1966 National 500

Race 48 of 49

Charlotte
334 laps
Time of race: 3:49:55
Average speed of winner: 130.576 mph
Margin of victory: 18 sec.
Lead changes: 14 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 46 laps
Lap leaders: Lorenzen pole, Turner 1-9, Yarborough 10-18, Yarbrough 19-48, Goldsmith 49, Yarbrough 50-105, Johncock 106-111, Dieringer 112-115, Yarbrough 116-160, Johncock 161-162, Yarbrough 163-201, Johncock 202, Yarbrough 203-302, Dieringer 303, Yarbrough 304-334

Race notes: Debut for Donnie Allison, Jack Bowsher, George England, and Butch Hartman. Finale for Marvin Panch.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	17	LeeRoy Yarbrough	12		'66 Dodge	Jon Thorne		151.101	334	6	301	running	17455	0
2	18	Darel Dieringer	15		'66 Ford	Johnson			334	2	5	running	7670	0
3	7	Paul Goldsmith	99		'66 Plymouth	Nichels			334	1	1	running	4205	0
4	2	Gordon Johncock	26		'66 Ford	Johnson			334	3	9	running	2865	0
5	8	Earl Balmer	71	K&K Insurance	'66 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		332	0	0	running	1975	0
6	11	Marvin Panch	42		'66 Plymouth	Petty			329	0	0	running	1550	0
7	19	Paul Lewis	1		'65 Plymouth	Paul Lewis			328	0	0	running	1250	0
8	20	James Hylton	48		'65 Dodge	Hartje			320	0	0	accident	1150	0
9	29	John Sears	4		'64 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			319	0	0	running	1075	0
10	14	David Pearson	6		'66 Dodge	Owens	Owens		314	0	0	running	1025	0
11	25	Jack Bowsher	33		'66 Ford	Bowsher			313	0	0	engine	1025	0
12	34	J.T. Putney	19		'66 Chevrolet	Putney			313	0	0	running	935	0
13	35	Neil Castles	86		'64 Dodge	Buck Baker			313	0	0	running	905	0
14	22	Butch Hartman	5		'65 Dodge	Hartman			307	0	0	running	875	0
15	9	Jim Hurtubise	56		'66 Plymouth	Norm Nelson			306	0	0	accident	905	0
16	40	Wayne Smith	38		'66 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			305	0	0	running	825	0
17	42	Wendell Scott	34		'65 Ford	Wendell Scott			302	0	0	running	790	0
18	43	Henley Gray	75		'65 Ford	Gene Black			296	0	0	running	765	0
19	41	George England	51		'65 Chevrolet	Tinker Faulkner			293	0	0	running	745	0
20	28	Stick Elliott	47		'66 Chevrolet	Bolton			290	0	0	engine	735	0
21	37	Iggy Katona	30		'65 Dodge				286	0	0	running	715	0
22	13	Don White	31		'66 Dodge	Nichels			272	0	0	engine	715	0
23	44	Clyde Lynn	20		'64 Ford	Clyde Lynn			265	0	0	running	685	0
24	12	Jim Paschal	14		'66 Plymouth	Friedkin			262	0	0	engine	710	0
25	1	Fred Lorenzen	28		'66 Ford	Holman-Moody		150.533	248	0	0	engine	800	0
26	6	Cale Yarborough	21		'66 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		207	1	9	wheel bearing	750	0
27	39	Donnie Allison	05		'65 Chevrolet	Robert Harper			186	0	0	engine	655	0
28	31	Tiny Lund	55		'64 Ford	Stelter			161	0	0	engine	720	0
29	32	Roy Mayne	46		'66 Chevrolet	Tom Hunter			144	0	0	steering	685	0
30	21	Elmo Langley	64		'64 Ford	Langley			141	0	0	engine	635	0
31	30	Friday Hassler	09		'66 Chevrolet				130	0	0	engine	615	0
32	33	Buck Baker	87		'66 Oldsmobile	Buck Baker			124	0	0	engine	630	0
33	24	Frank Warren	79		'64 Chevrolet	Harold Rhodes			114	0	0	engine	585	0
34	27	G.C. Spencer	49		'65 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			98	0	0	radiator	600	0
35	5	Buddy Baker	3		'65 Dodge	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		97	0	0	engine	600	0
36	3	Curtis Turner	13		'66 Chevrolet	Yunick	Yunick		93	1	9	engine	635	0
37	26	Ned Jarrett	11		'66 Ford	Bondy Long			73	0	0	valve	1095	0
38	4	Richard Petty	43		'66 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		48	0	0	suspension	580	0
39	38	Larry Hess	44		'64 Ford	Larry Hess			41	0	0	accident	550	0
40	16	Sam McQuagg	98		'66 Dodge	Nichels			35	0	0	engine	620	0
41	36	Bobby Johns	7		'66 Chevrolet	Shorty Johns			28	0	0	oil leak	545	0
42	15	Dick Hutcherson	29		'66 Ford	Holman-Moody			17	0	0	accident	535	0
43	10	A.J. Foyt	27		'66 Ford	Banjo Matthews			12	0	0	engine	580	0
44	23	Buddy Arrington	67		'64 Dodge	Arrington			7	0	0	engine	525	0