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Fireball 300 1966 NASCAR Cup Series Race 25 of 49
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:	No Cautions

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
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

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Official 1966 Fireball 300 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	1	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	Petty Enterprises	0	300	127	Running
2	2	6	David Pearson D. PearsonDavid Pearson	Cotton Owens Garage	0	300	124	Running
3	4	1	Paul Lewis P. LewisPaul Lewis	Paul Lewis (Car Owner)	0	298	0	Running
4	16	87	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	0	290	0	Running
5	12	4	John Sears J. SearsJohn Sears	L.G. DeWitt	0	289	0	Running
6	5	48	James Hylton J. Hylton (R)James Hylton	Econo Wash	0	285	0	Running
7	8	19	J.T. Putney J. PutneyJ.T. Putney	J.T. Putney (Car Owner)	0	280	0	Running
8	28	18	Stick Elliott S. ElliottStick Elliott	Toy Bolton (Car Owner)	0	279	0	Running
9	20	92	Hank Thomas H. ThomasHank Thomas	W.S. Jenkins (Car Owner)	0	277	0	Running
10	18	86	Neil Castles N. CastlesNeil Castles	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	0	273	0	Running
11	6	64	Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo Langley	Langley & Woodfield	0	273	0	Running
12	21	34	Wendell Scott W. ScottWendell Scott	Scott Racing	0	270	0	Running
13	23	70	J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	0	270	0	Running
14	27	9	Roy Tyner R. TynerRoy Tyner	Truett Rodgers (Car Owner)	0	266	0	Running
15	7	55	Tiny Lund T. LundTiny Lund	Lyle Stelter (Car Owner)	0	264	0	Running
16	15	93	Blackie Watt B. WattBlackie Watt	Harry Neal (Car Owner)	0	262	0	Running
17	19	06	Jack Lawrence J. LawrenceJack Lawrence	John McCarthy (Car Owner)	0	261	0	Running
18	10	02	Doug Cooper D. CooperDoug Cooper	Bob Cooper (Car Owner)	0	261	0	Running
19	17	20	Clyde Lynn C. LynnClyde Lynn	Clyde Lynn (Car Owner)	0	260	0	Running
20	26	95	Henley Gray H. GrayHenley Gray	Gene Cline (Car Owner)	0	237	0	Running
21	22	53	Jimmy Helms J. HelmsJimmy Helms	David Warren (Car Owner)	0	224	0	Ignition
22	29	96	Sonny Lamphear S. LamphearSonny Lamphear	Homer O'Dell (Car Owner)	0	213	0	Ignition
23	13	73	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	Joan Petre (Car Owner)	0	210	0	Overheating
24	3	16	Darel Dieringer D. DieringerDarel Dieringer	Bud Moore Engineering	0	180	0	Oil Pressure
25	24	40	Eddie Yarboro E. YarboroEddie Yarboro	Yarboro Racing	0	164	0	Rear Gear
26	9	97	Ned Jarrett N. JarrettNed Jarrett	Henley Gray Racing	0	150	0	Brakes
27	14	77	Joel Davis J. DavisJoel Davis	Harold Mays (Car Owner)	0	18	0	Overheating
28	14	46	Roy Mayne R. MayneRoy Mayne	Tom Hunter (Car Owner)	0	9	0	Accident
29	25	35	Max Ledbetter M. LedbetterMax Ledbetter	Ken Carpenter (Car Owner)	0	9	0	Engine
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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