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1966 - Fireball 300 Race Results


Race Name - Fireball 300
Date - 6/12/1966
Race Track - Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 150 miles
Pole Speed - 86.455 mph
Number of Cautions - 0
Caution Laps - 0
Average Race Speed - 81.423 mph
Lead Changes - 4
Total Race Purse - $7,000
Race Number - 25
 More Races from 1966
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 1 Richard Petty 43 Petty Enterprises 300 66 Plymout 176 $1,400
2 2 David Pearson 6 Cotton Owens 300 66 Dodge 124 $1,000
3 4 Paul Lewis 1 Paul Lewis 298 65 Plymout 0 $700
4 16 Buck Baker 87 Buck Baker 290 66 Oldsmob 0 $575
5 12 John Sears 4 LG DeWitt 289 64 Ford 0 $425
6 5 James Hylton 48 Econo Wash (Bud Hartje) 285 65 Dodge 0 $325
7 8 JT Putney 19 JT Putney 280 66 Chevrol 0 $275
8 28 Stick Elliott 18 Toy Bolton 279 66 Chevrol 0 $225
9 20 Hank Thomas 92 WS Jenkins 277 64 Ford 0 $300
10 18 Neil Castles 86 Buck Baker 273 65 Dodge 0 $175
11 6 Elmo Langley 64 Elmo Langley Henry Woodfield 273 64 Ford 0 $100
12 21 Wendell Scott 34 Wendell Scott 270 65 Ford 0 $100
13 23 JD McDuffie 70 JD McDuffie 270 64 Ford 0 $100
14 27 Roy Tyner 9 Truett Rodgers 266 66 Chevrol 0 $100
15 7 Tiny Lund 55 Lyle Stelter 264 Ford 0 $100
16 15 Blackie Watt 93 Harry Neal 262 64 Ford 0 $100
17 19 Johnny Wynn 6 John McCarthy 261 64 Mercury 0 $100
18 10 Doug Cooper 2 Bob Cooper 261 65 Plymout 0 $100
19 17 Clyde Lynn 20 Clyde Lynn 260 64 Ford 0 $100
20 26 Henley Gray 95 Gene Cline 237 64 Ford 0 $100
21 22 Jimmy Helms 53 David Warren 224 64 Ford 0 $100
22 29 Sonny Lamphear 96 213 64 Ford 0 $100
23 13 Buddy Baker 73 Joan Petre 210 64 Ford 0 $100
24 3 Darel Dieringer 16 Bud Moore 180 66 Mercury 0 $100
25 24 Eddie Yarboro 40 Eddie Yarboro 164 65 Dodge 0 $
26 9 Ned Jarrett 97 Henley Gray 150 66 Ford 0 $200
27 14 Joel Davis 77 Harold Mays 18 64 Plymout 0 $
28 14 Roy Mayne 46 Tom Hunter 9 66 Chevrol 0 $
29 25 Max Ledbetter 35 Ken Carpenter 9 65 Oldsmob 0 $