Results

The 1966 Peach Blossom 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the North Carolina Speedway race.

Peach Blossom 500

Sunday, March 13th, 1966

North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham, NC

  • 20 Ford
  • 9 Chevrolet
  • 5 Dodge
  • 8 Plymouth
  • 1 Oldsmobile
  • 1 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 44 (4 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 100.027
  • Cautions: 10 for 70 laps
  • Lead Changes: 26
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Peach Blossom 500 at North Carolina Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
3 19 24 Bobby Allison Ford 0 0 488 0 0 running
37 4 26 Bobby Isaac Ford 0 0 34 10 0 crash
43 34 7 Bobby Johns Chevrolet 0 0 4 0 0 clutch
27 28 33 Bub Strickler Chevrolet 0 0 148 0 0 crash
25 22 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 196 0 0 oil pressure
13 15 88 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 0 0 424 0 0 engine
34 23 50 Bunkie Blackburn Chevrolet 0 0 53 0 0 handling
2 8 27 Cale Yarborough Ford 0 0 500 177 0 running
14 16 20 Clyde Lynn Ford 0 0 424 0 0 running
18 3 41 Curtis Turner Ford 0 0 376 12 0 crash
35 11 43 Darel Dieringer Plymouth 0 0 52 0 0 crash
8 2 6 David Pearson Dodge 0 0 470 25 0 running
29 5 29 Dick Hutcherson Ford 0 0 132 0 0 crash
15 32 02 Doug Cooper Plymouth 0 0 423 0 0 engine
7 14 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 472 0 0 running
26 10 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 193 24 0 engine
44 31 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 1 0 0 head gasket
23 42 74 Gene Black Ford 0 0 266 0 0 wheel bearing
28 43 95 Gene Cline Ford 0 0 147 0 0 brakes
40 36 85 Harold Dunnaway Plymouth 0 0 14 0 0 ignition
4 27 55 Harold Smith Ford 0 0 480 0 0 running
9 35 97 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 465 0 0 running
16 44 70 JD McDuffie Ford 0 0 420 0 0 running
11 13 19 JT Putney Chevrolet 0 0 440 0 0 lug bolt
19 12 48 James Hylton Dodge 0 0 302 0 0 engine
20 17 14 Jim Paschal Plymouth 0 0 276 33 0 engine
39 41 77 Joel Davis Plymouth 0 0 17 0 0 handling
5 24 04 John Sears Ford 0 0 478 0 0 running
32 18 12 LeeRoy Yarbrough Dodge 0 0 89 17 0 ignition
17 6 21 Marvin Panch Ford 0 0 402 17 0 engine
36 7 11 Ned Jarrett Ford 0 0 35 0 0 engine
12 29 87 Neil Castles Oldsmobile 0 0 430 0 0 running
1 1 99 Paul Goldsmith Plymouth 0 0 500 159 0 running
21 25 1 Paul Lewis Plymouth 0 0 275 0 0 engine
6 26 46 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 475 0 0 running
31 37 9 Roy Tyner Chevrolet 0 0 101 0 0 overheating
30 9 98 Sam McQuagg Dodge 0 0 131 26 0 engine
42 40 45 Tex McCullough Ford 0 0 5 0 0 wheel bearing
22 33 10 Tiny Lund Ford 0 0 267 0 0 engine
41 20 59 Tom Pistone Ford 0 0 13 0 0 transmission
38 30 61 Toy Bolton Chevrolet 0 0 27 0 0 steering
24 39 38 Wayne Smith Chevrolet 0 0 221 0 0 engine
33 21 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 79 0 0 engine
10 38 83 Worth McMillion Pontiac 0 0 452 0 0 running

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