Official NASCAR Race Results
Earl Balmer won the 1966 NASCAR Grand National Series Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 at Daytona International Speedway.
02-25-1966 | Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 | Daytona International Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | Earl Balmer | Dodge | Ray Fox | 0 | 40 | 1 | Running | 1,000 |
| 2 | 4 | 56 | Jim Hurtubise | Plymouth | Norm Nelson | 0 | 40 | 13 | Running | 600 |
| 3 | 1 | 29 | Dick Hutcherson | Ford | East Tennessee Motor Co. | 0 | 40 | 21 | Running | 400 |
| 4 | 2 | 12 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Dodge | Jon Thorne | 0 | 40 | 0 | Running | 300 |
| 5 | 5 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Ford | Bondy Long | 0 | 40 | 0 | Running | 500 |
| 6 | 10 | 6 | David Pearson | Dodge | Cotton Owens | 0 | 40 | 0 | Running | 250 |
| 7 | 8 | 26 | Bobby Isaac | Ford | Junior Johnson | 0 | 40 | 0 | Running | 225 |
| 8 | 11 | 14 | Jim Paschal | Plymouth | Friedkin Enterprises | 0 | 40 | 0 | Running | 200 |
| 9 | 14 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Plymouth | G.C. Spencer | 0 | 39 | 0 | Running | 150 |
| 10 | 15 | 79 | Frank Warren | Chevrolet | Harold Rhodes | 0 | 39 | 0 | Running | 150 |
| 11 | 9 | 47 | A.J. Foyt | Ford | Junior Johnson | 0 | 38 | 0 | Running | 150 |
| 12 | 16 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Pontiac | H.B. Bailey | 0 | 38 | 0 | Running | 125 |
| 13 | 18 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Chevrolet | Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield | 0 | 38 | 0 | Running | 125 |
| 14 | 23 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Ford | Wendell Scott | 0 | 38 | 0 | Running | 100 |
| 15 | 22 | 72 | Bill Champion | Ford | Bill Champion | 0 | 38 | 0 | Running | 100 |
| 16 | 33 | 87 | Neil Castles | Oldsmobile | Buck Baker | 0 | 38 | 0 | Running | 100 |
| 17 | 27 | 55 | Paul Connors | Ford | Lyle Stelter | 0 | 38 | 0 | Running | 100 |
| 18 | 19 | 04 | John Sears | Ford | L.G. DeWitt | 0 | 37 | 0 | Running | 100 |
| 19 | 20 | 19 | J.T. Putney | Chevrolet | J.T. Putney | 0 | 37 | 0 | Running | 100 |
| 20 | 12 | 13 | Mario Andretti | Chevrolet | Smokey Yunick | 0 | 37 | 1 | Running | 100 |
| 21 | 30 | 67 | Jim Malloy | Ford | -- | 0 | 37 | 0 | Running | 100 |
| 22 | 21 | 90 | Sonny Hutchins | Ford | Junie Donlavey | 0 | 36 | 0 | Running | 100 |
| 23 | 25 | 74 | Gene Black | Ford | Gene Black | 0 | 36 | 0 | Running | 100 |
| 24 | 31 | 00 | Jack Goodwin | Buick | Jack Doering | 0 | 35 | 0 | Running | 100 |
| 25 | 29 | 53 | Jimmy Helms | Ford | David Warren | 0 | 34 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 26 | 17 | 18 | Stick Elliott | Chevrolet | Toy Bolton | 0 | 33 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 27 | 26 | 45 | Blaine Kauffman | Ford | Bill Seifert | 0 | 33 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 28 | 3 | 22 | Bunkie Blackburn | Chevrolet | Bob Rosenthal | 0 | 29 | 4 | Overheating | 0 |
| 29 | 24 | 7 | Bub Strickler | Pontiac | Shorty Johns | 0 | 25 | 0 | Distributor | 0 |
| 30 | 28 | 09 | Cy Fairchild | Ford | Larry DeBeau | 0 | 18 | 0 | Flagged | 0 |
| 31 | 7 | 24 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Betty Lilly | 0 | 16 | 0 | Engine | 0 |
| 32 | 32 | 50 | T.L. Blakely | Chevrolet | Jim Bangsberry | 0 | 10 | 0 | Vibration | 0 |
| 33 | 13 | 03 | Rene Charland | Ford | Ed Ackerman | 0 | 3 | 0 | Engine | 0 |
Race Recap
- Date: 02-25-1966
- Track: Daytona International Speedway
- Race: Daytona 500 Qualifier #2
- Race #: 4
- Cars: 33
- Winner: Earl Balmer
- Start Position: 6th
- Car Make: 1965 Dodge
- Avg Speed: 153.191 mph
- Distance: 100 miles
- Purse: $5,275
- Cautions: 1
- Caution Laps: 7
- Lead Changes: 5
- Pole: 174.317 mph
