Nascar Grand National Series 1966 var den 18:e upplagan av den främsta divisionen av professionell stockcarracing i USA sanktionerad av National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. Säsongen bestod av 49 race och inleddes redan 14 november 1965 på Augusta International Raceway i Georgia och avslutades 30 oktober 1966 på North Carolina Motor Speedway i Rockingham i North Carolina. David Pearson vann sin första av totalt tre mästerskapstitlar.

Nascar Grand National Series 1966
Allmän information
PlatsUSA
Säsongsnummer18
Antal race49
Start14 november 1965
Slut30 oktober 1966
Bilar
Chassin[a]
MotorerSe ovan.
Däckleverantör(er)Good Year
Firestone
Deltagande
Mästare
FörarmästerskapetDavid Pearson
MärkesmästerskapetFord
Årets rookieJames Hylton[1]
1966

Resultat

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Nr Datum Tävling Bana Pole Vinnare Konstruktör Start Rapport
1 14 november Georgia Cracker 300 Augusta International Raceway, Augusta, Georgia Richard Petty Richard Petty Plymouth 1 Rapport
2 23 januari Motor Trend 500 Riverside International Raceway, Moreno Valley, Kalifornien David Pearson Dan Gurney Ford 2 Rapport
3 25 februari Daytona 500 Qualifier #1 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida Richard Petty Paul Goldsmith Plymouth 8
4 25 februari Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 Dick Hutcherson Earl Balmer Dodge 6
5 27 februari Daytona 500 Richard Petty Richard Petty Plymouth 1 Rapport
6 13 mars Peach Blossom 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, North Carolina Paul Goldsmith Paul Goldsmith Plymouth 1 Rapport
7 20 mars Southeastern 500 Bristol International Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee Paul Lewis Dick Hutcherson Ford 6 Rapport
8 27 mars Atlanta 500 Atlanta International Raceway, Atlanta, Georgia Richard Petty Jim Hurtubise Plymouth 5 Rapport
9 3 april Hickory 250 Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, North Carolina Elmo Langley David Pearson Dodge 4 Rapport
10 7 april Columbia 200 Columbia Speedway, Cayce, South Carolina Tom Pistone David Pearson Dodge 6 Rapport
11 9 april Greenville 200 Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Easley, South Carolina Tiny Lund David Pearson Dodge 2 Rapport
12 11 april Race 12 Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina David Pearson David Pearson Dodge 1
13 17 april Gwyn Staley 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro North Carolina Jim Paschal Jim Paschal Plymouth 1 Rapport
14 24 april Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia Jim Paschal Jim Paschal Plymouth 1 Rapport
15 30 april Rebel 400 Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina Richard Petty Richard Petty Plymouth 1 Rapport
16 7 maj Tidewater 250 Langley Raceway, Hampton, Virginia Richard Petty Richard Petty Plymouth 1 Rapport
17 10 maj Speedy Morelock 200 Middle Georgia Raceway, Macon, Georgia Richard Petty Richard Petty Plymouth 1 Rapport
18 13 maj Independent 250 Starlite Speedway, Monroe, North Carolina James Hylton Darel Dieringer Ford 20 Rapport
19 15 maj Richmond 250 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds, Richmond, Virginia Tom Pistone David Pearson Dodge 4 Rapport
20 22 maj World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina Richard Petty Marvin Panch Plymouth 7 Rapport
21 29 maj Race 21 Dog Track Speedway, Moyock, North Carolina Richard Petty David Pearson Dodge 2
22 2 juni Asheville 300 New Asheville Speedway, Asheville, North Carolina Richard Petty David Pearson Dodge 2 Rapport
23 4 juni Race 23 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, Spartanburg, South Carolina David Pearson Elmo Langley Ford 6
24 9 juni East Tennessee 200 Smoky Mountain Raceway, Maryville, Tennessee Tom Pistone David Pearson Dodge 4 Rapport
25 12 juni Fireball 300 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, North Carolina Richard Petty Richard Petty Plymouth 1 Rapport
26 15 juni Beltsville 200 Beltsville Speedway, Beltsville, Maryland Richard Petty Tiny Lund Ford 7 Rapport
27 25 juni Pickens 200 Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Easley, South Carolina David Pearson David Pearson Dodge 1 Rapport
28 4 juli Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida LeeRoy Yarbrough Sam McQuagg Dodge 4 Rapport
29 7 juli Old Dominion 150 Old Dominion Speedway, Manassas, Virginia Bobby Allison Elmo Langley Ford 2 Rapport
30 10 juli Race 30 Bridgehampton Raceway, Bridgehampton, New York David Pearson David Pearson Dodge 1
31 12 juli Maine 100 Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford, Maine Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Chevrolet 1 Rapport
32 14 juli Race 32 Fonda Speedway, Fonda, New York Richard Petty David Pearson Dodge 12
33 16 juli Race 33 Islip Speedway, Islip, New York Tom Pistone Bobby Allison Chevrolet 7
34 24 juli Volunteer 500 Bristol International Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee Curtis Turner Paul Goldsmith Plymouth 4 Rapport
35 28 juli Smoky Mountain 200 Smoky Mountain Raceway, Maryville, Tennessee Buddy Baker Paul Lewis Plymouth 27 Rapport
36 30 juli Nashville 400 Nashville Speedway, Nashville, Tennessee Richard Petty Richard Petty Plymouth 1 Rapport
37 7 augusti Dixie 400 Atlanta International Raceway, Atlanta, Georgia Curtis Turner Richard Petty Plymouth 5 Rapport
38 18 augusti Sandlapper 200 Columbia Speedway, Cayce, South Carolina Bobby Allison David Pearson Dodge 4 Rapport
39 21 augusti Western North Carolina 500 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, North Carolina Junior Johnson Darel Dieringer Mercury 2 Rapport
40 24 augusti Maryland 200 Beltsville Speedway, Beltsville, Maryland Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Chevrolet 1 Rapport
41 27 augusti Myers Brothers 250 Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Richard Petty David Pearson Dodge 2 Rapport
42 5 september Southern 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina LeeRoy Yarbrough Darel Dieringer Mercury 3 Rapport
43 9 september Buddy Shuman 250 Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, North Carolina Richard Petty David Pearson Dodge 2 Rapport
44 11 september Capital City 300 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds, Richmond, Virginia David Pearson David Pearson Dodge 1 Rapport
45 18 september Joe Weatherly 150 Orange Speedway, Hillsborough, North Carolina Dick Hutcherson Dick Hutcherson Ford 1 Rapport
46 25 september Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia Junior Johnson Fred Lorenzen Ford 2 Rapport
47 2 oktober Wilkes 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro North Carolina Junior Johnson Dick Hutcherson Ford 4 Rapport
48 16 oktober National 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina Fred Lorenzen LeeRoy Yarbrough Dodge 17 Rapport
49 30 oktober America 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, North Carolina Fred Lorenzen Fred Lorenzen Ford 1 Rapport
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Slutställning

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Plats Förare Starter Vinster Top 5 Top 10 Pole Ledda varv Prispengar Poäng +\-
1 David Pearson 42 15 26 33 7 3174 $78 194 35638
2 James Hylton 41 0 20 32 1 198 $38 722 33688 –1950
3 Richard Petty 39 8 20 22 15 2924 $94 666 22952 –12686
4 Henley Gray 45 0 4 18 0 0 $21 901 22468 –13170
5 Paul Goldsmith 21 3 11 11 1 452 $52 609 22078 –13560
6 Wendell Scott 45 0 3 17 0 0 $23 052 21702 –13936
7 John Sears 46 0 11 30 0 95 $25 191 21432 –14206
8 J.T. Putney 39 0 4 9 0 32 $18 653 21208 –14430
9 Neil Castles 41 0 7 17 0 0 $19 034 20446 –15192
10 Bobby Allison 33 3 10 15 4 714 $23 419 19910 –15728
11 Elmo Langley 47 2 12 20 1 279 $22 455 19116 –16522
12 Darel Dieringer 25 3 7 9 0 515 $52 529 18214 –17424
13 Ned Jarrett 21 0 5 8 0 167 $23 254 17616 –18022
14 Jim Paschal 18 2 6 10 2 759 $30 984 16404 –19234
15 Sam McQuagg 16 1 4 7 0 175 $29 529 16068 –19570
Källor:[4]
  • Notering: Endast de femton främsta förarna redovisas.

Anmärkningar

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  1. ^ Listan är ett urval av de framgångsrikaste bilarna som nyttjades. Enstaka andra märken kunde förekomma.

Referenser

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  1. ^ ”Full list of Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award winners” (på engelska). NASCAR Digital Media. 1 december 2020. https://www.nascar.com/gallery/every-sunoco-rookie-of-the-year-award-winner/#photo-1. Läst 17 augusti 2022. 
  2. ^ ”1966 NASCAR Grand National Results” (på engelska). ESPN. https://www.espn.com/racing/results/_/year/1966. Läst 17 augusti 2022. 
  3. ^ ”1966 NASCAR Grand National Results” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar Digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/season-stats/1966/W/. Läst 17 augusti 2022. 
  4. ^ ”NASCAR Grand National standings for 1966” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar Digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/yeardet/1966/W. Läst 17 augusti 2022.