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1966 Pikes Peak in USAC at the Pikes Peak circuit. Full information

1966 Pikes Peak

1966 Pikes Peak is 132nd USAC race. Passed at the Pikes Peak circuit. Bobby Unser won the pole position and this race. Wes Vandervoort and Paul Kleinschmidt also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 1 lap (20 km).

Previous race: 1966 Atlanta Indycars
Next race: 1966 Indianapolis Raceway Park Indycars
Race Start: 4th July 1966

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1966 Pikes Peak

1st victory for the Bobby Unser team
1st victory for the Bobby Unser
4th podium for the Bobby Unser
1st podium for the Wes Vandervoort
1st podium for the Paul Kleinschmidt

1966 Pikes Peak results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Bobby Unser	Unser D, #92	100	12m 23.8s	Bobby Unser
2	Wes Vandervoort	Chevrolet Special, #22	80	12m 58.1s	Wes Vandervoort
3	Paul Kleinschmidt	Cadillac ? 1966, #4	70	13m 4.4s	Paul Kleinschmidt
4	Ted Foltz	? ? 1966, #76	60	13m 14.8s	Burt Blanot
5	Orville Nance	Nance ? 1966, #75	50	13m 25.3s	Burt Blanot
6	Clyde McFarlin	? ? 1966, #21	40	13m 29.1s	Adams Excavating
7	Grier Manning	Salih ?? 1960, #42	30	13m 39.4s	Eugene Podall
8	Jack Hahn	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #37	25	13m 48.1s	Roy McKay
9	Rick Vermillion	Chevrolet Special, #47	20	13m 58.6s	Rick Vermillion
10	Don Anderson	? ? 1966, #41	15	14m 13.5s	Wayne Strobridge
11	Bob Lacey	? ? 1966, #15	10	15m 18.9s	Novotny Brothers
12	Clark Yowell	? ? 1966, #34	5	15m 22.3s	Gilbert Ligon
14	John Hollansworth, Bob Daly	? ? 1966, #0	0	Mechanical	Bob Daly
15	Butch Hamilton	? ? 1966, #16	0	Mechanical
16	Malcolm Brazier	Oldsmobile Special, #66	0	Mechanical
17	Bob Werner	? ? 1966, #28	0	Mechanical	Cooper
18	Paul Wigton	? ? 1966, #77	0	Mechanical
19	Walt Miller	? ? 1966, #74	0	Mechanical	Hardman

Qualifying Results for the 1966 Pikes Peak on the Pikes Peak circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Bobby Unser	Unser D, #92		Bobby Unser
2	Paul Kleinschmidt	Cadillac ? 1966, #4		Paul Kleinschmidt
3	Clyde McFarlin	? ? 1966, #21		Adams Excavating
4	Wes Vandervoort	Chevrolet Special, #22		Wes Vandervoort
5	Ted Foltz	? ? 1966, #76		Burt Blanot
6	Orville Nance	Nance ? 1966, #75		Burt Blanot
8	Jack Hahn	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #37		Roy McKay
9	Bob Daly	? ? 1966, #0	Mechanical	Bob Daly
10	Rick Vermillion	Chevrolet Special, #47		Rick Vermillion
11	Grier Manning	Salih ?? 1960, #42		Eugene Podall
12	Don Anderson	? ? 1966, #41		Wayne Strobridge
13	John Hollansworth	Epperly ? 1966, #0		John Hollansworth
14	Butch Hamilton	? ? 1966, #16	Mechanical
15	Malcolm Brazier	Oldsmobile Special, #66	Mechanical
16	Bob Werner	? ? 1966, #28	Mechanical	Cooper
17	Clark Yowell	? ? 1966, #34		Gilbert Ligon
18	Paul Wigton	? ? 1966, #77	Mechanical
19	Walt Miller	? ? 1966, #74	Mechanical	Hardman
20	Bob Lacey	? ? 1966, #15		Novotny Brothers