1966 Southern 500

Race 42 of 49

Darlington
364 laps
Time of race: 4:21:31
Average speed of winner: 114.830 mph
Margin of victory: N/A
Lead changes: 28 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 80 laps
Lap leaders: Yarbrough pole, Goldsmith 1-5, Petty 6, Yarbrough 7-41, Turner 42-53, McQuagg 54-76, Dieringer 77-87, Hutcherson 88, Petty 89-96, Yarborough 97-105, Dieringer 106-109, Yarborough 110-126, Pearson 127, Goldsmith 128, Dieringer 129-163, Goldsmith 164-166, Petty 167-180, Yarborough 181-187, Panch 188-193, Dieringer 194, Panch 195-202, Petty 203-215, Dieringer 216-245, Petty 246-249, Dieringer 250-261, Petty 262-287, Dieringer 288-292, Petty 293-357, Dieringer 358-364

Race notes: Finale for Bob Derrington and Eddie MacDonald.

Video links: Balmer rides guardrail

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Darel Dieringer	16		'66 Mercury	Moore	Moore		364	8	105	running	20900	0
2	2	Richard Petty	43		'66 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		364	7	131	running	8975	0
3	13	David Pearson	6		'66 Dodge	Owens	Owens		361	1	1	running	4700	0
4	14	Marvin Panch	42		'66 Plymouth	Petty			360	2	14	running	2725	0
5	9	Fred Lorenzen	28		'66 Ford	Holman-Moody			360	0	0	running	2300	0
6	11	Jim Paschal	14		'66 Plymouth	Friedkin			360	0	0	running	2595	0
7	10	Dick Hutcherson	29		'65 Ford	Holman-Moody			358	1	1	running	1280	0
8	1	LeeRoy Yarbrough	12		'66 Dodge	Jon Thorne		140.058	358	1	35	running	1650	0
9	5	Sam McQuagg	98		'66 Dodge	Nichels			358	1	23	running	900	0
10	18	G.C. Spencer	49		'66 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			358	0	0	running	1180	0
11	7	Cale Yarborough	21		'66 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		356	3	33	running	700	0
12	21	Paul Lewis	1		'65 Plymouth	Paul Lewis			353	0	0	running	925	0
13	20	Ned Jarrett	11		'66 Ford	Bondy Long			350	0	0	running	1375	0
14	12	Curtis Turner	26		'66 Ford	Johnson			348	1	12	accident	600	0
15	16	James Hylton	48		'65 Dodge	Hartje			348	0	0	running	800	0
16	4	Paul Goldsmith	99		'66 Plymouth	Nichels			345	3	9	engine	605	0
17	19	H.B. Bailey	36		'66 Pontiac	H.B. Bailey			341	0	0	running	840	0
18	23	Elmo Langley	64		'64 Ford	Langley			336	0	0	running	710	0
19	25	J.T. Putney	19		'66 Chevrolet	Putney			333	0	0	running	725	0
20	40	John Sears	4		'64 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			327	0	0	running	695	0
21	44	Larry Hess	44		'64 Ford	Larry Hess			326	0	0	running	665	0
22	38	Henley Gray	97		'66 Ford	Henley Gray			323	0	0	running	660	0
23	36	Neil Castles	88		'66 Chevrolet	Buck Baker			321	0	0	running	655	0
24	43	Wendell Scott	34		'65 Ford	Wendell Scott			317	0	0	running	650	0
25	37	Bill Champion	72		'64 Ford	Bill Champion			308	0	0	running	645	0
26	30	Frank Warren	79		'64 Chevrolet	Harold Rhodes			305	0	0	engine	590	0
27	26	Bunkie Blackburn	20		'64 Mercury				287	0	0	running	615	0
28	24	Tiny Lund	24		'66 Ford	Betty Lilly			248	0	0	engine	580	0
29	28	Friday Hassler	09		'66 Chevrolet				196	0	0	wheel bearing	575	0
30	6	Earl Balmer	71	K&K Insurance	'65 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		185	0	0	accident	470	0
31	31	Blackie Watt	93		'64 Ford	Harry Neal			172	0	0	engine	465	0
32	42	Earl Brooks	75		'66 Ford	Gene Black			120	0	0	engine	510	0
33	8	Buddy Baker	3		'65 Dodge	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		97	0	0	throttle	455	0
34	32	Eddie MacDonald	89		'65 Chevrolet	Buck Baker			97	0	0	engine	450	0
35	22	Stick Elliott	47		'66 Chevrolet	Bolton			78	0	0	valve	445	0
36	33	Bobby Allison	2		'65 Chevrolet	J.D. Bracken			71	0	0	engine	640	0
37	17	Bobby Johns	7		'66 Chevrolet	Shorty Johns			56	0	0	engine	535	0
38	39	Bob Derrington	51		'65 Chevrolet	Derrington			51	0	0	cam	480	0
39	29	Buddy Arrington	67		'65 Dodge	Arrington			50	0	0	engine	425	0
40	34	Wayne Smith	38		'66 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			26	0	0	engine	520	0
41	27	Buck Baker	87		'66 Oldsmobile	Buck Baker			22	0	0	engine	435	0
42	35	Doug Cooper	25		'64 Ford	Handy			16	0	0	engine	460	0
43	15	Jerry Grant	04		'65 Plymouth	Friedkin			7	0	0	transmission	405	0
44	41	Jimmy Helms	73		'64 Ford	Petre			1	0	0	drive shaft	450	0