Columbia 200

Columbia Speedway — April 7, 1966

David Pearson

Winner

200

Laps

Entries

Leaders

David Pearson won the 1966 Columbia 200 at Columbia Speedway on April 7, 1966, leading 130 of 200 laps. Paul Goldsmith finished second; Tom Pistone rounded out the podium. The race featured 4 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Thursday, April 7, 1966

Track

Columbia Speedway

Season

1966

Winner

David Pearson

Leaders

4 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	6	+5	David Pearson	Owens Racing	Dodge	200	—	Running	130	400
2	9	+7	Paul Goldsmith	Bob Cooper (Owner)	Plymouth	200	—	Running	16	384
3	1	-2	Tom Pistone	Pistone Racing		198	—	Running	53	368
4	2	-2	J.T. Putney	J.T. Putney (Owner)		198	—	Running	1	352
5	4	-1	John Sears	DeWitt Racing		195	—	Running	—	336
6	18	+12	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	195	—	Running	—	320
7	20	+13	Roy Tyner	Truett Rodgers (Owner)		193	—	Running	—	304
8	15	+7	Toy Bolton	Toy Bolton (Owner)		191	—	Running	—	288
9	16	+7	Wendell Scott	Scott Racing		187	—	Running	—	272
10	8	-2	Henley Gray	Gray Racing		183	—	Running	—	256
11	14	+3	Wayne Woodward	Wayne Woodward (Owner)		182	—	Running	—	240
12	17	+5	Clyde Lynn	Negre Racing		182	—	Running	—	224
13	21	+8	Gene Cline	Gene Cline (Owner)		181	—	Running	—	208
14	11	-3	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing		181	—	Running	—	192
15	19	+4	Neil Castles	Buck Baker Racing	Plymouth	178	—	Running	—	176
16	12	-4	Joel Davis	Harold Mays (Owner)	Plymouth	170	—	Running	—	160
17	24	+7	Jim Tatum	Seifert Racing		169	—	Running	—	144
18	5	-13	Stick Elliott	Toy Bolton (Owner)		161	—	DNF - Engine	—	128
19	23	+4	Jimmy Helms	David Warren (Owner)		123	—	DNF	—	112
20	3	-17	Buddy Baker	Buck Baker Racing		95	—	DNF - Crash	—	96
21	22	+1	Bill Seifert	Gene Black (Owner)		63	—	DNF	—	80
22	13	-9	Elmo Langley	Langley-Woodfield Racing		63	—	DNF	—	64
23	7	-16	Buck Baker	Buck Baker Racing		16	—	DNF	—	48
24	10	-14	Tiny Lund	Lyle Stelter (Owner)		13	—	DNF	—	32