| 1966 Ashville 300 NASCAR Cup Series Race 22 of 49 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,740 | Race Date: | Jun 2, 1966 | New Asheville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 1h 32m 20s | Asheville, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 1 | Average Speed: | 64.917 MPH | .400 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 22 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #6 Dodge | Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Owens Racing | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Cotton Owens | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 291 of 300 | Pole Speed: | 72.964 MPH | |||||
| Official 1966 Ashville 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 6 | David Pearson | Cotton Owens Garage | Running |  | 0 | 300 | 291 |
| 2 | 3 | 19 | J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 299 | 0 |
| 3 | 11 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Running |  | 0 | 286 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | 48 | James Hylton (R) | Econo Wash | Running | | 0 | 285 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | 92 | Hank Thomas | W.S. Jenkins (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 284 | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 282 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 97 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 281 | 0 |
| 8 | 22 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 278 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 273 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 262 | 0 |
| 11 | 5 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley & Woodfield | Running | | 0 | 262 | 0 |
| 12 | 16 | 93 | Blackie Watt | Harry Neal (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 261 | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | 35 | Max Ledbetter | Ken Carpenter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 234 | 0 |
| 14 | 13 | 18 | Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 169 | 0 |
| 15 | 21 | 45 | Bill Latham | Siefert Racing | Engine | | 0 | 153 | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Truett Rodgers (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 103 | 0 |
| 17 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Accident |  | 0 | 89 | 9 |
| 18 | 10 | 2 | Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | Steering | | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| 19 | 4 | 0 | Jack Ingram | Emory Gilliam (Car Owner) | Oil Line | | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | 7 | 73 | Buddy Baker | Joan Petre (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 21 | 15 | 86 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 22 | 19 | 53 | Jimmy Helms | David Warren (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 8 | 0 |
