| 1966 Gwyn Staley 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 13 of 49 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $16,525 | Race Date: | Apr 17, 1966 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 6 Laps | Race Duration: | 2Hr 50Min 22Sec. | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 6 | Average Speed: | 89.045 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 37 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 48 Laps | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jim Paschal J. Paschal | Driver: | Jim Paschal J. Paschal | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #14 Plymouth | Car No.: | #14 Plymouth | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Friedkin Enterprises | Team: | Friedkin Enterprises | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 308 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 102.693 MPH | |||||
| Official 1966 Gwyn Staley 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 14 | Jim Paschal | Friedkin Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 400 | 308 |
| 2 | 7 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Running | | 0 | 394 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | David Pearson | Cotton Owens Garage | Engine |  | 0 | 382 | 0 |
| 4 | 26 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running |  | 0 | 378 | 0 |
| 5 | 25 | 97 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 375 | 0 |
| 6 | 15 | 04 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Running | | 0 | 371 | 0 |
| 7 | 29 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 370 | 0 |
| 8 | 35 | 86 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 362 | 0 |
| 9 | 27 | 45 | Bill Seifert (R) | Siefert Racing | Running | | 0 | 357 | 0 |
| 10 | 32 | 95 | Gene Cline | Gene Cline (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 350 | 0 |
| 11 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 347 | 92 |
| 12 | 36 | 92 | Hank Thomas | W.S. Jenkins (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 345 | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | 66 | Wayne Woodward | Wayne Woodward (Car Owner) | Rear Gear |  | 0 | 331 | 0 |
| 14 | 9 | 74 | Buddy Baker | Gene Black (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 317 | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 287 | 0 |
| 16 | 30 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 267 | 0 |
| 17 | 6 | 98 | Sam McQuagg | Nichels Engineering | Engine | | 0 | 266 | 0 |
| 18 | 20 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Jeff Handy (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 246 | 0 |
| 19 | 24 | 63 | Larry Manning | Bob Adams (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 245 | 0 |
| 20 | 28 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 239 | 0 |
| 21 | 14 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley & Woodfield | Engine | | 0 | 228 | 0 |
| 22 | 19 | 73 | Buddy Arrington | Joan Petre (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 210 | 0 |
| 23 | 37 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Truett Rodgers (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 24 | 11 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Brakes | | 0 | 193 | 0 |
| 25 | 33 | 53 | Jimmy Helms | David Warren (Car Owner) | Tire | | 0 | 152 | 0 |
| 26 | 5 | 24 | Bobby Allison | Betty Lilly (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 146 | 0 |
| 27 | 23 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Engine |  | 0 | 143 | 0 |
| 28 | 22 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 112 | 0 |
| 29 | 16 | 77 | Joel Davis | Harold Mays (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 111 | 0 |
| 30 | 8 | 02 | Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 92 | 0 |
| 31 | 12 | 19 | J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 89 | 0 |
| 32 | 10 | 40 | Eddie Yarboro | Yarboro Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 77 | 0 |
| 33 | 13 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| 34 | 34 | 35 | Max Ledbetter | Ken Carpenter (Car Owner) | | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| 35 | 21 | 48 | James Hylton (R) | Econo Wash | Engine | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 36 | 31 | 60 | Ernest Eury | Joan Petre (Car Owner) | Steering | | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 37 | 3 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Pistone Racing | Accident | | 0 | 5 | 0 |
