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1966 Firecracker 400

Auto race held at Daytona International Speedway in 1966

Auto race held at Daytona International Speedway in 1966

FieldValue
TypeCUST
DescriptionRace 28 of 49 in the 1966 NASCAR Grand National Series season
Race NameFirecracker 400
Details ref
Fulldate
Year1966
Race_No28
Season_No49
Image1966_Firecracker_400_program_cover_and_logo.png
Caption1966 Daytona 500 program cover
Official nameFirecracker 400
LocationDaytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida
Course_mi2.500
Course_km4.023
Distance_laps160
Distance_mi400
Distance_km643
Avg153.813 mi/h
WeatherTemperatures of 93 F; wind speeds of 12 mph
Attendance46,200
Pole_DriverLeeRoy Yarbrough
Pole_TeamJon Thorne
Most_DriverSam McQuagg
Most_TeamRay Nichels
Most_laps126
Car98
First_DriverSam McQuagg
First_TeamRay Nichels

The 1966 Firecracker 400 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on July 4, 1966, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Race report

Forty-six Thousand two hundred fans would attended this event. It took two hours and thirty-six minutes to finish. Four cautions slowed the race for 23 laps. The average speed of the race was 153.813 mi/h. Sam McQuagg would beat Darel Dieringer by one minute and six seconds.

This was the first time that a rear spoiler would be used in any NASCAR Cup Series race. On the day of the race, the factory engineers at Dodge would install this new invention on McQuagg's car (which caused him to go several miles per hour faster than his opponents).

Individual winnings for this event ranged from the winner's share of $13,600 ($ when considering inflation) to the last-place finisher's share of $350 ($ when considering inflation). A total of $55,105 was handed out to every driver ($ when considering inflation).

Qualifying

GridNo.DriverManufacturerOwner12345678910
12LeeRoy Yarbrough'66 DodgeJon Thorne
43Richard Petty'64 PlymouthPetty Enterprises
13Curtis Turner'66 ChevroletSmokey Yunick
98Sam McQuagg'66 DodgeRay Nichels
99Paul Goldsmith'66 PlymouthRay Nichels
56Jim Hurtubise'66 PlymouthNorm Nelson
31Don White'66 DodgeRay Nichels
5Mario Andretti'66 DodgeCotton Owens
3Buddy Baker'65 DodgeRay Fox
71Earl Balmer'65 DodgeNord Krauskopf

Finishing order

  1. Sam McQuagg† (No. 98)
  2. Darel Dieringer† (No. 16)
  3. Jim Paschal† (No. 14)
  4. Curtis Turner† (No. 13)
  5. Jim Hurtubise† (No. 56)
  6. Don White (No. 31)
  7. Marvin Panch (No. 04)
  8. Tiny Lund† (No. 24)
  9. James Hylton (No. 48)
  10. John Sears† (No. 4)
  11. Buddy Baker*† (No. 3)
  12. Frank Warren (No. 79)
  13. Elmo Langley† (No.64)
  14. Bobby Allison†(No. 2)
  15. David Pearson† (No. 6)
  16. Harold Smith (No. 55)
  17. Larry Hess (No. 44)
  18. Eddie MacDonald (No. 89)
  19. Wendell Scott† (No. 34)
  20. Blackie Watt (No. 93)
  21. J.D. McDuffie† (No.70)
  22. Jack Lawrence (No. 06)
  23. Henley Gray (No. 97)
  24. LeeRoy Yarbrough*† (No. 12)
  25. Roy Mayne† (No. 00)
  26. Jimmy Helms* (No. 53)
  27. Paul Goldsmith* (No. 99)
  28. Doug Cooper* (No. 02)
  29. Richard Petty* (No. 43)
  30. Earl Balmer* (No. 71)
  31. Mario Andretti* (No. 5)
  32. Wayne Smith* (No. 38)
  33. Buck Baker*† (No. 86)
  34. Bunkie Blackburn*† (No. 39)
  35. G.C. Spencer*† (No. 49)
  36. Buddy Arrington* (No. 69)
  37. J.T. Putney*† (No. 19)
  38. Bobby Johns* (No. 7)
  39. Jabe Thomas*† (No. 25)
  40. Joel Davis* (No. 33) † signifies that the driver is known to be deceased

** Driver failed to finish race*

References

before = 1966 Pickens 200 | after = 1966 untitled race at Old Dominion Speedway| title = NASCAR Grand National races| years = 1966 |

References

  1. "1966 Firecracker 400 weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac.
  2. "1966 Firecracker 400 racing results". Racing Reference.
  3. "NASCAR Driver of the Day: Sam McQuagg". NASCAR Driver of the Day.
  4. "1966 Firecracker 400 winnings information". Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet.
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