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1966 Rebel 400

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NASCAR Grand National race number 15 of 49
Saturday, April 30, 1966 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
291 laps on a 1.375 mile paved track (400.1 miles)

Time of race: 3:01:53
Average Speed: 131.993 mph
Pole Speed: 140.815 mph

Cautions: 1 for 5 laps
Margin of Victory: 3 laps +
Attendance: 7,000
Lead changes: 6

Glossary 1966 NASCAR Grand National results / 1966 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	1	43	Richard Petty	Plymouth (Petty Enterprises)	'66 Plymouth	291	12,115	running	281
2	7	99	Paul Goldsmith	Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels)	'65 Plymouth	288	6,570	running	1
3	11	6	David Pearson	Cotton Owens	'65 Dodge	288	4,145	running	6
4	9	3	Bunkie Blackburn	Ray Fox	'65 Dodge	283	2,225	running	0
5	10	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'65 Plymouth	283	1,670	running	2
6	5	14	Jim Paschal	Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin)	'66 Plymouth	278	1,250	running	0
7	15	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield	'64 Ford	275	1,000	running	0
8	26	87	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'66 Oldsmobile	275	900	running	0
9	17	48	James Hylton	Econo Wash (Bud Hartje)	'65 Dodge	270	965	running	0
10	12	1	Paul Lewis	Paul Lewis	'65 Plymouth	270	840	running	0
11	23	4	John Sears	L.G. DeWitt	'64 Ford	266	750	running	0
12	14	19	J.T. Putney	J.T. Putney	'66 Chevrolet	262	725	running	0
13	28	97	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'66 Ford	257	700	running	0
14	36	86	Neil Castles	Buck Baker	'65 Plymouth	253	675	running	0
15	30	77	Joel Davis	Harold Mays	'65 Plymouth	252	650	running	0
16	19	24	Bobby Allison	Betty Lilly	'66 Ford	246	645	wheel bearing	0
17	13	7	Bobby Johns	Shorty Johns	'66 Chevrolet	242	600	engine	0
18	16	18	Stick Elliott	Toy Bolton	'66 Chevrolet	239	575	crank	0
19	25	46	Roy Mayne	Tom Hunter	'66 Chevrolet	236	550	running	0
20	29	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing (Walter Ballard)	'64 Ford	234	525	running	0
21	24	88	Buddy Baker	City Chevrolet (Buck Baker)	'66 Chevrolet	220	500	engine	0
22	2	16	Darel Dieringer	Bud Moore	'66 Mercury	218	490	engine	1
23	3	71	Earl Balmer	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'65 Dodge	186	520	oil pan	0
24	33	74	Gene Black	Gene Black	'64 Ford	184	470	axle	0
25	8	22	Curtis Turner	Smokey Yunick	'65 Chevrolet	150	460	lug bolts	0
26	34	25	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'65 Ford	144	450	overheating	0
27	22	67	Buddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington	'64 Dodge	97	445	engine	0
28	31	38	Wayne Smith	Archie Smith	'66 Chevrolet	75	440	clutch	0
29	4	12	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Jon Thorne	'66 Dodge	65	445	engine	0
30	6	98	Sam McQuagg	Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels)	'66 Dodge	54	430	overheating	0
31	21	55	Tiny Lund	Lyle Stelter	'64 Ford	54	425	clutch	0
32	18	02	Doug Cooper	Bob Cooper	'65 Plymouth	44	460	engine	0
33	35	9	Roy Tyner	Truett Rodgers	'66 Chevrolet	29	415	transmission	0
34	20	59	Tom Pistone	Tom Pistone	'64 Ford	4	410	oil pressure	0
35	27	66	Wayne Woodward	Wayne Woodward	'66 Chevrolet	3	405	engine	0
36	32	96	Sonny Lamphear	Homer O'Dell	'64 Ford	0	400	engine	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Richard Petty	1	36	36
Paul Goldsmith	37	37	1
G.C. Spencer	38	39	2
David Pearson	40	45	6
Richard Petty	46	100	55
Darel Dieringer	101	101	1
Richard Petty	102	291	190

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