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1966 - NASCAR Grand National Series Race Summary

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1966 - NASCAR Grand National Series

A listing of races during the year including the winner, track location and race name. To access specific race information follow the race date link.


Date Winning Driver Race Name Track
11/14/1965 Richard Petty Georgia Cracker 300 Augusta Speedway
1/23/1966 Dan Gurney Motor Trend 500 Riverside International Raceway
2/25/1966 Paul Goldsmith Daytona 500 Qualifier 1 Daytona International Speedway
2/25/1966 Earl Balmer Daytona 500 Qualifier 2 Daytona International Speedway
2/27/1966 Richard Petty Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway
3/13/1966 Paul Goldsmith Peach Blossom 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway
3/20/1966 Dick Hutcherson Southeastern 500 Bristol International Speedway
3/27/1966 Jim Hurtubise Atlanta 500 Atlanta International Raceway
4/3/1966 David Pearson Hickory 250 Hickory Speedway
4/7/1966 David Pearson Columbia 200 Columbia Speedway
4/9/1966 David Pearson Greenville 200 Greenville-Pickens Speedway
4/11/1966 David Pearson 12 Bowman-Gray Stadium
4/17/1966 Jim Paschal Gwyn Staley 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway
4/24/1966 Jim Paschal Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway
4/30/1966 Richard Petty Rebel 400 Darlington Raceway
5/7/1966 Richard Petty Tidewater 250 Langley Field Speedway
5/10/1966 Richard Petty Speedy Morelock 200 Middle Georgia Raceway
5/13/1966 Darel Dieringer Independent 250 Starlite Speedway
5/15/1966 David Pearson Richmond 250 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds
5/22/1966 Marvin Panch World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway
5/29/1966 David Pearson 21 Dog Track Speedway
6/2/1966 David Pearson Asheville 300 New Asheville Speedway
6/4/1966 Elmo Langley 23 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds
6/9/1966 David Pearson East Tennessee 200 Smoky Mountain Raceway
6/12/1966 Richard Petty Fireball 300 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
6/15/1966 Tiny Lund Beltsville 200 Beltsville Speedway
6/25/1966 David Pearson Pickens 200 Greenville-Pickens Speedway
7/4/1966 Sam McQuagg Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway
7/7/1966 Elmo Langley 29 Old Dominion Speedway
7/10/1966 David Pearson 30 Bridgehampton Raceway
7/12/1966 Bobby Allison 31 Oxford Plains Speedway
7/14/1966 David Pearson 32 Fonda Speedway
7/16/1966 Bobby Allison 33 Islip Speedway
7/24/1966 Paul Goldsmith Volunteer 500 Bristol International Speedway
7/28/1966 Paul Lewis Smoky Mountain 200 Smoky Mountain Raceway
7/30/1966 Richard Petty Nashville 400 Nashville Speedway
8/7/1966 Richard Petty Dixie 400 Atlanta International Raceway
8/18/1966 David Pearson Sandlapper 200 Columbia Speedway
8/21/1966 Darel Dieringer Western North Carolina 500 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
8/24/1966 Bobby Allison Maryland 200 Beltsville Speedway
8/27/1966 David Pearson Myers Brothers 250 Bowman-Gray Stadium
9/5/1966 Darel Dieringer Southern 500 Darlington Raceway
9/9/1966 David Pearson Buddy Shuman 250 Hickory Speedway
9/11/1966 David Pearson Capital City 300 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds
9/18/1966 Dick Hutcherson Joe Weatherly 150 Orange Speedway
9/25/1966 Fred Lorenzen Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway
10/2/1966 Dick Hutcherson Wilkes 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway
10/16/1966 LeeRoy Yarbrough National 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway
10/30/1966 Fred Lorenzen American 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway