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| 1966 Gwyn Staley 400 | 
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| Held on April 17, 1966 at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, NC | |
| 400 L, 250 M, 402.4 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 14 | Jim Paschal | '66 Plymouth | 400 | 308 | running | ||
| 2 | 7 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | '65 Plymouth | 394 | 0 | running | ||
| 3 | 2 | 6 | David Pearson | '66 Dodge | 382 | 0 | engine | ||
| 4 | 26 | 34 | Wendell Scott | '65 Ford | 378 | 0 | running | ||
| 5 | 25 | 97 | Henley Gray | '66 Ford | 375 | 0 | running | ||
| 6 | 15 | 04 | John Sears | '64 Ford | 371 | 0 | running | ||
| 7 | 29 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | '64 Ford | 370 | 0 | running | ||
| 8 | 35 | 86 | Neil Castles | '65 Plymouth | 362 | 0 | running | ||
| 9 | 27 | 45 | Bill Seifert | '64 Ford | 357 | 0 | running | ||
| 10 | 32 | 95 | Gene Cline | '64 Ford | 350 | 0 | running | ||
| 11 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | '65 Plymouth | 347 | 92 | running | ||
| 12 | 36 | 92 | Hank Thomas | '64 Ford | 345 | 0 | running | ||
| 13 | 18 | 66 | Wayne Woodward | '65 Chevrolet | 331 | 0 | differential | ||
| 14 | 9 | 74 | Buddy Baker | '64 Ford | 317 | 0 | running | ||
| 15 | 17 | 46 | Roy Mayne | '66 Chevrolet | 287 | 0 | running | ||
| 16 | 30 | 38 | Wayne Smith | '66 Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | engine | ||
| 17 | 6 | 98 | Sam McQuagg | '66 Dodge | 266 | 0 | engine | ||
| 18 | 20 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | '64 Ford | 246 | 0 | differential | ||
| 19 | 24 | 63 | Larry Manning | '65 Plymouth | 245 | 0 | running | ||
| 20 | 28 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | '64 Ford | 239 | 0 | differential | ||
| 21 | 14 | 64 | Elmo Langley | '64 Ford | 228 | 0 | engine | ||
| 22 | 19 | 73 | Buddy Arrington | '64 Ford | 210 | 0 | differential | ||
| 23 | 37 | 9 | Roy Tyner | '65 Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | differential | ||
| 24 | 11 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | '65 Plymouth | 193 | 0 | brakes | ||
| 25 | 33 | 53 | Jimmy Helms | '64 Ford | 152 | 0 | flat tire | ||
| 26 | 5 | 24 | Bobby Allison | '66 Ford | 146 | 0 | engine | ||
| 27 | 23 | 87 | Buck Baker | '66 Oldsmobile | 143 | 0 | engine | ||
| 28 | 22 | 7 | Bobby Johns | '66 Chevrolet | 112 | 0 | overheating | ||
| 29 | 16 | 77 | Joel Davis | '64 Plymouth | 111 | 0 | differential | ||
| 30 | 8 | 02 | Doug Cooper | '65 Plymouth | 92 | 0 | differential | ||
| 31 | 12 | 19 | J.T. Putney | '66 Chevrolet | 89 | 0 | engine | ||
| 32 | 10 | 40 | Eddie Yarboro | '65 Dodge | 77 | 0 | differential | ||
| 33 | 13 | 1 | Paul Lewis | '65 Plymouth | 49 | 0 | engine | ||
| 34 | 34 | 35 | Max Ledbetter | '65 Oldsmobile | 47 | 0 | oil leak | ||
| 35 | 21 | 48 | James Hylton | '65 Dodge | 30 | 0 | engine | ||
| 36 | 31 | 60 | Ernest Eury | '64 Chevrolet | 22 | 0 | steering | ||
| 37 | 3 | 59 | Tom Pistone | '64 Ford | 5 | 0 | crash |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
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| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
