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Daytona 500 Qualifying Race

NASCAR Grand National race
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
February 25, 1966
40 laps on 2.5 mile paved oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	6	Earl Balmer	3	Ray Fox	1965 Dodge	40	1,000	running	1
2	4	Jim Hurtubise	56	Norm Nelson	1965 Plymouth	40	600	running	13
3	1	Dick Hutcherson	29	Holman-Moody	1966 Ford	40	400	running	21
4	2	LeeRoy Yarbrough	12	Jon Thorne	1966 Dodge	40	300	running	0
5	5	Ned Jarrett	11	Bondy Long	1966 Ford	40	500	running	0
6	10	David Pearson	6	Cotton Owens	1966 Dodge	40	250	running	0
7	8	Bobby Isaac	26	Junior Johnson	1966 Ford	40	225	running	0
8	11	Jim Paschal	14	Tom Friedkin	1966 Plymouth	40	200	running	0
9	14	G.C. Spencer	49	G.C. Spencer	1965 Plymouth	39	150	running	0
10	15	Frank Warren	79	Harold Rhodes	1964 Chevrolet	39	150	running	0
11	9	A.J. Foyt	47	Jack Bowsher	1966 Ford	38	150	running	0
12	16	H.B. Bailey	36	H.B. Bailey	1966 Pontiac	38	125	running	0
13	18	Elmo Langley	64	Elmo Langley	1965 Chevrolet	38	125	running	0
14	23	Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	1965 Ford	38	100	running	0
15	22	Bill Champion	72	Bill Champion	1964 Ford	38	100	running	0
16	33	Neil Castles	87	Buck Baker	1966 Oldsmobile	38	100	running	0
17	27	Paul Connors	55	Lyle Stelter	1964 Ford	38	100	running	0
18	19	John Sears	04	L.G. DeWitt	1964 Ford	37	100	running	0
19	20	J.T. Putney	19	J.T. Putney	1965 Chevrolet	37	100	running	0
20	12	Mario Andretti	13	Smokey Yunick	1966 Chevrolet	37	100	running	1
21	30	Jim Malloy	67		1966 Ford	37	100	running	0
22	21	Sonny Hutchins	90	Junie Donlavey	1964 Ford	36	100	running	0
23	25	Gene Black	74	Gene Black	1964 Ford	36	100	running	0
24	31	Jack Goodwin	00	Jack Doering	1966 Buick	35	100	running	0
25	29	Jimmy Helms	53	David Warren	1964 Ford	34		running	0
26	17	Stick Elliott	18	Toy Bolton	1966 Chevrolet	33		running	0
27	26	Blaine Kaufman	45	Bill Seifert	1964 Ford	33		running	0
28	3	Bunkie Blackburn	22	Bob Rosenthal	1965 Chevrolet	29		overheating	4
29	24	Bub Strickler	7	Shorty Johns	1964 Pontiac	25		distributor	0
30	28	Cy Fairchild	09	Larry DeBeau	1964 Ford	18		black flagged	0
31	7	Bobby Allison	24	Betty Lilly	1965 Ford	16		engine	0
32	32	Terry Blakely	50	Jim Bangsberry	1966 Chevrolet	10		vibration	0
33	13	Rene Charland	03	Ed Ackerman	1964 Ford	3		engine	0
		A.J. Foyt		Junior Johnson	1966 Ford	0		practiced car	0

Time of race: 00:39:01
Average Speed: 153.191 MPH
Pole Speed: 51.63 seconds
1 caution for 7 laps
Attendance: 22,000