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1966 Darlington NASCAR Race 2 in NASCAR at the Darlington circuit. Full information

1966 Darlington NASCAR

1966 Darlington NASCAR is 788th NASCAR race. Passed at the Darlington circuit. LeeRoy Yarbrough won the pole position, Darel Dieringer won this race. Richard Petty and David Pearson also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 364 laps (800 km).

Previous race: 1966 Winston-Salem NASCAR
Next race: 1966 Hickory NASCAR
Race Start: 5th September 1966

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1966 Darlington NASCAR

24th victory for the Bud Moore team
6th victory for the Darel Dieringer
15th podium for the Darel Dieringer
141st podium for the Richard Petty
58th podium for the David Pearson

1966 Darlington NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Darel Dieringer	Mercury ? 1966, #16	0	4h 21m 31s	Bud Moore
2	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1966, #43			Petty Enterprises
3	David Pearson	Dodge ?? 1966, #6			Cotton Owens
4	Marvin Panch	Plymouth ?? 1966, #42			Petty Enterprises
5	Fred Lorenzen	Ford ?? 1966, #28			Holman-Moody Racing
6	Jim Paschal	Plymouth ?? 1966, #14			Tom Friedkin
7	Dick Hutcherson	Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #29			Holman-Moody Racing
8	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Dodge ?? 1966, #12			Jon Thorne
9	Sam McQuagg	Dodge ?? 1966, #98			Ray Nichels
10	G.C. Spencer	Plymouth ?? 1966, #49			G.C. Spencer
11	Cale Yarborough	Ford ?? 1966, #21			Wood Brothers
12	Paul Lewis	Plymouth ?? 1965, #1			Paul Lewis
13	Ned Jarrett	Ford ?? 1966, #11			Bernard Alvarez
14	Curtis Turner	Ford ?? 1966, #26			Junior Johnson
15	James Hylton	Dodge ?? 1965, #48			Bud Hartje
16	Paul Goldsmith	Plymouth ?? 1966, #99			Ray Nichels
17	H.B. Bailey	Pontiac ?? 1966, #36			H.B. Bailey
18	Elmo Langley	Ford ?? 1964, #64			Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield
19	J.T. Putney	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #19			J.T. Putney
20	John Sears	Ford ?? 1964, #4			L.G. DeWitt
21	Larry Hess	Ford ?? 1964, #44			Larry Hess
22	Henley Gray	Ford ?? 1966, #97			Henley Gray
23	Neil Castles	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #88			Buck Baker
24	Wendell Scott	Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #34			Wendell Scott
25	Bill Champion	Ford ?? 1964, #72			Bill Champion
26	Frank Warren	Chevrolet ?? 1964, #79			Harold Rhodes
27	Bunkie Blackburn	Mercury ?? 1964, #20
28	Tiny Lund	Ford ?? 1966, #24			Betty Lilly
29	Friday Hassler	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #9			Red Sharp
30	Earl Balmer	Dodge ?? 1965, #71			Nord Krauskopf
31	Blackie Watt	Ford ?? 1964, #93			Harry Neal
32	Earl Brooks	Ford ?? 1966, #75			Gene Black
33	Buddy Baker	Dodge ?? 1965, #3			Ray Fox
34	Eddie MacDonald	Chevrolet ?? 1965, #89			Buck Baker
35	Stick Elliott	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #47			Toy Bolton
36	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet ?? 1965, #2			Donald Brackins
37	Bobby Johns	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #7			Shorty Johns
38	Bob Derrington	Chevrolet ?? 1965, #51			Bob Derrington
39	Buddy Arrington	Dodge ?? 1965, #67			Buddy Arrington
40	Wayne Smith	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #38			Archie Smith
41	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile ?? 1966, #87			Buck Baker
42	Doug Cooper	Ford ?? 1964, #25			Jeff Handy
43	Jerry Grant	Plymouth ?? 1965, #4			Tom Friedkin
44	Jimmy Helms	Ford ?? 1964, #73			Joan Petre

Qualifying Results for the 1966 Darlington NASCAR on the Darlington circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Dodge ?? 1966, #12	Jon Thorne
2	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1966, #43	Petty Enterprises
3	Darel Dieringer	Mercury ? 1966, #16	Bud Moore
4	Paul Goldsmith	Plymouth ?? 1966, #99	Ray Nichels
5	Sam McQuagg	Dodge ?? 1966, #98	Ray Nichels
6	Earl Balmer	Dodge ?? 1965, #71	Nord Krauskopf
7	Cale Yarborough	Ford ?? 1966, #21	Wood Brothers
8	Buddy Baker	Dodge ?? 1965, #3	Ray Fox
9	Fred Lorenzen	Ford ?? 1966, #28	Holman-Moody Racing
10	Dick Hutcherson	Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #29	Holman-Moody Racing
11	Jim Paschal	Plymouth ?? 1966, #14	Tom Friedkin
12	Curtis Turner	Ford ?? 1966, #26	Junior Johnson
13	David Pearson	Dodge ?? 1966, #6	Cotton Owens
14	Marvin Panch	Plymouth ?? 1966, #42	Petty Enterprises
15	Jerry Grant	Plymouth ?? 1965, #4	Tom Friedkin
16	James Hylton	Dodge ?? 1965, #48	Bud Hartje
17	Bobby Johns	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #7	Shorty Johns
18	G.C. Spencer	Plymouth ?? 1966, #49	G.C. Spencer
19	H.B. Bailey	Pontiac ?? 1966, #36	H.B. Bailey
20	Ned Jarrett	Ford ?? 1966, #11	Bernard Alvarez
21	Paul Lewis	Plymouth ?? 1965, #1	Paul Lewis
22	Stick Elliott	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #47	Toy Bolton
23	Elmo Langley	Ford ?? 1964, #64	Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield
24	Tiny Lund	Ford ?? 1966, #24	Betty Lilly
25	J.T. Putney	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #19	J.T. Putney
26	Bunkie Blackburn	Mercury ?? 1964, #20
27	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile ?? 1966, #87	Buck Baker
28	Friday Hassler	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #9	Red Sharp
29	Buddy Arrington	Dodge ?? 1965, #67	Buddy Arrington
30	Frank Warren	Chevrolet ?? 1964, #79	Harold Rhodes
31	Blackie Watt	Ford ?? 1964, #93	Harry Neal
32	Eddie MacDonald	Chevrolet ?? 1965, #89	Buck Baker
33	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet ?? 1965, #2	Donald Brackins
34	Wayne Smith	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #38	Archie Smith
35	Doug Cooper	Ford ?? 1964, #25	Jeff Handy
36	Neil Castles	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #88	Buck Baker
37	Bill Champion	Ford ?? 1964, #72	Bill Champion
38	Henley Gray	Ford ?? 1966, #97	Henley Gray
39	Bob Derrington	Chevrolet ?? 1965, #51	Bob Derrington
40	John Sears	Ford ?? 1964, #4	L.G. DeWitt
41	Jimmy Helms	Ford ?? 1964, #73	Joan Petre
42	Earl Brooks	Ford ?? 1966, #75	Gene Black
43	Wendell Scott	Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #34	Wendell Scott
44	Larry Hess	Ford ?? 1964, #44	Larry Hess