1966 World 600

Auto race held at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1966 February 2025 January 2026 CUST Race 20 of 49 in the 1966 NASCAR Grand National Series season World 600 1966 5 22 1966 20 49 1966_World_600_program_cover_and_logo.png 1966 World 600 program cover Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 1.5 2.4 400 600 965.606 135.042 mph km/h on Richard Petty David Pearson 134 42 Marvin Panch The 1966 World 600, the 7th running of the event, was a NASCAR Grand National Series race held on May 22, 1966, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Contested over 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 20th race of the 1966 NASCAR Grand National Series season. Marvin Panch of Petty Enterprises would win his final NASCAR Grand National Series race while Gene Cline would retire from professional stock car racing after the race was over.Race information at Race Database When Buddy Baker suffered a blown engine during the 44th lap,May 2017 he was setting a pace of 145.291 mph km/h or; speeds that were unprecedented during the late 1960s. Background Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States, 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious World 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the National 500. Bruton Smith established the speedway in 1959, and it is considered NASCAR's home track, with many race teams based in the Charlotte region. Speedway Motorsports Inc. owns and operates the track. (SMI). Final results Fin St # DriverMakeLapsLedStatus 1 7 42 Marvin Panch'65 Plymouth40099running 2 20 49 G. C. Spencer'65 Plymouth398running 3 19 31 Don White'66 Dodge394running 4 18 48 James Hylton'65 Dodge391running 5 37 87 Neil Castles'66 Oldsmobile371running 6 32 86 Paul Connors'64 Dodge370running 7 40 34 Wendell Scott'65 Ford370running 8 22 11 Ned Jarrett'66 Ford362engine 9 29 93 Blackie Watt'64 Ford351running 10 13 88 Buck Baker'66 Chevrolet348running112846Roy Mayne'66 Chevrolet333engine123468Larry Manning'65 Plymouth322engine134220Clyde Lynn'64 Ford313engine141799Paul Goldsmith'66 Plymouth303112engine15371Earl Balmer'65 Dodge3013engine164453Jimmy Helms'64 Ford297running1746David Pearson'66 Dodge295134crash183995Gene Cline'64 Ford291running191567Buddy Arrington'64 Dodge273engine203372Bill Champion'64 Ford256oil leak21214Jim Paschal'66 Plymouth2407engine22143Richard Petty'66 Plymouth2366engine232618Stick Elliott'66 Chevrolet236engine24274John Sears'64 Ford157engine251264Elmo Langley'64 Ford144crash261155Tiny Lund'64 Ford140engine271490Sonny Hutchins'64 Ford129engine283838Wayne Smith'66 Chevrolet122axle29698Sam McQuagg'66 Dodge112engine303073Earl Brooks'64 Ford92engine312179Frank Warren'64 Chevrolet89engine322559Tom Pistone'64 Ford84transmission33315Harold Smith'64 Ford76engine342336H. B. Bailey'66 Pontiac70engine353606Jack Lawrence'64 Mercury63engine36101Paul Lewis'65 Plymouth543crash3753Buddy Baker'65 Dodge5136engine384396Sonny Lamphear'64 Ford29driveshaft39916Darel Dieringer'66 Mercury21differential403519J. T. Putney'66 Chevrolet20engine41824Curtis Turner'66 Ford19engine424174Gene Black'64 Ford6engine431622Bobby Allison'65 Chevrolet3engine442433Joel Davis'66 Chevrolet1gas tank References World 600 World 600 Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway World 500