| 1966 Rebel 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 15 of 49 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $45,240 | Race Date: | Apr 30, 1966 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3 Laps | Race Duration: | 3Hr 1Min 53Sec. | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 6 | Average Speed: | 131.993 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 1 For 5 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| 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 | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 281 of 291 | Pole Speed: | 140.815 MPH | |||||
| Official 1966 Rebel 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 291 | 281 |
| 2 | 7 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Running | | 0 | 288 | 1 |
| 3 | 11 | 6 | David Pearson | Cotton Owens Garage | Running |  | 0 | 288 | 6 |
| 4 | 9 | 3 | Bunkie Blackburn | Fox Racing | Running | | 0 | 283 | 0 |
| 5 | 10 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Running | | 0 | 283 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | 14 | Jim Paschal | Friedkin Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 278 | 0 |
| 7 | 15 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley & Woodfield | Running |  | 0 | 275 | 0 |
| 8 | 26 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 275 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | 48 | James Hylton (R) | Econo Wash | Running | | 0 | 270 | 0 |
| 10 | 12 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 270 | 0 |
| 11 | 23 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Running | | 0 | 266 | 0 |
| 12 | 14 | 19 | J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 262 | 0 |
| 13 | 28 | 97 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 257 | 0 |
| 14 | 36 | 86 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 253 | 0 |
| 15 | 30 | 77 | Joel Davis | Harold Mays (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 252 | 0 |
| 16 | 19 | 24 | Bobby Allison | Betty Lilly (Car Owner) | Wheel Bearing | | 0 | 246 | 0 |
| 17 | 13 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 242 | 0 |
| 18 | 16 | 18 | Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Car Owner) | Crankshaft | | 0 | 239 | 0 |
| 19 | 25 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 236 | 0 |
| 20 | 29 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 234 | 0 |
| 21 | 24 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 220 | 0 |
| 22 | 2 | 16 | Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Engine |  | 0 | 218 | 1 |
| 23 | 3 | 71 | Earl Balmer | K & K Insurance | Oil Pan | | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 24 | 33 | 74 | Gene Black | Gene Black (Car Owner) | | 0 | 184 | 0 | |
| 25 | 8 | 22 | Curtis Turner | Smokey's Best Damn Garage | Wheel Stud | | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| 26 | 34 | 25 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 144 | 0 |
| 27 | 22 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 97 | 0 |
| 28 | 31 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 0 | 75 | 0 |
| 29 | 4 | 12 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Jon Thorne (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 65 | 0 |
| 30 | 6 | 98 | Sam McQuagg | Nichels Engineering | Overheating | | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| 31 | 21 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| 32 | 18 | 02 | Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| 33 | 35 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Truett Rodgers (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 34 | 20 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Pistone Racing | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | 27 | 66 | Wayne Woodward | Wayne Woodward (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | 32 | 96 | Sonny Lamphear | Homer O'Dell (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
