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1966 Du Quoin Indycars

1966 Du Quoin Indycars is 137th USAC race. Passed at the Du Quoin circuit. Bobby Unser won the pole position, Bud Tingelstad won this race. Dick Atkins and Bobby Unser also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1966 Milwaukee Indycars
Next race: 1966 Indiana State Fair Indycars
Race Start: 5th September 1966

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1966 Du Quoin Indycars

1st victory for the Federal Engineering team
1st victory for the Bud Tingelstad
4th podium for the Bud Tingelstad
1st podium for the Dick Atkins
5th podium for the Bobby Unser

1966 Du Quoin Indycars results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Bud Tingelstad	Meskowski ? 1966, #22	200	1h 3m 5.42s	Federal Engineering
2	Dick Atkins	Watson ? 1966, #98	160	100 laps	JC Agajanian
3	Bobby Unser	Blum ? 1966, #5	140	100 laps	Weinberger & Welseck Enterprises
4	Joe Leonard	Meskowski ? 1966, #7	120	100 laps	Gordon van Liew
5	Ralph Liguori	Flynn ? 1966, #35	100	99 laps	Walter J Flynn
6	Don Branson	Watson ? 1966, #4	80	99 laps	Leader Card Racers
7	AJ Foyt jr	Meskowski ? 1966, #2	60	99 laps	Ansted-Thompson Racing
8	Larry Dickson	Meskowski ? 1966, #24	50	98 laps	Kenny Brenn
9	Billy Foster	Silnes ? 1966, #77	40	96 laps	Dayton-Walther
10	Jim McElreath	Moore ? 1966, #3	30	94 laps	John Zink
11	Arnie Knepper	Dunlop ? 1966, #81	20	89 laps Coil	Pete Salemi
12	Gary Congdon	Vollstedt ? 1966, #53	10	72 laps Mechanical	Vatis Enterprises
13	Bob Tattersall	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #84	0	49 laps Overheating	Carl Gehlhausen
14	Al Miller	Lesovsky ? 1966, #42	0	45 laps Upright	Lyle Hyneman
15	Mario Andretti	Kuzma ? 1966, #1	0	28 laps Engine	Dean Van Lines Racing Division
16	Chuck Hulse	Watson ? 1966, #12	0	24 laps Engine	Leader Card Racers
17	Carl Williams	Lesovsky ? 1966, #58	0	13 laps Magneto	Mel Nelson
18	Roger McCluskey	Kuzma ? 1966, #8	0	2 laps Magneto	Lindsey Hopkins Racing

Qualifying Results for the 1966 Du Quoin Indycars on the Du Quoin circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Bobby Unser	Blum ? 1966, #5	34.1s	Weinberger & Welseck Enterprises
2	Roger McCluskey	Kuzma ? 1966, #8	34.21s	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
3	Don Branson	Watson ? 1966, #4	34.24s	Leader Card Racers
4	AJ Foyt jr	Meskowski ? 1966, #2	34.31s	Ansted-Thompson Racing
5	Mario Andretti	Kuzma ? 1966, #1	34.32s	Dean Van Lines Racing Division
6	Chuck Hulse	Watson ? 1966, #12	34.34s	Leader Card Racers
7	Arnie Knepper	Dunlop ? 1966, #81	34.86s	Pete Salemi
8	Jim McElreath	Moore ? 1966, #3	34.99s	John Zink
9	Dick Atkins	Watson ? 1966, #98	35.08s	JC Agajanian
10	Gary Congdon	Vollstedt ? 1966, #53	35.09s	Vatis Enterprises
11	Carl Williams	Lesovsky ? 1966, #58	35.24s	Mel Nelson
12	Bud Tingelstad	Meskowski ? 1966, #22	35.5s	Federal Engineering
13	Ralph Liguori	Flynn ? 1966, #35	35.53s	Walter J Flynn
14	Joe Leonard	Meskowski ? 1966, #7	35.61s	Gordon van Liew
15	Larry Dickson	Meskowski ? 1966, #24	35.73s	Kenny Brenn
16	Billy Foster	Silnes ? 1966, #77	35.95s	Dayton-Walther
17	Bob Tattersall	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #84	35.97s	Carl Gehlhausen
18	Al Miller	Lesovsky ? 1966, #42	35.98s	Lyle Hyneman