Results

The 1966 World 600 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Charlotte Motor Speedway race.

World 600

Sunday, May 22nd, 1966

Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC

  • 17 Ford
  • 8 Chevrolet
  • 8 Dodge
  • 2 Mercury
  • 7 Plymouth
  • 1 Pontiac
  • 1 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 44 (4 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 334
  • Laps Actual: 400 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 135.042
  • Cautions: 5 for 18 laps
  • Lead Changes: 14
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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World 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
20 33 72 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 256 0 0 oil leak
9 29 93 Blackie Watt Ford 0 0 351 0 0 running
43 16 22 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 3 0 0 engine
10 13 88 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 348 0 0 running
19 15 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 273 0 0 engine
37 5 3 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 51 36 0 engine
13 42 20 Clyde Lynn Ford 0 0 313 0 0 engine
41 8 24 Curtis Turner Ford 0 0 19 0 0 engine
39 9 16 Darel Dieringer Mercury 0 0 21 0 0 differential
17 4 6 David Pearson Dodge 0 0 295 134 0 crash
3 19 31 Don White Dodge 0 0 394 0 0 running
15 3 71 Earl Balmer Dodge 0 0 301 3 0 engine
30 30 73 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 92 0 0 engine
25 12 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 144 0 0 crash
31 21 79 Frank Warren Chevrolet 0 0 89 0 0 engine
2 20 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 398 0 0 running
42 41 74 Gene Black Ford 0 0 6 0 0 engine
18 39 95 Gene Cline Ford 0 0 291 0 0 running
34 23 36 HB Bailey Pontiac 0 0 70 0 0 engine
33 31 5 Harold Smith Ford 0 0 76 0 0 engine
40 35 19 JT Putney Chevrolet 0 0 20 0 0 engine
35 36 06 Jack Lawrence Mercury 0 0 63 0 0 engine
4 18 48 James Hylton Dodge 0 0 391 0 0 running
21 2 14 Jim Paschal Plymouth 0 0 240 7 0 engine
16 44 53 Jimmy Helms Ford 0 0 297 0 0 running
44 24 33 Joel Davis Chevrolet 0 0 1 0 0 gas tank
24 27 4 John Sears Ford 0 0 157 0 0 engine
12 34 68 Larry Manning Plymouth 0 0 322 0 0 engine
1 7 42 Marvin Panch Plymouth 0 0 400 99 0 running
8 22 11 Ned Jarrett Ford 0 0 362 0 0 engine
5 37 87 Neil Castles Oldsmobile 0 0 371 0 0 running
6 32 86 Paul Connors Dodge 0 0 370 0 0 running
14 17 99 Paul Goldsmith Plymouth 0 0 303 112 0 engine
36 10 1 Paul Lewis Plymouth 0 0 54 3 0 crash
22 1 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 236 6 0 engine
11 28 46 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 333 0 0 engine
29 6 98 Sam McQuagg Dodge 0 0 112 0 0 engine
27 14 90 Sonny Hutchins Ford 0 0 129 0 0 engine
38 43 96 Sonny Lamphear Ford 0 0 29 0 0 driveshaft
23 26 18 Stick Elliott Chevrolet 0 0 236 0 0 engine
26 11 55 Tiny Lund Ford 0 0 140 0 0 engine
32 25 59 Tom Pistone Ford 0 0 84 0 0 transmission
28 38 38 Wayne Smith Chevrolet 0 0 122 0 0 axle
7 40 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 370 0 0 running

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