1966 Peach Blossom 500

Race 6 of 49

Rockingham
500 laps
Time of race: 4:59:55
Average speed of winner: 100.027 mph
Margin of victory: 3.82 sec.
Lead changes: 26 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 10 for 70 laps
Lap leaders: Goldsmith 1-24, Isaac 25-34, Goldsmith 35, Turner 36-40, Yarbrough 41-57, Paschal 58-88, McQuagg 89-114, Pearson 115-127, Yarborough 128, Paschal 129-130, Pearson 131-141, Lorenzen 142-165, Turner 166, Goldsmith 167, Yarborough 168-236, Pearson 237, Yarborough 238-284, Turner 285-286, Yarborough 287, Goldsmith 288-308, Turner 309-312, Yarborough 313-366, Goldsmith 367-378, Panch 379-395, Goldsmith 396-446, Yarborough 447-451, Goldsmith 452-500

Race notes: Last pole for Paul Goldsmith. Only start for Harold Dunnaway and Tex McCullough.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Paul Goldsmith	99		'66 Plymouth	Nichels		116.684	500	7	159	running	14340	0
2	8	Cale Yarborough	27		'66 Ford	Banjo Matthews			500	6	177	running	7875	0
3	19	Bobby Allison	24		'65 Ford	Betty Lilly			488	0	0	running	4250	0
4	27	Harold Smith	55		'64 Ford	Stelter			480	0	0	running	2675	0
5	24	John Sears	04		'64 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			478	0	0	running	1750	0
6	26	Roy Mayne	46		'66 Chevrolet	Tom Hunter			475	0	0	running	1800	0
7	14	Elmo Langley	64		'64 Ford	Langley			472	0	0	running	1150	0
8	2	David Pearson	6		'66 Dodge	Owens	Owens		470	3	25	running	1340	0
9	35	Henley Gray	97		'66 Ford	Henley Gray			465	0	0	running	1095	0
10	38	Worth McMillion	83		'64 Pontiac	Allen McMillion			452	0	0	running	1030	0
11	13	J.T. Putney	19		'66 Chevrolet	Putney			440	0	0	lug bolt	845	0
12	29	Neil Castles	87		'66 Oldsmobile	Buck Baker			430	0	0	running	820	0
13	15	Buddy Baker	88		'65 Chevrolet	Buck Baker			424	0	0	engine	795	0
14	16	Clyde Lynn	20		'64 Ford	Clyde Lynn			424	0	0	running	770	0
15	32	Doug Cooper	02		'65 Plymouth	Bob Cooper			423	0	0	engine	945	0
16	44	J.D. McDuffie	70		'64 Ford	McDuffie			420	0	0	running	725	0
17	6	Marvin Panch	21		'66 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		402	1	17	engine	705	0
18	3	Curtis Turner	41		'66 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		376	4	12	accident	770	0
19	12	James Hylton	48		'65 Dodge	Hartje			302	0	0	engine	675	0
20	17	Jim Paschal	14		'66 Plymouth	Friedkin			276	2	33	engine	910	0
21	25	Paul Lewis	1		'65 Plymouth	Paul Lewis			275	0	0	engine	735	0
22	33	Tiny Lund	10		'64 Ford	DeBeau			267	0	0	engine	725	0
23	42	Gene Black	74		'64 Ford	Gene Black			266	0	0	wheel bearing	630	0
24	39	Wayne Smith	38		'66 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			221	0	0	engine	630	0
25	22	Buddy Arrington	67		'64 Dodge	Arrington			196	0	0	oil pressure	595	0
26	10	Fred Lorenzen	28		'66 Ford	Holman-Moody			193	1	24	engine	760	0
27	28	Bub Strickler	33		'65 Chevrolet	Curtis Satterfield			148	0	0	accident	585	0
28	43	Gene Cline	95		'64 Ford	Gene Cline			147	0	0	brakes	590	0
29	5	Dick Hutcherson	29		'66 Ford	Holman-Moody			132	0	0	accident	575	0
30	9	Sam McQuagg	98		'66 Dodge	Nichels			131	1	26	engine	790	0
31	37	Roy Tyner	9		'66 Chevrolet	Tyner			101	0	0	heating	600	0
32	18	LeeRoy Yarbrough	12		'66 Dodge	Jon Thorne			89	1	17	ignition	700	0
33	21	Wendell Scott	34		'65 Ford	Wendell Scott			79	0	0	engine	555	0
34	23	Bunkie Blackburn	50		'66 Chevrolet	Bangsberry			53	0	0	handling	550	0
35	11	Darel Dieringer	43		'66 Plymouth	Petty			52	0	0	accident	545	0
36	7	Ned Jarrett	11		'66 Ford	Bondy Long			35	0	0	engine	1040	0
37	4	Bobby Isaac	26		'66 Ford	Johnson			34	1	10	accident	585	0
38	30	Toy Bolton	61		'66 Chevrolet	Bolton			27	0	0	steering	530	0
39	41	Joel Davis	77		'65 Plymouth	Harold Mays			17	0	0	handling	545	0
40	36	Harold Dunnaway	85		'65 Plymouth				14	0	0	ignition	560	0
41	20	Tom Pistone	59		'64 Ford	Pistone			13	0	0	transmission	515	0
42	40	Tex McCullough	45		'64 Ford	Seifert			5	0	0	wheel bearing	535	0
43	34	Bobby Johns	7		'66 Chevrolet	Shorty Johns			4	0	0	clutch	555	0
44	31	G.C. Spencer	49		'65 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			1	0	0	head gasket	900	0