Results

The 1966 Capital City 300 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Richmond Raceway race.

Capital City 300

Sunday, September 11th, 1966

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

  • 12 Ford
  • 6 Chevrolet
  • 1 Oldsmobile
  • 4 Dodge
  • 1 Mercury
  • 2 Pontiac
  • 3 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 29
  • Laps Scheduled: 300
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 62.886
  • Cautions: 5 for 29 laps
  • Lead Changes: 4
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Capital City 300 at Richmond Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
25 12 72 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 27 0 0 battery
6 25 95 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 264 0 0 running
8 20 17 Bob Cooper Chevrolet 0 0 259 0 0 running
20 13 2 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 114 0 0 driveshaft
2 10 87 Buck Baker Oldsmobile 0 0 295 0 0 running
23 17 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 67 0 0 radiator
13 19 20 Clyde Lynn Ford 0 0 188 0 0 running
4 8 47 Curtis Turner Chevrolet 0 0 292 0 0 running
22 9 16 Darel Dieringer Mercury 0 0 80 0 0 crash
11 22 50 Darrell Bryant Chevrolet 0 0 226 0 0 spindle
1 1 6 David Pearson Dodge 0 0 300 242 0 running
5 11 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 286 0 0 running
29 29 80 GT Nolan Pontiac 0 0 6 0 0 flagged
28 28 58 Gene Hobby Dodge 0 0 7 0 0 flagged
9 16 92 Hank Thomas Ford 0 0 242 0 0 engine
17 24 97 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 164 0 0 ball joint
24 15 70 JD McDuffie Ford 0 0 40 0 0 engine
16 6 19 JT Putney Chevrolet 0 0 171 0 0 a frame
10 4 48 James Hylton Dodge 0 0 237 0 0 running
14 27 96 Jimmy Helms Ford 0 0 183 0 0 engine
19 7 4 John Sears Ford 0 0 127 0 0 rear end
15 2 26 Junior Johnson Ford 0 0 176 31 0 engine
26 18 63 Larry Manning Plymouth 0 0 19 0 0 oil pressure
18 21 88 Neil Castles Chevrolet 0 0 134 0 0 oil pan
21 23 15 Paul Dean Holt Ford 0 0 87 0 0 sway bar
3 5 1 Paul Lewis Plymouth 0 0 295 0 0 running
12 3 42 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 220 27 0 differential
7 14 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 264 0 0 running
27 26 83 Worth McMillion Pontiac 0 0 12 0 0 engine

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