Home / NASCAR / Seasons / 1966 / 1966 Charlotte NASCAR

1966 Charlotte NASCAR in NASCAR at the Charlotte circuit. Full information

1966 Charlotte NASCAR

1966 Charlotte NASCAR is 794th NASCAR race. Passed at the Charlotte circuit. Fred Lorenzen won the pole position, LeeRoy Yarbrough, LeeRoy Yarbrough won this race. Darel Dieringer and Paul Goldsmith also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 334 laps (806 km).

Previous race: 1966 North Wilkesboro NASCAR
Next race: 1966 North Carolina NASCAR
Race Start: 16th October 1966

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1966 Charlotte NASCAR

1st victory for the Jon Thorne team
3rd victory for the LeeRoy Yarbrough
3rd victory for the LeeRoy Yarbrough
8th podium for the LeeRoy Yarbrough
3rd podium for the LeeRoy Yarbrough
17th podium for the Darel Dieringer
24th podium for the Paul Goldsmith

1966 Charlotte NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	LeeRoy Yarbrough, LeeRoy Yarbrough	Dodge Charger, #12	0	3h 49m 55s	Jon Thorne
2	Darel Dieringer	Ford ?? 1966, #15			Junior Johnson
3	Paul Goldsmith	Plymouth ?? 1966, #99			Ray Nichels
4	Gordon Johncock	Ford ?? 1966, #26			Junior Johnson
5	Earl Balmer	Dodge ?? 1966, #71			Nord Krauskopf
6	Marvin Panch	Plymouth ?? 1966, #42			Petty Enterprises
7	Paul Lewis	Plymouth ?? 1965, #1			Paul Lewis
8	James Hylton	Dodge ?? 1965, #48			Bud Hartje
9	John Sears	Ford ?? 1964, #4			L.G. DeWitt
10	David Pearson	Dodge ?? 1966, #6			Cotton Owens
11	Jack Bowsher	Ford ?? 1966, #33			Jack Bowsher
12	J.T. Putney	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #19			J.T. Putney
13	Neil Castles	Dodge ?? 1964, #86			Buck Baker
14	Butch Hartman	Dodge ?? 1965, #78			Butch Hartman
15	Jim Hurtubise	Plymouth ?? 1966, #56			Norm Nelson
16	Wayne Smith	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #38			Archie Smith
17	Wendell Scott	Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #34			Wendell Scott
18	Henley Gray	Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #75			Gene Black
19	George England	Chevrolet ?? 1965, #51			Tinker Faulkner
20	Stick Elliott	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #47			Toy Bolton
21	Iggy Katona	Dodge ?? 1965, #30			Iggy Katona
22	Don White	Dodge ?? 1966, #31			Ray Nichels
23	Clyde Lynn	Ford ?? 1964, #20			Clyde Lynn
24	Jim Paschal	Plymouth ?? 1966, #14			Tom Friedkin
25	Fred Lorenzen	Ford ?? 1966, #28			Holman-Moody Racing
26	Cale Yarborough	Ford ?? 1966, #21			Wood Brothers
27	Donnie Allison	Chevrolet ?? 1965, #5			Robert Harper
28	Tiny Lund	Ford ?? 1964, #55			Lyle Stelter
29	Roy Mayne	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #46			Tom Hunter
30	Elmo Langley	Ford ?? 1964, #64			Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield
31	Friday Hassler	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #9			Red Sharp
32	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile ?? 1966, #87			Buck Baker
33	Frank Warren	Chevrolet ?? 1964, #79			Harold Rhodes
34	G.C. Spencer	Plymouth ?? 1965, #49			G.C. Spencer
35	Buddy Baker	Dodge ?? 1965, #3			Ray Fox
36	Curtis Turner	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #13			Smokey Yunick
37	Ned Jarrett	Ford ?? 1966, #11			Bernard Alvarez
38	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1966, #43			Petty Enterprises
39	Larry Hess	Ford ?? 1964, #44			Larry Hess
40	Sam McQuagg	Dodge ?? 1966, #98			Ray Nichels
41	Bobby Johns	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #7			Shorty Johns
42	Dick Hutcherson	Ford ?? 1966, #29			Holman-Moody Racing
43	A.J. Foyt	Ford ?? 1966, #27			Banjo Matthews
44	Buddy Arrington	Dodge ?? 1964, #67			Buddy Arrington

Qualifying Results for the 1966 Charlotte NASCAR on the Charlotte circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Fred Lorenzen	Ford ?? 1966, #28	Holman-Moody Racing
2	Gordon Johncock	Ford ?? 1966, #26	Junior Johnson
3	Curtis Turner	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #13	Smokey Yunick
4	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1966, #43	Petty Enterprises
5	Buddy Baker	Dodge ?? 1965, #3	Ray Fox
6	Cale Yarborough	Ford ?? 1966, #21	Wood Brothers
7	Paul Goldsmith	Plymouth ?? 1966, #99	Ray Nichels
8	Earl Balmer	Dodge ?? 1966, #71	Nord Krauskopf
9	Jim Hurtubise	Plymouth ?? 1966, #56	Norm Nelson
10	A.J. Foyt	Ford ?? 1966, #27	Banjo Matthews
11	Marvin Panch	Plymouth ?? 1966, #42	Petty Enterprises
12	Jim Paschal	Plymouth ?? 1966, #14	Tom Friedkin
13	Don White	Dodge ?? 1966, #31	Ray Nichels
14	David Pearson	Dodge ?? 1966, #6	Cotton Owens
15	Dick Hutcherson	Ford ?? 1966, #29	Holman-Moody Racing
16	Sam McQuagg	Dodge ?? 1966, #98	Ray Nichels
17	LeeRoy Yarbrough, LeeRoy Yarbrough	Dodge Charger, #12	Jon Thorne
18	Darel Dieringer	Ford ?? 1966, #15	Junior Johnson
19	Paul Lewis	Plymouth ?? 1965, #1	Paul Lewis
20	James Hylton	Dodge ?? 1965, #48	Bud Hartje
21	Elmo Langley	Ford ?? 1964, #64	Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield
22	Butch Hartman	Dodge ?? 1965, #78	Butch Hartman
23	Buddy Arrington	Dodge ?? 1964, #67	Buddy Arrington
24	Frank Warren	Chevrolet ?? 1964, #79	Harold Rhodes
25	Jack Bowsher	Ford ?? 1966, #33	Jack Bowsher
26	Ned Jarrett	Ford ?? 1966, #11	Bernard Alvarez
27	G.C. Spencer	Plymouth ?? 1965, #49	G.C. Spencer
28	Stick Elliott	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #47	Toy Bolton
29	John Sears	Ford ?? 1964, #4	L.G. DeWitt
30	Friday Hassler	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #9	Red Sharp
31	Tiny Lund	Ford ?? 1964, #55	Lyle Stelter
32	Roy Mayne	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #46	Tom Hunter
33	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile ?? 1966, #87	Buck Baker
34	J.T. Putney	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #19	J.T. Putney
35	Neil Castles	Dodge ?? 1964, #86	Buck Baker
36	Bobby Johns	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #7	Shorty Johns
37	Iggy Katona	Dodge ?? 1965, #30	Iggy Katona
38	Larry Hess	Ford ?? 1964, #44	Larry Hess
39	Donnie Allison	Chevrolet ?? 1965, #5	Robert Harper
40	Wayne Smith	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #38	Archie Smith
41	George England	Chevrolet ?? 1965, #51	Tinker Faulkner
42	Wendell Scott	Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #34	Wendell Scott
43	Henley Gray	Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #75	Gene Black
44	Clyde Lynn	Ford ?? 1964, #20	Clyde Lynn