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Volunteer 500

NASCAR Grand National race
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
July 24, 1966
500 laps on 0.5 mile paved oval; 250 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	4	Paul Goldsmith	99	Ray Nichels	1966 Plymouth	500	5,400	running	84
2	3	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1966 Plymouth	500	2,950	running	336
3	2	David Pearson	6	Cotton Owens	1966 Dodge	496	2,150	running	0
4	8	Paul Lewis	1	Paul Lewis	1965 Plymouth	492	1,200	running	0
5	13	Bobby Allison	2	J.D. Bracken	1965 Chevrolet	490	1,060	running	0
6	14	Elmo Langley	64	Elmo Langley	1964 Ford	481	940	running	0
7	11	John Sears	4	L.G. DeWitt	1964 Ford	469	800	running	0
8	17	Stick Elliott	18	Toy Bolton	1966 Chevrolet	465	775	running	0
9	23	Henley Gray	97	Henley Gray	1966 Ford	464	725	running	0
10	21	Blackie Watt	93	Harry Neal	1964 Ford	461	650	running	0
11	22	Hank Thomas	92	W.S. Jenkins	1964 Ford	459	625	running	0
12	26	Neil Castles	88	Buck Baker	1966 Chevrolet	454	625	running	0
13	29	Earl Brooks	74	Gene Black	1964 Ford	454	585	running	0
14	36	J.D. McDuffie	70	J.D. McDuffie	1964 Ford	454	545	running	0
15	27	J.T. Putney	19	J.T. Putney	1966 Chevrolet	445	550	oil leak	0
16	34	Clyde Lynn	20	Clyde Lynn	1964 Ford	440	515	running	0
17	25	Tom Pistone	59	Tom Pistone	1964 Ford	439	545	running	0
18	28	Steve (Buzz) Gregory	73	Joan Petre	1964 Ford	437	500	running	0
19	20	Jack Lawrence	06	John McCarthy	1964 Mercury	410	450	running	0
20	35	Bill Seifert	95	Bill Seifert	1964 Ford	409	440	running	0
21	15	Ned Jarrett	11	Betty Lilly	1964 Ford	386	905	differential	0
22	10	G.C. Spencer	49	G.C. Spencer	1965 Plymouth	385	420	engine	0
23	12	Doug Cooper	02	Bob Cooper	1965 Plymouth	361	405	engine	0
24	9	James Hylton	48	Bud Hartje	1965 Dodge	341	400	lug bolts	0
25	30	Larry Manning	63	Bob Adams	1965 Plymouth	296	420	transmission	0
26	5	Jim Paschal	14	Tom Friedkin	1965 Plymouth	291	410	engine	0
27	32	Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	1965 Ford	264	400	engine	0
28	33	Wayne Smith	38	Archie Smith	1966 Chevrolet	258	390	differential	0
29	18	Roy Mayne	46	Tom Hunter	1966 Chevrolet	250	355	differential	0
30	1	Curtis Turner	47	Toy Bolton	1966 Chevrolet	209	445	engine	80
31	24	Buddy Baker	00	Emory Gilliam	1965 Dodge	181	225	universal joint	0
32	19	Buck Baker	87	Buck Baker	1966 Oldsmobile	151	125	engine	0
33	16	Bill Champion	72	Bill Champion	1964 Ford	97	150	differential	0
34	6	Sam McQuagg	98	Ray Nichels	1966 Dodge	82	125	brakes	0
35	7	Darel Dieringer	16	Bud Moore	1966 Mercury	50	125	oil leak	0
36	31	Frank Warren	79	Harold Rhodes	1964 Chevrolet	0	150	distributor	0

Time of race: 03:12:24
Average Speed: 77.963 MPH
Pole Speed: 21.35 seconds
2 cautions for 24 laps
Attendance: 18,000