Entry List

The official 1966 Southeastern 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Bristol Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Southeastern 500

Sunday, March 20th, 1966

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

  • 19 Ford
  • 4 Dodge
  • 3 Chevrolet
  • 5 Plymouth
  • 1 Mercury

  • Drivers Entered: 32
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 69.952
  • Cautions: 7 for 92 laps
  • Lead Changes: 7
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM

1
45
 
 
Ford
Bill Seifert
2
24
 
 
Ford
Betty Lilly
4
67
 
 
Dodge
Buddy Arrington
5
27
 
 
Ford
Banjo Matthews
6
20
 
 
Ford
Clyde Lynn
7
6
 
 
Dodge
Cotton Owens
8
29
 
 
Ford
Holman-Moody
9
52
 
 
Chevrolet
Bill Church
10
64
 
 
Ford
Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield
11
28
 
 
Ford
Holman-Moody
12
49
 
 
Plymouth
G.C. Spencer
13
74
 
 
Ford
Gene Black
14
95
 
 
Ford
Gene Cline
15
97
 
 
Ford
Henley Gray
16
70
 
 
Ford
J.D. McDuffie
17
19
 
 
Chevrolet
J.T. Putney
18
48
Roanoke, VA
Aug 26, 1934
31
Dodge
Econo Wash
19
43
 
 
Plymouth
Petty Enterprises
20
04
 
 
Ford
L.G. DeWitt
21
0
 
 
Ford
Reid Shaw
22
2
 
 
Mercury
Kyle Gibson
23
63
 
 
Plymouth
Bob Adams
24
21
 
 
Ford
Wood Brothers
25
11
 
 
Ford
Bondy Long
26
9
 
 
Plymouth
Nichels Engineering
27
1
 
 
Plymouth
Paul Lewis
28
98
 
 
Dodge
Nichels Engineering
29
96
 
 
Ford
--
30
73
 
 
Ford
Joan Petre
31
38
 
 
Chevrolet
Archie Smith
32
34
 
 
Ford
Wendell Scott