| 1966 Western North Carolina 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 39 of 49 | |||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
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| 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 Associates | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Ford: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 179 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 86.831 MPH | |||||
| Official 1966 Western North Carolina 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 16 | Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 179 |
| 2 | 6 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Running |  | 0 | 492 | 0 |
| 3 | 13 | 48 | James Hylton (R) | Econo Wash | Running |  | 0 | 486 | 0 |
| 4 | 16 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Running |  | 0 | 478 | 0 |
| 5 | 15 | 09 | Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 470 | 0 |
| 6 | 22 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 468 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 460 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 2 | Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 457 | 0 |
| 9 | 26 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 450 | 0 |
| 10 | 27 | 95 | Clyde Lynn | Gene Cline (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 440 | 0 |
| 11 | 18 | 65 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 432 | 0 |
| 12 | 24 | 93 | Blackie Watt | Harry Neal (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 431 | 0 |
| 13 | 5 | 6 | David Pearson | Cotton Owens Garage | Engine | | 0 | 426 | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | 88 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 424 | 0 |
| 15 | 8 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Bernard Alvarez (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 420 | 0 |
| 16 | 29 | 35 | Max Ledbetter | Ken Carpenter (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 415 | 0 |
| 17 | 14 | 02 | Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 375 | 0 |
| 18 | 4 | 42 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Overheating | | 0 | 369 | 125 |
| 19 | 1 | 26 | Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson Racing | Engine | | 0 | 321 | 195 |
| 20 | 25 | 10 | Paul Bumhaver | Gary Weaver (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 291 | 0 |
| 21 | 10 | 19 | J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Car Owner) | Brakes | | 0 | 254 | 0 |
| 22 | 11 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley & Woodfield | Running | | 0 | 204 | 0 |
| 23 | 19 | 97 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Accident | | 0 | 195 | 0 |
| 24 | 30 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Accident | | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 25 | 7 | 29 | Dick Hutcherson | Holman-Moody | Engine | | 0 | 168 | 1 |
| 26 | 20 | 87 | Doug Cooper | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | | 0 | 167 | 0 | |
| 27 | 21 | 75 | Earl Brooks | Gene Black (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 153 | 0 |
| 28 | 17 | 73 | Buddy Baker | Joan Petre (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 0 | 140 | 0 |
| 29 | 28 | 61 | Joel Davis | Toy Bolton (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| 30 | 3 | 47 | Curtis Turner | Sherwood Chevrolet | Engine | | 0 | 3 | 0 |
