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 - Wilkes 400 Race Results
Race Name - Wilkes 400Date - 10/2/1966Race Track - North Wilkesboro SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.625 milesRace Length (Miles) - 250 milesPole Speed - 103.069 mphNumber of Cautions - 5Caution Laps - 52Average Race Speed - 89.012 mphLead Changes - 4Total Race Purse - $17,725Race Number - 47 | More Races from 1966 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 4 | Dick Hutcherson | 29 | HolmanMoody | 400 | 66 Ford | 94 | $4,325 |
2 | 11 | David Pearson | 6 | Cotton Owens | 400 | 66 Dodge | 0 | $2,225 |
3 | 7 | Paul Lewis | 1 | Paul Lewis | 400 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $1,325 |
4 | 35 | Jim Paschal | 14 | Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin) | 397 | 66 Plymout | 0 | $800 |
5 | 15 | James Hylton | 48 | Econo Wash (Bud Hartje) | 395 | 65 Dodge | 0 | $625 |
6 | 17 | Curtis Turner | 47 | Toy Bolton | 391 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $525 |
7 | 25 | Roy Mayne | 46 | Tom Hunter | 389 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $475 |
8 | 14 | John Sears | 4 | LG DeWitt | 389 | 64 Ford | 0 | $425 |
9 | 13 | Friday Hassler | 9 | Red Sharp | 387 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $375 |
10 | 16 | Buddy Baker | 73 | Joan Petre | 385 | 64 Ford | 0 | $325 |
11 | 19 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 382 | 65 Ford | 0 | $300 |
12 | 21 | Tom Pistone | 59 | Tom Pistone | 381 | 64 Ford | 0 | $350 |
13 | 31 | Henley Gray | 97 | Henley Gray | 375 | 66 Ford | 0 | $275 |
14 | 26 | Neil Castles | 86 | Buck Baker | 375 | 64 Dodge | 0 | $250 |
15 | 22 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Buddy Arrington | 371 | 64 Dodge | 0 | $275 |
16 | 27 | Clyde Lynn | 20 | Clyde Lynn | 368 | 64 Ford | 0 | $225 |
17 | 24 | Earl Brooks | 75 | Gene Black | 367 | 65 Ford | 0 | $225 |
18 | 33 | Bill Seifert | 95 | Gene Cline | 361 | 64 Ford | 0 | $225 |
19 | 6 | Cale Yarborough | 21 | Wood Brothers | 355 | 66 Ford | 0 | $225 |
20 | 34 | Ernest Eury | 60 | Joan Petre | 354 | 64 Chevrol | 0 | $225 |
21 | 30 | Larry Manning | 63 | Bob Adams | 323 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $200 |
22 | 32 | Max Ledbetter | 35 | Ken Carpenter | 312 | 65 Oldsmob | 0 | $200 |
23 | 3 | Fred Lorenzen | 28 | HolmanMoody | 307 | 66 Ford | 213 | $725 |
24 | 5 | Darel Dieringer | 16 | Bud Moore | 212 | 66 Mercury | 0 | $200 |
25 | 29 | Jabe Thomas | 25 | Jeff Handy | 210 | 64 Ford | 0 | $200 |
26 | 2 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 186 | 66 Plymout | 0 | $275 |
27 | 20 | Don Biederman | 94 | Ron Stotten | 134 | 64 Chevrol | 0 | $200 |
28 | 1 | Junior Johnson | 26 | Junior Johnson | 129 | 66 Ford | 93 | $425 |
29 | 8 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley Henry Woodfield | 111 | 64 Ford | 0 | $200 |
30 | 10 | Bobby Allison | 2 | JD Bracken | 92 | 65 Chevrol | 0 | $200 |
31 | 18 | Buck Baker | 87 | Buck Baker | 83 | 66 Oldsmob | 0 | $175 |
32 | 12 | JT Putney | 19 | JT Putney | 60 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $175 |
33 | 23 | Joel Davis | 61 | Toy Bolton | 55 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $200 |
34 | 9 | GC Spencer | 49 | GC Spencer | 38 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $175 |
35 | 28 | Wayne Smith | 38 | Archie Smith | 29 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $175 |