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Dixie 400 1966 NASCAR Cup Series Race 37 of 49
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$54,200	Race Date:	Aug 7, 1966	EchoPark Speedway
Margin of Victory:	2.000 Seconds	Race Duration:	3Hr 4Min 30Sec.	Hampton, Georgia
Lead Changes:	18	Average Speed:	130.244 MPH	1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval
No. of Cars:	42	No. of Cautions:	6 For 37 Laps	echoparkspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Richard Petty R. Petty	Driver:	Curtis Turner C. Turner	Plymouth:	9
Car No.:	#43 Plymouth	Car No.:	#13 Chevrolet	Dodge:	0
Team:	Petty Enterprises	Team:	Hamby Racing	Ford:	0
Crew Chief:	Dale Inman	Crew Chief:		Chevrolet:	0
Laps Led:	90 of 267	Pole Speed:	148.331 MPH

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Official 1966 Dixie 400 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	5	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	Petty Enterprises	0	267	90	Running
2	6	3	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	Fox Racing	0	267	62	Running
3	9	98	Sam McQuagg S. McQuaggSam McQuagg	Nichels Engineering	0	260	0	Running
4	17	48	James Hylton J. Hylton (R)James Hylton	Econo Wash	0	259	0	Running
5	16	04	Jerry Grant J. GrantJerry Grant	Friedkin Enterprises	0	255	1	Running
6	20	67	Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington (Car Owner)	0	254	0	Running
7	38	34	Wendell Scott W. ScottWendell Scott	Scott Racing	0	251	0	Running
8	13	89	Eddie MacDonald E. MacDonaldEddie MacDonald	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	0	251	0	Running
9	33	87	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	0	249	0	Running
10	21	2	Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby Allison	J.D. Bracken (Car Owner)	0	248	0	Running
11	14	51	Bob Derrington B. DerringtonBob Derrington	Bob Derrington (Car Owner)	0	242	0	Running
12	29	19	J.T. Putney J. PutneyJ.T. Putney	J.T. Putney (Car Owner)	0	241	0	Running
13	26	06	Jack Lawrence J. LawrenceJack Lawrence	John McCarthy (Car Owner)	0	233	0	Running
14	28	44	Larry Hess L. HessLarry Hess	Larry Hess (Car Owner)	0	226	0	Running
15	27	97	Henley Gray H. GrayHenley Gray	Henley Gray Racing	0	216	0	Running
16	10	16	Darel Dieringer D. DieringerDarel Dieringer	Bud Moore Engineering	0	211	15	Engine
17	39	73	Jimmy Helms J. HelmsJimmy Helms	David Warren (Car Owner)	0	209	0	Running
18	25	46	Roy Mayne R. MayneRoy Mayne	Tom Hunter (Car Owner)	0	207	0	Running
19	30	88	Neil Castles N. CastlesNeil Castles	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	0	183	0	Engine
20	41	95	E.J. Trivette E. TrivetteE.J. Trivette	Gene Cline (Car Owner)	0	183	0	Running
21	23	18	Stick Elliott S. ElliottStick Elliott	Toy Bolton (Car Owner)	0	149	0	Radiator
22	42	70	J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	0	148	0	Transmission
23	3	26	Fred Lorenzen F. LorenzenFred Lorenzen	Holly Farms	0	139	24	Accident
24	1	13	Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis Turner	Smokey's Best Damn Garage	0	130	60	Distributor
25	11	7	Bobby Johns B. JohnsBobby Johns	Shorty Johns (Car Owner)	0	117	0	Engine
26	7	14	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	Friedkin Enterprises	0	108	15	Engine
27	34	49	G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. Spencer	Spencer Racing	0	106	0	Engine
28	8	42	Marvin Panch M. PanchMarvin Panch	Petty Enterprises	0	98	0	Clutch
29	19	33	Eldon Yarbrough E. YarbroughEldon Yarbrough	Curtis Satterfield (Car Owner)	0	74	0	Engine
30	18	64	Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo Langley	Langley & Woodfield	0	67	0	Engine
31	22	79	Frank Warren F. Warren (R)Frank Warren	Harold Rhodes (Car Owner)	0	66	0	Engine
32	37	74	Earl Brooks E. BrooksEarl Brooks	Gene Black (Car Owner)	0	58	0	Oil Pressure
33	12	39	Bunkie Blackburn B. BlackburnBunkie Blackburn	J.H. Crawford (Car Owner)	0	52	0	Radiator
34	31	38	Wayne Smith W. SmithWayne Smith	Archie Smith (Car Owner)	0	44	0	Engine
35	2	71	Earl Balmer E. BalmerEarl Balmer	K & K Insurance	0	41	0	Accident
36	35	24	Tiny Lund T. LundTiny Lund	Betty Lilly (Car Owner)	0	41	0	Engine
37	40	65	Darrell Bryant D. BryantDarrell Bryant	Buddy Arrington (Car Owner)	0	17	0	Oil Pressure
38	24	4	John Sears J. SearsJohn Sears	L.G. DeWitt	0	15	0	Engine
39	4	99	Paul Goldsmith P. GoldsmithPaul Goldsmith	Nichels Engineering	0	14	0	Distributor
40	32	09	Friday Hassler F. HasslerFriday Hassler	Red Sharp (Car Owner)	0	13	0	Head Gasket
41	36	20	Clyde Lynn C. LynnClyde Lynn	Clyde Lynn (Car Owner)	0	12	0	Engine
42	15	63	Larry Manning L. ManningLarry Manning	Bob Adams (Car Owner)	0	11	0	Engine
43	43	12	LeeRoy Yarbrough L. YarbroughLeeRoy Yarbrough	Jon Thorne (Car Owner)	0	0	0
44	44	6	David Pearson D. PearsonDavid Pearson	Cotton Owens Garage	0	0	0
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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