| 1966 Independent 250 NASCAR Cup Series Race 18 of 49 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,740 | Race Date: | May 13, 1966 | Starlite Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 8 Laps | Race Duration: | 1Hr 39Min 46Sec. | Monroe, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | None | Average Speed: | 60.140 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 25 | No. of Cautions: | 3 | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darel Dieringer D. Dieringer | Driver: | James Hylton J. Hylton | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #0 Ford | Car No.: | #48 Dodge | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Mercury: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 178 of 250 | Pole Speed: | 65.099 MPH | |||||
| Official 1966 Independent 250 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 0 | Darel Dieringer | Reid Shaw (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 250 | 178 |
| 2 | 10 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 242 | 0 |
| 3 | 14 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 238 | 0 |
| 4 | 9 | 86 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 237 | 0 |
| 5 | 13 | 97 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 230 | 0 |
| 6 | 15 | 60 | Ernest Eury | Joan Petre (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 223 | 0 |
| 7 | 21 | 74 | Gene Black | Gene Black (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 213 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | 77 | Joel Davis | Harold Mays (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 206 | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley & Woodfield | Rear Gear | | 0 | 155 | 4 |
| 10 | 19 | 30 | Bob Derrington | Ballard Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 136 | 0 |
| 11 | 6 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Accident | | 0 | 132 | 0 |
| 12 | 22 | 96 | Sonny Lamphear | Homer O'Dell (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 126 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | 06 | Jack Lawrence | John McCarthy (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure |  | 0 | 102 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 51 | Bunk Moore | Bob Derrington (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 101 | 0 |
| 15 | 7 | 19 | J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Car Owner) | | 0 | 99 | 0 | |
| 16 | 17 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Rear Gear |  | 0 | 86 | 0 |
| 17 | 4 | 40 | Charles Triplett | Charles Triplett | Rear Gear |  | 0 | 85 | 0 |
| 18 | 24 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Pistone Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 84 | 0 |
| 19 | 5 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Rear Gear | | 0 | 84 | 22 |
| 20 | 25 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter (Car Owner) | | 0 | 79 | 0 | |
| 21 | 23 | 95 | Gene Cline | Gene Cline (Car Owner) | | 0 | 70 | 0 | |
| 22 | 1 | 48 | James Hylton (R) | Econo Wash | Tie Rod | | 0 | 50 | 3 |
| 23 | 11 | 02 | Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | Oil Line | | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 24 | 3 | 73 | Buddy Baker | Joan Petre (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 25 | 8 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Truett Rodgers (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 20 | 0 |
