1966 Wilkes 400

Race 47 of 49

North Wilkesboro
400 laps
Time of race: 2:48:31
Average speed of winner: 89.012 mph
Margin of victory: 12 sec.
Lead changes: 4 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 52 laps
Lap leaders: Johnson 1-76, Lorenzen 77-111, Johnson 112-128, Lorenzen 129-306, Hutcherson 307-400

Race notes: Last pole for Junior Johnson.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Dick Hutcherson	29		'66 Ford	Holman-Moody			400	1	94	running	4325	0
2	11	David Pearson	6		'66 Dodge	Owens	Owens		400	0	0	running	2225	0
3	7	Paul Lewis	1		'65 Plymouth	Paul Lewis			400	0	0	running	1325	0
4	35	Jim Paschal	14		'66 Plymouth	Friedkin			397	0	0	running	800	0
5	15	James Hylton	48		'65 Dodge	Hartje			395	0	0	running	625	0
6	17	Curtis Turner	47		'66 Chevrolet	Bolton			391	0	0	running	525	0
7	25	Roy Mayne	46		'66 Chevrolet	Tom Hunter			389	0	0	running	475	0
8	14	John Sears	4		'64 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			389	0	0	running	425	0
9	13	Friday Hassler	09		'66 Chevrolet				387	0	0	running	375	0
10	16	Buddy Baker	73		'64 Ford	Petre			385	0	0	running	325	0
11	19	Wendell Scott	34		'65 Ford	Wendell Scott			382	0	0	running	300	0
12	21	Tom Pistone	59		'64 Ford	Pistone			381	0	0	engine	350	0
13	31	Henley Gray	97		'66 Ford	Henley Gray			375	0	0	running	275	0
14	26	Neil Castles	86		'64 Dodge	Buck Baker			375	0	0	running	250	0
15	22	Buddy Arrington	67		'64 Dodge	Arrington			371	0	0	running	275	0
16	27	Clyde Lynn	20		'64 Ford	Clyde Lynn			368	0	0	running	225	0
17	24	Earl Brooks	75		'65 Ford	Gene Black			367	0	0	running	225	0
18	33	Bill Seifert	95		'64 Ford	Gene Cline			361	0	0	running	225	0
19	6	Cale Yarborough	21		'66 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		355	0	0	engine	225	0
20	34	Ernest Eury	60		'64 Chevrolet				354	0	0	running	225	0
21	30	Larry Manning	63		'65 Plymouth	Bob Adams			323	0	0	running	200	0
22	32	Max Ledbetter	35		'65 Oldsmobile				312	0	0	lug bolts	200	0
23	3	Fred Lorenzen	28		'66 Ford	Holman-Moody			307	2	213	engine	725	0
24	5	Darel Dieringer	16		'66 Mercury	Moore	Moore		212	0	0	accident	200	0
25	29	Jabe Thomas	25		'64 Ford	Handy			210	0	0	differential	200	0
26	2	Richard Petty	43		'66 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		186	0	0	ignition	275	0
27	20	Don Biederman	94		'64 Chevrolet	Stotten			134	0	0	differential	200	0
28	1	Junior Johnson	26		'66 Ford	Johnson		103.069	129	2	93	engine	425	0
29	8	Elmo Langley	64		'64 Ford	Langley			111	0	0	head gasket	200	0
30	10	Bobby Allison	2		'65 Chevrolet	J.D. Bracken			92	0	0	engine	200	0
31	18	Buck Baker	87		'66 Oldsmobile	Buck Baker			83	0	0	clutch	175	0
32	12	J.T. Putney	19		'66 Chevrolet	Putney			60	0	0	differential	175	0
33	23	Joel Davis	61		'66 Chevrolet	Bolton			55	0	0	transmission	200	0
34	9	G.C. Spencer	49		'65 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			38	0	0	engine	175	0
35	28	Wayne Smith	38		'66 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			29	0	0	drive shaft	175	0