1966 Volunteer 500

Race 34 of 49

Bristol
500 laps
Time of race: 3:12:24
Average speed of winner: 77.963 mph
Margin of victory: 3 car lengths
Lead changes: 3 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 24 laps
Lap leaders: Turner 1-80, Goldsmith 81-159, Petty 160-495, Goldsmith 496-500

Race notes: Last win for Paul Goldsmith. Debut for Buzz Gregory.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Paul Goldsmith	99		'66 Plymouth	Nichels			500	2	84	running	5400	0
2	3	Richard Petty	43		'66 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		500	1	336	running	2950	0
3	2	David Pearson	6		'66 Dodge	Owens	Owens		496	0	0	running	2150	0
4	8	Paul Lewis	1		'65 Plymouth	Paul Lewis			492	0	0	running	1200	0
5	13	Bobby Allison	2		'65 Chevrolet	J.D. Bracken			490	0	0	running	1060	0
6	14	Elmo Langley	64		'64 Ford	Langley			481	0	0	running	940	0
7	11	John Sears	4		'64 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			469	0	0	running	800	0
8	17	Stick Elliott	18		'66 Chevrolet	Bolton			465	0	0	running	775	0
9	23	Henley Gray	97		'66 Ford	Henley Gray			464	0	0	running	725	0
10	21	Blackie Watt	93		'64 Ford	Harry Neal			461	0	0	running	650	0
11	22	Hank Thomas	92		'64 Ford	W.S. Jenkins			459	0	0	running	625	0
12	26	Neil Castles	88		'66 Chevrolet	Buck Baker			454	0	0	running	625	0
13	29	Earl Brooks	74		'64 Ford	Gene Black			454	0	0	running	585	0
14	36	J.D. McDuffie	70		'64 Ford	McDuffie			454	0	0	running	545	0
15	27	J.T. Putney	19		'66 Chevrolet	Putney			445	0	0	oil leak	550	0
16	34	Clyde Lynn	20		'64 Ford	Clyde Lynn			440	0	0	running	515	0
17	25	Tom Pistone	59		'64 Ford	Pistone			439	0	0	running	545	0
18	28	Buzz Gregory	73		'64 Ford	Petre			437	0	0	running	500	0
19	20	Johnny Wynn	06		'64 Mercury	McCarthy			410	0	0	running	450	0
20	35	Bill Seifert	95		'64 Ford	Seifert			409	0	0	running	440	0
21	15	Ned Jarrett	11		'64 Ford	Alvarez			386	0	0	differential	905	0
22	10	G.C. Spencer	49		'65 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			385	0	0	engine	420	0
23	12	Doug Cooper	02		'65 Plymouth	Bob Cooper			361	0	0	engine	405	0
24	9	James Hylton	48		'65 Dodge	Hartje			341	0	0	lug bolts	400	0
25	30	Larry Manning	63		'65 Plymouth	Bob Adams			296	0	0	transmission	420	0
26	5	Jim Paschal	14		'65 Plymouth	Friedkin			291	0	0	engine	410	0
27	32	Wendell Scott	34		'65 Ford	Wendell Scott			264	0	0	engine	400	0
28	33	Wayne Smith	38		'66 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			258	0	0	differential	390	0
29	18	Roy Mayne	46		'66 Chevrolet	Tom Hunter			250	0	0	differential	355	0
30	1	Curtis Turner	47		'66 Chevrolet	Bolton		84.309	209	1	80	engine	445	0
31	24	Buddy Baker	00		'65 Dodge				181	0	0	u-joint	225	0
32	19	Buck Baker	87		'66 Oldsmobile	Buck Baker			151	0	0	engine	125	0
33	16	Bill Champion	72		'64 Ford	Bill Champion			97	0	0	differential	150	0
34	6	Sam McQuagg	98		'66 Dodge	Nichels			82	0	0	brakes	125	0
35	7	Darel Dieringer	16		'66 Mercury	Moore	Moore		50	0	0	oil leak	125	0
36	31	Frank Warren	79		'64 Chevrolet	Harold Rhodes			0	0	0	distributor	150	0