Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Daytona 500
Daytona International Speedway
February 27th, 1966
Race #5 of the 1966 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Drivers Entered: 50
- Makes
- Chevrolet (11)
- Dodge (7)
- Ford (22)
- Mercury (1)
- Oldsmobile (1)
- Plymouth (6)
- Pontiac (2)
- Last Daytona International Speedway
race (Daytona 500 Qualifier #2)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Johnny Allen | Ford | Reid Shaw | Reid Shaw | ||
| 03 | Rene Charland | Ford | Ed Ackerman | Ed Ackerman | ||
| 04 | John Sears | Ford | L.G. DeWitt | L.G. DeWitt | ||
| 07 | Don White | Dodge | Nichels Engineering | Ray Nichels | ||
| 08 | Bob Derrington | Ford | Bub Strickler | Bub Strickler | ||
| 11 | Ned Jarrett | Ford | Bondy Long | Bondy Long | ||
| 12 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Dodge | Jon Thorne | Jon Thorne | ||
| 13 | Mario Andretti | Chevrolet | Smokey Yunick | Smokey Yunick | ||
| 14 | Jim Paschal | Plymouth | Friedkin Enterprises | Tom Friedkin | ||
| 16 | Darel Dieringer | Mercury | Bud Moore | Bud Moore | ||
| 18 | Stick Elliott | Chevrolet | Toy Bolton | Toy Bolton | ||
| 19 | JT Putney | Chevrolet | J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney | ||
| 21 | Marvin Panch | Ford | Wood Brothers | Wood Brothers | ||
| 22 | Bunkie Blackburn | Chevrolet | Bob Rosenthal | Bob Rosenthal | ||
| 23 | Calvin Kelly | Ford | Hubert Howard | Hubert Howard | ||
| 24 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Betty Lilly | Betty Lilly | ||
| 25 | Jabe Thomas | Ford | Jeff Handy | Jeff Handy | ||
| 26 | Bobby Isaac | Ford | Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson | ||
| 27 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Banjo Matthews | Banjo Matthews | ||
| 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | Holman-Moody | Holman-Moody | ||
| 29 | Dick Hutcherson | Ford | East Tennessee Motor Co. | Holman-Moody | ||
| 3 | Earl Balmer | Dodge | Ray Fox | Ray Fox | ||
| 33 | Johnny Rutherford | Chevrolet | Curtis Satterfield | Curtis Satterfield | ||
| 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 | ||
| 41 | Curtis Turner | Ford | Wood Brothers | Wood Brothers | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Larry Hess | Ford | Larry Hess | Larry Hess | ||
| 46 | Roy Mayne | Chevrolet | Tom Hunter | Tom Hunter | ||
| 47 | AJ Foyt | Ford | Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson | ||
| 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Dodge | Econo Wash | Bud Hartje | |
| 49 | GC Spencer | Plymouth | G.C. Spencer | G.C. Spencer | ||
| 56 | Jim Hurtubise | Plymouth | Norm Nelson | Norm Nelson | ||
| 57 | Lionel Johnson | Ford | Clay Eastridge | Clay Eastridge | ||
| 6 | David Pearson | Dodge | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens | ||
| 61 | Ned Setzer | Chevrolet | Toy Bolton | Toy Bolton | ||
| 64 | Elmo Langley | Chevrolet | Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield | Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield | ||
| 71 | Gordon Johncock | Dodge | K & K Insurance | Nord Krauskopf | ||
| 72 | Bill Champion | Ford | Bill Champion | Bill Champion | ||
| 76 | Ronnie Chumley | Pontiac | H.B. Bailey | H.B. Bailey | ||
| 79 | Frank Warren | Chevrolet | Harold Rhodes | Harold Rhodes | ||
| 87 | Buck Baker | Oldsmobile | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | ||
| 88 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | ||
| 9 | Larry Frank | Plymouth | Nichels Engineering | Ray Nichels | ||
| 90 | Sonny Hutchins | Ford | Junie Donlavey | Junie Donlavey | ||
| 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 |