1966 Dixie 400

Race 37 of 49

Atlanta
267 laps
Time of race: 3:04:30
Average speed of winner: 130.244 mph
Margin of victory: 2.0 sec.
Lead changes: 18 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 37 laps
Lap leaders: Turner 1-35, Dieringer 36-46, Lorenzen 47-48, Grant 49, Dieringer 50-53, Paschal 54-68, Turner 69-90, Petty 91, Turner 92, Petty 93-101, Turner 102-103, Petty 104, Lorenzen 105, Petty 106-118, Lorenzen 119-139, Bud. Baker 140-200, Petty 201-230, Baker 231, Petty 232-267

Race notes: Debut for Eldon Yarbrough.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	Richard Petty	43		'66 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		267	6	90	running	13525	0
2	6	Buddy Baker	3		'66 Dodge	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		267	2	62	running	8345	0
3	9	Sam McQuagg	98		'66 Dodge	Nichels			260	0	0	running	3505	0
4	17	James Hylton	48		'65 Dodge	Hartje			259	0	0	running	3000	0
5	16	Jerry Grant	04		'65 Plymouth	Friedkin			255	1	1	running	1925	0
6	20	Buddy Arrington	67		'64 Dodge	Arrington			254	0	0	running	1425	0
7	38	Wendell Scott	34		'65 Ford	Wendell Scott			251	0	0	running	1330	0
8	13	Eddie MacDonald	89		'65 Chevrolet	Buck Baker			251	0	0	running	1075	0
9	33	Buck Baker	87		'66 Oldsmobile	Buck Baker			249	0	0	running	980	0
10	21	Bobby Allison	2		'65 Chevrolet	J.D. Bracken			248	0	0	running	860	0
11	14	Bob Derrington	51		'65 Chevrolet	Derrington			242	0	0	running	790	0
12	29	J.T. Putney	19		'66 Chevrolet	Putney			241	0	0	running	745	0
13	26	Johnny Wynn	06		'64 Mercury	McCarthy			233	0	0	running	630	0
14	28	Larry Hess	44		'64 Ford	Larry Hess			226	0	0	running	600	0
15	27	Henley Gray	97		'66 Ford	Henley Gray			216	0	0	running	595	0
16	10	Darel Dieringer	16		'66 Mercury	Moore	Moore		211	2	15	engine	740	0
17	39	Jimmy Helms	73		'64 Ford	David Warren			209	0	0	running	655	0
18	25	Roy Mayne	46		'66 Chevrolet	Tom Hunter			207	0	0	running	580	0
19	30	Neil Castles	88		'66 Chevrolet	Buck Baker			183	0	0	engine	625	0
20	41	E.J. Trivette	95		'64 Ford	Gene Cline			183	0	0	running	620	0
21	23	Stick Elliott	18		'66 Chevrolet	Bolton			149	0	0	radiator	565	0
22	42	J.D. McDuffie	70		'64 Ford	McDuffie			148	0	0	transmission	600	0
23	3	Fred Lorenzen	26		'66 Ford	Johnson			139	3	24	accident	630	0
24	1	Curtis Turner	13		'66 Chevrolet	Yunick	Yunick	148.331	130	4	60	distributor	1200	0
25	11	Bobby Johns	7		'66 Chevrolet	Shorty Johns			117	0	0	engine	530	0
26	7	Jim Paschal	14		'66 Plymouth	Friedkin			108	1	15	engine	565	0
27	34	G.C. Spencer	49		'65 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			106	0	0	engine	635	0
28	8	Marvin Panch	42		'65 Plymouth	Petty			98	0	0	clutch	430	0
29	19	Eldon Yarbrough	33		'65 Chevrolet	Curtis Satterfield			74	0	0	engine	500	0
30	18	Elmo Langley	64		'64 Ford	Langley			67	0	0	engine	495	0
31	22	Frank Warren	79		'64 Chevrolet	Harold Rhodes			66	0	0	engine	465	0
32	37	Earl Brooks	74		'64 Ford	Gene Black			58	0	0	oil pressure	550	0
33	12	Bunkie Blackburn	39		'65 Chevrolet	J.H. Crawford			52	0	0	radiator	480	0
34	31	Wayne Smith	38		'66 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			44	0	0	engine	475	0
35	2	Earl Balmer	71	K&K Insurance	'65 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		41	0	0	accident	470	0
36	35	Tiny Lund	24		'66 Ford	Betty Lilly			41	0	0	engine	515	0
37	40	Darrell Bryant	65		'64 Dodge	Arrington			17	0	0	oil pressure	445	0
38	24	John Sears	4		'64 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			15	0	0	engine	380	0
39	4	Paul Goldsmith	99		'66 Plymouth	Nichels			14	0	0	distributor	400	0
40	32	Friday Hassler	09		'66 Chevrolet				13	0	0	head gasket	395	0
41	36	Clyde Lynn	20		'64 Ford	Clyde Lynn			12	0	0	engine	465	0
42	15	Larry Manning	63		'65 Plymouth	Bob Adams			11	0	0	engine	460	0