Race Results : Atlanta Motor Speedway

Dixie 400

Sunday, August 7th, 1966

Atlanta Motor Speedway , Hampton, GA

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  • Drivers Entered: 42 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 267
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 130.244
  • Cautions: 6 for 37 laps
  • Lead Changes: 18
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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Entry List
Dixie 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 5 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 267 90 0 running
2 6 3 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 267 62 0 running
3 9 98 Sam McQuagg Dodge 0 0 260 0 0 running
4 17 48 James Hylton Dodge 0 0 259 0 0 running
5 16 04 Jerry Grant Plymouth 0 0 255 1 0 running
6 20 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 254 0 0 running
7 38 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 251 0 0 running
8 13 89 Eddie MacDonald Chevrolet 0 0 251 0 0 running
9 33 87 Buck Baker Oldsmobile 0 0 249 0 0 running
10 21 2 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 248 0 0 running
11 14 51 Bob Derrington Chevrolet 0 0 242 0 0 running
12 29 19 JT Putney Chevrolet 0 0 241 0 0 running
13 26 06 Jack Lawrence Mercury 0 0 233 0 0 running
14 28 44 Larry Hess Ford 0 0 226 0 0 running
15 27 97 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 216 0 0 running
16 10 16 Darel Dieringer Mercury 0 0 211 15 0 engine
17 39 73 Jimmy Helms Ford 0 0 209 0 0 running
18 25 46 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 207 0 0 running
19 30 88 Neil Castles Chevrolet 0 0 183 0 0 engine
20 41 95 EJ Trivette Ford 0 0 183 0 0 running
21 23 18 Stick Elliott Chevrolet 0 0 149 0 0 radiator
22 42 70 JD McDuffie Ford 0 0 148 0 0 transmission
23 3 26 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 139 24 0 crash
24 1 13 Curtis Turner Chevrolet 0 0 130 60 0 distributor
25 11 7 Bobby Johns Chevrolet 0 0 117 0 0 engine
26 7 14 Jim Paschal Plymouth 0 0 108 15 0 engine
27 34 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 106 0 0 engine
28 8 42 Marvin Panch Plymouth 0 0 98 0 0 clutch
29 19 33 Eldon Yarbrough Chevrolet 0 0 74 0 0 engine
30 18 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 67 0 0 engine
31 22 79 Frank Warren Chevrolet 0 0 66 0 0 engine
32 37 74 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 58 0 0 oil pressure
33 12 39 Bunkie Blackburn Chevrolet 0 0 52 0 0 radiator
34 31 38 Wayne Smith Chevrolet 0 0 44 0 0 engine
35 2 71 Earl Balmer Dodge 0 0 41 0 0 crash
36 35 24 Tiny Lund Ford 0 0 41 0 0 engine
37 40 65 Darrell Bryant Dodge 0 0 17 0 0 oil pressure
38 24 4 John Sears Ford 0 0 15 0 0 engine
39 4 99 Paul Goldsmith Plymouth 0 0 14 0 0 distributor
40 32 09 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 13 0 0 head gasket
41 36 20 Clyde Lynn Ford 0 0 12 0 0 engine
42 15 63 Larry Manning Plymouth 0 0 11 0 0 engine

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