Results

The 1966 Richmond 250 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Richmond Raceway race.

Richmond 250

Sunday, May 15th, 1966

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

  • 16 Ford
  • 1 Oldsmobile
  • 4 Chevrolet
  • 2 Dodge
  • 4 Plymouth
  • 2 Pontiac
  • 1 Mercury

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 250
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 66.539
  • Cautions: 2 for 14 laps
  • Lead Changes: 5
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Richmond 250 at Richmond Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 4 6 David Pearson Dodge 0 0 250 216 0 running
2 10 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 248 9 0 running
3 6 19 JT Putney Chevrolet 0 0 244 0 0 running
4 7 0 Darel Dieringer Ford 0 0 242 0 0 running
5 12 99 Paul Goldsmith Plymouth 0 0 241 0 0 running
6 9 4 John Sears Ford 0 0 241 0 0 running
7 20 86 Neil Castles Plymouth 0 0 231 0 0 running
8 18 97 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 219 0 0 running
9 15 20 Clyde Lynn Ford 0 0 216 0 0 running
10 23 80 Worth McMillion Pontiac 0 0 216 0 0 running
11 27 9 Roy Tyner Chevrolet 0 0 216 0 0 running
12 24 83 GT Nolan Pontiac 0 0 215 0 0 running
13 19 70 JD McDuffie Ford 0 0 207 0 0 running
14 22 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 200 0 0 running
15 16 65 Larry Manning Ford 0 0 175 0 0 engine
16 1 59 Tom Pistone Ford 0 0 151 22 0 engine
17 3 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 137 3 0 differential
18 8 87 Buck Baker Oldsmobile 0 0 125 0 0 engine
19 25 30 Bob Derrington Ford 0 0 114 0 0 engine
20 2 48 James Hylton Dodge 0 0 101 0 0 engine
21 26 60 Ernest Eury Chevrolet 0 0 93 0 0 a frame
22 17 69 Mack Hanbury Ford 0 0 28 0 0 driveshaft
23 13 22 Curtis Turner Chevrolet 0 0 27 0 0 engine
24 14 55 Tiny Lund Ford 0 0 27 0 0 engine
25 29 95 Gene Cline Ford 0 0 24 0 0 differential
26 21 72 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 19 0 0 overheating
27 5 02 Doug Cooper Plymouth 0 0 14 0 0 transmission
28 11 06 Jack Lawrence Mercury 0 0 8 0 0 oil pressure
29 28 45 Jim Tatum Ford 0 0 6 0 0 overheating
30 30 93 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 1 0 0 oil pressure

Race Infractions

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