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NASCAR in the 1966 season. Full information

18th season of the NASCAR proved to be an exhilarating ride for motorsport enthusiasts worldwide. Spanning from 14th November to 30th October in 1966, this season showcased thrilling races, unexpected twists, and fierce competition. Join us as we relive the excitement and drama that unfolded throughout this unforgettable season of NASCAR!

Beginners of the season: Donnie Allison , Jack McCoy , Blackie Watt , Nick Rampling , Gene Cline , Paul Connors , Blaine Kauffman , Cy Fairchild , T.L. Blakely , Harold Dunaway , Tex McCullough , Bill Seifert , Walter Wallace , Sonny Lamphear , Wayne Woodward , Max Ledbetter , Eddie Yarboro , Ernest Eury , Ed Jordan , Walter Ballard , Charles Triplett , Billy Stiles , Don Israel , Edgar Wallen , Eddie MacDonald , Don Biederman , Fats Caruso , Jack Soper , Al DeAngelo , L.D. Ottinger , Coo Coo Marlin , Marty Robbins , Buster Sexton , Paul Bumhaver , Paul Dean Holt , Mike Page , Jimmy Trull , George England , Tommy Bostick

List of races and tracks in the 1966 season

Race	Winner	Track	Race Start
1965 Augusta NASCAR	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1966, #42	Augusta	14th November 1965
1966 Riverside NASCAR	Dan Gurney Ford ? 1966, #121	Riverside	23rd January 1966
1966 Daytona NASCAR Race 1	Paul Goldsmith Plymouth Belvedere, #99	Daytona	25th February 1966
1966 Daytona NASCAR Race 2	Earl Balmer Dodge Charger, #3	Daytona	25th February 1966
1966 Daytona 500	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1966, #43	Daytona	27th February 1966
1966 North Carolina NASCAR Race 1	Paul Goldsmith Plymouth Belvedere, #99	North Carolina	13th March 1966
1966 Bristol NASCAR Race 1	Dick Hutcherson Ford ? 1966, #29	Bristol	20th March 1966
1966 Atlanta NASCAR Race 1	Jim Hurtubise Plymouth ? 1966, #56	Atlanta	27th March 1966
1966 Hickory NASCAR Race 1	David Pearson Dodge ? 1966, #6	Hickory Speedway	3rd April 1966
1966 Columbia NASCAR Race 1	David Pearson Dodge ? 1966, #6	Columbia Speedway	7th April 1966
1966 Greenville NASCAR Race 1	David Pearson Dodge ? 1966, #6	Greenville-Pickens	9th April 1966
1966 Winston-Salem NASCAR Race 1	David Pearson Dodge ? 1966, #6	Winston-Salem	11th April 1966
1966 North Wilkesboro NASCAR Race 1	Jim Paschal Plymouth ? 1966, #14	North Wilkesboro	17th April 1966
1966 Martinsville NASCAR Race 1	Jim Paschal Plymouth ? 1966, #14	Martinsville	24th April 1966
1966 Darlington NASCAR Race 1	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1966, #43	Darlington	30th April 1966
1966 Hampton NASCAR	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1966, #43	Hampton	7th May 1966
1966 Macon NASCAR	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1966, #43	Middle Georgia	10th May 1966
1966 Monroe NASCAR	Darel Dieringer Ford ? 1966, #0	Monroe, NC	13th May 1966
1966 Richmond NASCAR Race 1	David Pearson Dodge ? 1966, #6	Richmond	15th May 1966
1966 World 600	Marvin Panch , Richard Petty Plymouth Belvedere, #42	Charlotte	22nd May 1966
1966 Moyock NASCAR	David Pearson Dodge ? 1966, #6	Moyock	29th May 1966
1966 Asheville NASCAR	David Pearson Dodge ? 1966, #6	Asheville	3rd June 1966
1966 Spartanburg NASCAR	Elmo Langley Ford Galaxie, #64	Piedmont Interstate	4th June 1966
1966 Maryville NASCAR Race 1	David Pearson Dodge ? 1966, #6	Maryville	9th June 1966
1966 Weaverville NASCAR Race 1	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1966, #43	Weaverville	12th June 1966
1966 Beltsville NASCAR Race 1	Tiny Lund Ford ? 1966, #55	Beltsville	15th June 1966
1966 Greenville NASCAR Race 2	David Pearson Dodge ? 1966, #6	Greenville-Pickens	25th June 1966
1966 Daytona NASCAR Race 3	Sam McQuagg Dodge Charger, #98	Daytona	4th July 1966
1966 Manassas NASCAR	Elmo Langley Ford Galaxie, #64	Manassas	7th July 1966
1966 Bridgehampton NASCAR	David Pearson Dodge ? 1966, #6	Bridgehampton	10th July 1966
1966 Oxford Plains NASCAR	Bobby Allison Chevrolet ? 1966, #2	Oxford Plains	12th July 1966
1966 Fonda NASCAR	David Pearson Dodge ? 1966, #6	Fonda	14th July 1966
1966 Islip NASCAR	Bobby Allison Chevrolet ? 1966, #2	Islip	16th July 1966
1966 Bristol NASCAR Race 2	Paul Goldsmith Plymouth Belvedere, #99	Bristol	24th July 1966
1966 Maryville NASCAR Race 2	Paul Lewis Plymouth Belvedere, #1	Maryville	28th July 1966
1966 Nashville NASCAR	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1966, #43	Nashville Fairgrounds	30th July 1966
1966 Atlanta NASCAR Race 2	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1966, #43	Atlanta	7th August 1966
1966 Columbia NASCAR Race 2	David Pearson Dodge ? 1966, #6	Columbia Speedway	18th August 1966
1966 Weaverville NASCAR Race 2	Darel Dieringer Mercury ? 1966, #16	Weaverville	21st August 1966
1966 Beltsville NASCAR Race 2	Bobby Allison Chevrolet ? 1966, #2	Beltsville	24th August 1966
1966 Winston-Salem NASCAR Race 2	David Pearson Dodge ? 1966, #6	Winston-Salem	27th August 1966
1966 Darlington NASCAR Race 2	Darel Dieringer Mercury ? 1966, #16	Darlington	5th September 1966
1966 Hickory NASCAR Race 2	David Pearson Dodge ? 1966, #6	Hickory Speedway	9th September 1966
1966 Richmond NASCAR Race 2	David Pearson Dodge ? 1966, #6	Richmond	11th September 1966
1966 Hillsborough NASCAR	Dick Hutcherson Ford ? 1966, #29	Occoneechee Speedway	18th September 1966
1966 Martinsville NASCAR Race 2	Fred Lorenzen Ford ? 1966, #28	Martinsville	25th September 1966
1966 North Wilkesboro NASCAR Race 2	Dick Hutcherson Ford ? 1966, #29	North Wilkesboro	2nd October 1966
1966 Charlotte NASCAR	LeeRoy Yarbrough , LeeRoy Yarbrough Dodge ?? 1966, #12	Charlotte	16th October 1966
1966 North Carolina NASCAR Race 2	Fred Lorenzen Ford Fairline, #28	North Carolina	30th October 1966

Drivers championship 1966

David Pearson

United States

Champion

Points: 35638 Wins: 15 Poles: 7

James Hylton

United States

2nd place

Points: 33688 Wins: 0 Poles: 1

Richard Petty

United States

3rd place

Points: 22952 Wins: 9 Poles: 16

List of all drivers for the 1966 season

Name	Points
David Pearson	35638
James Hylton	33688
Richard Petty	22952
Henley Gray	22468
Paul Goldsmith	22078
Wendell Scott	21702
John Sears	21432
J.T. Putney	21208
Neil Castles	20446
Bobby Allison	19910
Elmo Langley	19116
Darel Dieringer	18214
Ned Jarrett	17616
Jim Paschal	16404
Sam McQuagg	16068
Paul Lewis	15352
Marvin Panch	15308
Cale Yarborough	15188
G.C. Spencer	15028
Clyde Lynn	14856
Buck Baker	14504
Buddy Baker	14302
Fred Lorenzen	12454
Curtis Turner	12266
Roy Mayne	11074
LeeRoy Yarbrough	10528
J.D. McDuffie	9572
Dick Hutcherson	9392
Tiny Lund	9332
Blackie Watt	8518
Frank Warren	8334
Buddy Arrington	7636
Wayne Smith	7442
Jimmy Helms	6530
Stick Elliott	6358
Earl Balmer	5794
Tom Pistone	5788
Jack Lawrence	5644
Larry Manning	4964
Larry Hess	4928
Roy Tyner	4248
Hank Thomas	4180
Bill Seifert	4128
Bob Derrington	4122
Joel Davis	4066
Paul Connors	3986
Jabe Thomas	3820
Doug Cooper	3808
Junior Johnson	3750
Larry Frank	3738
Harold Smith	3658
Worth McMillion	3526
Bobby Isaac	3438
Eddie MacDonald	2904
Gene Black	2896
Friday Hassler	2874
Bunkie Blackburn	2494
Don Biederman	2302
Gene Cline	2284
Bobby Johns	2278
Bill Champion	2276
Ron Hornaday	2000
Earl Brooks	1970
Donnie Allison	1944
H.B. Bailey	1892
Wayne Woodward	1764
Johnny Allen	1746
Max Ledbetter	1604
Ray Hill	1580
Ernest Eury	1404
Sonny Lamphear	1290
George England	1210
Roy Hallquist	1048
Jeff Hawkins	1034
Jack McCoy	1000
Iggy Katona	990
Rene Charland	794
E.J. Trivette	748
Jim Tatum	724
Bob Cooper	682
Toy Bolton	680
Sonny Hutchins	580
Lionel Johnson	574
Walter Ballard	560
G.T. Nolen	542
Walter Wallace	480
Buzz Gregory	480
Nick Rampling	464
Paul Dean Holt	446
Al White	432
Darrell Bryant	430
Ned Setzer	410
Eddie Yarboro	408
Edgar Wallen	400
Coo Coo Marlin	360
Ed Jordan	316
Ronnie Chumley	282
Don Israel	272
Mack Hanbury	272
Paul Bumhaver	224
Mike Page	220
Bunk Moore	192
Buster Sexton	192
Don Walker	176
Bryant Wallace	176
Fats Caruso	160
Bud Moore	160
Charles Triplett	144
Gil Hearne	136
Don Tilley	128
Ernie Gahan	112
Jack Ingram	112
Jack Goodwin	112
Tommy Bostick	108
Harold Dunaway	104
Tex McCullough	104
Gene Hobby	70
Blaine Kauffman	64
Pee Wee Ellwanger	44
Jimmy Trull	44
Jim Hunter	32
Marty Robbins	20
Cy Fairchild	16
Al DeAngelo	16
T.L. Blakely	16
Billy Stiles	16
Jack Soper	16
L.D. Ottinger	16
Joe Holder	16
Rock Harn	16