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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Western North Carolina 500

Asheville Weaverville Speedway

August 21st, 1966

Race #39 of the 1966 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (7)
    • Dodge (3)
    • Ford (13)
    • Mercury (1)
    • Oldsmobile (2)
    • Plymouth (4)
  • Last Asheville Weaverville Speedway race (Fireball 300)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
#5 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
02 Bob Cooper Plymouth Bob Cooper Bob Cooper
09 Friday Hassler Chevrolet Red Sharp Red Sharp
1 Paul Lewis Plymouth Paul Lewis Paul Lewis
10 Paul Bumhaver Ford Gary Weaver Gary Weaver
11 Ned Jarrett Ford Bondy Long Bernard Alvarez
16 Darel Dieringer Mercury Bud Moore Bud Moore
19 JT Putney Chevrolet J.T. Putney J.T. Putney
2 Bobby Allison Chevrolet J.D. Bracken J.D. Bracken
26 Junior Johnson Ford Junior Johnson Junior Johnson
29 Dick Hutcherson Ford Holman-Moody Holman-Moody
34 Wendell Scott Ford Wendell Scott Wendell Scott
35 Max Ledbetter Oldsmobile Ken Carpenter Ken Carpenter
38 Wayne Smith Chevrolet Archie Smith Archie Smith
4 John Sears Ford L.G. DeWitt L.G. DeWitt
42 Richard Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
47 Curtis Turner Chevrolet Sherwood Chevrolet Toy Bolton
48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Dodge Econo Wash Bud Hartje
49 GC Spencer Plymouth G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer
6 David Pearson Dodge Cotton Owens Cotton Owens
61 Joel Davis Chevrolet Toy Bolton Toy Bolton
64 Elmo Langley Ford Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield
65 Buddy Arrington Dodge Buddy Arrington Buddy Arrington
70 JD McDuffie Ford J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie
73 Buddy Baker Ford Joan Petre Joan Petre
75 Earl Brooks Ford Gene Black Gene Black
87 Doug Cooper Oldsmobile Buck Baker Buck Baker
88 Neil Castles Chevrolet Buck Baker Buck Baker
93 Blackie Watt Ford Harry Neal Harry Neal
95 Clyde Lynn Ford Gene Cline Gene Cline
97 Henley Gray Ford Henley Gray Henley Gray