| 1966 Fireball 300 NASCAR Cup Series Race 25 of 49 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $7,000 | Race Date: | Jun 12, 1966 | Asheville-Weaverville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 5.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 1Hr 50Min 32Sec. | Weaverville, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 4 | Average Speed: | 81.423 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 29 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| 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 | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 176 of 300 | Pole Speed: | 86.4558 MPH | |||||
| Official 1966 Fireball 300 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 | 300 | 176 |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | David Pearson | Cotton Owens Garage | Running |  | 0 | 300 | 124 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 298 | 0 |
| 4 | 16 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 290 | 0 |
| 5 | 12 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Running |  | 0 | 289 | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | 48 | James Hylton (R) | Econo Wash | Running | | 0 | 285 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | 19 | J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 280 | 0 |
| 8 | 28 | 18 | Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 279 | 0 |
| 9 | 20 | 92 | Hank Thomas | W.S. Jenkins (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 277 | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | 86 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 273 | 0 |
| 11 | 6 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley & Woodfield | Running | | 0 | 273 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 270 | 0 |
| 13 | 23 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 270 | 0 |
| 14 | 27 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Truett Rodgers (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 266 | 0 |
| 15 | 7 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 264 | 0 |
| 16 | 15 | 93 | Blackie Watt | Harry Neal (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 262 | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | 06 | Jack Lawrence | John McCarthy (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 261 | 0 |
| 18 | 10 | 02 | Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 261 | 0 |
| 19 | 17 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 260 | 0 |
| 20 | 26 | 95 | Henley Gray | Gene Cline (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 237 | 0 |
| 21 | 22 | 53 | Jimmy Helms | David Warren (Car Owner) | Ignition | | 0 | 224 | 0 |
| 22 | 29 | 96 | Sonny Lamphear | Homer O'Dell (Car Owner) | Ignition | | 0 | 213 | 0 |
| 23 | 13 | 73 | Buddy Baker | Joan Petre (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 210 | 0 |
| 24 | 3 | 16 | Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 180 | 0 |
| 25 | 24 | 40 | Eddie Yarboro | Yarboro Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 164 | 0 |
| 26 | 9 | 97 | Ned Jarrett | Henley Gray Racing | Brakes | | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| 27 | 14 | 77 | Joel Davis | Harold Mays (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 28 | 14 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 29 | 25 | 35 | Max Ledbetter | Ken Carpenter (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 9 | 0 |
