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1966 Firecracker 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 28 of 49 Monday, July 4, 1966 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 160 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (400.000 miles) Time of race: 2:36:02 Average speed: 153.813 mph Pole speed: 176.66 mph Cautions: 4 for 23 laps Margin of victory: 66 sec Attendance: 46200 Lead changes: 17 Glossary    1966 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1966 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 4 98   Sam McQuagg Florida Dodge Dealers / Nichels Engineering   (Ray Nichels) '66 Dodge 160 15500 running 126 2 12 16   Darel Dieringer Bud Moore '66 Mercury 160 8870 running 0 3 13 14   Jim Paschal Friedkin Enterprises   (Tom Friedkin) '66 Plymouth 159 5985 running 12 4 3 13   Curtis Turner Smokey Yunick '66 Chevrolet 159 3100 running 2 5 6 56   Jim Hurtubise Norm Nelson '66 Plymouth 158 1550 running 2 6 7 31   Don White Nichels Engineering   (Ray Nichels) '66 Dodge 156 1250 running 0 7 19 04   Marvin Panch Friedkin Enterprises   (Tom Friedkin) '65 Plymouth 154 1475 running 0 8 20 24   Tiny Lund Betty Lilly '66 Ford 153 1375 running 0 9 14 48   James Hylton Econo Wash   (Bud Hartje) '65 Dodge 153 1300 running 0 10 32 4   John Sears L.G. DeWitt '64 Ford 152 1200 running 0 11 9 3   Buddy Baker Ray Fox '65 Dodge 151 830 engine 8 12 16 79   Frank Warren Harold Rhodes '64 Chevrolet 150 740 running 0 13 23 64   Elmo Langley Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield '64 Ford 149 650 running 0 14 27 2   Bobby Allison Donald Brackins '65 Chevrolet 149 655 running 0 15 11 6   David Pearson Cotton Owens '66 Dodge 148 475 running 0 16 22 55   Harold Smith Lyle Stelter '64 Ford 147 595 running 0 17 34 44   Larry Hess Larry Hess '64 Ford 146 615 running 0 18 36 89   Eddie MacDonald John C. Hipp '64 Chevrolet 144 585 running 0 19 40 34   Wendell Scott Wendell Scott '65 Ford 143 580 running 0 20 25 93   Blackie Watt Neal Trucking   (Harry Neal) '64 Ford 139 750 running 0 21 37 70   J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie '64 Ford 133 570 running 0 22 33 06   Jack Lawrence John McCarthy '64 Mercury 132 590 running 0 23 35 97   Henley Gray Henley Gray '66 Ford 126 585 running 0 24 1 12   LeeRoy Yarbrough Prestone   (Jon Thorne) '66 Dodge 126 530 suspension 10 25 26 00   Roy Mayne Emory Gilliam '65 Dodge 112 525 running 0 26 39 53   Jimmy Helms David Warren '64 Ford 111 445 head gasket 0 27 5 99   Paul Goldsmith Nichels Engineering   (Ray Nichels) '66 Plymouth 110 490 windshield 0 28 28 02   Doug Cooper Bob Cooper '65 Plymouth 96 460 engine 0 29 2 43   Richard Petty GTX Plymouth   (Petty Enterprises) '64 Plymouth 86 530 crash 0 30 10 71   Earl Balmer K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '65 Dodge 94 400 crash 0 31 8 5   Mario Andretti Dodge   (Cotton Owens) '66 Dodge 78 395 engine 0 32 30 38   Wayne Smith Archie Smith '66 Chevrolet 78 440 windshield 0 33 21 86   Buck Baker Buck Baker '66 Chevrolet 54 410 crash 0 34 24 39   Bunkie Blackburn J.H. Crawford '66 Chevrolet 29 380 oil pressure 0 35 17 49   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '66 Plymouth 28 375 suspension 0 36 29 67   Buddy Arrington Buddy Arrington '64 Dodge 25 370 oil pressure 0 37 31 19   J.T. Putney J.T. Putney '66 Chevrolet 20 365 valve 0 38 15 7   Bobby Johns Shorty Johns '66 Chevrolet 16 360 crash 0 39 38 25   Jabe Thomas Jeff Handy '64 Ford 13 355 oil pressure 0 40 18 33   Joel Davis Curtis Satterfield '64 Chevrolet 4 350 driveshaft 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 41 Clyde Lynn 20 Clyde Lynn Ford 42 Bill Champion 72 Bill Champion Ford 43 Paul Lewis 1 Emory Gilliam Plymouth 44 T.L. Blakely 50 Bud Moore Chevrolet 45 Lionel Johnson 57 Clay Estridge Chevrolet 46 Gil Hearne 03 Edwin Ackerman Ford 47 Neil Castles 88 Buck Baker Oldsmobile Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 4 4     5 8 4   debris   9 30 22     31 37 7   #7 accident   38 57 20     58 62 5   #88 accident   63 86 24     87 93 7   #43,71 accident   94 160 67       Percent of race run under caution: 14.4%             Average green flag run: 27.4 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Sam McQuagg 1 8 8   LeeRoy Yarbrough 9 9 1   Sam McQuagg 10 18 9   LeeRoy Yarbrough 19 26 8   Sam McQuagg 27 32 6   Jim Paschal 33 39 7   LeeRoy Yarbrough 40 40 1   Sam McQuagg 41 59 19   Jim Paschal 60 64 5   Sam McQuagg 65 88 24   Jim Hurtubise 89 89 1   Buddy Baker 90 95 6   Curtis Turner 96 97 2   Sam McQuagg 98 126 29   Buddy Baker 127 128 2   Jim Hurtubise 129 129 1   Sam McQuagg 130 160 31