Nascar Grand National Series 1966

Nascar Grand National Series 1966 var den 18:e upplagan av den främsta divisionen av professionell stockcarracing i USA sanktionerad av National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. Säsongen bestod av 49 race och inleddes redan 14 november 1965 på Augusta International Raceway i Georgia och avslutades 30 oktober 1966 på North Carolina Motor Speedway i Rockingham i North Carolina. David Pearson vann sin första av totalt tre mästerskapstitlar.

Nascar Grand National Series 1966
Allmän information
Plats	USA
Säsongsnummer	18
Antal race	49
Start	14 november 1965
Slut	30 oktober 1966
Bilar
Chassin	Dodge Plymouth Ford Chevrolet Mercury [a]
Motorer	Se ovan.
Däckleverantör(er)	Good Year Firestone
Deltagande
Mästare
Förarmästerskapet	David Pearson
Märkesmästerskapet	Ford
Årets rookie	James Hylton[1]
◄ 1966 ►

Resultat

Nr	Datum	Tävling	Bana	Pole	Vinnare	Konstruktör	Start	Rapport
1	14 november	Georgia Cracker 300	Augusta International Raceway, Augusta, Georgia	Richard Petty	Richard Petty	Plymouth	1	Rapport
2	23 januari	Motor Trend 500	Riverside International Raceway, Moreno Valley, Kalifornien	David Pearson	Dan Gurney	Ford	2	Rapport
3	25 februari	Daytona 500 Qualifier #1	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida	Richard Petty	Paul Goldsmith	Plymouth	8
4	25 februari	Daytona 500 Qualifier #2		Dick Hutcherson	Earl Balmer	Dodge	6
5	27 februari	Daytona 500		Richard Petty	Richard Petty	Plymouth	1	Rapport
6	13 mars	Peach Blossom 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, North Carolina	Paul Goldsmith	Paul Goldsmith	Plymouth	1	Rapport
7	20 mars	Southeastern 500	Bristol International Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee	Paul Lewis	Dick Hutcherson	Ford	6	Rapport
8	27 mars	Atlanta 500	Atlanta International Raceway, Atlanta, Georgia	Richard Petty	Jim Hurtubise	Plymouth	5	Rapport
9	3 april	Hickory 250	Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, North Carolina	Elmo Langley	David Pearson	Dodge	4	Rapport
10	7 april	Columbia 200	Columbia Speedway, Cayce, South Carolina	Tom Pistone	David Pearson	Dodge	6	Rapport
11	9 april	Greenville 200	Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Easley, South Carolina	Tiny Lund	David Pearson	Dodge	2	Rapport
12	11 april	Race 12	Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina	David Pearson	David Pearson	Dodge	1
13	17 april	Gwyn Staley 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro North Carolina	Jim Paschal	Jim Paschal	Plymouth	1	Rapport
14	24 april	Virginia 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia	Jim Paschal	Jim Paschal	Plymouth	1	Rapport
15	30 april	Rebel 400	Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina	Richard Petty	Richard Petty	Plymouth	1	Rapport
16	7 maj	Tidewater 250	Langley Raceway, Hampton, Virginia	Richard Petty	Richard Petty	Plymouth	1	Rapport
17	10 maj	Speedy Morelock 200	Middle Georgia Raceway, Macon, Georgia	Richard Petty	Richard Petty	Plymouth	1	Rapport
18	13 maj	Independent 250	Starlite Speedway, Monroe, North Carolina	James Hylton	Darel Dieringer	Ford	20	Rapport
19	15 maj	Richmond 250	Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds, Richmond, Virginia	Tom Pistone	David Pearson	Dodge	4	Rapport
20	22 maj	World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina	Richard Petty	Marvin Panch	Plymouth	7	Rapport
21	29 maj	Race 21	Dog Track Speedway, Moyock, North Carolina	Richard Petty	David Pearson	Dodge	2
22	2 juni	Asheville 300	New Asheville Speedway, Asheville, North Carolina	Richard Petty	David Pearson	Dodge	2	Rapport
23	4 juni	Race 23	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, Spartanburg, South Carolina	David Pearson	Elmo Langley	Ford	6
24	9 juni	East Tennessee 200	Smoky Mountain Raceway, Maryville, Tennessee	Tom Pistone	David Pearson	Dodge	4	Rapport
25	12 juni	Fireball 300	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, North Carolina	Richard Petty	Richard Petty	Plymouth	1	Rapport
26	15 juni	Beltsville 200	Beltsville Speedway, Beltsville, Maryland	Richard Petty	Tiny Lund	Ford	7	Rapport
27	25 juni	Pickens 200	Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Easley, South Carolina	David Pearson	David Pearson	Dodge	1	Rapport
28	4 juli	Firecracker 400	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Sam McQuagg	Dodge	4	Rapport
29	7 juli	Old Dominion 150	Old Dominion Speedway, Manassas, Virginia	Bobby Allison	Elmo Langley	Ford	2	Rapport
30	10 juli	Race 30	Bridgehampton Raceway, Bridgehampton, New York	David Pearson	David Pearson	Dodge	1
31	12 juli	Maine 100	Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford, Maine	Bobby Allison	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	1	Rapport
32	14 juli	Race 32	Fonda Speedway, Fonda, New York	Richard Petty	David Pearson	Dodge	12
33	16 juli	Race 33	Islip Speedway, Islip, New York	Tom Pistone	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	7
34	24 juli	Volunteer 500	Bristol International Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee	Curtis Turner	Paul Goldsmith	Plymouth	4	Rapport
35	28 juli	Smoky Mountain 200	Smoky Mountain Raceway, Maryville, Tennessee	Buddy Baker	Paul Lewis	Plymouth	27	Rapport
36	30 juli	Nashville 400	Nashville Speedway, Nashville, Tennessee	Richard Petty	Richard Petty	Plymouth	1	Rapport
37	7 augusti	Dixie 400	Atlanta International Raceway, Atlanta, Georgia	Curtis Turner	Richard Petty	Plymouth	5	Rapport
38	18 augusti	Sandlapper 200	Columbia Speedway, Cayce, South Carolina	Bobby Allison	David Pearson	Dodge	4	Rapport
39	21 augusti	Western North Carolina 500	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, North Carolina	Junior Johnson	Darel Dieringer	Mercury	2	Rapport
40	24 augusti	Maryland 200	Beltsville Speedway, Beltsville, Maryland	Bobby Allison	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	1	Rapport
41	27 augusti	Myers Brothers 250	Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina	Richard Petty	David Pearson	Dodge	2	Rapport
42	5 september	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Darel Dieringer	Mercury	3	Rapport
43	9 september	Buddy Shuman 250	Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, North Carolina	Richard Petty	David Pearson	Dodge	2	Rapport
44	11 september	Capital City 300	Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds, Richmond, Virginia	David Pearson	David Pearson	Dodge	1	Rapport
45	18 september	Joe Weatherly 150	Orange Speedway, Hillsborough, North Carolina	Dick Hutcherson	Dick Hutcherson	Ford	1	Rapport
46	25 september	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia	Junior Johnson	Fred Lorenzen	Ford	2	Rapport
47	2 oktober	Wilkes 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro North Carolina	Junior Johnson	Dick Hutcherson	Ford	4	Rapport
48	16 oktober	National 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina	Fred Lorenzen	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Dodge	17	Rapport
49	30 oktober	America 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, North Carolina	Fred Lorenzen	Fred Lorenzen	Ford	1	Rapport
Källor:[2][3]

Slutställning

Plats	Förare	Starter	Vinster	Top 5	Top 10	Pole	Ledda varv	Prispengar	Poäng	+\-
1	David Pearson	42	15	26	33	7	3174	$78 194	35638
2	James Hylton	41	0	20	32	1	198	$38 722	33688	–1950
3	Richard Petty	39	8	20	22	15	2924	$94 666	22952	–12686
4	Henley Gray	45	0	4	18	0	0	$21 901	22468	–13170
5	Paul Goldsmith	21	3	11	11	1	452	$52 609	22078	–13560
6	Wendell Scott	45	0	3	17	0	0	$23 052	21702	–13936
7	John Sears	46	0	11	30	0	95	$25 191	21432	–14206
8	J.T. Putney	39	0	4	9	0	32	$18 653	21208	–14430
9	Neil Castles	41	0	7	17	0	0	$19 034	20446	–15192
10	Bobby Allison	33	3	10	15	4	714	$23 419	19910	–15728
11	Elmo Langley	47	2	12	20	1	279	$22 455	19116	–16522
12	Darel Dieringer	25	3	7	9	0	515	$52 529	18214	–17424
13	Ned Jarrett	21	0	5	8	0	167	$23 254	17616	–18022
14	Jim Paschal	18	2	6	10	2	759	$30 984	16404	–19234
15	Sam McQuagg	16	1	4	7	0	175	$29 529	16068	–19570
Källor:[4]

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