NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1966 - Gwyn Staley 400 Race Results
Race Name - Gwyn Staley 400Date - 4/17/1966Race Track - North Wilkesboro SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.625 milesRace Length (Miles) - 250 milesPole Speed - 102.693 mphNumber of Cautions - 8Caution Laps - 48Average Race Speed - 89.045 mphLead Changes - 6Total Race Purse - $16,525Race Number - 13 | More Races from 1966 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 1 | Jim Paschal | 14 | Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin) | 400 | 66 Plymout | 308 | $4,950 |
2 | 7 | GC Spencer | 49 | GC Spencer | 394 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $2,225 |
3 | 2 | David Pearson | 6 | Cotton Owens | 382 | 66 Dodge | 0 | $1,350 |
4 | 26 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 378 | 65 Ford | 0 | $825 |
5 | 25 | Henley Gray | 97 | Henley Gray | 375 | 66 Ford | 0 | $625 |
6 | 15 | John Sears | 4 | LG DeWitt | 371 | 64 Ford | 0 | $525 |
7 | 29 | JD McDuffie | 70 | JD McDuffie | 370 | 64 Ford | 0 | $475 |
8 | 35 | Neil Castles | 86 | Buck Baker | 362 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $400 |
9 | 27 | Bill Seifert | 45 | Bill Seifert | 357 | 64 Ford | 0 | $375 |
10 | 32 | Gene Cline | 95 | Gene Cline | 350 | 64 Ford | 0 | $300 |
11 | 4 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 347 | 65 Plymout | 92 | $400 |
12 | 36 | Hank Thomas | 92 | WS Jenkins | 345 | 64 Ford | 0 | $250 |
13 | 18 | Wayne Woodward | 66 | Wayne Woodward | 331 | 65 Chevrol | 0 | $250 |
14 | 9 | Buddy Baker | 74 | Gene Black | 317 | 64 Ford | 0 | $225 |
15 | 17 | Roy Mayne | 46 | Tom Hunter | 287 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $200 |
16 | 30 | Wayne Smith | 38 | Archie Smith | 267 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $200 |
17 | 6 | Sam McQuagg | 98 | Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels) | 266 | 66 Dodge | 0 | $200 |
18 | 20 | Jabe Thomas | 25 | Jeff Handy | 246 | 64 Ford | 0 | $200 |
19 | 24 | Larry Manning | 63 | Bob Adams | 245 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $200 |
20 | 28 | Clyde Lynn | 20 | Clyde Lynn | 239 | 64 Ford | 0 | $200 |
21 | 14 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley Henry Woodfield | 228 | 64 Ford | 0 | $175 |
22 | 19 | Buddy Arrington | 73 | Joan Petre | 210 | 64 Ford | 0 | $175 |
23 | 37 | Roy Tyner | 9 | Truett Rodgers | 198 | 65 Chevrol | 0 | $150 |
24 | 11 | Paul Goldsmith | 99 | Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels) | 193 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $250 |
25 | 33 | Jimmy Helms | 53 | David Warren | 152 | 64 Ford | 0 | $150 |
26 | 5 | Bobby Allison | 24 | Betty Lilly | 146 | 66 Ford | 0 | $175 |
27 | 23 | Buck Baker | 87 | Buck Baker | 143 | 66 Oldsmob | 0 | $200 |
28 | 22 | Bobby Johns | 7 | Shorty Johns | 112 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $250 |
29 | 16 | Joel Davis | 77 | Harold Mays | 111 | 64 Plymout | 0 | $175 |
30 | 8 | Doug Cooper | 2 | Bob Cooper | 92 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $175 |
31 | 12 | JT Putney | 19 | JT Putney | 89 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $50 |
32 | 10 | Eddie Yarboro | 40 | Eddie Yarboro | 77 | 65 Dodge | 0 | $25 |
33 | 13 | Paul Lewis | 1 | Paul Lewis | 49 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $25 |
34 | 34 | Max Ledbetter | 35 | Ken Carpenter | 47 | 65 Oldsmob | 0 | $ |
35 | 21 | James Hylton | 48 | Econo Wash (Bud Hartje) | 30 | 65 Dodge | 0 | $150 |
36 | 31 | Ernest Eury | 60 | Joan Petre | 22 | 64 Chevrol | 0 | $ |
37 | 3 | Tom Pistone | 59 | Tom Pistone | 5 | 64 Ford | 0 | $25 |