1966 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1966 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 49 races across 31 tracks, with 17 different drivers reaching victory lane. David Pearson captured the championship driving a Dodge.

Total Races

Different Winners

David Pearson

Champion

Tracks Visited

Manufacturer wins: Dodge: 18, Plymouth: 16, Ford: 10, Chevrolet: 3, Mercury: 2

Race-by-Race Results

#	Race	Track	Winner	Mfr	Entries
1	Georgia Cracker 300	Augusta International Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	30
2	Motor Trend 500	Riverside International Raceway	Dan Gurney	Ford	44
3	Daytona 500 Qualifer #1	Daytona International Speedway	Paul Goldsmith	Plymouth	32
4	Daytona 500 Qualifer #2	Daytona International Speedway	Earl Balmer	Dodge	33
5	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	50
6	Peach Blossom 500	Rockingham Speedway	Paul Goldsmith	Plymouth	44
7	Southeastern 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Dick Hutcherson	Ford	32
8	Atlanta 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Jim Hurtubise	Plymouth	44
9	Hickory 250	Hickory Speedway	David Pearson	Dodge	26
10	Columbia 200	Columbia Speedway	David Pearson	Dodge	24
11	Greenville 200	Greenville-Pickens Speedway	David Pearson	Dodge	25
12	50 Miles at Bowman-Gray Stadium	Bowman Gray Stadium	David Pearson	Dodge	22
13	Gwyn Staley 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Jim Paschal	Plymouth	37
14	Virginia 500	Martinsville Speedway	Jim Paschal	Plymouth	40
15	Rebel 500	Darlington Raceway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	36
16	Tidewater 250	Langley Field Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	22
17	Speedy Morelock 200	Middle Georgia Raceway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	15
18	Independent 250	Star Lite Speedway	Darel Dieringer	Ford	25
19	Richmond 250	Richmond Raceway	David Pearson	Dodge	30
20	World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Marvin Panch	Plymouth	44
21	100 Miles at Dog Track Speedway	Dog Track Speedway	David Pearson	Dodge	25
22	Asheville 300	New Asheville Speedway	David Pearson	Dodge	22
23	100 Miles at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Elmo Langley	Ford	22
24	East Tennessee 200	Smokey Mountain Raceway	David Pearson	Dodge	26
25	Fireball 300	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	29
26	Beltsville 200	Beltsville Speedway	Tiny Lund	Ford	31
27	Pickens 200	Greenville-Pickens Speedway	David Pearson	Dodge	18
28	Firecracker 400	Daytona International Speedway	Sam McQuagg	Dodge	40
29	150 Miles at Old Dominion Speedway	Old Dominion Speedway	Elmo Langley	Ford	24
30	148 Miles at Bridgehampton Race Circuit	Bridgehampton Race Circuit	David Pearson	Dodge	28
31	100 Miles at Oxford Plains Speedway	Oxford Plains Speedway	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	27
32	100 Miles at Fonda Speedway	Fonda Speedway	David Pearson	Dodge	31
33	60 Miles at Islip Speedway	Islip Speedway	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	29
34	Volunteer 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Paul Goldsmith	Plymouth	36
35	Smokey Mountain 200	Smokey Mountain Raceway	Paul Lewis	Plymouth	29
36	Nashville 400	Nashville Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	28
37	Dixie 400	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	42
38	Sandlapper 200	Columbia Speedway	David Pearson	Dodge	26
39	Western North Carolina 500	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Darel Dieringer	Mercury	30
40	Maryland 200	Beltsville Speedway	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	22
41	Myers Brothers 250	Bowman Gray Stadium	David Pearson	Dodge	24
42	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Darel Dieringer	Mercury	44
43	Buddy Shuman 250	Hickory Speedway	David Pearson	Dodge	21
44	Capital City 300	Richmond Raceway	David Pearson	Dodge	29
45	Joe Weatherly 150	Occoneechee Speedway	Dick Hutcherson	Ford	23
46	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville Speedway	Fred Lorenzen	Ford	40
47	Wilkes 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Dick Hutcherson	Ford	35
48	National 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Dodge	44
49	American 500	Rockingham Speedway	Fred Lorenzen	Ford	44

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank	Driver	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Races	Avg Finish
1	David Pearson ★	15	26	33	42	6.4
2	Richard Petty	8	20	22	39	11.0
3	Paul Goldsmith	3	11	11	21	13.0
4	Bobby Allison	3	10	15	33	15.1
5	Dick Hutcherson	3	8	9	14	13.9
6	Darel Dieringer	3	7	9	25	15.8
7	Elmo Langley	2	12	20	47	14.5
8	Fred Lorenzen	2	6	6	11	12.5
9	Jim Paschal	2	6	10	18	12.7
10	Paul Lewis	1	9	14	21	11.0
11	Tiny Lund	1	5	10	31	18.5
12	Marvin Panch	1	4	6	14	14.2
13	Sam McQuagg	1	4	7	16	17.6
14	Jim Hurtubise	1	3	5	6	5.8
15	LeeRoy Yarbrough	1	2	4	9	18.4
16	Earl Balmer	1	2	2	9	23.6
17	Dan Gurney	1	1	1	1	1.0
18	James Hylton	0	20	32	41	8.6
19	John Sears	0	11	30	46	12.7
20	Neil Castles	0	7	17	40	13.3
21	Buck Baker	0	7	14	36	15.9
22	G.C. Spencer	0	6	9	20	18.4
23	Tom Pistone	0	6	6	28	18.4
24	Ned Jarrett	0	5	8	21	16.9
25	Curtis Turner	0	5	6	21	18.8
26	Henley Gray	0	4	18	46	13.4
27	J.T. Putney	0	4	9	39	16.3
28	Don White	0	3	5	8	10.6
29	Cale Yarborough	0	3	7	14	12.6
30	Hank Thomas	0	3	7	14	12.7