| 1966 Southern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 42 of 49 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $67,960 | Race Date: | Sep 5, 1966 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | N/A | Race Duration: | 4Hr 21Min 31Sec. | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 28 | Average Speed: | 114.830 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 44 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 80 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darel Dieringer D. Dieringer | Driver: | LeeRoy Yarbrough L. Yarbrough | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #16 Mercury | Car No.: | #12 Dodge | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Team: | Dodge: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Ford: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 105 of 365 | Pole Speed: | 140.058 MPH | |||||
| Official 1966 Southern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 16 | Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 364 | 105 |
| 2 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 364 | 131 |
| 3 | 13 | 6 | David Pearson | Cotton Owens Garage | Running |  | 0 | 361 | 1 |
| 4 | 14 | 42 | Marvin Panch | Petty Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 360 | 14 |
| 5 | 9 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman-Moody | Running |  | 0 | 360 | 0 |
| 6 | 11 | 14 | Jim Paschal | Friedkin Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 360 | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | 29 | Dick Hutcherson | East Tennessee Motor Company | Running | | 0 | 358 | 1 |
| 8 | 1 | 12 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Jon Thorne (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 358 | 35 |
| 9 | 5 | 98 | Sam McQuagg | Nichels Engineering | Running | | 0 | 358 | 23 |
| 10 | 18 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Running | | 0 | 358 | 0 |
| 11 | 7 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers | Running | | 0 | 356 | 33 |
| 12 | 21 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 353 | 0 |
| 13 | 20 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Bernard Alvarez (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 350 | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | 26 | Curtis Turner | Holly Farms | Accident | | 0 | 348 | 12 |
| 15 | 16 | 48 | James Hylton (R) | Econo Wash | Running | | 0 | 348 | 0 |
| 16 | 4 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Engine | | 0 | 345 | 9 |
| 17 | 19 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Running |  | 0 | 341 | 0 |
| 18 | 23 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley & Woodfield | Running | | 0 | 336 | 0 |
| 19 | 25 | 19 | J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 333 | 0 |
| 20 | 40 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Running | | 0 | 327 | 0 |
| 21 | 44 | 44 | Larry Hess | Larry Hess (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 326 | 0 |
| 22 | 38 | 97 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 323 | 0 |
| 23 | 36 | 88 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 321 | 0 |
| 24 | 43 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 317 | 0 |
| 25 | 37 | 72 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | | 0 | 308 | 0 |
| 26 | 30 | 79 | Frank Warren (R) | Harold Rhodes (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 305 | 0 |
| 27 | 26 | 20 | Bunkie Blackburn | Running | | 0 | 287 | 0 | |
| 28 | 24 | 24 | Tiny Lund | Betty Lilly (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 248 | 0 |
| 29 | 28 | 09 | Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Car Owner) | Wheel Bearing | | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 30 | 6 | 71 | Earl Balmer | K & K Insurance | Accident | | 0 | 185 | 0 |
| 31 | 31 | 93 | Blackie Watt | Harry Neal (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 172 | 0 |
| 32 | 42 | 75 | Earl Brooks | Gene Black (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 120 | 0 |
| 33 | 8 | 3 | Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Throttle Linkage | | 0 | 97 | 0 |
| 34 | 32 | 89 | Eddie MacDonald | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 97 | 0 |
| 35 | 22 | 47 | Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Car Owner) | Valves | | 0 | 78 | 0 |
| 36 | 33 | 2 | Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 71 | 0 |
| 37 | 17 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| 38 | 39 | 51 | Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Car Owner) | Camshaft | | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| 39 | 29 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 40 | 34 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 41 | 27 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Engine |  | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 42 | 35 | 25 | Doug Cooper | Jeff Handy (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 43 | 15 | 04 | Jerry Grant | Friedkin Enterprises | Transmission | | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 44 | 41 | 73 | Jimmy Helms | Joan Petre (Car Owner) | Driveshaft | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
