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Southern 500 1966 NASCAR Cup Series Race 42 of 49
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
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

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Official 1966 Southern 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	3	16	Darel Dieringer D. DieringerDarel Dieringer	Bud Moore Engineering	0	364	105	Running
2	2	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	Petty Enterprises	0	364	127	Running
3	13	6	David Pearson D. PearsonDavid Pearson	Cotton Owens Garage	0	361	1	Running
4	14	42	Marvin Panch M. PanchMarvin Panch	Petty Enterprises	0	360	14	Running
5	9	28	Fred Lorenzen F. LorenzenFred Lorenzen	Holman-Moody	0	360	0	Running
6	11	14	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	Friedkin Enterprises	0	360	0	Running
7	10	29	Dick Hutcherson D. HutchersonDick Hutcherson	East Tennessee Motor Company	0	358	1	Running
8	1	12	LeeRoy Yarbrough L. YarbroughLeeRoy Yarbrough	Jon Thorne (Car Owner)	0	358	35	Running
9	5	98	Sam McQuagg S. McQuaggSam McQuagg	Nichels Engineering	0	358	23	Running
10	18	49	G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. Spencer	Spencer Racing	0	358	0	Running
11	7	21	Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale Yarborough	Wood Brothers	0	356	33	Running
12	21	1	Paul Lewis P. LewisPaul Lewis	Paul Lewis (Car Owner)	0	353	0	Running
13	20	11	Ned Jarrett N. JarrettNed Jarrett	Bernard Alvarez (Car Owner)	0	350	0	Running
14	12	26	Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis Turner	Holly Farms	0	348	12	Accident
15	16	48	James Hylton J. Hylton (R)James Hylton	Econo Wash	0	348	0	Running
16	4	99	Paul Goldsmith P. GoldsmithPaul Goldsmith	Nichels Engineering	0	345	9	Engine
17	19	36	H.B. Bailey H. BaileyH.B. Bailey	Bailey Racing	0	341	0	Running
18	23	64	Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo Langley	Langley & Woodfield	0	336	0	Running
19	25	19	J.T. Putney J. PutneyJ.T. Putney	J.T. Putney (Car Owner)	0	333	0	Running
20	40	4	John Sears J. SearsJohn Sears	L.G. DeWitt	0	327	0	Running
21	44	44	Larry Hess L. HessLarry Hess	Larry Hess (Car Owner)	0	326	0	Running
22	38	97	Henley Gray H. GrayHenley Gray	Henley Gray Racing	0	323	0	Running
23	36	88	Neil Castles N. CastlesNeil Castles	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	0	321	0	Running
24	43	34	Wendell Scott W. ScottWendell Scott	Scott Racing	0	317	0	Running
25	37	72	Bill Champion B. ChampionBill Champion	Champion Racing	0	308	0	Running
26	30	79	Frank Warren F. Warren (R)Frank Warren	Harold Rhodes (Car Owner)	0	305	0	Engine
27	26	20	Bunkie Blackburn B. BlackburnBunkie Blackburn		0	287	0	Running
28	24	24	Tiny Lund T. LundTiny Lund	Betty Lilly (Car Owner)	0	248	0	Engine
29	28	09	Friday Hassler F. HasslerFriday Hassler	Red Sharp (Car Owner)	0	196	0	Wheel Bearing
30	6	71	Earl Balmer E. BalmerEarl Balmer	K & K Insurance	0	185	0	Accident
31	31	93	Blackie Watt B. WattBlackie Watt	Harry Neal (Car Owner)	0	172	0	Engine
32	42	75	Earl Brooks E. BrooksEarl Brooks	Gene Black (Car Owner)	0	120	0	Engine
33	8	3	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	Fox Racing	0	97	0	Throttle Linkage
34	32	89	Eddie MacDonald E. MacDonaldEddie MacDonald	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	0	97	0	Engine
35	22	47	Stick Elliott S. ElliottStick Elliott	Toy Bolton (Car Owner)	0	78	0	Valves
36	33	2	Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby Allison	J.D. Bracken (Car Owner)	0	71	0	Engine
37	17	7	Bobby Johns B. JohnsBobby Johns	Shorty Johns (Car Owner)	0	56	0	Engine
38	39	51	Bob Derrington B. DerringtonBob Derrington	Bob Derrington (Car Owner)	0	51	0	Camshaft
39	29	67	Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington (Car Owner)	0	50	0	Engine
40	34	38	Wayne Smith W. SmithWayne Smith	Archie Smith (Car Owner)	0	26	0	Engine
41	27	87	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	0	22	0	Engine
42	35	25	Doug Cooper D. CooperDoug Cooper	Jeff Handy (Car Owner)	0	16	0	Engine
43	15	04	Jerry Grant J. GrantJerry Grant	Friedkin Enterprises	0	7	0	Transmission
44	41	73	Jimmy Helms J. HelmsJimmy Helms	Joan Petre (Car Owner)	0	1	0	Driveshaft
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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