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 - Virginia 500 Race Results
Race Name - Virginia 500Date - 4/24/1966Race Track - Martinsville SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 250 milesPole Speed - 76.345 mphNumber of Cautions - 1Caution Laps - 6Average Race Speed - 69.156 mphLead Changes - 6Total Race Purse - $21,900Race Number - 14 | More Races from 1966 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 1 | Jim Paschal | 14 | Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin) | 500 | 66 Plymout | 368 | $4,550 |
2 | 2 | Paul Goldsmith | 99 | Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels) | 500 | 65 Plymout | 15 | $2,150 |
3 | 4 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 495 | 66 Plymout | 0 | $1,250 |
4 | 6 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley Henry Woodfield | 488 | 64 Ford | 0 | $775 |
5 | 21 | GC Spencer | 49 | GC Spencer | 486 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $725 |
6 | 24 | Paul Lewis | 1 | Paul Lewis | 485 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $675 |
7 | 23 | Bobby Allison | 24 | Betty Lilly | 483 | 66 Ford | 0 | $575 |
8 | 22 | James Hylton | 48 | Econo Wash (Bud Hartje) | 476 | 65 Dodge | 0 | $535 |
9 | 5 | David Pearson | 6 | Cotton Owens | 474 | 66 Dodge | 75 | $575 |
10 | 28 | Buddy Baker | 88 | Buck Baker | 469 | 65 Chevrol | 0 | $450 |
11 | 27 | Buck Baker | 87 | Buck Baker | 467 | 66 Oldsmob | 0 | $425 |
12 | 18 | Johnny Wynn | 16 | John McCarthy | 464 | 64 Mercury | 0 | $425 |
13 | 25 | Joel Davis | 77 | Harold Mays | 462 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $390 |
14 | 34 | Roy Tyner | 9 | Truett Rodgers | 453 | 65 Chevrol | 0 | $380 |
15 | 17 | Henley Gray | 97 | Henley Gray | 450 | 66 Ford | 0 | $395 |
16 | 3 | Sam McQuagg | 98 | Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels) | 449 | 66 Dodge | 0 | $435 |
17 | 37 | Worth McMillion | 83 | Allen McMillion | 444 | 65 Pontiac | 0 | $350 |
18 | 12 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 439 | 65 Ford | 0 | $365 |
19 | 7 | Bobby Johns | 7 | Shorty Johns | 437 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $355 |
20 | 36 | Wayne Smith | 38 | Archie Smith | 429 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $320 |
21 | 39 | JT Putney | 35 | Ken Carpenter | 419 | 65 Oldsmob | 0 | $300 |
22 | 20 | Tom Pistone | 59 | Tom Pistone | 357 | 64 Ford | 42 | $450 |
23 | 10 | Bill Champion | 72 | Bill Champion | 315 | 64 Ford | 0 | $325 |
24 | 19 | Doug Cooper | 2 | Bob Cooper | 290 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $350 |
25 | 14 | JD McDuffie | 70 | JD McDuffie | 251 | 64 Ford | 0 | $325 |
26 | 38 | Gene Cline | 95 | Gene Cline | 242 | 64 Ford | 0 | $275 |
27 | 16 | Jimmy Helms | 53 | David Warren | 170 | 64 Ford | 0 | $300 |
28 | 29 | Hank Thomas | 92 | WS Jenkins | 167 | 64 Ford | 0 | $275 |
29 | 15 | Jabe Thomas | 25 | Jeff Handy | 158 | 64 Ford | 0 | $300 |
30 | 13 | Clyde Lynn | 20 | Clyde Lynn | 130 | 64 Ford | 0 | $300 |
31 | 32 | Pee Wee Ellwanger | 73 | Joan Petre | 127 | 64 Ford | 0 | $250 |
32 | 30 | Stick Elliott | 18 | Toy Bolton | 124 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $250 |
33 | 11 | Bill Seifert | 45 | Bill Seifert | 69 | 64 Ford | 0 | $275 |
34 | 9 | Wayne Woodward | 66 | Wayne Woodward | 68 | 66 Chevrol | 0 | $275 |
35 | 33 | Neil Castles | 86 | Buck Baker | 43 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $250 |
36 | 26 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Buddy Arrington | 36 | 64 Dodge | 0 | $275 |
37 | 8 | John Sears | 4 | LG DeWitt | 18 | 64 Ford | 0 | $275 |
38 | 35 | Bob Derrington | 5 | Bob Derrington | 4 | 65 Plymout | 0 | $250 |
39 | 40 | Sonny Lamphear | 96 | 4 | 64 Ford | 0 | $250 | |
40 | 31 | Ed Jordan | 50 | 1 | 64 Ford | 0 | $250 |