1966 Richmond 250

Race 19 of 49

Richmond
250 laps
Time of race: 1:52:43
Average speed of winner: 66.539 mph
Margin of victory: 2 laps
Lead changes: 5 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 14 laps
Lap leaders: Pistone 1-22, Pearson 23-71, Langley 72-74, Pearson 75-109, Petty 110-118, Pearson 119-250

Race notes: Finale for Jim Tatum.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	David Pearson	6		'64 Dodge	Owens	Owens		250	3	216	running	2050	0
2	10	Richard Petty	43		'66 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		248	1	9	running	1250	0
3	6	J.T. Putney	19		'66 Chevrolet	Putney			244	0	0	running	950	0
4	7	Darel Dieringer	0		'64 Ford	Reid Shaw			242	0	0	running	700	0
5	12	Paul Goldsmith	99		'65 Plymouth	Nichels			241	0	0	running	550	0
6	9	John Sears	4		'64 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			241	0	0	running	375	0
7	20	Neil Castles	86		'65 Plymouth	Buck Baker			231	0	0	running	300	0
8	18	Henley Gray	97		'66 Ford	Henley Gray			219	0	0	running	250	0
9	15	Clyde Lynn	20		'64 Ford	Clyde Lynn			216	0	0	running	200	0
10	23	Worth McMillion	80		'64 Pontiac	Allen McMillion			216	0	0	running	200	0
11	27	Roy Tyner	9		'66 Chevrolet	Rodgers			216	0	0	running	175	0
12	24	G.T. Nolan	83		'66 Pontiac	Allen McMillion			215	0	0	running	175	0
13	19	J.D. McDuffie	70		'64 Ford	McDuffie			207	0	0	running	175	0
14	22	Wendell Scott	34		'65 Ford	Wendell Scott			200	0	0	running	150	0
15	16	Larry Manning	65		'65 Ford				175	0	0	engine	150	0
16	1	Tom Pistone	59		'64 Ford	Pistone		70.978	151	1	22	engine	125	0
17	3	Elmo Langley	64		'64 Ford	Langley			137	1	3	differential	125	0
18	8	Buck Baker	87		'66 Oldsmobile	Buck Baker			125	0	0	engine	125	0
19	25	Bob Derrington	30		'64 Ford				114	0	0	engine	125	0
20	2	James Hylton	48		'65 Dodge	Hartje			101	0	0	engine	125	0
21	26	Ernest Eury	60		'64 Chevrolet	Petre			93	0	0	a-frame	125	0
22	17	Mack Hanbury	69		'64 Ford				28	0	0	drive shaft	125	0
23	13	Curtis Turner	22		'65 Chevrolet	Yunick	Yunick		27	0	0	engine	125	0
24	14	Tiny Lund	55		'64 Ford	Stelter			27	0	0	engine	125	0
25	29	Gene Cline	95		'64 Ford	Gene Cline			24	0	0	differential	125	0
26	21	Bill Champion	72		'64 Ford	Bill Champion			19	0	0	heating	125	0
27	5	Doug Cooper	02		'65 Plymouth	Bob Cooper			14	0	0	transmission	125	0
28	11	Johnny Wynn	06		'64 Mercury	McCarthy			8	0	0	oil pressure	125	0
29	28	Jim Tatum	45		'64 Ford	Seifert			6	0	0	heating	125	0
30	30	Bill Seifert	93		'64 Ford	Harry Neal			1	0	0	oil pressure	125	0