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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Southern 500

Darlington Raceway

September 5th, 1966

Race #42 of the 1966 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 364
  • Miles: 497.2
  • Average Speed: 114.830 mph
  • Cautions: 8
  • Caution Laps: 80
  • Lead Changes: 28
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - November 16th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 3 16 Darel Dieringer Mercury 0 0 0 364 105 Running
2 2 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 364 131 Running
3 13 6 David Pearson Dodge 0 0 0 361 1 Running
4 14 42 Marvin Panch Plymouth 0 0 0 360 14 Running
5 9 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 0 360 0 Running
6 11 14 Jim Paschal Plymouth 0 0 0 360 0 Running
7 10 29 Dick Hutcherson Ford 0 0 0 358 1 Running
8 1 12 LeeRoy Yarbrough Dodge 0 0 0 358 35 Running
9 5 98 Sam McQuagg Dodge 0 0 0 358 23 Running
10 18 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 0 358 0 Running
11 7 21 Cale Yarborough Ford 0 0 0 356 33 Running
12 21 1 Paul Lewis Plymouth 0 0 0 353 0 Running
13 20 11 Ned Jarrett Ford 0 0 0 350 0 Running
14 12 26 Curtis Turner Ford 0 0 0 348 12 Crash
15 16 48 James Hylton Dodge 0 0 0 348 0 Running
16 4 99 Paul Goldsmith Plymouth 0 0 0 345 9 Engine
17 19 36 HB Bailey Pontiac 0 0 0 341 0 Running
18 23 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 336 0 Running
19 25 19 JT Putney Chevrolet 0 0 0 333 0 Running
20 40 4 John Sears Ford 0 0 0 327 0 Running
21 44 44 Larry Hess Ford 0 0 0 326 0 Running
22 38 97 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 0 323 0 Running
23 36 88 Neil Castles Chevrolet 0 0 0 321 0 Running
24 43 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 0 317 0 Running
25 37 72 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 0 308 0 Running
26 30 79 Frank Warren Chevrolet 0 0 0 305 0 Engine
27 26 20 Bunkie Blackburn Mercury 0 0 0 287 0 Running
28 24 24 Tiny Lund Ford 0 0 0 248 0 Engine
29 28 09 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 0 196 0 Wheel bearing
30 6 71 Earl Balmer Dodge 0 0 0 185 0 Crash
31 31 93 Blackie Watt Ford 0 0 0 172 0 Engine
32 42 75 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 0 120 0 Engine
33 8 3 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 0 97 0 Throttle
34 32 89 Eddie MacDonald Chevrolet 0 0 0 97 0 Engine
35 22 47 Stick Elliott Chevrolet 0 0 0 78 0 Valve
36 33 2 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 71 0 Engine
37 17 7 Bobby Johns Chevrolet 0 0 0 56 0 Engine
38 39 51 Bob Derrington Chevrolet 0 0 0 51 0 Cam
39 29 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 0 50 0 Engine
40 34 38 Wayne Smith Chevrolet 0 0 0 26 0 Engine
41 27 87 Buck Baker Oldsmobile 0 0 0 22 0 Engine
42 35 25 Doug Cooper Ford 0 0 0 16 0 Engine
43 15 04 Jerry Grant Plymouth 0 0 0 7 0 Transmission
44 41 73 Jimmy Helms Ford 0 0 0 1 0 Driveshaft