1966 Firecracker 400

Auto race held at Daytona International Speedway in 1966 February 2025 CUST Race 28 of 49 in the 1966 NASCAR Grand National Series season Firecracker 400 http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/FL/Daytona%20Beach/1966-07-04 1966 Firecracker 400 weather information Old Farmers' Almanac 2012-07-01 1966 07 4 1966 28 49 1966_Firecracker_400_program_cover_and_logo.png 1966 Daytona 500 program cover Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida 2.500 4.023 160 400 643 153.813 mi/h Temperatures of 93 F C; wind speeds of 12 mph km/h 46,200 LeeRoy Yarbrough Jon Thorne Sam McQuagg Ray Nichels 126 98 Sam McQuagg Ray 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. http://racing-reference.info/race/1966-28/W 1966 Firecracker 400 racing results Racing Reference 2010-11-19 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. http://www.nascardriveroftheday.com/2010/02/sam-mcquagg.html NASCAR Driver of the Day: Sam McQuagg NASCAR Driver of the Day 2011-01-07 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). http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/races/results/1966/daytona-international-speedway/firecracker-400/989 1966 Firecracker 400 winnings information Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet 2012-12-02 Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Manufacturer Owner 1 12 LeeRoy Yarbrough '66 Dodge Jon Thorne 2 43 Richard Petty '64 Plymouth Petty Enterprises 3 13 Curtis Turner '66 Chevrolet Smokey Yunick 4 98 Sam McQuagg '66 Dodge Ray Nichels 5 99 Paul Goldsmith '66 Plymouth Ray Nichels 6 56 Jim Hurtubise '66 Plymouth Norm Nelson 7 31 Don White '66 Dodge Ray Nichels 8 5 Mario Andretti '66 Dodge Cotton Owens 9 3 Buddy Baker '65 Dodge Ray Fox 10 71 Earl Balmer '65 Dodge Nord Krauskopf Finishing order 22em Sam McQuagg† (No. 98) Darel Dieringer† (No. 16) Jim Paschal† (No. 14) Curtis Turner† (No. 13) Jim Hurtubise† (No. 56) Don White (No. 31) Marvin Panch (No. 04) Tiny Lund† (No. 24) James Hylton (No. 48) John Sears† (No. 4) Buddy Baker*† (No. 3) Frank Warren (No. 79) Elmo Langley† (No.64) Bobby Allison†(No. 2) David Pearson† (No. 6) Harold Smith (No. 55) Larry Hess (No. 44) Eddie MacDonald (No. 89) Wendell Scott† (No. 34) Blackie Watt (No. 93) J.D. McDuffie† (No.70) Jack Lawrence (No. 06) Henley Gray (No. 97) LeeRoy Yarbrough*† (No. 12) Roy Mayne† (No. 00) Jimmy Helms* (No. 53) Paul Goldsmith* (No. 99) Doug Cooper* (No. 02) Richard Petty* (No. 43) Earl Balmer* (No. 71) Mario Andretti* (No. 5) Wayne Smith* (No. 38) Buck Baker*† (No. 86) Bunkie Blackburn*† (No. 39) G.C. Spencer*† (No. 49) Buddy Arrington* (No. 69) J.T. Putney*† (No. 19) Bobby Johns* (No. 7) Jabe Thomas*† (No. 25) Joel Davis* (No. 33) † signifies that the driver is known to be deceased * Driver failed to finish race References 1966 Pickens 200 1966 untitled race at Old Dominion Speedway NASCAR Grand National races 1966 1965 1967 Firecracker 400 races 1966 Firecracker 400 Firecracker 400 Category:NASCAR races at Daytona International Speedway