1966 Capital City 300

Race 44 of 49

Richmond
300 laps
Time of race: 2:23:07
Average speed of winner: 62.886 mph
Margin of victory: 5 laps
Lead changes: 4 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 29 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson 1-87, Johnson 88-118, Pearson 119-193, Petty 194-220, Pearson 221-300

Race notes: Finale for Gene Hobby.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	David Pearson	6		'66 Dodge	Owens	Owens	70.644	300	3	242	running	2350	0
2	10	Buck Baker	87		'66 Oldsmobile	Buck Baker			295	0	0	running	1600	0
3	5	Paul Lewis	1		'65 Plymouth	Paul Lewis			295	0	0	running	1250	0
4	8	Curtis Turner	47		'66 Chevrolet	Bolton			292	0	0	running	875	0
5	11	Elmo Langley	64		'64 Ford	Langley			286	0	0	running	710	0
6	25	Bill Seifert	95		'64 Ford	Seifert			264	0	0	running	525	0
7	14	Wendell Scott	34		'65 Ford	Wendell Scott			264	0	0	running	400	0
8	20	Bob Cooper	17		'66 Chevrolet				259	0	0	running	300	0
9	16	Hank Thomas	92		'64 Ford	W.S. Jenkins			242	0	0	engine	250	0
10	4	James Hylton	48		'65 Dodge	Hartje			237	0	0	running	250	0
11	22	Darrell Bryant	50		'64 Chevrolet				226	0	0	spindle	225	0
12	3	Richard Petty	42		'66 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		220	1	27	differential	225	0
13	19	Clyde Lynn	20		'64 Ford	Clyde Lynn			188	0	0	running	225	0
14	27	Jimmy Helms	96		'64 Ford	O'Dell			183	0	0	engine	225	0
15	2	Junior Johnson	26		'66 Ford	Johnson			176	1	31	engine	200	0
16	6	J.T. Putney	19		'66 Chevrolet	Putney			171	0	0	a-frame	200	0
17	24	Henley Gray	97		'66 Ford	Henley Gray			164	0	0	ball joint	200	0
18	21	Neil Castles	88		'66 Chevrolet	Buck Baker			134	0	0	oil pan	175	0
19	7	John Sears	4		'64 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			127	0	0	rear end	175	0
20	13	Bobby Allison	2		'65 Chevrolet	J.D. Bracken			114	0	0	drive shaft	175	0
21	23	Paul Dean Holt	15		'66 Ford	Stelter			87	0	0	sway bar	175	0
22	9	Darel Dieringer	16		'64 Mercury	Moore	Moore		80	0	0	accident	150	0
23	17	Buddy Arrington	67		'65 Dodge	Arrington			67	0	0	radiator	150	0
24	15	J.D. McDuffie	70		'64 Ford	McDuffie			40	0	0	engine	150	0
25	12	Bill Champion	72		'64 Ford	Bill Champion			27	0	0	battery	150	0
26	18	Larry Manning	63		'65 Plymouth	Bob Adams			19	0	0	oil pressure	150	0
27	26	Worth McMillion	83		'65 Pontiac	Allen McMillion			12	0	0	engine	150	0
28	28	Gene Hobby	58		'64 Dodge	Hobby			7	0	0	flagged	0	0
29	29	G.T. Nolan	80		'64 Pontiac	Allen McMillion			6	0	0	flagged	0	0