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
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- 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:
| 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 |