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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

American 500

North Carolina Speedway

October 30th, 1966

Race #49 of the 1966 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Drivers Entered: 44
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (11)
    • Dodge (9)
    • Ford (17)
    • Oldsmobile (1)
    • Plymouth (6)
  • Last North Carolina Speedway race (Peach Blossom 500)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - December 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
05 Donnie Allison Chevrolet Robert Harper Robert Harper
09 Friday Hassler Chevrolet Red Sharp Red Sharp
1 Buddy Arrington Plymouth Paul Lewis Paul Lewis
11 Ned Jarrett Ford Bondy Long Bondy Long
12 LeeRoy Yarbrough Dodge Jon Thorne Jon Thorne
13 Curtis Turner Chevrolet Smokey Yunick Smokey Yunick
14 Jim Paschal Plymouth Friedkin Enterprises Tom Friedkin
15 Darel Dieringer Ford Junior Johnson Junior Johnson
19 JT Putney Chevrolet J.T. Putney J.T. Putney
2 Bobby Allison Chevrolet J.D. Bracken J.D. Bracken
21 Cale Yarborough Ford Wood Brothers Wood Brothers
22 Tommy Bostick Chevrolet Crawford Brothers Crawford Brothers
26 Gordon Johncock Ford Junior Johnson Junior Johnson
28 Fred Lorenzen Ford Holman-Moody Holman-Moody
29 Dick Hutcherson Ford Holman-Moody Holman-Moody
3 Buddy Baker Dodge Ray Fox Ray Fox
31 Don White Dodge Nichels Engineering Ray Nichels
33 Jack Bowsher Ford Jack Bowsher Jack Bowsher
38 Wayne Smith Chevrolet Archie Smith Archie Smith
4 John Sears Ford L.G. DeWitt L.G. DeWitt
42 Paul Lewis Plymouth Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
43 Richard Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
44 Larry Hess Ford Larry Hess Larry Hess
45 Clyde Lynn Ford Bill Seifert Bill Seifert
46 Roy Mayne Chevrolet Tom Hunter Tom Hunter
47 Junior Johnson 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
5 Bobby Isaac Dodge Cotton Owens Cotton Owens
53 Don Tilley Ford George Elliott George Elliott
55 Tiny Lund Ford Lyle Stelter Lyle Stelter
59 Wendell Scott Ford Tom Pistone Tom Pistone
6 David Pearson Dodge Cotton Owens Cotton Owens
64 Elmo Langley Ford Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield
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 Neil Castles Dodge Buck Baker Buck Baker
87 Buck Baker Oldsmobile Buck Baker Buck Baker
94 Don Biederman Chevrolet Ron Stotten Ron Stotten
97 Henley Gray Ford Henley Gray Henley Gray
98 Sam McQuagg Dodge Nichels Engineering Ray Nichels
99 Paul Goldsmith Plymouth Nichels Engineering Ray Nichels