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Firecracker 400 1966 NASCAR Cup Series Race 28 of 49
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$55,105	Race Date:	Jul 4, 1966	Daytona International Speedway
Margin of Victory:	66.000 Seconds	Race Duration:	2Hr 36Min 2Sec.	Daytona Beach, Florida
Lead Changes:	17	Average Speed:	153.613 MPH	2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval
No. of Cars:	40	No. of Cautions:	4 For 23 Laps	daytonainternationalspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Sam McQuagg S. McQuagg	Driver:	LeeRoy Yarbrough L. Yarbrough	Dodge:	9
Car No.:	#98 Dodge	Car No.:	#12 Dodge	Mercury:	0
Team:	Nichels Engineering	Team:		Plymouth:	0
Crew Chief:		Crew Chief:		Chevrolet:	0
Laps Led:	126 of 160	Pole Speed:	176.660 MPH

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Official 1966 Firecracker 400 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	4	98	Sam McQuagg S. McQuaggSam McQuagg	Nichels Engineering	0	160	126	Running
2	12	16	Darel Dieringer D. DieringerDarel Dieringer	Bud Moore Engineering	0	160	0	Running
3	13	14	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	Friedkin Enterprises	0	159	12	Running
4	3	13	Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis Turner	Smokey's Best Damn Garage	0	159	2	Running
5	6	56	Jim Hurtubise J. HurtubiseJim Hurtubise	Norm Nelson (Car Owner)	0	158	2	Running
6	7	31	Don White D. WhiteDon White	Nichels Engineering	0	156	0	Running
7	19	04	Marvin Panch M. PanchMarvin Panch	Friedkin Enterprises	0	154	0	Running
8	20	24	Tiny Lund T. LundTiny Lund	Betty Lilly (Car Owner)	0	153	0	Running
9	14	48	James Hylton J. Hylton (R)James Hylton	Econo Wash	0	153	0	Running
10	32	4	John Sears J. SearsJohn Sears	L.G. DeWitt	0	152	0	Running
11	9	3	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	Fox Racing	0	151	8	Engine
12	16	79	Frank Warren F. Warren (R)Frank Warren	Harold Rhodes (Car Owner)	0	150	0	Running
13	23	64	Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo Langley	Langley & Woodfield	0	149	0	Running
14	27	2	Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby Allison	J.D. Bracken (Car Owner)	0	149	0	Running
15	11	6	David Pearson D. PearsonDavid Pearson	Cotton Owens Garage	0	148	0	Running
16	22	55	Harold Smith H. SmithHarold Smith	Lyle Stelter (Car Owner)	0	147	0	Running
17	34	44	Larry Hess L. HessLarry Hess	Larry Hess (Car Owner)	0	146	0	Running
18	36	89	Eddie MacDonald E. MacDonaldEddie MacDonald	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	0	144	0	Running
19	40	34	Wendell Scott W. ScottWendell Scott	Scott Racing	0	143	0	Running
20	25	93	Blackie Watt B. WattBlackie Watt	Harry Neal (Car Owner)	0	139	0	Running
21	37	70	J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	0	133	0	Running
22	33	06	Jack Lawrence J. LawrenceJack Lawrence	John McCarthy (Car Owner)	0	132	0	Running
23	35	97	Henley Gray H. GrayHenley Gray	Henley Gray Racing	0	126	0	Running
24	1	12	LeeRoy Yarbrough L. YarbroughLeeRoy Yarbrough	Prestone	0	126	10	Suspension
25	26	00	Roy Mayne R. MayneRoy Mayne	Emory Gilliam (Car Owner)	0	112	0	Running
26	39	53	Jimmy Helms J. HelmsJimmy Helms	David Warren (Car Owner)	0	111	0	Head Gasket
27	5	99	Paul Goldsmith P. GoldsmithPaul Goldsmith	Nichels Engineering	0	110	0	Windshield
28	28	02	Doug Cooper D. CooperDoug Cooper	Bob Cooper (Car Owner)	0	96	0	Engine
29	2	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	Petty Enterprises	0	86	0	Accident
30	10	71	Earl Balmer E. BalmerEarl Balmer	K & K Insurance	0	94	0	Accident
31	8	5	Mario Andretti M. AndrettiMario Andretti	Cotton Owens Garage	0	78	0	Engine
32	30	38	Wayne Smith W. SmithWayne Smith	Archie Smith (Car Owner)	0	78	0	Windshield
33	21	86	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	0	54	0	Accident
34	24	39	Bunkie Blackburn B. BlackburnBunkie Blackburn	J.H. Crawford (Car Owner)	0	29	0	Oil Pressure
35	17	49	G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. Spencer	Spencer Racing	0	28	0	Suspension
36	29	67	Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington (Car Owner)	0	25	0	Oil Pressure
37	31	19	J.T. Putney J. PutneyJ.T. Putney	J.T. Putney (Car Owner)	0	20	0	Valves
38	15	7	Bobby Johns B. JohnsBobby Johns	Shorty Johns (Car Owner)	0	16	0	Accident
39	38	25	Jabe Thomas J. ThomasJabe Thomas	Jeff Handy (Car Owner)	0	13	0	Oil Pressure
40	18	33	Joel Davis J. DavisJoel Davis	Curtis Satterfield (Car Owner)	0	4	0	Driveshaft
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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