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NASCAR's premier series has been known as the NASCAR Cup Series since 2020, previously known as the Monster Energy Cup Series. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is the top top racing series of NASCAR. It holds 36 races over the season at tracks loacted in the United States. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.

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The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.

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1966 - Richmond 250 Race Results


Race Name - Richmond 250
Date - 5/15/1966
Race Track - Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 125 miles
Pole Speed - 70.978 mph
Number of Cautions - 2
Caution Laps - 14
Average Race Speed - 66.539 mph
Lead Changes - 5
Total Race Purse - $9,550
Race Number - 19
 More Races from 1966
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 4 David Pearson 6 Cotton Owens 250 64 Dodge 216 $2,050
2 10 Richard Petty 43 Petty Enterprises 248 66 Plymout 9 $1,250
3 6 JT Putney 19 JT Putney 244 66 Chevrol 0 $950
4 7 Darel Dieringer 0 Reid Shaw 242 64 Ford 0 $700
5 12 Paul Goldsmith 99 Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels) 241 65 Plymout 0 $550
6 9 John Sears 4 LG DeWitt 241 64 Ford 0 $375
7 20 Neil Castles 86 Buck Baker 231 65 Plymout 0 $300
8 18 Henley Gray 97 Henley Gray 219 66 Ford 0 $250
9 15 Clyde Lynn 20 Clyde Lynn 216 64 Ford 0 $200
10 23 Worth McMillion 80 Allen McMillion 216 64 Pontiac 0 $200
11 27 Roy Tyner 9 Truett Rodgers 216 66 Chevrol 0 $175
12 24 GT Nolan 83 Allen McMillion 215 66 Pontiac 0 $175
13 19 JD McDuffie 70 JD McDuffie 207 64 Ford 0 $175
14 22 Wendell Scott 34 Wendell Scott 200 65 Ford 0 $150
15 16 Larry Manning 65 175 65 Ford 0 $150
16 1 Tom Pistone 59 Tom Pistone 151 64 Ford 22 $150
17 3 Elmo Langley 64 Elmo Langley Henry Woodfield 137 64 Ford 3 $125
18 8 Buck Baker 87 Buck Baker 125 66 Oldsmob 0 $125
19 25 Bob Derrington 30 114 64 Ford 0 $125
20 2 James Hylton 48 Econo Wash (Bud Hartje) 101 65 Dodge 0 $125
21 26 Ernest Eury 60 Joan Petre 93 64 Chevrol 0 $125
22 17 Mack Hanbury 69 28 64 Ford 0 $125
23 13 Curtis Turner 22 Smokey Yunick 27 65 Chevrol 0 $125
24 14 Tiny Lund 55 Lyle Stelter 27 64 Ford 0 $125
25 29 Gene Cline 95 Gene Cline 24 64 Ford 0 $125
26 21 Bill Champion 72 Bill Champion 19 64 Ford 0 $125
27 5 Doug Cooper 2 Bob Cooper 14 65 Plymout 0 $125
28 11 Johnny Wynn 6 John McCarthy 8 64 Mercury 0 $125
29 28 Jim Tatum 45 Bill Seifert 6 64 Ford 0 $125
30 30 Bill Seifert 93 Harry Neal 1 64 Ford 0 $125