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1966 Fireball 300

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NASCAR Grand National race number 25 of 49
Sunday, June 12, 1966 at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, NC
300 laps on a .500 mile paved track (150.0 miles)

Time of race: 1:50:32
Average Speed: 81.423 mph
Pole Speed: 86.455 mph

Cautions: none
Margin of Victory: 5 sec
Attendance: 6,200
Lead changes: 4

Glossary 1966 NASCAR Grand National results / 1966 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	1	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'66 Plymouth	300	1,400	running	176
2	2	6	David Pearson	Cotton Owens	'66 Dodge	300	1,000	running	124
3	4	1	Paul Lewis	Paul Lewis	'65 Plymouth	298	700	running	0
4	16	87	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'66 Oldsmobile	290	575	running	0
5	12	4	John Sears	L.G. DeWitt	'64 Ford	289	425	running	0
6	5	48	James Hylton	Econo Wash (Bud Hartje)	'65 Dodge	285	325	running	0
7	8	19	J.T. Putney	J.T. Putney	'66 Chevrolet	280	275	running	0
8	28	18	Stick Elliott	Toy Bolton	'66 Chevrolet	279	225	running	0
9	20	92	Hank Thomas	W.S. Jenkins	'64 Ford	277	300	running	0
10	18	86	Neil Castles	Buck Baker	'65 Dodge	273	175	running	0
11	6	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield	'64 Ford	273	100	running	0
12	21	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'65 Ford	270	100	running	0
13	23	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'64 Ford	270	100	running	0
14	27	9	Roy Tyner	Truett Rodgers	'66 Chevrolet	266	100	running	0
15	7	55	Tiny Lund	Lyle Stelter	Ford	264	100	running	0
16	15	93	Blackie Watt	Harry Neal	'64 Ford	262	100	running	0
17	19	06	Johnny Wynn	John McCarthy	'64 Mercury	261	100	running	0
18	10	02	Doug Cooper	Bob Cooper	'65 Plymouth	261	100	running	0
19	17	20	Clyde Lynn	Clyde Lynn	'64 Ford	260	100	running	0
20	26	95	Henley Gray	Gene Cline	'64 Ford	237	100	running	0
21	22	53	Jimmy Helms	David Warren	'64 Ford	224	100	ignition	0
22	29	96	Sonny Lamphear	Homer O'Dell	'64 Ford	213	100	ignition	0
23	13	73	Buddy Baker	Joan Petre	'64 Ford	210	100	overheating	0
24	3	16	Darel Dieringer	Bud Moore	'66 Mercury	180	100	oil pressure	0
25	24	40	Eddie Yarboro	Eddie Yarboro	'65 Dodge	164		differential	0
26	9	97	Ned Jarrett	Henley Gray	'66 Ford	150	200	brakes	0
27	14	77	Joel Davis	Harold Mays	'64 Plymouth	18		overheating	0
28	14	46	Roy Mayne	Tom Hunter	'66 Chevrolet	9		crash	0
29	25	35	Max Ledbetter	Ken Carpenter	'65 Oldsmobile	9		engine	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Richard Petty	1	134	134
David Pearson	135	141	7
Richard Petty	142	182	41
David Pearson	183	299	117
Richard Petty	300	300	1

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