Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Southern 500
Darlington Raceway
September 5th, 1966
Race #42 of the 1966 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 364
- Drivers Entered: 44
- Makes
- Chevrolet (10)
- Dodge (7)
- Ford (16)
- Mercury (2)
- Oldsmobile (1)
- Plymouth (7)
- Pontiac (1)
- Last Darlington Raceway
race (Rebel 400)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Jerry Grant | Plymouth | Friedkin Enterprises | Tom Friedkin | ||
| 09 | Friday Hassler | Chevrolet | Red Sharp | Red Sharp | ||
| 1 | Paul Lewis | Plymouth | Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis | ||
| 11 | Ned Jarrett | Ford | Bondy Long | Bernard Alvarez | ||
| 12 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Dodge | Jon Thorne | Jon Thorne | ||
| 14 | Jim Paschal | Plymouth | Friedkin Enterprises | Tom Friedkin | ||
| 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 | ||
| 20 | Bunkie Blackburn | Mercury | -- | -- | ||
| 21 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Wood Brothers | Wood Brothers | ||
| 24 | Tiny Lund | Ford | Betty Lilly | Betty Lilly | ||
| 25 | Doug Cooper | Ford | Jeff Handy | Jeff Handy | ||
| 26 | Curtis Turner | Ford | Holly Farms | Junior Johnson | ||
| 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | Holman-Moody | Holman-Moody | ||
| 29 | Dick Hutcherson | Ford | East Tennessee Motor Co. | Holman-Moody | ||
| 3 | Buddy Baker | Dodge | Ray Fox | Ray Fox | ||
| 34 | Wendell Scott | Ford | Wendell Scott | Wendell Scott | ||
| 36 | HB Bailey | Pontiac | H.B. Bailey | H.B. Bailey | ||
| 38 | Wayne Smith | Chevrolet | Archie Smith | Archie Smith | ||
| 4 | John Sears | Ford | L.G. DeWitt | L.G. DeWitt | ||
| 42 | Marvin Panch | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Larry Hess | Ford | Larry Hess | Larry Hess | ||
| 47 | Stick Elliott | Chevrolet | Toy Bolton | Toy Bolton | ||
| 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Dodge | Econo Wash | Bud Hartje | |
| 49 | GC Spencer | Plymouth | G.C. Spencer | G.C. Spencer | ||
| 51 | Bob Derrington | Chevrolet | Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington | ||
| 6 | David Pearson | Dodge | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens | ||
| 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield | Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield | ||
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 7 | Bobby Johns | Chevrolet | Shorty Johns | Shorty Johns | ||
| 71 | Earl Balmer | Dodge | K & K Insurance | Nord Krauskopf | ||
| 72 | Bill Champion | Ford | Bill Champion | Bill Champion | ||
| 73 | Jimmy Helms | Ford | Joan Petre | Joan Petre | ||
| 75 | Earl Brooks | Ford | Gene Black | Gene Black | ||
| 79 | Frank Warren | Chevrolet | Harold Rhodes | Harold Rhodes | ||
| 87 | Buck Baker | Oldsmobile | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | ||
| 88 | Neil Castles | Chevrolet | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | ||
| 89 | Eddie MacDonald | Chevrolet | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | ||
| 93 | Blackie Watt | Ford | Harry Neal | Harry Neal | ||
| 97 | Henley Gray | Ford | Henley Gray | Henley Gray | ||
| 98 | Sam McQuagg | Dodge | Nichels Engineering | Ray Nichels | ||
| 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Plymouth | Nichels Engineering | Ray Nichels |