Atlanta 500

Atlanta Motor Speedway — March 27, 1966

Jim Hurtubise

Winner

334

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Jim Hurtubise won the 1966 Atlanta 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 27, 1966, leading 139 of 334 laps. Fred Lorenzen finished second; Dick Hutcherson rounded out the podium. The race featured 9 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Sunday, March 27, 1966

Track

Atlanta Motor Speedway

Season

1966

Winner

Jim Hurtubise

Leaders

9 drivers

Sort by

Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	5	+4	Jim Hurtubise	Norm Nelson (Owner)	Plymouth	334	—	Running	139	0
2	3	+1	Fred Lorenzen	Holman Moody		333	—	Running	28	2500
3	2	-1	Dick Hutcherson	Holman Moody		333	—	Running	—	2400
4	12	+8	Paul Goldsmith	Nichels Engineering	Plymouth	331	—	Running	—	2300
5	17	+12	Jim Paschal	Tom Friedkin (Owner)	Plymouth	330	—	Running	—	2200
6	14	+8	Cale Yarborough	Matthews Racing		329	—	Running	—	2100
7	18	+11	Sam McQuagg	Nichels Engineering	Dodge	327	—	Running	—	2000
8	11	+3	Don White	Nichels Engineering	Dodge	326	—	Running	8	0
9	28	+19	Tiny Lund	Lyle Stelter (Owner)		318	—	Running	—	1900
10	19	+9	Bobby Allison	Betty Lilly (Owner)		315	—	Running	—	1800
11	22	+11	Frank Warren	Harold Rhodes (Owner)		313	—	Running	—	1700
12	31	+19	J.T. Putney	J.T. Putney (Owner)		309	—	Running	—	1600
13	8	-5	Curtis Turner	Wood Brothers Racing		305	—	DNF - Engine	10	1500
14	9	-5	David Pearson	Owens Racing	Dodge	304	—	Running	3	1400
15	20	+5	James Hylton	Bud Hartje (Owner)	Dodge	301	—	DNF - Engine	—	1300
16	6	-10	Marvin Panch	Wood Brothers Racing		297	—	DNF - Engine	—	1200
17	26	+9	Paul Lewis	Paul Lewis (Owner)	Plymouth	296	—	Running	—	1100
18	7	-11	Ned Jarrett	Bondy Long (Owner)		290	—	DNF - Crash	2	1000
19	25	+6	Gordon Johncock	K&K Insurance Racing	Dodge	278	—	DNF - Engine	12	0
20	42	+22	Clyde Lynn	Negre Racing		278	—	Running	—	900
21	4	-17	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Jon Thorne (Owner)	Dodge	273	—	DNF - Engine	1	800
22	38	+16	Jimmy Helms	David Warren (Owner)		268	—	Running	—	700
23	34	+11	Wayne Woodward	Bill Church (Owner)		258	—	Running	—	600
24	15	-9	Tom Pistone	Pistone Racing		220	—	DNF - Engine	—	500
25	1	-24	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	185	—	DNF - Engine	131	400
26	29	+3	Roy Mayne	Tom Hunter (Owner)		162	—	DNF	—	300
27	37	+10	Wayne Smith	Archie Smith (Owner)		156	—	DNF	—	200
28	40	+12	Buddy Arrington	Joan Petre (Owner)		88	—	DNF - Engine	—	100
29	10	-19	Bobby Isaac	Junior Johnson & Associates		73	—	DNF - Crash	—	100
30	16	-14	Elmo Langley	Langley-Woodfield Racing		66	—	DNF	—	100
31	23	-8	Larry Hess	Larry Hess (Owner)		58	—	DNF - Engine	—	100
32	13	-19	G.C. Spencer	GC Spencer Racing	Plymouth	58	—	DNF	—	100
33	30	-3	Stick Elliott	Toy Bolton (Owner)		48	—	DNF	—	100
34	24	-10	John Sears	DeWitt Racing		39	—	DNF - Engine	—	100
35	21	-14	Bobby Johns	Shorty Johns (Owner)		34	—	DNF - Engine	—	100
36	32	-4	Lionel Johnson	Clay Esteridge (Owner)		28	—	DNF - Engine	—	100
37	33	-4	Roy Tyner	Truett Rodgers (Owner)		20	—	DNF	—	100
38	39	+1	Jabe Thomas	Handy Racing		11	—	DNF	—	100
39	43	+4	Neil Castles	Buck Baker Racing		6	—	DNF - Engine	—	100
40	41	+1	Henley Gray	Gray Racing		2	—	DNF - Engine	—	100
41	27	-14	E.J. Trivette	Arrington Racing	Dodge	2	—	DNF	—	100
42	44	+2	Gene Cline	Gene Cline (Owner)		2	—	DNF - Engine	—	100
43	36	-7	Buddy Baker	Buck Baker Racing		1	—	DNF - Engine	—	100
44	35	-9	Bunkie Blackburn	Gene Black (Owner)		1	—	DNF - Engine	—	100