| 1966 Nashville 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 36 of 49 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $10,360 | Race Date: | Jul 30, 1966 | Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville | |
| Margin of Victory: | 5 Laps | Race Duration: | 2h 47m 11s | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | None | Average Speed: | 71.770 MPH | .5 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 28 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 41 Laps | http | |
| 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 | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | All 400 Laps | Pole Speed: | 82.493 MPH | |||||
| Official 1966 Nashville 400 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 | 400 | 400 |
| 2 | 13 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 395 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 394 | 0 |
| 4 | 19 | 74 | Henley Gray | Gene Black (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 383 | 0 |
| 5 | 14 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Running | | 0 | 383 | 0 |
| 6 | 18 | 88 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 378 | 0 |
| 7 | 20 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 378 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 97 | Coo Coo Marlin | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 375 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 375 | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | 48 | James Hylton (R) | Econo Wash | Throttle Linkage | | 0 | 352 | 0 |
| 11 | 26 | 44 | Larry Hess | Larry Hess (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 320 | 0 |
| 12 | 15 | 18 | Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 308 | 0 |
| 13 | 3 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 287 | 0 |
| 14 | 27 | 61 | Joel Davis | Toy Bolton (Car Owner) | Oil Leak | | 0 | 268 | 0 |
| 15 | 21 | 3 | Buddy Arrington | Fox Racing | Rear Gear |  | 0 | 262 | 0 |
| 16 | 7 | 39 | Friday Hassler | J.H. Crawford (Car Owner) | Driveshaft | | 0 | 256 | 0 |
| 17 | 6 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley & Woodfield | A Frame | | 0 | 250 | 0 |
| 18 | 23 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 220 | 0 |
| 19 | 25 | 94 | Don Biederman | Ron Stotten (Car Owner) | Oil Leak | | 0 | 214 | 0 |
| 20 | 11 | 19 | J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 171 | 0 |
| 21 | 28 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Truett Rodgers (Car Owner) | Oil Leak | | 0 | 141 | 0 |
| 22 | 4 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 23 | 24 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| 24 | 5 | 2 | Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| 25 | 17 | 53 | Marty Robbins | David Warren (Car Owner) | Did Not Start | | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| 26 | 22 | 93 | Blackie Watt | Harry Neal (Car Owner) | Radiator | | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 27 | 12 | 6 | Jack Lawrence | John McCarthy (Car Owner) | Accident |  | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | 10 | 24 | Darel Dieringer | Betty Lilly (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
