| 1966 Capital City 300 NASCAR Cup Series Race 44 of 49 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $11,610 | Race Date: | Sep 11, 1966 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 5 Laps | Race Duration: | 2h 23m 7s | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 4 | Average Speed: | 62.886 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 29 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 29 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #6 Dodge | Car No.: | #6 Dodge | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Owens Racing | Team: | Owens Racing | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Cotton Owens | Crew Chief: | Cotton Owens | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 242 of 300 | Pole Speed: | 70.644 MPH | |||||
| Official 1966 Capital City 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 6 | David Pearson | Cotton Owens Garage | Running |  | 0 | 300 | 242 |
| 2 | 10 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 295 | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 295 | 0 |
| 4 | 8 | 47 | Curtis Turner | Toy Bolton (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 292 | 0 |
| 5 | 11 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley & Woodfield | Running |  | 0 | 286 | 0 |
| 6 | 25 | 95 | Bill Seifert (R) | Siefert Racing | Running | | 0 | 264 | 0 |
| 7 | 14 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 264 | 0 |
| 8 | 20 | 17 | Bob Cooper | Toy Bolton (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 259 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | 92 | Hank Thomas | W.S. Jenkins (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 242 | 0 |
| 10 | 4 | 48 | James Hylton (R) | Econo Wash | Running | | 0 | 237 | 0 |
| 11 | 22 | 50 | Darrell Bryant | Broken Spindle | | 0 | 226 | 0 | |
| 12 | 3 | 42 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Rear Gear | | 0 | 220 | 27 |
| 13 | 19 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 188 | 0 |
| 14 | 27 | 96 | Jimmy Helms | Homer O'Dell (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 15 | 2 | 26 | Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson Racing | Engine | | 0 | 176 | 31 |
| 16 | 6 | 19 | J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Car Owner) | A Frame | | 0 | 171 | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | 97 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Ball Joint | | 0 | 164 | 0 |
| 18 | 21 | 88 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Oil Pan | | 0 | 134 | 0 |
| 19 | 7 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Rear Gear | | 0 | 127 | 0 |
| 20 | 13 | 2 | Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Car Owner) | Driveshaft | | 0 | 114 | 0 |
| 21 | 23 | 15 | Paul Dean Holt | Lyle Stelter (Car Owner) | Sway Bar | | 0 | 87 | 0 |
| 22 | 9 | 16 | Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Accident |  | 0 | 80 | 0 |
| 23 | 17 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Radiator | | 0 | 67 | 0 |
| 24 | 15 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Engine | | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 25 | 12 | 72 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Battery | | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 26 | 18 | 63 | Larry Manning | Bob Adams (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 27 | 26 | 83 | Worth McMillion | Allen McMillion (Car Owner) | Engine |  | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 28 | 28 | 58 | Gene Hobby | Gene Hobby (Car Owner) | Black Flagged | | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 29 | 29 | 80 | G.T. Nolan | Allen McMillion (Car Owner) | Black Flagged | | 0 | 6 | 0 |
