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1966 Daytona 500 Qualifier #1

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NASCAR Grand National race number 3 of 49
Friday, February 25, 1966 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
40 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (100.0 miles)

Time of race: 0:37:24
Average Speed: 160.427 mph
Pole Speed: 175.165 mph

Cautions: 1 for 3 laps
Margin of Victory: 1 cl
Attendance: 22,000
Lead changes: 5

Glossary 1966 NASCAR Grand National results / 1966 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	8	99	Paul Goldsmith	Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels)	'65 Plymouth	40	1,100	running	12
2	1	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'66 Plymouth	40	600	running	25
3	6	07	Don White	Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels)	'65 Dodge	40	400	running	0
4	5	21	Marvin Panch	Wood Brothers	'66 Ford	40	300	running	0
5	2	28	Fred Lorenzen	Holman-Moody	'66 Ford	40	300	running	0
6	12	98	Sam McQuagg	Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels)	'66 Dodge	40	250	running	0
7	10	71	Gordon Johncock	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'65 Dodge	40	225	running	0
8	4	16	Darel Dieringer	Bud Moore	'64 Mercury	40	200	running	3
9	11	9	Larry Frank	Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels)	'66 Plymouth	40	150	running	0
10	9	27	Cale Yarborough	Banjo Matthews	'66 Ford	40	150	running	0
11	3	41	Curtis Turner	Wood Brothers	'66 Ford	39	150	running	0
12	7	48	James Hylton	Econo Wash (Bud Hartje)	'65 Dodge	39	125	running	0
13	13	46	Roy Mayne	Tom Hunter	'66 Chevrolet	39	125	running	0
14	20	23	Calvin Kelly	Hubert Howard	'64 Ford	37	100	running	0
15	28	61	Ned Setzer	Toy Bolton	'66 Chevrolet	37	100	running	0
16	24	97	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'66 Ford	37	100	running	0
17	25	38	Wayne Smith	Archie Smith	'66 Chevrolet	36	100	running	0
18	33	08	Bob Derrington	Bub Strickler	'64 Ford	36	100	running	0
19	27	88	Buddy Baker	Buck Baker	'65 Chevrolet	36	100	running	0
20	18	44	Larry Hess	Larry Hess	'64 Ford	36	100	running	0
21	16	0	Johnny Allen	Reid Shaw	'64 Ford	35	100	running	0
22	32	06	Gene Petro	Charles Johnson	'64 Ford	35	100	running	0
23	14	33	Johnny Rutherford	Curtis Satterfield	'66 Chevrolet	35	100	running	0
24	21	76	Ronnie Chumley	H.B. Bailey	'64 Pontiac	34	100	running	0
25	23	10	Tiny Lund	Gary Weaver	'64 Ford	33		running	0
26	19	93	Blackie Watt	Harry Neal	'64 Ford	29		engine	0
27	30	78	Nick Rampling	Ron Staughton	'64 Chevrolet	27		overheating	0
28	31	75	Doug Cooper	Gene Black	'64 Ford	25		ignition	0
29	22	32	Rock Harn	A.T. Mulherin	'64 Ford	23		engine	0
30	15	25	Jabe Thomas	Jeff Handy	'64 Ford	21		wheel	0
31	17	57	Lionel Johnson	Clay Eastridge	'64 Ford	21		overheating	0
32	26	95	Gene Cline	Gene Cline	'64 Ford	6		handling	0
33	29	85	Neil Castles	Buck Baker	'65 Plymouth	5		engine	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Richard Petty	1	12	12
Darel Dieringer	13	15	3
Richard Petty	16	17	2
Paul Goldsmith	18	28	11
Richard Petty	29	39	11
Paul Goldsmith	40	40	1

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