| 1966 Dixie 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 37 of 49 | |||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
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| 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 | |||||
| Official 1966 Dixie 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 267 | 90 |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Running |  | 0 | 267 | 62 |
| 3 | 9 | 98 | Sam McQuagg | Nichels Engineering | Running | | 0 | 260 | 0 |
| 4 | 17 | 48 | James Hylton (R) | Econo Wash | Running | | 0 | 259 | 0 |
| 5 | 16 | 04 | Jerry Grant | Friedkin Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 255 | 1 |
| 6 | 20 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 254 | 0 |
| 7 | 38 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running |  | 0 | 251 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 89 | Eddie MacDonald | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 251 | 0 |
| 9 | 33 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 249 | 0 |
| 10 | 21 | 2 | Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 248 | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | 51 | Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 242 | 0 |
| 12 | 29 | 19 | J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 241 | 0 |
| 13 | 26 | 06 | Jack Lawrence | John McCarthy (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 233 | 0 |
| 14 | 28 | 44 | Larry Hess | Larry Hess (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 226 | 0 |
| 15 | 27 | 97 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 216 | 0 |
| 16 | 10 | 16 | Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Engine | | 0 | 211 | 15 |
| 17 | 39 | 73 | Jimmy Helms | David Warren (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 209 | 0 |
| 18 | 25 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 207 | 0 |
| 19 | 30 | 88 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 20 | 41 | 95 | E.J. Trivette | Gene Cline (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 21 | 23 | 18 | Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Car Owner) | Radiator | | 0 | 149 | 0 |
| 22 | 42 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Transmission | | 0 | 148 | 0 |
| 23 | 3 | 26 | Fred Lorenzen | Holly Farms | Accident | | 0 | 139 | 24 |
| 24 | 1 | 13 | Curtis Turner | Smokey's Best Damn Garage | Distributor | | 0 | 130 | 60 |
| 25 | 11 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 117 | 0 |
| 26 | 7 | 14 | Jim Paschal | Friedkin Enterprises | Engine | | 0 | 108 | 15 |
| 27 | 34 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Engine | | 0 | 106 | 0 |
| 28 | 8 | 42 | Marvin Panch | Petty Enterprises | Clutch | | 0 | 98 | 0 |
| 29 | 19 | 33 | Eldon Yarbrough | Curtis Satterfield (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 74 | 0 |
| 30 | 18 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley & Woodfield | Engine | | 0 | 67 | 0 |
| 31 | 22 | 79 | Frank Warren (R) | Harold Rhodes (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 66 | 0 |
| 32 | 37 | 74 | Earl Brooks | Gene Black (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| 33 | 12 | 39 | Bunkie Blackburn | J.H. Crawford (Car Owner) | Radiator | | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| 34 | 31 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| 35 | 2 | 71 | Earl Balmer | K & K Insurance | Accident | | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 36 | 35 | 24 | Tiny Lund | Betty Lilly (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 37 | 40 | 65 | Darrell Bryant | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 38 | 24 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Engine | | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 39 | 4 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Distributor | | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | 32 | 09 | Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Car Owner) | Head Gasket | | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 41 | 36 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 42 | 15 | 63 | Larry Manning | Bob Adams (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 43 | 43 | 12 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Jon Thorne (Car Owner) | | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | 44 | 6 | David Pearson | Cotton Owens Garage | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
