1966 World 600

The 1966 World 600, the 7th running of the event, was a NASCAR Grand National Series race held on May 22, 1966, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Contested over 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 20th race of the 1966 NASCAR Grand National Series season.

1966 World 600
Race details
Race 20 of 49 in the 1966 NASCAR Grand National Series season
1966 World 600 program cover
1966 World 600 program cover
Date May 22, 1966 (1966-05-22)
Location Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km)
Average speed 135.042 mph (217.329 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Most laps led
Driver David Pearson
Laps 134
Winner
No. 42 Marvin Panch

Marvin Panch of Petty Enterprises would win his final NASCAR Grand National Series race while Gene Cline would retire from professional stock car racing after the race was over.[1] When Buddy Baker suffered a blown engine during the 44th lap, he was setting a pace of 145.291 miles per hour or 233.823 kilometres per hour; speeds that were unprecedented during the late 1960s.

Background

Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States, 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious World 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the National 500. Bruton Smith established the speedway in 1959, and it is considered NASCAR's home track, with many race teams based in the Charlotte region. Speedway Motorsports Inc. owns and operates the track. (SMI).

Final Results
Fin St # Driver Sponsor Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 742Marvin Panch '65 Plymouth 400 99 running
2 2049G.C. Spencer '65 Plymouth 398 running
3 1931Don White '66 Dodge 394 running
4 1848James Hylton '65 Dodge 391 running
5 3787Neil Castles '66 Oldsmobile 371 running
6 3286Paul Connors '64 Dodge 370 running
7 4034Wendell Scott '65 Ford 370 running
8 2211Ned Jarrett '66 Ford 362 engine
9 2993Blackie Watt '64 Ford 351 running
10 1388Buck Baker '66 Chevrolet 348 running
11 28 46 Roy Mayne '66 Chevrolet 333 engine
12 34 68 Larry Manning '65 Plymouth 322 engine
13 42 20 Clyde Lynn '64 Ford 313 engine
14 17 99 Paul Goldsmith '66 Plymouth 303 112 engine
15 3 71 Earl Balmer '65 Dodge 301 3 engine
16 44 53 Jimmy Helms '64 Ford 297 running
17 4 6 David Pearson '66 Dodge 295 134 crash
18 39 95 Gene Cline '64 Ford 291 running
19 15 67 Buddy Arrington '64 Dodge 273 engine
20 33 72 Bill Champion '64 Ford 256 oil leak
21 2 14 Jim Paschal '66 Plymouth 240 7 engine
22 1 43 Richard Petty '66 Plymouth 236 6 engine
23 26 18 Stick Elliott '66 Chevrolet 236 engine
24 27 4 John Sears '64 Ford 157 engine
25 12 64 Elmo Langley '64 Ford 144 crash
26 11 55 Tiny Lund '64 Ford 140 engine
27 14 90 Sonny Hutchins '64 Ford 129 engine
28 38 38 Wayne Smith '66 Chevrolet 122 axle
29 6 98 Sam McQuagg '66 Dodge 112 engine
30 30 73 Earl Brooks '64 Ford 92 engine
31 21 79 Frank Warren '64 Chevrolet 89 engine
32 25 59 Tom Pistone '64 Ford 84 transmission
33 31 5 Harold Smith '64 Ford 76 engine
34 23 36 H.B. Bailey '66 Pontiac 70 engine
35 36 06 Jack Lawrence '64 Mercury 63 engine
36 10 1 Paul Lewis '65 Plymouth 54 3 crash
37 5 3 Buddy Baker '65 Dodge 51 36 engine
38 43 96 Sonny Lamphear '64 Ford 29 driveshaft
39 9 16 Darel Dieringer '66 Mercury 21 differential
40 35 19 J.T. Putney '66 Chevrolet 20 engine
41 8 24 Curtis Turner '66 Ford 19 engine
42 41 74 Gene Black '64 Ford 6 engine
43 16 22 Bobby Allison '65 Chevrolet 3 engine
44 24 33 Joel Davis '66 Chevrolet 1 gas tank

References
  1. Race information at Race Database
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