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Independent 250
NASCAR Grand National race
Starlite Speedway, Monroe, NC
May 13, 1966
250 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 125 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 20
| Darel Dieringer
| 0
| Reid Shaw
| 1964 Ford
| 250
| 1,000
| running
| 178 |
| 2
| 10
| Clyde Lynn
| 20
| Clyde Lynn
| 1964 Ford
| 242
| 600
| running
| |
| 3
| 14
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1965 Ford
| 238
| 400
| running
| |
| 4
| 9
| Neil Castles
| 86
| Buck Baker
| 1965 Plymouth
| 237
| 300
| running
| |
| 5
| 13
| Henley Gray
| 97
| Henley Gray
| 1966 Ford
| 230
| 275
| running
| |
| 6
| 15
| Ernest Eury
| 60
| Joan Petre
| 1964 Chevrolet
| 223
| 240
| running
| |
| 7
| 21
| Gene Black
| 74
| Gene Black
| 1964 Ford
| 213
| 200
| running
| |
| 8
| 12
| Joel Davis
| 77
| Harold Mays
| 1965 Plymouth
| 206
| 175
| differential
| |
| 9
| 2
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1964 Ford
| 155
| 150
| differential
| 33 |
| 10
| 19
| Bob Derrington
| 30
|
| 1964 Ford
| 136
| 140
| differential
| |
| 11
| 6
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1964 Ford
| 132
| 130
| accident
| |
| 12
| 22
| Sonny Lamphear
| 96
| Homer O'Dell
| 1964 Ford
| 126
| 120
| overheating
| |
| 13
| 16
| Jack Lawrence
| 06
| John McCarthy
| 1964 Mercury
| 102
| 110
| oil pressure
| |
| 14
| 18
| Bunk Moore
| 51
| Bob Derrington
| 1965 Chevrolet
| 101
| 100
| overheating
| |
| 15
| 7
| J.T. Putney
| 19
| J.T. Putney
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 99
| 100
| axle
| |
| 16
| 17
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Buck Baker
| 1966 Oldsmobile
| 86
| 100
| differential
| |
| 17
| 4
| Charles Triplett
| 40
|
| 1965 Dodge
| 85
| 100
| differential
| |
| 18
| 24
| Tom Pistone
| 59
| Tom Pistone
| 1964 Ford
| 84
| 100
| overheating
| |
| 19
| 5
| John Sears
| 4
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1964 Ford
| 84
| 100
| differential
| 1 |
| 20
| 25
| Tiny Lund
| 55
| Lyle Stelter
| 1964 Ford
| 79
| 100
| axle
| |
| 21
| 23
| Gene Cline
| 95
| Gene Cline
| 1964 Ford
| 70
| 100
| axle
| |
| 22
| 1
| James Hylton
| 48
| Bud Hartje
| 1965 Dodge
| 50
| 100
| tie rod
| 3 |
| 23
| 11
| Doug Cooper
| 02
| Bob Cooper
| 1965 Plymouth
| 32
|
| oil line
| |
| 24
| 3
| Buddy Baker
| 73
| Joan Petre
| 1964 Ford
| 29
|
| overheating
| |
| 25
| 8
| Roy Tyner
| 9
| Truett Rodgers
| 1966 Chevrolet
| 20
|
| transmission
| |
Time of race: 01:39:46
Average Speed: 60.14 MPH
Pole Speed: 27.65 seconds
3 cautions
Attendance: 2,500