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Peach Blossom 500 1966 NASCAR Cup Series Race 6 of 49
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$60,595	Race Date:	Mar 13, 1966	Rockingham Speedway
Margin of Victory:	3.820 Seconds	Race Duration:	4Hr 59Min 55Sec.	Rockingham, North Carolina
Lead Changes:	26	Average Speed:	100.027 MPH	1.017 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:	44	No. of Cautions:	10 For 70 Laps	rockinghamracewaypark.com/

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Paul Goldsmith P. Goldsmith	Driver:	Paul Goldsmith P. Goldsmith	Plymouth:	9
Car No.:	#99 Plymouth	Car No.:	#99 Plymouth	Ford:	0
Team:	Nichels Engineering	Team:	Nichels Engineering	Chevrolet:	0
Crew Chief:		Crew Chief:		Dodge:	0
Laps Led:	159 of 500	Pole Speed:	116.684 MPH

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Official 1966 Peach Blossom 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	1	99	Paul Goldsmith P. GoldsmithPaul Goldsmith	Nichels Engineering	0	500	127	Running
2	8	27	Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale Yarborough	Matthews Racing	0	500	127	Running
3	19	24	Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby Allison	Betty Lilly (Car Owner)	0	488	0	Running
4	27	55	Harold Smith H. SmithHarold Smith	Lyle Stelter (Car Owner)	0	480	0	Running
5	24	04	John Sears J. SearsJohn Sears	L.G. DeWitt	0	478	0	Running
6	26	46	Roy Mayne R. MayneRoy Mayne	Tom Hunter (Car Owner)	0	475	0	Running
7	14	64	Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo Langley	Langley & Woodfield	0	472	0	Running
8	2	6	David Pearson D. PearsonDavid Pearson	Cotton Owens Garage	0	470	25	Running
9	35	97	Henley Gray H. GrayHenley Gray	Henley Gray Racing	0	465	0	Running
10	38	83	Worth McMillion W. McMillionWorth McMillion	Allen McMillion (Car Owner)	0	452	0	Running
11	13	19	J.T. Putney J. PutneyJ.T. Putney	J.T. Putney (Car Owner)	0	440	0	Wheel Stud
12	29	87	Neil Castles N. CastlesNeil Castles	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	0	430	0	Running
13	15	88	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	0	424	0	Engine
14	16	20	Clyde Lynn C. LynnClyde Lynn	Clyde Lynn (Car Owner)	0	424	0	Running
15	32	02	Doug Cooper D. CooperDoug Cooper	Bob Cooper (Car Owner)	0	423	0	Engine
16	44	70	J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	0	420	0	Running
17	6	21	Marvin Panch M. PanchMarvin Panch	Wood Brothers	0	402	17	Engine
18	3	41	Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis Turner	Wood Brothers	0	376	12	Accident
19	12	48	James Hylton J. Hylton (R)James Hylton	Econo Wash	0	302	0	Engine
20	17	14	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	Friedkin Enterprises	0	276	33	Engine
21	25	1	Paul Lewis P. LewisPaul Lewis	Paul Lewis (Car Owner)	0	275	0	Engine
22	33	10	Tiny Lund T. LundTiny Lund	Larry DeBeau (Car Owner)	0	267	0	Engine
23	42	74	Gene Black G. BlackGene Black	Gene Black (Car Owner)	0	266	0	Wheel Bearing
24	39	38	Wayne Smith W. SmithWayne Smith	Archie Smith (Car Owner)	0	221	0	Engine
25	22	67	Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington (Car Owner)	0	196	0	Oil Pressure
26	10	28	Fred Lorenzen F. LorenzenFred Lorenzen	LaFayette Ford	0	193	24	Engine
27	28	33	Bub Strickler B. StricklerBub Strickler	Curtis Satterfield (Car Owner)	0	148	0	Accident
28	43	95	Gene Cline G. ClineGene Cline	Gene Cline (Car Owner)	0	147	0	Brakes
29	5	29	Dick Hutcherson D. HutchersonDick Hutcherson	Holman-Moody	0	132	0	Accident
30	9	98	Sam McQuagg S. McQuaggSam McQuagg	Nichels Engineering	0	131	26	Engine
31	37	9	Roy Tyner R. TynerRoy Tyner	Roy Tyner (Car Owner)	0	101	0	Overheating
32	18	12	LeeRoy Yarbrough L. YarbroughLeeRoy Yarbrough	Jon Thorne (Car Owner)	0	89	17	Ignition
33	21	34	Wendell Scott W. ScottWendell Scott	Scott Racing	0	79	0	Engine
34	23	50	Bunkie Blackburn B. BlackburnBunkie Blackburn	Jim Bangsberry (Car Owner)	0	53	0	Handling
35	11	43	Darel Dieringer D. DieringerDarel Dieringer	Petty Enterprises	0	52	0	Accident
36	7	11	Ned Jarrett N. JarrettNed Jarrett	Bondy Long (Car Owner)	0	35	0	Engine
37	4	26	Bobby Isaac B. IsaacBobby Isaac	Junior Johnson Racing	0	34	10	Accident
38	30	61	Toy Bolton T. BoltonToy Bolton	Toy Bolton (Car Owner)	0	27	0	Steering
39	41	77	Joel Davis J. DavisJoel Davis	Harold Mays (Car Owner)	0	17	0	Handling
40	36	85	Harold Dunaway H. DunawayHarold Dunaway	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	0	14	0	Ignition
41	20	59	Tom Pistone T. PistoneTom Pistone	Tom Pistone (Car Owner)	0	13	0	Transmission
42	40	45	Tex McCullough T. McCulloughTex McCullough	Siefert Racing	0	5	0	Wheel Bearing
43	34	7	Bobby Johns B. JohnsBobby Johns	Shorty Johns (Car Owner)	0	4	0	Clutch
44	31	49	G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. Spencer	Spencer Racing	0	1	0	Head Gasket
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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