1966 - NASCAR Grand National Series - Atlanta 500 Race Results

NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race

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.

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 - Atlanta 500 Race Results

Race Name - Atlanta 500
Date - 3/27/1966
Race Track - Atlanta International Raceway
Track Length (Miles) - 1.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 501 miles
Pole Speed - 147.742 mph
Number of Cautions - 5
Caution Laps - 31
Average Race Speed - 131.24 mph
Lead Changes - 23
Total Race Purse - $62,555
Race Number - 8

More Races from 1966

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	5	Jim Hurtubise	56	Norm Nelson	334	66 Plymout	139	$17,920
2	3	Fred Lorenzen	28	HolmanMoody	333	66 Ford	28	$8,290
3	2	Dick Hutcherson	29	HolmanMoody	333	66 Ford	0	$4,825
4	4	Paul Goldsmith	99	Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels)	331	66 Plymout	0	$2,750
5	17	Jim Paschal	14	Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin)	330	66 Plymout	0	$1,925
6	14	Cale Yarborough	27	Banjo Matthews	329	66 Ford	0	$1,250
7	18	Sam McQuagg	98	Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels)	327	66 Dodge	0	$1,150
8	11	Don White	7	Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels)	326	65 Dodge	8	$1,115
9	28	Tiny Lund	55	Lyle Stelter	318	64 Ford	0	$975
10	19	Bobby Allison	24	Betty Lilly	315	66 Ford	0	$875
11	22	Frank Warren	79	Harold Rhodes	313	64 Chevrol	0	$750
12	31	JT Putney	19	JT Putney	309	66 Chevrol	0	$850
13	8	Curtis Turner	41	Wood Brothers	305	66 Ford	10	$700
14	9	David Pearson	6	Cotton Owens	304	65 Dodge	3	$715
15	20	James Hylton	48	Econo Wash (Bud Hartje)	301	65 Dodge	0	$575
16	6	Marvin Panch	21	Wood Brothers	297	66 Ford	0	$550
17	36	Paul Lewis	1	Paul Lewis	296	65 Plymout	0	$600
18	7	Ned Jarrett	11	Bondy Long	290	66 Ford	2	$1,050
19	25	Gordon Johncock	71	K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	278	65 Dodge	12	$685
20	42	Clyde Lynn	20	Clyde Lynn	278	64 Ford	0	$550
21	4	LeeRoy Yarbrough	12	Jon Thorne	273	66 Dodge	1	$555
22	38	Jimmy Helms	53	David Warren	268	64 Ford	0	$600
23	34	Wayne Woodward	52	Bill Church	258	65 Chevrol	0	$640
24	15	Tom Pistone	59	Tom Pistone	220	64 Ford	0	$550
25	1	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	185	66 Plymout	131	$1,530
26	29	Roy Mayne	46	Tom Hunter	162	66 Chevrol	0	$550
27	37	Wayne Smith	38	Archie Smith	156	66 Chevrol	0	$610
28	40	Buddy Arrington	73	Joan Petre	88	64 Ford	0	$580
29	10	Bobby Isaac	26	Junior Johnson	73	66 Ford	0	$600
30	16	Elmo Langley	64	Elmo Langley Henry Woodfield	66	65 Ford	0	$550
31	23	Larry Hess	44	Larry Hess	58	64 Ford	0	$550
32	13	GC Spencer	49	GC Spencer	58	65 Plymout	0	$550
33	30	Stick Elliott	18	Toy Bolton	48	66 Chevrol	0	$550
34	24	John Sears	4	LG DeWitt	39	64 Ford	0	$550
35	21	Bobby Johns	7	Shorty Johns	34	66 Chevrol	0	$550
36	32	Lionel Johnson	57	Clay Eastridge	28	64 Ford	0	$625
37	33	Roy Tyner	9	Truett Rodgers	20	65 Chevrol	0	$600
38	39	Jabe Thomas	25	Jeff Handy	11	64 Ford	0	$540
39	43	Neil Castles	86	Buck Baker	6	66 Chevrol	0	$500
40	41	Henley Gray	97	Henley Gray	2	66 Ford	0	$500
41	27	EJ Trivette	67	Buddy Arrington	2	64 Dodge	0	$525
42	44	Gene Cline	95	Gene Cline	2	64 Ford	0	$500
43	36	Buddy Baker	87	Buck Baker	1	66 Oldsmob	0	$570
44	35	Bunkie Blackburn	74	Gene Black	1	64 Ford	0	$580