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Western North Carolina 500 1966 NASCAR Cup Series Race 39 of 49
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$15,755	Race Date:	Aug 21, 1966	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
Margin of Victory:	8 Laps	Race Duration:	3Hr 15Min 34Sec.	Weaverville, North Carolina
Lead Changes:	8	Average Speed:	76.700 MPH	.500 Mile Dirt
No. of Cars:	30	No. of Cautions:	3 For 23 Laps

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Darel Dieringer D. Dieringer	Driver:	Junior Johnson J. Johnson	Mercury:	9
Car No.:	#16 Mercury	Car No.:	#26 Ford	Plymouth:	0
Team:	Bud Moore Engineering	Team:	Junior Johnson and Assoc.	Dodge:	0
Crew Chief:		Crew Chief:		Ford:	0
Laps Led:	179 of 500	Pole Speed:	86.831 MPH

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Official 1966 Western North Carolina 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	2	16	Darel Dieringer D. DieringerDarel Dieringer	Bud Moore Engineering	0	500	127	Running
2	6	49	G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. Spencer	Spencer Racing	0	492	0	Running
3	13	48	James Hylton J. Hylton (R)James Hylton	Econo Wash	0	486	0	Running
4	16	4	John Sears J. SearsJohn Sears	L.G. DeWitt	0	478	0	Running
5	15	09	Friday Hassler F. HasslerFriday Hassler	Red Sharp (Car Owner)	0	470	0	Running
6	22	34	Wendell Scott W. ScottWendell Scott	Scott Racing	0	468	0	Running
7	12	1	Paul Lewis P. LewisPaul Lewis	Paul Lewis (Car Owner)	0	460	0	Engine
8	9	2	Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby Allison	J.D. Bracken (Car Owner)	0	457	0	Running
9	26	38	Wayne Smith W. SmithWayne Smith	Archie Smith (Car Owner)	0	450	0	Running
10	27	95	Clyde Lynn C. LynnClyde Lynn	Gene Cline (Car Owner)	0	440	0	Running
11	18	65	Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington (Car Owner)	0	432	0	Running
12	24	93	Blackie Watt B. WattBlackie Watt	Harry Neal (Car Owner)	0	431	0	Running
13	5	6	David Pearson D. PearsonDavid Pearson	Cotton Owens Garage	0	426	0	Engine
14	23	88	Neil Castles N. CastlesNeil Castles	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	0	424	0	Running
15	8	11	Ned Jarrett N. JarrettNed Jarrett	Bernard Alvarez (Car Owner)	0	420	0	Engine
16	29	35	Max Ledbetter M. LedbetterMax Ledbetter	Ken Carpenter (Car Owner)	0	415	0	Running
17	14	02	Bob Cooper B. CooperBob Cooper	Bob Cooper (Car Owner)	0	375	0	Engine
18	4	42	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	Petty Enterprises	0	369	125	Overheating
19	1	26	Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior Johnson	Junior Johnson Racing	0	321	127	Engine
20	25	10	Paul Bumhaver P. BumhaverPaul Bumhaver	Gary Weaver (Car Owner)	0	291	0	Transmission
21	10	19	J.T. Putney J. PutneyJ.T. Putney	J.T. Putney (Car Owner)	0	254	0	Brakes
22	11	64	Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo Langley	Langley & Woodfield	0	204	0	Running
23	19	97	Henley Gray H. GrayHenley Gray	Henley Gray Racing	0	195	0	Accident
24	30	70	J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	0	194	0	Accident
25	7	29	Dick Hutcherson D. HutchersonDick Hutcherson	Holman-Moody	0	168	1	Engine
26	20	87	Doug Cooper D. CooperDoug Cooper	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	0	167	0	Axle
27	21	75	Earl Brooks E. BrooksEarl Brooks	Gene Black (Car Owner)	0	153	0	Rear Gear
28	17	73	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	Joan Petre (Car Owner)	0	140	0	Clutch
29	28	61	Joel Davis J. DavisJoel Davis	Toy Bolton (Car Owner)	0	53	0	Engine
30	3	47	Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis Turner	Sherwood Chevrolet	0	3	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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