1966 Motor Trend 500

Race #2 of 49 in the 1966 NASCAR Grand National Season

Race #1 of 15 in the 1966 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series Season

1966 Motor Trend 500
*Held on January 23, 1966 at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, CA*
185 L, 462.5 M, 744.255 KM - Scheduled Distance

RESULTS Note: 1966 NASCAR Grand National drivers denoted in white rows, 1966 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series in gold.

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Laps	Led	Status
1	2	121	Dan Gurney	Harvest Motors	66' Ford	185	148	running
2	1	6	David Pearson	Southeastern Dodge Dealers	65' Dodge	185	10	running
3	6	99	Paul Goldsmith	Nichels Engineering	65' Plymouth	183	0	running
4	3	41	Curtis Turner	Harvest Motors	66' Ford	183	27	running
5	10	29	Dick Hutcherson	East Tenn. Motor Co.	66' Ford	182	0	running
6	9	56	Jim Hurtubise	Hub Auto Sales	65' Plymouth	182	0	running
7	12	22	Bill Foster	Illinois Dodge Dealers	64' Dodge	181	0	running
8	8	11	Ned Jarrett	Richmond Ford Motor Co.	66' Ford	178	0	running
9	14	1	Norm Nelson	Hub Auto Sales	65' Plymouth	176	0	running
10	19	18	Ron Hornaday		64' Mercury	171	0	running
11	16	4	Jerry Grant	Friedkin Enterprises, Bardahl	65' Chevy	171	0	running
12	34	24	Bobby Allison	Ford, Lilly	65'Ford	169	0	running
13	23	2	Johnny Steele	Delk Pest Control	64' Mercury	164	0	running
14	5	98	Don White	California Dodge Dealers	65'Dodge	162	0	running
15	27	10	Don Walker		64' Ford	154	0	ignition
16	25	71	Mario Andretti	Vel's Ford	66' Ford	154	0	crash
17	38	63	Walt Price		65' Buick	154	0	running
18	44	61	J.T. Putney		65' Olds	150	0	running
19	41	68	Bob Derrington		63' Ford	146	0	running
20	40	8	Jerry Oliver		65' Chevy	144	0	gear-shift
21	17	48	James Hylton	Econo Wash	65' Dodge	128	0	transmission
22	30	7	Jack McCoy		64' Dodge	123	0	crash
23	35	45	Carl Cardey		64' Ford	119	0	ball-joint
24	18	33	Clem Proctor		64' Ford	114	0	engine
25	7	43	Richard Petty	Plymouth	65' Plymouth	105	0	engine
26	11	27	Cale Yarborough	Abingdon Motor	66' Ford	103	0	transmission
27	29	89	Cliff Garner		64' Mercury	98	0	crash
28	31	00	Dick Guldstrand	Bardahl	64' Chevy	65	0	differential
29	15	26	Bobby Isaac	Holly Farms Poultry	66' Ford	55	0	head-gasket
30	4	21	Marvin Panch	Harvest Motors	66' Ford	45	0	transmission
31	13	47	A.J. Foyt	Holly Farms Poultry	66' Ford	45	0	transmission
32	21	198	Eddie Gray		64' Mercury	43	0	engine
33	24	126	Carl Joiner		63' Chevy	41	0	oil-leak
34	32	55	Tiny Lund		65' Ford	34	0	engine
35	22	9	Skip Hudson	Sunaire Chevrolet	65' Chevy	30	0	differential
36	20	145	Scotty Cain		64' Mercury	20	0	transmission
37	36	3	Bruce Worrell		63' Plymouth	15	0	engine
38	42	16	Jim Cook		64' Olds	14	0	oil-pressure
39	33	34	Clyde Prickett		64' Ford	11	0	transmission
40	26	74	Gene Black		66' Ford	4	0	engine
41	28	06	Dave James		65' Plymouth	4	0	engine
42	37	14	Joe Clark		64' Mercury	4	0	oil-pressure
43	39	111	Arley Scranton		64' Mercury	3	0	crash
44	43	38	Charles Powell		64' Ford	1	0	differential

RACE DATA
Failed to Qualify:
Time of Race: 5h:05:58
Fast Qualifier: David Pearson
Heat Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{HeatWinners}}}\|{{{HeatWinners}}}]]
Dash Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{DashWinners}}}\|{{{DashWinners}}}]]
Consi Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{ConsiWinners}}}\|{{{ConsiWinners}}}]]
Non-Qualifiers Race Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{NonQualWinners}}}\|{{{NonQualWinners}}}]]
Margin of Victory: 70 seconds
Average Speed: 97.952 mph
Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available
Lead Changes: 9 among 3 drivers - David Pearson 1-9, Dan Gurney 10-37, Curtis Turner 38-55, Dan Gurney 56, Curtis Turner 57-58, Dan Gurney 59-65, Curtis Turner 66-72, Dan Gurney 73-82, David Pearson 83, Dan Gurney 84-185