1966 Fireball 300

Race 25 of 49

Asheville-Weaverville
300 laps
Time of race: 1:50:32
Average speed of winner: 81.423 mph
Margin of victory: 5.0 sec.
Lead changes: 4 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 0 for 0 laps
Lap leaders: Petty 1-134, Pearson 135-141, Petty 142-182, Pearson 183-299, Petty 300

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Richard Petty	43		'66 Plymouth	Petty	Inman	86.455	300	3	176	running	1400	0
2	2	David Pearson	6		'66 Dodge	Owens	Owens		300	2	124	running	1000	0
3	4	Paul Lewis	1		'65 Plymouth	Paul Lewis			298	0	0	running	700	0
4	16	Buck Baker	87		'66 Oldsmobile	Buck Baker			290	0	0	running	575	0
5	12	John Sears	4		'64 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			289	0	0	running	425	0
6	5	James Hylton	48		'65 Dodge	Hartje			285	0	0	running	325	0
7	8	J.T. Putney	19		'66 Chevrolet	Putney			280	0	0	running	275	0
8	28	Stick Elliott	18		'66 Chevrolet	Bolton			279	0	0	running	225	0
9	20	Hank Thomas	92		'64 Ford	W.S. Jenkins			277	0	0	running	300	0
10	18	Neil Castles	86		'65 Dodge	Buck Baker			273	0	0	running	175	0
11	6	Elmo Langley	64		'64 Ford	Langley			273	0	0	running	100	0
12	21	Wendell Scott	34		'65 Ford	Wendell Scott			270	0	0	running	100	0
13	23	J.D. McDuffie	70		'64 Ford	McDuffie			270	0	0	running	100	0
14	27	Roy Tyner	9		'66 Chevrolet	Rodgers			266	0	0	running	100	0
15	7	Tiny Lund	55		'65 Ford	Stelter			264	0	0	running	100	0
16	15	Blackie Watt	93		'64 Ford	Harry Neal			262	0	0	running	100	0
17	19	Johnny Wynn	06		'64 Mercury	McCarthy			261	0	0	running	100	0
18	10	Doug Cooper	02		'65 Plymouth	Bob Cooper			261	0	0	running	100	0
19	17	Clyde Lynn	20		'64 Ford	Clyde Lynn			260	0	0	running	100	0
20	26	Henley Gray	95		'64 Ford	Gene Cline			237	0	0	running	100	0
21	22	Jimmy Helms	53		'64 Ford	David Warren			224	0	0	ignition	100	0
22	29	Sonny Lamphear	96		'64 Ford	O'Dell			213	0	0	ignition	100	0
23	13	Buddy Baker	73		'64 Ford	Petre			210	0	0	heating	100	0
24	3	Darel Dieringer	16		'66 Mercury	Moore	Moore		180	0	0	oil pressure	100	0
25	24	Eddie Yarboro	40		'65 Dodge				164	0	0	differential	0	0
26	9	Ned Jarrett	97		'66 Ford	Henley Gray			150	0	0	brakes	200	0
27	14	Joel Davis	77		'64 Plymouth	Harold Mays			18	0	0	heating	0	0
28	14	Roy Mayne	46		'66 Chevrolet	Tom Hunter			9	0	0	accident	0	0
29	25	Max Ledbetter	35		'65 Oldsmobile				9	0	0	engine	0	0