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1966 Southern 500
1966-09-05 at Darlington Raceway
	| 1 | 
	3 | 
	Darel Dieringer | 
	105 | 
	#16 Mercury  | 
	
	2600 | 
	364 | 
	Finish | 
	$20,900 | 
	| 2 | 
	2 | 
	Richard Petty | 
	131 | 
	#43 Plymouth  | 
	
	2496 | 
	364 | 
	Finish | 
	$8,975 | 
	| 3 | 
	13 | 
	David Pearson | 
	1 | 
	#6 Dodge  | 
	
	2392 | 
	361 | 
	Finish | 
	$4,700 | 
	| 4 | 
	14 | 
	Marvin Panch | 
	14 | 
	#42 Plymouth  | 
	
	2288 | 
	360 | 
	Finish | 
	$2,725 | 
	| 5 | 
	9 | 
	Fred Lorenzen | 
	0 | 
	#28 Ford  | 
	
	0 | 
	360 | 
	Finish | 
	$2,300 | 
	| 6 | 
	11 | 
	Jim Paschal | 
	0 | 
	#14 Plymouth  | 
	
	2184 | 
	360 | 
	Finish | 
	$2,595 | 
	| 7 | 
	10 | 
	Dick Hutcherson | 
	1 | 
	#29 Ford  | 
	
	0 | 
	358 | 
	Finish | 
	$1,280 | 
	| 8 | 
	1 | 
	LeeRoy Yarbrough | 
	35 | 
	#12 Dodge  | 
	
	2080 | 
	358 | 
	Finish | 
	$1,650 | 
	| 9 | 
	5 | 
	Sam McQuagg | 
	23 | 
	#98 Dodge  | 
	
	1976 | 
	358 | 
	Finish | 
	$900 | 
	| 10 | 
	18 | 
	G.C. Spencer | 
	0 | 
	#49 Plymouth  | 
	
	1872 | 
	358 | 
	Finish | 
	$1,180 | 
	| 11 | 
	7 | 
	Cale Yarborough | 
	33 | 
	#21 Ford  | 
	
	0 | 
	356 | 
	Finish | 
	$700 | 
	| 12 | 
	21 | 
	Paul Lewis | 
	0 | 
	#1 Plymouth  | 
	
	1768 | 
	353 | 
	Finish | 
	$925 | 
	| 13 | 
	20 | 
	Ned Jarrett | 
	0 | 
	#11 Ford  | 
	
	1664 | 
	350 | 
	Finish | 
	$1,375 | 
	| 14 | 
	12 | 
	Curtis Turner | 
	12 | 
	#26 Ford  | 
	
	1560 | 
	348 | 
	Accident | 
	$600 | 
	| 15 | 
	16 | 
	James Hylton | 
	0 | 
	#48 Dodge  | 
	
	1456 | 
	348 | 
	Finish | 
	$800 | 
	| 16 | 
	4 | 
	Paul Goldsmith | 
	9 | 
	#99 Plymouth  | 
	
	1352 | 
	345 | 
	Engine | 
	$605 | 
	| 17 | 
	19 | 
	H.B. Bailey | 
	0 | 
	#36 Pontiac  | 
	
	1248 | 
	341 | 
	Finish | 
	$840 | 
	| 18 | 
	23 | 
	Elmo Langley | 
	0 | 
	#64 Ford  | 
	
	1144 | 
	336 | 
	Finish | 
	$710 | 
	| 19 | 
	25 | 
	J.T. Putney | 
	0 | 
	#19 Chevy  | 
	
	1040 | 
	333 | 
	Finish | 
	$725 | 
	| 20 | 
	39 | 
	John Sears | 
	0 | 
	#4 Ford  | 
	
	936 | 
	327 | 
	Finish | 
	$695 | 
	| 21 | 
	43 | 
	Larry Hess | 
	0 | 
	#44 Ford  | 
	
	832 | 
	326 | 
	Finish | 
	$665 | 
	| 22 | 
	38 | 
	Henley Gray | 
	0 | 
	#97 Ford  | 
	
	728 | 
	323 | 
	Finish | 
	$660 | 
	| 23 | 
	36 | 
	Neil Castles | 
	0 | 
	#88 Chevy  | 
	
	624 | 
	321 | 
	Finish | 
	$655 | 
	| 24 | 
	42 | 
	Wendell Scott | 
	0 | 
	#34 Ford  | 
	
	520 | 
	317 | 
	Finish | 
	$650 | 
	| 25 | 
	37 | 
	Bill Champion | 
	0 | 
	#72 Ford  | 
	
	416 | 
	308 | 
	Finish | 
	$645 | 
	| 26 | 
	30 | 
	Frank Warren | 
	0 | 
	#79 Chevy  | 
	
	312 | 
	305 | 
	Engine | 
	$590 | 
	| 27 | 
	26 | 
	Clyde Lynn | 
	0 | 
	#20 Mercury Meteor | 
	
	208 | 
	287 | 
	Finish | 
	$615 | 
	| 28 | 
	24 | 
	Tiny Lund | 
	0 | 
	#24 Ford  | 
	
	104 | 
	248 | 
	Engine | 
	$580 | 
	| 29 | 
	28 | 
	Friday Hassler | 
	0 | 
	#09 Chevy  | 
	
	104 | 
	196 | 
	Wheel Bearing | 
	$575 | 
	| 30 | 
	6 | 
	Earl Balmer | 
	0 | 
	#71 Dodge  | 
	
	104 | 
	185 | 
	Accident | 
	$470 | 
	| 31 | 
	31 | 
	Blackie Watt | 
	0 | 
	#93 Ford  | 
	
	104 | 
	172 | 
	Engine | 
	$465 | 
	| 32 | 
	41 | 
	Earl Brooks | 
	0 | 
	#75 Ford  | 
	
	104 | 
	120 | 
	Engine | 
	$510 | 
	| 33 | 
	8 | 
	Buddy Baker | 
	0 | 
	#3 Dodge  | 
	
	104 | 
	97 | 
	Throttle | 
	$455 | 
	| 34 | 
	32 | 
	Eddie MacDonald | 
	0 | 
	#89 Chevy  | 
	
	104 | 
	97 | 
	Engine | 
	$450 | 
	| 35 | 
	22 | 
	Stick Elliott | 
	0 | 
	#47 Chevy  | 
	
	104 | 
	78 | 
	Valve | 
	$445 | 
	| 36 | 
	33 | 
	Bobby Allison | 
	0 | 
	#2 Chevy  | 
	
	104 | 
	71 | 
	Engine | 
	$640 | 
	| 37 | 
	17 | 
	Bobby Johns | 
	0 | 
	#7 Chevy  | 
	
	104 | 
	56 | 
	Engine | 
	$535 | 
	| 38 | 
	44 | 
	Bob Derrington | 
	0 | 
	#51 Chevy  | 
	
	104 | 
	51 | 
	Cam | 
	$480 | 
	| 39 | 
	29 | 
	Buddy Arrington | 
	0 | 
	#67 Dodge  | 
	
	104 | 
	50 | 
	Engine | 
	$425 | 
	| 40 | 
	34 | 
	Wayne Smith | 
	0 | 
	#38 Chevy  | 
	
	104 | 
	26 | 
	Engine | 
	$520 | 
	| 41 | 
	27 | 
	Buck Baker | 
	0 | 
	#87 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	104 | 
	22 | 
	Engine | 
	$435 | 
	| 42 | 
	35 | 
	Doug Cooper | 
	0 | 
	#25 Ford  | 
	
	104 | 
	16 | 
	Engine | 
	$460 | 
	| 43 | 
	15 | 
	Jerry Grant | 
	0 | 
	#04 Plymouth  | 
	
	104 | 
	7 | 
	Transmission | 
	$405 | 
	| 44 | 
	40 | 
	Jimmy Helms | 
	0 | 
	#73 Ford  | 
	
	104 | 
	1 | 
	Driveshaft | 
	$450 |