Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
American 500
North Carolina Speedway
October 30th, 1966
Race #49 of the 1966 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- 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:
| 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 |