Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Firecracker 400
Daytona International Speedway
July 4th, 1966
Race #28 of the 1966 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 160
- Drivers Entered: 40
- Makes
- Chevrolet (10)
- Dodge (10)
- Ford (11)
- Mercury (2)
- Plymouth (7)
- Last Daytona International Speedway
race (Daytona 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Roy Mayne | Dodge | Emory Gilliam | Emory Gilliam | ||
| 02 | Doug Cooper | Plymouth | Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper | ||
| 04 | Marvin Panch | Plymouth | Friedkin Enterprises | Tom Friedkin | ||
| 06 | Jack Lawrence | Mercury | John McCarthy | John McCarthy | ||
| 12 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Dodge | Prestone | Jon Thorne | ||
| 13 | Curtis Turner | Chevrolet | Smokey Yunick | Smokey Yunick | ||
| 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 | ||
| 24 | Tiny Lund | Ford | Betty Lilly | Betty Lilly | ||
| 25 | Jabe Thomas | Ford | Jeff Handy | Jeff Handy | ||
| 3 | Buddy Baker | Dodge | Ray Fox | Ray Fox | ||
| 31 | Don White | Dodge | Nichels Engineering | Ray Nichels | ||
| 33 | Joel Davis | Chevrolet | Curtis Satterfield | Curtis Satterfield | ||
| 34 | Wendell Scott | Ford | Wendell Scott | Wendell Scott | ||
| 38 | Wayne Smith | Chevrolet | Archie Smith | Archie Smith | ||
| 39 | Bunkie Blackburn | Chevrolet | J.H. Crawford | J.H. Crawford | ||
| 4 | John Sears | Ford | L.G. DeWitt | L.G. DeWitt | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Larry Hess | Ford | Larry Hess | Larry Hess | ||
| 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Dodge | Econo Wash | Bud Hartje | |
| 49 | GC Spencer | Plymouth | G.C. Spencer | G.C. Spencer | ||
| 5 | Mario Andretti | Dodge | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens | ||
| 53 | Jimmy Helms | Ford | David Warren | David Warren | ||
| 55 | Harold Smith | Ford | Lyle Stelter | Lyle Stelter | ||
| 56 | Jim Hurtubise | Plymouth | Norm Nelson | Norm Nelson | ||
| 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 | ||
| 70 | JD McDuffie | Ford | J.D. McDuffie | J.D. McDuffie | ||
| 71 | Earl Balmer | Dodge | K & K Insurance | Nord Krauskopf | ||
| 79 | Frank Warren | Chevrolet | Harold Rhodes | Harold Rhodes | ||
| 86 | Buck Baker | Chevrolet | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | ||
| 89 | Eddie MacDonald | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 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 |