| 1966 Tidewater 250 NASCAR Cup Series Race 16 of 49 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,740 | Race Date: | May 7, 1966 | Langley Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 16.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 1h 38m 49s | Hampton, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 | Average Speed: | 60.616 MPH | .400 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 22 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | langley-speedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 177 of 250 | Pole Speed: | 66.821 MPH | |||||
| Official 1966 Tidewater 250 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 250 | 177 |
| 2 | 3 | 48 | James Hylton (R) | Econo Wash | Running |  | 0 | 250 | 0 |
| 3 | 8 | 86 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 246 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley & Woodfield | Running |  | 0 | 244 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Pistone Racing | Running | | 0 | 244 | 0 |
| 6 | 13 | 6 | Jack Lawrence | John McCarthy (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 243 | 0 |
| 7 | 14 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 243 | 0 |
| 8 | 18 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Truett Rodgers (Car Owner) | Driveshaft |  | 0 | 233 | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | 19 | J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 226 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 222 | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | 97 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Accident | | 0 | 203 | 0 |
| 12 | 12 | 45 | Bill Seifert (R) | Siefert Racing | Accident | | 0 | 195 | 0 |
| 13 | 2 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Running | | 0 | 194 | 73 |
| 14 | 22 | 80 | Worth McMillion | Allen McMillion (Car Owner) | A Frame |  | 0 | 153 | 0 |
| 15 | 19 | 53 | Jimmy Helms | David Warren (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 69 | 0 |
| 16 | 17 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Brakes |  | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| 17 | 9 | 96 | Sonny Lamphear | Homer O'Dell (Car Owner) | Throttle Linkage | | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 18 | 15 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Jeff Handy (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 19 | 5 | 6 | David Pearson | Cotton Owens Garage | Ignition | | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 20 | 21 | 51 | Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Car Owner) | Handling | | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 21 | 16 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter (Car Owner) | Timing Chain | | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 22 | 20 | 30 | Ed Jordan | Ignition | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
