1966 Daytona 500 - NASCAR Race

Name of Race:	1966 Daytona 500
Name of Track:	Daytona International Speedway
Date:	N/A

Daytona International Speedway

Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is a 2.5 mile (4 km) tri-oval race track facility with a seating capacity of 168,000 spectators.

It hosts races of motor vehicles of various kinds, including go-karts, dirt bikes, motorcycles, sports cars, modified pickup trucks, and stock cars. The facility also includes a 3.56 mile (5.7 km) road course and a 180-acre infield, including the 29 acre Lake Lloyd.

NASCAR Begins At Daytona

NASCAR was founded by William France Sr. at Daytona Beach, Florida in 1947. The original premiere event in the series was held at the Daytona Beach Road Course. France began planning a new track for the premiere event in his fledgling series in 1953. On August 16, 1954 he signed a contract with city officials to create this new track that would become famous as the Daytona International Speedway. Ground was broken on November 25, 1957 The soil underneath the banked corners was dug from the infield of the track, and the large hole in the infield was filled with water and is now known as Lake Lloyd. The speedway opened on February 22, 1959 to a crowd of 41,000 people.

Daytona 500

The NASCAR Championship's most important race, the Daytona 500, is held annually at Daytona International Speedway. It is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) stock car race. The list of Daytona 500 winners is very long dating back to the inaugural race in 1959, and includes "The King" Richard Petty, and Dale Earnhardt.

More Daytona Races

NASCAR, the premier stock car organization in the United States, holds some of its most important races on this track. These include competitions in its Craftsman Truck Series (where pickup trucks are raced), Busch Series (the stock car junior league), and Nextel Cup series. The Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona is also held at Daytona.

The racing season begins at Daytona starting with the testing sessions. The year's racing begins with the 24 Hours of Daytona race in the Grand American Sports Car series. Then the racing begins for the Nextel Cup with the Budweiser Shootout and the Gatorade Duel. The Craftsman Truck Series begins with the GM Flex Fuel 250. The Busch Series begins with the Hershey's Kissables 300, and then it is back to the Nextel Cup in "The Great American Race," the Daytona 500. The Nextel Cup also features the Pepsi 400 in July at Daytona.

Daytona International Speedway Under The Lights

Lights were installed in 1998 so that the Pepsi 400 could be held at night. However, the race was delayed until October that year due to thick smoke from wildfires that summer. The Pepsi 400 has been held under lights ever since.

It also contains an attraction called Daytona USA The winning car from the Daytona 500 is placed in front of the attraction building each year.

Courtesy of Wikipedia.

1966 Daytona 500 NASCAR Race Results

Below are the race results for 1966 Daytona 500, in order of finishing place.

Fin	Driver	Num	Start	Money	Laps	Status	Sponsor
1	Richard Petty	43	1	$28,150	198	running	Petty Enterprises
2	Cale Yarborough	27	19	$12,800	197	running	Banjo Matthews
3	David Pearson	6	12	$7,950	196	running	Cotton Owens
4	Fred Lorenzen	28	9	$4,250	196	running	Holman-Moody
5	Sam McQuagg	98	11	$3,600	195	running	Nichels Engineering
6	Jim Hurtubise	56	6	$2,700	195	running	Norm Nelson
7	Ned Jarrett	11	10	$2,100	195	running	Bondy Long
8	LeeRoy Yarbrough	12	8	$1,750	193	running	Jon Thorne
9	James Hylton	48	23	$1,500	193	running	Bud Hartje
10	Larry Frank	9	17	$1,425	192	running	Nichels Engineering
11	Jim Paschal	14	16	$1,350	192	running	Friedkin Enterprises
12	Darel Dieringer	16	15	$1,275	192	running	Bud Moore
13	Wendell Scott	34	28	$1,250	184	running	Wendell Scott
17	Henley Gray	97	31	$1,165	172	running	Henley Gray
18	Paul Goldsmith	99	3	$2,060	153	running	Nichels Engineering
20	Bobby Allison	24	44	$1,150	143	engine	Betty Lilly
21	Bobby Isaac	26	14	$1,145	141	crash	Junior Johnson
22	Buck Baker	87	32	$1,140	136	ignition	Buck Baker
23	Johnny Allen	0	45	$1,135	132	heating	Reid Shaw
25	Curtis Turner	41	21	$1,125	122	windshield	Wood Brothers
26	Marvin Panch	21	7	$1,820	119	windshield	Wood Brothers
28	Johnny Rutherford	33	42	$1,110	115	crash	Curtis Satterfield
29	Gordon Johncock	71	13	$1,105	112	engine	K & K Insurance
32	Buddy Baker	88	36	$1,090	69	oil leak	Buck Baker
33	A.J. Foyt	47	22	$1,085	46	h gasket	Junior Johnson
35	Dick Hutcherson	29	2	$1,075	38	windshield	Holman-Moody
36	Bunkie Blackburn	22	40	$1,070	36	engine	Bob Rosenthal
37	Mario Andretti	13	39	$1,065	31	crash	Smokey Yunick
38	Bill Champion	72	30	$1,060	29	h gasket	Bill Champion
39	Lionel Johnson	57	46	$1,055	28	engine	Clay Esteridge
40	Stick Elliott	18	47	$1,050	28	trans	Toy Bolton
41	Earl Balmer	3	4	$1,045	21	engine	Ray Fox
42	Larry Hess	44	38	$1,040	19	engine	Larry Hess
44	Ronnie Chumley	76	49	$1,030	8	engine	H.B. Bailey
45	Elmo Langley	64	26	$1,025	4	oil press	Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield
46	Calvin Kelly	23	27	$1,020	4	clutch	Hubert Howard
47	Sonny Hutchins	90	50	$1,015	3	oil press	Junie Donlavey
48	Bob Derrington	8	34	$1,010	2	clutch	Bub Strickler
49	H.B. Bailey	36	24	$1,005	1	engine	H.B. Bailey
50	Rene Charland	3	41	$1,000	1	vibration	Ed Ackerman