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1966 Daytona NASCAR Race 3 in NASCAR at the Daytona circuit. Full information

1966 Daytona NASCAR

1966 Daytona NASCAR is 774th NASCAR race. Passed at the Daytona circuit. LeeRoy Yarbrough won the pole position, Sam McQuagg won this race. Darel Dieringer and Jim Paschal also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 160 laps (644 km).

Previous race: 1966 Greenville NASCAR
Next race: 1966 Manassas NASCAR
Race Start: 4th July 1966

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1966 Daytona NASCAR

6th victory for the Nichels Engineering team
1st victory for the Sam McQuagg
2nd podium for the Sam McQuagg
13th podium for the Darel Dieringer
74th podium for the Jim Paschal

Dodge Charger - 1966 Daytona NASCAR winner

Dodge Charger #98 - 1966 Daytona NASCAR winner

1966 Daytona NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Sam McQuagg	Dodge Charger, #98	0	2h 36m 2s	Nichels Engineering
2	Darel Dieringer	Mercury ?? 1966, #16			Bud Moore
3	Jim Paschal	Plymouth ?? 1966, #14			Tom Friedkin
4	Curtis Turner	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #13			Smokey Yunick
5	Jim Hurtubise	Plymouth ?? 1966, #56			Norm Nelson
6	Don White	Dodge ?? 1966, #31			Ray Nichels
7	Marvin Panch	Plymouth ?? 1965, #4			Tom Friedkin
8	Tiny Lund	Ford ?? 1966, #24			Betty Lilly
9	James Hylton	Dodge ?? 1965, #48			Bud Hartje
10	John Sears	Ford ?? 1964, #4			L.G. DeWitt
11	Buddy Baker	Dodge ?? 1965, #3			Ray Fox
12	Frank Warren	Chevrolet ?? 1964, #79			Harold Rhodes
13	Elmo Langley	Ford ?? 1964, #64			Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield
14	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet ?? 1965, #2			Donald Brackins
15	David Pearson	Dodge ?? 1966, #6			Cotton Owens
16	Harold Smith	Ford ?? 1964, #55			Lyle Stelter
17	Larry Hess	Ford ?? 1964, #44			Larry Hess
18	Eddie MacDonald	Chevrolet ?? 1964, #89			John C. Hipp
19	Wendell Scott	Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #34			Wendell Scott
20	Blackie Watt	Ford ?? 1964, #93			Harry Neal
21	J.D. McDuffie	Ford ?? 1964, #70			J.D. McDuffie
22	Jack Lawrence	Mercury ?? 1964, #6			John McCarthy
23	Henley Gray	Ford ?? 1966, #97			Henley Gray
24	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Dodge ?? 1966, #12			Jon Thorne
25	Roy Mayne	Dodge ?? 1965, #0			Emory Gilliam
26	Jimmy Helms	Ford ?? 1964, #53			David Warren
27	Paul Goldsmith	Plymouth ?? 1966, #99			Ray Nichels
28	Doug Cooper	Plymouth ?? 1965, #2			Bob Cooper
29	Richard Petty	Plymouth Belvedere (Fifth generation), #43			Petty Enterprises
30	Earl Balmer	Dodge ?? 1965, #71			Nord Krauskopf
31	Mario Andretti	Dodge ?? 1966, #5			Cotton Owens
32	Wayne Smith	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #38			Archie Smith
33	Buck Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #86			Buck Baker
34	Bunkie Blackburn	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #39			J.H. Crawford
35	G.C. Spencer	Plymouth ?? 1966, #49			G.C. Spencer
36	Buddy Arrington	Dodge ?? 1964, #67			Buddy Arrington
37	J.T. Putney	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #19			J.T. Putney
38	Bobby Johns	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #7			Shorty Johns
39	Jabe Thomas	Ford ?? 1964, #25			Jeff Handy
40	Joel Davis	Chevrolet ?? 1964, #33			Curtis Satterfield

Qualifying Results for the 1966 Daytona NASCAR on the Daytona circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Dodge ?? 1966, #12	Jon Thorne
2	Richard Petty	Plymouth Belvedere (Fifth generation), #43	Petty Enterprises
3	Curtis Turner	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #13	Smokey Yunick
4	Sam McQuagg	Dodge Charger, #98	Nichels Engineering
5	Paul Goldsmith	Plymouth ?? 1966, #99	Ray Nichels
6	Jim Hurtubise	Plymouth ?? 1966, #56	Norm Nelson
7	Don White	Dodge ?? 1966, #31	Ray Nichels
8	Mario Andretti	Dodge ?? 1966, #5	Cotton Owens
9	Buddy Baker	Dodge ?? 1965, #3	Ray Fox
10	Earl Balmer	Dodge ?? 1965, #71	Nord Krauskopf
11	David Pearson	Dodge ?? 1966, #6	Cotton Owens
12	Darel Dieringer	Mercury ?? 1966, #16	Bud Moore
13	Jim Paschal	Plymouth ?? 1966, #14	Tom Friedkin
14	James Hylton	Dodge ?? 1965, #48	Bud Hartje
15	Bobby Johns	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #7	Shorty Johns
16	Frank Warren	Chevrolet ?? 1964, #79	Harold Rhodes
17	G.C. Spencer	Plymouth ?? 1966, #49	G.C. Spencer
18	Joel Davis	Chevrolet ?? 1964, #33	Curtis Satterfield
19	Marvin Panch	Plymouth ?? 1965, #4	Tom Friedkin
20	Tiny Lund	Ford ?? 1966, #24	Betty Lilly
21	Buck Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #86	Buck Baker
22	Harold Smith	Ford ?? 1964, #55	Lyle Stelter
23	Elmo Langley	Ford ?? 1964, #64	Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield
24	Bunkie Blackburn	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #39	J.H. Crawford
25	Blackie Watt	Ford ?? 1964, #93	Harry Neal
26	Roy Mayne	Dodge ?? 1965, #0	Emory Gilliam
28	Bobby Allison, Doug Cooper	Plymouth ?? 1965, #2	Bob Cooper
29	Buddy Arrington	Dodge ?? 1964, #67	Buddy Arrington
30	Wayne Smith	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #38	Archie Smith
31	J.T. Putney	Chevrolet ?? 1966, #19	J.T. Putney
32	John Sears	Ford ?? 1964, #4	L.G. DeWitt
33	Jack Lawrence	Mercury ?? 1964, #6	John McCarthy
34	Larry Hess	Ford ?? 1964, #44	Larry Hess
35	Henley Gray	Ford ?? 1966, #97	Henley Gray
36	Eddie MacDonald	Chevrolet ?? 1964, #89	John C. Hipp
37	J.D. McDuffie	Ford ?? 1964, #70	J.D. McDuffie
38	Jabe Thomas	Ford ?? 1964, #25	Jeff Handy
39	Jimmy Helms	Ford ?? 1964, #53	David Warren
40	Wendell Scott	Ford Galaxie (Third generation), #34	Wendell Scott