CUP Series Darlington Raceway

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Southern 500

Monday, September 5th, 1966

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

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  • 16 Ford
  • 10 Chevrolet
  • 1 Oldsmobile
  • 7 Dodge
  • 2 Mercury
  • 7 Plymouth
  • 1 Pontiac

  • 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
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
25 37 72 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 0 0 308 0 0 0 0 running
31 31 93 Blackie Watt Ford 0 0 0 0 172 0 0 0 0 engine
38 39 51 Bob Derrington Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 51 0 0 0 0 cam
36 33 2 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 71 0 0 0 0 engine
37 17 7 Bobby Johns Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 56 0 0 0 0 engine
41 27 87 Buck Baker Oldsmobile 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 engine
39 29 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0 0 engine
33 8 3 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 0 0 97 0 0 0 0 throttle
27 26 20 Bunkie Blackburn Mercury 0 0 0 0 287 0 0 0 0 running
11 7 21 Cale Yarborough Ford 0 0 0 0 356 33 0 0 0 running
14 12 26 Curtis Turner Ford 0 0 0 0 348 12 0 0 0 crash
1 3 16 Darel Dieringer Mercury 0 0 0 0 364 105 0 0 0 running
3 13 6 David Pearson Dodge 0 0 0 0 361 1 0 0 0 running
7 10 29 Dick Hutcherson Ford 0 0 0 0 358 1 0 0 0 running
42 35 25 Doug Cooper Ford 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 engine
30 6 71 Earl Balmer Dodge 0 0 0 0 185 0 0 0 0 crash
32 42 75 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 0 0 120 0 0 0 0 engine
34 32 89 Eddie MacDonald Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 97 0 0 0 0 engine
18 23 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 0 336 0 0 0 0 running
26 30 79 Frank Warren Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 305 0 0 0 0 engine
5 9 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 0 0 360 0 0 0 0 running
29 28 09 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 196 0 0 0 0 wheel bearing
10 18 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 0 0 358 0 0 0 0 running
17 19 36 HB Bailey Pontiac 0 0 0 0 341 0 0 0 0 running
22 38 97 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 0 0 323 0 0 0 0 running
19 25 19 JT Putney Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 333 0 0 0 0 running
15 16 48 James Hylton Dodge 0 0 0 0 348 0 0 0 0 running
43 15 04 Jerry Grant Plymouth 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 transmission
6 11 14 Jim Paschal Plymouth 0 0 0 0 360 0 0 0 0 running
44 41 73 Jimmy Helms Ford 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 driveshaft
20 40 4 John Sears Ford 0 0 0 0 327 0 0 0 0 running
21 44 44 Larry Hess Ford 0 0 0 0 326 0 0 0 0 running
8 1 12 LeeRoy Yarbrough Dodge 0 0 0 0 358 35 0 0 0 running
4 14 42 Marvin Panch Plymouth 0 0 0 0 360 14 0 0 0 running
13 20 11 Ned Jarrett Ford 0 0 0 0 350 0 0 0 0 running
23 36 88 Neil Castles Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 321 0 0 0 0 running
16 4 99 Paul Goldsmith Plymouth 0 0 0 0 345 9 0 0 0 engine
12 21 1 Paul Lewis Plymouth 0 0 0 0 353 0 0 0 0 running
2 2 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 0 364 131 0 0 0 running
9 5 98 Sam McQuagg Dodge 0 0 0 0 358 23 0 0 0 running
35 22 47 Stick Elliott Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 78 0 0 0 0 valve
28 24 24 Tiny Lund Ford 0 0 0 0 248 0 0 0 0 engine
40 34 38 Wayne Smith Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 engine
24 43 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 0 0 317 0 0 0 0 running

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