Results

The 1966 Wilkes 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the North Wilkesboro Speedway race.

Wilkes 400

Sunday, October 2nd, 1966

North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC

  • 14 Ford
  • 9 Chevrolet
  • 2 Oldsmobile
  • 4 Dodge
  • 1 Mercury
  • 5 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 35
  • Laps Scheduled: 400
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 89.012
  • Cautions: 5 for 52 laps
  • Lead Changes: 4
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Wilkes 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
18 33 95 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 361 0 0 running
30 10 2 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 92 0 0 engine
31 18 87 Buck Baker Oldsmobile 0 0 83 0 0 clutch
15 22 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 371 0 0 running
10 16 73 Buddy Baker Ford 0 0 385 0 0 running
19 6 21 Cale Yarborough Ford 0 0 355 0 0 engine
16 27 20 Clyde Lynn Ford 0 0 368 0 0 running
6 17 47 Curtis Turner Chevrolet 0 0 391 0 0 running
24 5 16 Darel Dieringer Mercury 0 0 212 0 0 crash
2 11 6 David Pearson Dodge 0 0 400 0 0 running
1 4 29 Dick Hutcherson Ford 0 0 400 94 0 running
27 20 94 Don Biederman Chevrolet 0 0 134 0 0 differential
17 24 75 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 367 0 0 running
29 8 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 111 0 0 head gasket
20 34 60 Ernest Eury Chevrolet 0 0 354 0 0 running
23 3 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 307 213 0 engine
9 13 09 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 387 0 0 running
34 9 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 38 0 0 engine
13 31 97 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 375 0 0 running
32 12 19 JT Putney Chevrolet 0 0 60 0 0 differential
25 29 25 Jabe Thomas Ford 0 0 210 0 0 differential
5 15 48 James Hylton Dodge 0 0 395 0 0 running
4 35 14 Jim Paschal Plymouth 0 0 397 0 0 running
33 23 61 Joel Davis Chevrolet 0 0 55 0 0 transmission
8 14 4 John Sears Ford 0 0 389 0 0 running
28 1 26 Junior Johnson Ford 0 0 129 93 0 engine
21 30 63 Larry Manning Plymouth 0 0 323 0 0 running
22 32 35 Max Ledbetter Oldsmobile 0 0 312 0 0 lug bolts
14 26 86 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 375 0 0 running
3 7 1 Paul Lewis Plymouth 0 0 400 0 0 running
26 2 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 186 0 0 ignition
7 25 46 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 389 0 0 running
12 21 59 Tom Pistone Ford 0 0 381 0 0 engine
35 28 38 Wayne Smith Chevrolet 0 0 29 0 0 driveshaft
11 19 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 382 0 0 running

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