| 1966 Wilkes 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 47 of 49 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $17,725 | Race Date: | Oct 2, 1966 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 12.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 48Min 31Sec. | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 4 | Average Speed: | 89.012 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 35 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 52 Laps | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dick Hutcherson D. Hutcherson | Driver: | Junior Johnson J. Johnson | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #29 Ford | Car No.: | #26 Ford | Chrysler: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 94 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 103.069 MPH | |||||
| Official 1966 Wilkes 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 29 | Dick Hutcherson | Holman-Moody | Running |  | 0 | 400 | 94 |
| 2 | 11 | 6 | David Pearson | Cotton Owens Garage | Running |  | 0 | 400 | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 400 | 0 |
| 4 | 35 | 14 | Jim Paschal | Friedkin Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 397 | 0 |
| 5 | 15 | 48 | James Hylton (R) | Econo Wash | Running | | 0 | 395 | 0 |
| 6 | 17 | 47 | Curtis Turner | Toy Bolton (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 391 | 0 |
| 7 | 25 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 389 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Running | | 0 | 389 | 0 |
| 9 | 13 | 09 | Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 387 | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | 73 | Buddy Baker | Joan Petre (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 385 | 0 |
| 11 | 19 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 382 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Pistone Racing | Engine | | 0 | 381 | 0 |
| 13 | 31 | 97 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 375 | 0 |
| 14 | 26 | 86 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 375 | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 371 | 0 |
| 16 | 27 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 368 | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | 75 | Earl Brooks | Gene Black (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 367 | 0 |
| 18 | 33 | 95 | Bill Seifert (R) | Gene Cline (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 361 | 0 |
| 19 | 6 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers | Engine | | 0 | 355 | 0 |
| 20 | 34 | 60 | Ernest Eury | Joan Petre (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 354 | 0 |
| 21 | 30 | 63 | Larry Manning | Bob Adams (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 323 | 0 |
| 22 | 32 | 35 | Max Ledbetter | Ken Carpenter (Car Owner) | Wheel Stud |  | 0 | 312 | 0 |
| 23 | 3 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman-Moody | Engine | | 0 | 307 | 213 |
| 24 | 5 | 16 | Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Accident |  | 0 | 212 | 0 |
| 25 | 29 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Jeff Handy (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 210 | 0 |
| 26 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Ignition | | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 27 | 20 | 94 | Don Biederman | Ron Stotten (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 134 | 0 |
| 28 | 1 | 26 | Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson Racing | Engine | | 0 | 129 | 93 |
| 29 | 8 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley & Woodfield | Head Gasket | | 0 | 111 | 0 |
| 30 | 10 | 2 | Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 92 | 0 |
| 31 | 18 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 0 | 83 | 0 |
| 32 | 12 | 19 | J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| 33 | 23 | 61 | Joel Davis | Toy Bolton (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| 34 | 9 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Engine | | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 35 | 28 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Car Owner) | Driveshaft | | 0 | 29 | 0 |
