1966 Daytona 500

Race 5 of 49

Daytona
198 laps
Time of race: 3:04:54
Average speed of winner: 160.927 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 14 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 22 laps
Lap leaders: Petty 1-6, Goldsmith 7-11, Petty 12-17, Goldsmith 18-33, Hutcherson 34-35, Panch 36-40, Yarborough 41-67, Goldsmith 68-78, Yarborough 79-81, Hurtubise 82-85, Goldsmith 86-96, Petty 97-106, Panch 107-109, Yarborough 110-112, Petty 113-198

Race notes: Finale for Larry Frank, Calvin Kelly, and Ned Setzer.

Video links: Highlights (Part 1), Highlights (Part 2), Highlights (Part 3), Highlights (Part 4)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Richard Petty	43		'66 Plymouth	Petty	Inman	175.163	198	4	108	running	28150	0
2	19	Cale Yarborough	27		'66 Ford	Banjo Matthews			197	3	33	running	12800	0
3	12	David Pearson	6		'66 Dodge	Owens	Owens		196	0	0	running	7950	0
4	9	Fred Lorenzen	28		'66 Ford	Holman-Moody			196	0	0	running	4250	0
5	11	Sam McQuagg	98		'66 Dodge	Nichels			194	0	0	running	3600	0
6	6	Jim Hurtubise	56		'66 Plymouth	Norm Nelson			194	1	4	running	2700	0
7	10	Ned Jarrett	11		'66 Ford	Bondy Long			194	0	0	running	2100	0
8	8	LeeRoy Yarbrough	12		'66 Dodge	Jon Thorne			193	0	0	running	1750	0
9	23	James Hylton	48		'65 Dodge	Hartje			193	0	0	running	1500	0
10	17	Larry Frank	9		'66 Plymouth	Nichels			192	0	0	running	1425	0
11	16	Jim Paschal	14		'66 Plymouth	Friedkin			192	0	0	running	1350	0
12	15	Darel Dieringer	16		'66 Mercury	Moore	Moore		192	0	0	running	1275	0
13	28	Wendell Scott	34		'65 Ford	Wendell Scott			184	0	0	running	1250	0
14	37	J.T. Putney	19		'65 Chevrolet	Putney			184	0	0	running	1225	0
15	43	Jabe Thomas	25		'64 Ford	Handy			182	0	0	running	1200	0
16	20	Frank Warren	79		'64 Chevrolet	Harold Rhodes			177	0	0	running	1170	0
17	31	Henley Gray	97		'66 Ford	Henley Gray			172	0	0	running	1165	0
18	3	Paul Goldsmith	99		'66 Plymouth	Nichels			153	4	43	running	2060	0
19	33	Wayne Smith	38		'66 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			148	0	0	fuel line	1155	0
20	44	Bobby Allison	24		'65 Ford	Betty Lilly			143	0	0	engine	1150	0
21	14	Bobby Isaac	26		'66 Ford	Johnson			141	0	0	accident	1145	0
22	32	Buck Baker	87		'66 Oldsmobile	Buck Baker			136	0	0	ignition	1140	0
23	45	Johnny Allen	0		'64 Ford	Red Shaw			132	0	0	heating	1135	0
24	18	G.C. Spencer	49		'65 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			129	0	0	engine	1130	0
25	21	Curtis Turner	41		'66 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		122	0	0	windshield	1125	0
26	7	Marvin Panch	21		'66 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		119	2	8	windshield	1820	0
27	5	Don White	07		'65 Dodge	Nichels			115	0	0	ignition	1115	0
28	42	Johnny Rutherford	33		'66 Chevrolet	Curtis Satterfield			115	0	0	accident	1110	0
29	13	Gordon Johncock	71	K&K Insurance	'65 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		112	0	0	engine	1105	0
30	29	Ned Setzer	61		'66 Chevrolet	Bolton			110	0	0	wheel	1100	0
31	48	Blackie Watt	93		'64 Ford	Harry Neal			107	0	0	piston	1095	0
32	36	Buddy Baker	88		'65 Chevrolet	Buck Baker			69	0	0	oil leak	1090	0
33	22	A.J. Foyt	47		'66 Ford	Johnson			46	0	0	head gasket	1085	0
34	35	John Sears	04		'64 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			40	0	0	head gasket	1080	0
35	2	Dick Hutcherson	29		'66 Ford	Holman-Moody			38	1	2	windshield	1075	0
36	40	Bunkie Blackburn	22		'65 Chevrolet	Bob Rosenthal			36	0	0	engine	1070	0
37	39	Mario Andretti	13		'66 Chevrolet	Yunick	Yunick		31	0	0	accident	1065	0
38	30	Bill Champion	72		'64 Ford	Bill Champion			29	0	0	head gasket	1060	0
39	46	Lionel Johnson	57		'64 Ford	Esteridge			28	0	0	engine	1055	0
40	47	Stick Elliott	18		'66 Chevrolet	Bolton			28	0	0	transmission	1050	0
41	4	Earl Balmer	3		'65 Dodge	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		21	0	0	engine	1045	0
42	38	Larry Hess	44		'64 Ford	Larry Hess			19	0	0	engine	1040	0
43	25	Roy Mayne	46		'66 Chevrolet	Tom Hunter			13	0	0	transmission	1035	0
44	49	Ronnie Chumley	76		'64 Pontiac				8	0	0	engine	1030	0
45	26	Elmo Langley	64		'65 Chevrolet	Langley			4	0	0	oil pressure	1025	0
46	27	Calvin Kelly	23		'64 Ford	Hubert Howard			4	0	0	clutch	1020	0
47	50	Sonny Hutchins	90		'64 Ford	Donlavey			3	0	0	oil pressure	1015	0
48	34	Bob Derrington	08		'64 Ford	Strickler			2	0	0	clutch	1010	0
49	24	H.B. Bailey	36		'66 Pontiac	H.B. Bailey			1	0	0	engine	1005	0
50	41	Rene Charland	03		'64 Ford	Ackerman			1	0	0	vibration	1000	0