Entry List
Southern 500
Monday, September 5th, 1966
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
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- Drivers Entered: 44 (4 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 364
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 114.830
- Cautions: 8 for 80 laps
- Lead Changes: 28
- Green Flag Passes: N/A
Race weekend links appear as data becomes available.
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 72 | Bill Champion | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Bill Champion | Bill Champion | |
| 2 | 93 | Blackie Watt | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Harry Neal | Harry Neal | |
| 3 | 51 | Bob Derrington | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington | |
| 4 | 2 | Bobby Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | J.D. Bracken | J.D. Bracken | |
| 5 | 7 | Bobby Johns | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Shorty Johns | Shorty Johns | |
| 6 | 87 | Buck Baker | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Oldsmobile | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | |
| 7 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Dodge | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington | |
| 8 | 3 | Buddy Baker | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Dodge | Ray Fox | Ray Fox | |
| 9 | 20 | Bunkie Blackburn | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Mercury | -- | -- | |
| 10 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Wood Brothers | Wood Brothers Racing | |
| 11 | 26 | Curtis Turner | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Holly Farms | Junior Johnson | |
| 12 | 16 | Darel Dieringer | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Mercury | Bud Moore | Bud Moore | |
| 13 | 6 | David Pearson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Dodge | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens | |
| 14 | 29 | Dick Hutcherson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | East Tennessee Motor Co. | Holman-Moody | |
| 15 | 25 | Doug Cooper | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Jeff Handy | Jeff Handy | |
| 16 | 71 | Earl Balmer | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Dodge | K & K Insurance | Nord Krauskopf | |
| 17 | 75 | Earl Brooks | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Gene Black | Gene Black | |
| 18 | 89 | Eddie MacDonald | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | |
| 19 | 64 | Elmo Langley | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield | Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield | |
| 20 | 79 | Frank Warren | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Harold Rhodes | Harold Rhodes | |
| 21 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Holman-Moody | Holman-Moody | |
| 22 | 09 | Friday Hassler | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Red Sharp | Red Sharp | |
| 23 | 49 | GC Spencer | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Plymouth | G.C. Spencer | G.C. Spencer | |
| 24 | 36 | HB Bailey | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | H.B. Bailey | H.B. Bailey | |
| 25 | 97 | Henley Gray | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Henley Gray | Henley Gray | |
| 26 | 19 | JT Putney | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney | |
| 27 | 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Aug 26, 1934 | 90 | Dodge | Econo Wash | Bud Hartje | |
| 28 | 04 | Jerry Grant | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Plymouth | Friedkin Enterprises | Tom Friedkin | |
| 29 | 14 | Jim Paschal | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Plymouth | Friedkin Enterprises | Tom Friedkin | |
| 30 | 73 | Jimmy Helms | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Joan Petre | Joan Petre | |
| 31 | 4 | John Sears | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | L.G. DeWitt | L.G. DeWitt | |
| 32 | 44 | Larry Hess | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Larry Hess | Larry Hess | |
| 33 | 12 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Dodge | Jon Thorne | Jon Thorne | |
| 34 | 42 | Marvin Panch | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | |
| 35 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Bondy Long | Bernard Alvarez | |
| 36 | 88 | Neil Castles | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | |
| 37 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Plymouth | Nichels Engineering | Ray Nichels | |
| 38 | 1 | Paul Lewis | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Plymouth | Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis | |
| 39 | 43 | Richard Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | |
| 40 | 98 | Sam McQuagg | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Dodge | Nichels Engineering | Ray Nichels | |
| 41 | 47 | Stick Elliott | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Toy Bolton | Toy Bolton | |
| 42 | 24 | Tiny Lund | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Betty Lilly | Betty Lilly | |
| 43 | 38 | Wayne Smith | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Archie Smith | Archie Smith | |
| 44 | 34 | Wendell Scott | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Wendell Scott | Wendell Scott |