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Tidewater 250

NASCAR Grand National race
Langley Field Speedway, Hampton, VA
May 7, 1966
250 laps on 0.4 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1966 Plymouth	250	1,000	running	177
2	3	James Hylton	48	Bud Hartje	1965 Dodge	250	600	running	0
3	8	Neil Castles	86	Buck Baker	1966 Plymouth	246	400	running	0
4	4	Elmo Langley	64	Elmo Langley	1964 Ford	244	300	running	0
5	6	Tom Pistone	59	Tom Pistone	1964 Ford	244	275	running	0
6	13	Jack Lawrence	06	John McCarthy	1964 Mercury	243	240	running	0
7	14	Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	1965 Ford	243	200	running	0
8	18	Roy Tyner	9	Truett Rodgers	1966 Chevrolet	233	175	driveshaft	0
9	7	J.T. Putney	19	J.T. Putney	1966 Chevrolet	226	150	running	0
10	10	Clyde Lynn	20	Clyde Lynn	1964 Ford	222	140	running	0
11	11	Henley Gray	97	Henley Gray	1966 Ford	203	130	accident	0
12	12	Bill Seifert	45	Bill Seifert	1964 Ford	195	120	accident	0
13	2	John Sears	4	L.G. DeWitt	1964 Ford	194	110	running	73
14	22	Worth McMillion	80	Allen McMillion	1965 Pontiac	153	100	A-frame	0
15	19	Jimmy Helms	53	David Warren	1964 Ford	69	100	oil pressure	0
16	17	Buck Baker	87	Buck Baker	1966 Oldsmobile	52	100	brakes	0
17	9	Sonny Lamphear	96	Homer O'Dell	1964 Ford	35	100	throttle	0
18	15	Jabe Thomas	25	Jeff Handy	1964 Ford	30	100	transmission	0
19	5	David Pearson	6	Cotton Owens	1964 Dodge	26	100	ignition	0
20	21	Bob Derrington	51	Bob Derrington	1965 Chevrolet	17	100	handling	0
21	16	Tiny Lund	55	Lyle Stelter	1964 Ford	13	100	timing chain	0
22	20	Ed Jordan	30		1964 Ford	2	100	ignition	0

Time of race: 01:38:49
Average Speed: 60.616 MPH
Pole Speed: 21.55 seconds
Attendance: 5,000