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1966 - Atlanta 500 Race Results


Race Name - Atlanta 500
Date - 3/27/1966
Race Track - Atlanta International Raceway
Track Length (Miles) - 1.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 501 miles
Pole Speed - 147.742 mph
Number of Cautions - 5
Caution Laps - 31
Average Race Speed - 131.24 mph
Lead Changes - 23
Total Race Purse - $62,555
Race Number - 8
 More Races from 1966
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 5 Jim Hurtubise 56 Norm Nelson 334 66 Plymout 139 $17,920
2 3 Fred Lorenzen 28 HolmanMoody 333 66 Ford 28 $8,290
3 2 Dick Hutcherson 29 HolmanMoody 333 66 Ford 0 $4,825
4 4 Paul Goldsmith 99 Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels) 331 66 Plymout 0 $2,750
5 17 Jim Paschal 14 Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin) 330 66 Plymout 0 $1,925
6 14 Cale Yarborough 27 Banjo Matthews 329 66 Ford 0 $1,250
7 18 Sam McQuagg 98 Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels) 327 66 Dodge 0 $1,150
8 11 Don White 7 Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels) 326 65 Dodge 8 $1,115
9 28 Tiny Lund 55 Lyle Stelter 318 64 Ford 0 $975
10 19 Bobby Allison 24 Betty Lilly 315 66 Ford 0 $875
11 22 Frank Warren 79 Harold Rhodes 313 64 Chevrol 0 $750
12 31 JT Putney 19 JT Putney 309 66 Chevrol 0 $850
13 8 Curtis Turner 41 Wood Brothers 305 66 Ford 10 $700
14 9 David Pearson 6 Cotton Owens 304 65 Dodge 3 $715
15 20 James Hylton 48 Econo Wash (Bud Hartje) 301 65 Dodge 0 $575
16 6 Marvin Panch 21 Wood Brothers 297 66 Ford 0 $550
17 36 Paul Lewis 1 Paul Lewis 296 65 Plymout 0 $600
18 7 Ned Jarrett 11 Bondy Long 290 66 Ford 2 $1,050
19 25 Gordon Johncock 71 K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) 278 65 Dodge 12 $685
20 42 Clyde Lynn 20 Clyde Lynn 278 64 Ford 0 $550
21 4 LeeRoy Yarbrough 12 Jon Thorne 273 66 Dodge 1 $555
22 38 Jimmy Helms 53 David Warren 268 64 Ford 0 $600
23 34 Wayne Woodward 52 Bill Church 258 65 Chevrol 0 $640
24 15 Tom Pistone 59 Tom Pistone 220 64 Ford 0 $550
25 1 Richard Petty 43 Petty Enterprises 185 66 Plymout 131 $1,530
26 29 Roy Mayne 46 Tom Hunter 162 66 Chevrol 0 $550
27 37 Wayne Smith 38 Archie Smith 156 66 Chevrol 0 $610
28 40 Buddy Arrington 73 Joan Petre 88 64 Ford 0 $580
29 10 Bobby Isaac 26 Junior Johnson 73 66 Ford 0 $600
30 16 Elmo Langley 64 Elmo Langley Henry Woodfield 66 65 Ford 0 $550
31 23 Larry Hess 44 Larry Hess 58 64 Ford 0 $550
32 13 GC Spencer 49 GC Spencer 58 65 Plymout 0 $550
33 30 Stick Elliott 18 Toy Bolton 48 66 Chevrol 0 $550
34 24 John Sears 4 LG DeWitt 39 64 Ford 0 $550
35 21 Bobby Johns 7 Shorty Johns 34 66 Chevrol 0 $550
36 32 Lionel Johnson 57 Clay Eastridge 28 64 Ford 0 $625
37 33 Roy Tyner 9 Truett Rodgers 20 65 Chevrol 0 $600
38 39 Jabe Thomas 25 Jeff Handy 11 64 Ford 0 $540
39 43 Neil Castles 86 Buck Baker 6 66 Chevrol 0 $500
40 41 Henley Gray 97 Henley Gray 2 66 Ford 0 $500
41 27 EJ Trivette 67 Buddy Arrington 2 64 Dodge 0 $525
42 44 Gene Cline 95 Gene Cline 2 64 Ford 0 $500
43 36 Buddy Baker 87 Buck Baker 1 66 Oldsmob 0 $570
44 35 Bunkie Blackburn 74 Gene Black 1 64 Ford 0 $580