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AccuPredict: NASCAR Driver Finish Predictions. It ain't rocket science, but it's damn close!

Official NASCAR Race Results

Sam McQuagg won the 1966 NASCAR Grand National Series Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway.

07-04-1966 | Firecracker 400 | 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 4 98 Sam McQuagg Dodge Nichels Engineering 0 160 126 Running 13,600
2 12 16 Darel Dieringer Mercury Bud Moore 0 160 0 Running 8,870
3 13 14 Jim Paschal Plymouth Friedkin Enterprises 0 159 12 Running 5,985
4 3 13 Curtis Turner Chevrolet Smokey Yunick 0 159 2 Running 3,100
5 6 56 Jim Hurtubise Plymouth Norm Nelson 0 158 2 Running 1,550
6 7 31 Don White Dodge Nichels Engineering 0 156 0 Running 1,250
7 19 04 Marvin Panch Plymouth Friedkin Enterprises 0 154 0 Running 1,475
8 20 24 Tiny Lund Ford Betty Lilly 0 153 0 Running 1,375
9 14 48 James Hylton Dodge Econo Wash 0 153 0 Running 1,300
10 32 4 John Sears Ford L.G. DeWitt 0 152 0 Running 1,200
11 9 3 Buddy Baker Dodge Ray Fox 0 151 8 Engine 830
12 16 79 Frank Warren Chevrolet Harold Rhodes 0 150 0 Running 740
13 23 64 Elmo Langley Ford Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield 0 149 0 Running 650
14 27 2 Bobby Allison Chevrolet J.D. Bracken 0 149 0 Running 655
15 11 6 David Pearson Dodge Cotton Owens 0 148 0 Running 475
16 22 55 Harold Smith Ford Lyle Stelter 0 147 0 Running 595
17 34 44 Larry Hess Ford Larry Hess 0 146 0 Running 615
18 36 89 Eddie MacDonald Chevrolet -- 0 144 0 Running 585
19 40 34 Wendell Scott Ford Wendell Scott 0 143 0 Running 580
20 25 93 Blackie Watt Ford Harry Neal 0 139 0 Running 750
21 37 70 J.D. McDuffie Ford J.D. McDuffie 0 133 0 Running 570
22 33 06 Jack Lawrence Mercury John McCarthy 0 132 0 Running 590
23 35 97 Henley Gray Ford Henley Gray 0 126 0 Running 585
24 1 12 LeeRoy Yarbrough Dodge Prestone 0 126 10 Suspension 530
25 26 00 Roy Mayne Dodge Emory Gilliam 0 112 0 Running 525
26 39 53 Jimmy Helms Ford David Warren 0 111 0 Head gasket 445
27 5 99 Paul Goldsmith Plymouth Nichels Engineering 0 110 0 Windshield 490
28 28 02 Doug Cooper Plymouth Bob Cooper 0 96 0 Engine 460
29 2 43 Richard Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises 0 86 0 Crash 530
30 10 71 Earl Balmer Dodge K & K Insurance 0 94 0 Crash 400
31 8 5 Mario Andretti Dodge Cotton Owens 0 78 0 Engine 395
32 30 38 Wayne Smith Chevrolet Archie Smith 0 78 0 Windshield 440
33 21 86 Buck Baker Chevrolet Buck Baker 0 54 0 Crash 410
34 24 39 Bunkie Blackburn Chevrolet J.H. Crawford 0 29 0 Oil pressure 380
35 17 49 G.C. Spencer Plymouth G.C. Spencer 0 28 0 Suspension 375
36 29 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Buddy Arrington 0 25 0 Oil pressure 370
37 31 19 J.T. Putney Chevrolet J.T. Putney 0 20 0 Valve 365
38 15 7 Bobby Johns Chevrolet Shorty Johns 0 16 0 Crash 360
39 38 25 Jabe Thomas Ford Jeff Handy 0 13 0 Oil pressure 355
40 18 33 Joel Davis Chevrolet Curtis Satterfield 0 4 0 Driveshaft 350

Race Recap

  • Date: 07-04-1966
  • Track: Daytona International Speedway
  • Race: Firecracker 400
  • Race #: 28
  • Cars: 40
  • Winner: Sam McQuagg
  • Start Position: 4th
  • Car Make: 1966 Dodge
  • Avg Speed: 153.813 mph
  • Distance: 400 miles
  • Purse: $55,105
  • Cautions: 4
  • Caution Laps: 23
  • Lead Changes: 17
  • Pole: 176.660 mph

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