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1966 - Western North Carolina 500 Race Results


Race Name - Western North Carolina 500
Date - 8/21/1966
Race Track - Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 250 miles
Pole Speed - 86.831 mph
Number of Cautions - 3
Caution Laps - 23
Average Race Speed - 76.7 mph
Lead Changes - 8
Total Race Purse - $15,755
Race Number - 39
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 2 Darel Dieringer 16 Bud Moore 500 66 Mercury 179 $3,150
2 6 GC Spencer 49 GC Spencer 492 65 Plymout 0 $1,750
3 13 James Hylton 48 Econo Wash (Bud Hartje) 486 65 Dodge 0 $1,250
4 16 John Sears 4 LG DeWitt 478 64 Ford 0 $900
5 15 Friday Hassler 9 Red Sharp 470 66 Chevrol 0 $800
6 22 Wendell Scott 34 Wendell Scott 468 65 Ford 0 $700
7 12 Paul Lewis 1 Paul Lewis 460 65 Plymout 0 $650
8 9 Bobby Allison 2 JD Bracken 457 65 Chevrol 0 $600
9 26 Wayne Smith 38 Archie Smith 450 66 Chevrol 0 $500
10 27 Clyde Lynn 95 Gene Cline 440 64 Ford 0 $400
11 18 Buddy Arrington 65 Buddy Arrington 432 65 Dodge 0 $380
12 24 Blackie Watt 93 Harry Neal 431 64 Ford 0 $375
13 5 David Pearson 6 Cotton Owens 426 66 Dodge 0 $325
14 23 Neil Castles 88 Buck Baker 424 66 Chevrol 0 $275
15 8 Ned Jarrett 11 Bondy Long (Bernard Alvarez) 420 66 Ford 0 $450
16 29 Max Ledbetter 35 Ken Carpenter 415 65 Oldsmob 0 $200
17 14 Bob Cooper 2 Bob Cooper 375 65 Plymout 0 $200
18 4 Richard Petty 42 Petty Enterprises 369 66 Plymout 125 $200
19 1 Junior Johnson 26 Junior Johnson 321 66 Ford 195 $700
20 25 Paul Bumhaver 10 Gary Weaver 291 64 Ford 0 $200
21 10 JT Putney 19 JT Putney 254 66 Chevrol 0 $200
22 11 Elmo Langley 64 Elmo Langley Henry Woodfield 204 64 Ford 0 $200
23 19 Henley Gray 97 Henley Gray 195 66 Ford 0 $200
24 30 JD McDuffie 70 JD McDuffie 194 64 Ford 0 $200
25 7 Dick Hutcherson 29 HolmanMoody 168 66 Ford 1 $200
26 20 Doug Cooper 87 Buck Baker 167 66 Oldsmob 0 $150
27 21 Earl Brooks 75 Gene Black 153 64 Ford 0 $150
28 17 Buddy Baker 73 Joan Petre 140 64 Ford 0 $150
29 28 Joel Davis 61 Toy Bolton 53 66 Chevrol 0 $150
30 3 Curtis Turner 47 Sherwood Chevrolet (Toy Bolton) 3 66 Chevrol 0 $150