Results

The 1966 National 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Charlotte Motor Speedway race.

National 500

Sunday, October 16th, 1966

Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC

  • 15 Ford
  • 10 Chevrolet
  • 1 Oldsmobile
  • 11 Dodge
  • 7 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 44 (4 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 334
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 130.576
  • Cautions: 6 for 46 laps
  • Lead Changes: 14
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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National 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
43 10 27 AJ Foyt Ford 0 0 12 0 0 engine
41 36 7 Bobby Johns Chevrolet 0 0 28 0 0 oil leak
32 33 87 Buck Baker Oldsmobile 0 0 124 0 0 engine
44 23 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 7 0 0 engine
35 5 3 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 97 0 0 engine
14 22 5 Butch Hartman Dodge 0 0 307 0 0 running
26 6 21 Cale Yarborough Ford 0 0 207 9 0 wheel bearing
23 44 20 Clyde Lynn Ford 0 0 265 0 0 running
36 3 13 Curtis Turner Chevrolet 0 0 93 9 0 engine
2 18 15 Darel Dieringer Ford 0 0 334 5 0 running
10 14 6 David Pearson Dodge 0 0 314 0 0 running
42 15 29 Dick Hutcherson Ford 0 0 17 0 0 crash
22 13 31 Don White Dodge 0 0 272 0 0 engine
27 39 05 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 0 0 186 0 0 engine
5 8 71 Earl Balmer Dodge 0 0 332 0 0 running
30 21 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 141 0 0 engine
33 24 79 Frank Warren Chevrolet 0 0 114 0 0 engine
25 1 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 248 0 0 engine
31 30 09 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 130 0 0 engine
34 27 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 98 0 0 radiator
19 41 51 George England Chevrolet 0 0 293 0 0 running
4 2 26 Gordon Johncock Ford 0 0 334 9 0 running
18 43 75 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 296 0 0 running
21 37 30 Iggy Katona Dodge 0 0 286 0 0 running
12 34 19 JT Putney Chevrolet 0 0 313 0 0 running
11 25 33 Jack Bowsher Ford 0 0 313 0 0 engine
8 20 48 James Hylton Dodge 0 0 320 0 0 crash
15 9 56 Jim Hurtubise Plymouth 0 0 306 0 0 crash
24 12 14 Jim Paschal Plymouth 0 0 262 0 0 engine
9 29 4 John Sears Ford 0 0 319 0 0 running
39 38 44 Larry Hess Ford 0 0 41 0 0 crash
1 17 12 LeeRoy Yarbrough Dodge 0 0 334 301 0 running
6 11 42 Marvin Panch Plymouth 0 0 329 0 0 running
37 26 11 Ned Jarrett Ford 0 0 73 0 0 valve
13 35 86 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 313 0 0 running
3 7 99 Paul Goldsmith Plymouth 0 0 334 1 0 running
7 19 1 Paul Lewis Plymouth 0 0 328 0 0 running
38 4 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 48 0 0 suspension
29 32 46 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 144 0 0 steering
40 16 98 Sam McQuagg Dodge 0 0 35 0 0 engine
20 28 47 Stick Elliott Chevrolet 0 0 290 0 0 engine
28 31 55 Tiny Lund Ford 0 0 161 0 0 engine
16 40 38 Wayne Smith Chevrolet 0 0 305 0 0 running
17 42 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 302 0 0 running

Race Infractions

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