James Hylton J. Hylton (R)James Hylton	Econo Wash	0	193	0	Running
10	17	9	Larry Frank L. FrankLarry Frank	Nichels Engineering	0	192	0	Running
11	16	14	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	Friedkin Enterprises	0	192	0	Running
12	15	16	Darel Dieringer D. DieringerDarel Dieringer	Bud Moore Engineering	0	192	0	Running
13	28	34	Wendell Scott W. ScottWendell Scott	Scott Racing	0	184	0	Running
14	37	19	J.T. Putney J. PutneyJ.T. Putney	J.T. Putney (Car Owner)	0	184	0	Running
15	43	25	Jabe Thomas J. ThomasJabe Thomas	Jeff Handy (Car Owner)	0	182	0	Running
16	20	79	Frank Warren F. Warren (R)Frank Warren	Harold Rhodes (Car Owner)	0	177	0	Running
17	31	97	Henley Gray H. GrayHenley Gray	Henley Gray Racing	0	172	0	Running
18	3	99	Paul Goldsmith P. GoldsmithPaul Goldsmith	Nichels Engineering	0	153	43	Running
19	33	38	Wayne Smith W. SmithWayne Smith	Archie Smith (Car Owner)	0	148	0	Oil Line
20	44	24	Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby Allison	Betty Lilly (Car Owner)	0	143	0	Engine
21	14	26	Bobby Isaac B. IsaacBobby Isaac	Junior Johnson Racing	0	141	0	Accident
22	32	87	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	0	136	0	Ignition
23	45	0	Johnny Allen J. AllenJohnny Allen	Reid Shaw (Car Owner)	0	132	0	Overheating
24	18	49	G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. Spencer	Spencer Racing	0	129	0	Engine
25	21	41	Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis Turner	Wood Brothers	0	122	0	Withdrew
26	7	21	Marvin Panch M. PanchMarvin Panch	Wood Brothers	0	119	8	Withdrew
27	5	07	Don White D. WhiteDon White	Nichels Engineering	0	115	0	Ignition
28	42	33	Johnny Rutherford J. RutherfordJohnny Rutherford	Curtis Satterfield (Car Owner)	0	115	0	Accident
29	13	71	Gordon Johncock G. JohncockGordon Johncock	K & K Insurance	0	112	0	Engine
30	29	61	Ned Setzer N. SetzerNed Setzer	Toy Bolton (Car Owner)	0	110	0	Wheel
31	48	93	Blackie Watt B. WattBlackie Watt	Harry Neal (Car Owner)	0	107	0	Piston
32	36	88	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	0	69	0	Oil Leak
33	22	47	A.J. Foyt AJ FoytA.J. Foyt	Junior Johnson Racing	0	46	0	Head Gasket
34	35	04	John Sears J. SearsJohn Sears	L.G. DeWitt	0	40	0	Head Gasket
35	2	29	Dick Hutcherson D. HutchersonDick Hutcherson	East Tennessee Motor Company	0	38	2	Withdrew
36	40	22	Bunkie Blackburn B. BlackburnBunkie Blackburn	Bob Rosenthal (Car Owner)	0	36	0	Engine
37	39	13	Mario Andretti M. AndrettiMario Andretti	Smokey's Best Damn Garage	0	31	0	Accident
38	30	72	Bill Champion B. ChampionBill Champion	Champion Racing	0	29	0	Head Gasket
39	46	57	Lionel Johnson L. JohnsonLionel Johnson	Clay Eastridge (Car Owner)	0	28	0	Engine
40	47	18	Stick Elliott S. ElliottStick Elliott	Toy Bolton (Car Owner)	0	28	0	Transmission
41	4	3	Earl Balmer E. BalmerEarl Balmer	Fox Racing	0	21	0	Engine
42	38	44	Larry Hess L. HessLarry Hess	Larry Hess (Car Owner)	0	19	0	Engine
43	25	46	Roy Mayne R. MayneRoy Mayne	Tom Hunter (Car Owner)	0	13	0	Transmission
44	49	76	Ronnie Chumley R. ChumleyRonnie Chumley	Bailey Racing	0	8	0	Engine
45	26	64	Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo Langley	Langley & Woodfield	0	4	0	Oil Pressure
46	27	23	Calvin Kelly C. KellyCalvin Kelly	Hubert Howard (Car Owner)	0	4	0	Clutch
47	50	90	Sonny Hutchins S. HutchinsSonny Hutchins	Donlavey Racing	0	3	0	Oil Pressure
48	34	08	Bob Derrington B. DerringtonBob Derrington	Bub Strickler (Car Owner)	0	2	0	Clutch
49	24	36	H.B. Bailey H. BaileyH.B. Bailey	Bailey Racing	0	1	0	Engine
50	41	03	Rene Charland R. CharlandRene Charland	Ed Ackerman (Car Owner)	0	1	0	Vibration
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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