1966 Firecracker 400

Race 28 of 49

Daytona
160 laps
Time of race: 2:36:02
Average speed of winner: 153.813 mph
Margin of victory: 66 sec.
Lead changes: 17 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 23 laps
Lap leaders: Yarbrough pole, McQuagg 1-8, Yarbrough 9, McQuagg 10-18, Yarbrough 19-26, McQuagg 27-32, Paschal 33-39, Yarbrough 40, McQuagg 41-59, Paschal 60-64, McQuagg 65-88, Hurtubise 89, Bud. Baker 90-95, Turner 96-97, McQuagg 98-126, Bud. Baker 127-128, Hurtubise 129, McQuagg 130-160

Race notes: Only win for Sam McQuagg. Debut for Eddie MacDonald.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Sam McQuagg	98		'66 Dodge	Nichels			160	7	126	running	13600	0
2	12	Darel Dieringer	16		'66 Mercury	Moore	Moore		160	0	0	running	8870	0
3	13	Jim Paschal	14		'66 Plymouth	Friedkin			159	2	12	running	5985	0
4	3	Curtis Turner	13		'66 Chevrolet	Yunick	Yunick		159	1	2	running	3100	0
5	6	Jim Hurtubise	56		'66 Plymouth	Norm Nelson			158	2	2	running	1550	0
6	7	Don White	31		'66 Dodge	Nichels			156	0	0	running	1250	0
7	19	Marvin Panch	04		'65 Plymouth	Friedkin			154	0	0	running	1475	0
8	20	Tiny Lund	24		'66 Ford	Betty Lilly			153	0	0	running	1375	0
9	14	James Hylton	48		'65 Dodge	Hartje			153	0	0	running	1300	0
10	32	John Sears	4		'64 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			152	0	0	running	1200	0
11	9	Buddy Baker	3		'65 Dodge	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		151	2	8	engine	830	0
12	16	Frank Warren	79		'64 Chevrolet	Harold Rhodes			150	0	0	running	740	0
13	23	Elmo Langley	64		'64 Ford	Langley			149	0	0	running	650	0
14	27	Bobby Allison	2		'65 Chevrolet	J.D. Bracken			149	0	0	running	655	0
15	11	David Pearson	6		'66 Dodge	Owens	Owens		148	0	0	running	475	0
16	22	Harold Smith	55		'64 Ford	Stelter			147	0	0	running	595	0
17	34	Larry Hess	44		'64 Ford	Larry Hess			146	0	0	running	615	0
18	36	Eddie MacDonald	89		'64 Chevrolet				144	0	0	running	585	0
19	40	Wendell Scott	34		'65 Ford	Wendell Scott			143	0	0	running	580	0
20	25	Blackie Watt	93		'64 Ford	Harry Neal			139	0	0	running	750	0
21	37	J.D. McDuffie	70		'64 Ford	McDuffie			133	0	0	running	570	0
22	33	Johnny Wynn	06		'64 Mercury	McCarthy			132	0	0	running	590	0
23	35	Henley Gray	97		'66 Ford	Henley Gray			126	0	0	running	585	0
24	1	LeeRoy Yarbrough	12		'66 Dodge	Jon Thorne		176.660	126	3	10	suspension	530	0
25	26	Roy Mayne	00		'65 Dodge				112	0	0	running	525	0
26	39	Jimmy Helms	53		'64 Ford	David Warren			111	0	0	head gasket	445	0
27	5	Paul Goldsmith	99		'66 Plymouth	Nichels			110	0	0	windshield	490	0
28	28	Doug Cooper	02		'65 Plymouth	Bob Cooper			96	0	0	engine	460	0
29	2	Richard Petty	43		'64 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		86	0	0	accident	530	0
30	10	Earl Balmer	71	K&K Insurance	'65 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		84	0	0	accident	400	0
31	8	Mario Andretti	5		'66 Dodge	Owens	Owens		78	0	0	engine	395	0
32	30	Wayne Smith	38		'66 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			78	0	0	windshield	440	0
33	21	Buck Baker	86		'66 Chevrolet	Buck Baker			54	0	0	accident	410	0
34	24	Bunkie Blackburn	39		'66 Chevrolet	J.H. Crawford			29	0	0	oil pressure	380	0
35	17	G.C. Spencer	49		'66 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			28	0	0	suspension	375	0
36	29	Buddy Arrington	67		'64 Dodge	Arrington			25	0	0	oil pressure	370	0
37	31	J.T. Putney	19		'66 Chevrolet	Putney			20	0	0	valve	365	0
38	15	Bobby Johns	7		'66 Chevrolet	Shorty Johns			16	0	0	accident	360	0
39	38	Jabe Thomas	25		'64 Ford	Handy			13	0	0	oil pressure	355	0
40	18	Joel Davis	33		'64 Chevrolet	Curtis Satterfield			4	0	0	drive shaft	350	0