Race: Dixie 400
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 37 of 49
Date: August 7, 1966
Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway
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Dixie 400 Race Information
| Winner | Richard Petty | Car | No. 43 Plymouth |
| Team / Owner | Petty Enterprises | Winner Start | 5th |
| Started First | Curtis Turner | Most Laps Led | Richard Petty (90) |
| Race Distance | 400.5 miles (267 laps) | Track Length | 1.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 42 |
| Different Leaders | 7 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | David Pearson | Season Race | 37 of 49 |
Dixie 400 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 267 | 90 | running | 2500 |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge | 267 | 62 | running | 2400 |
| 3 | 9 | 98 | Sam McQuagg | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 260 | 0 | running | 2300 |
| 4 | 17 | 48 | James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) | Dodge | 259 | 0 | running | 2200 |
| 5 | 16 | 04 | Jerry Grant | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 255 | 1 | running | 2100 |
| 6 | 20 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 254 | 0 | running | 2000 |
| 7 | 38 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 251 | 0 | running | 1900 |
| 8 | 13 | 89 | Eddie MacDonald (Tifton, GA) | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 251 | 0 | running | 1800 |
| 9 | 33 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 249 | 0 | running | 1700 |
| 10 | 21 | 2 | Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Owner) | Chevrolet | 248 | 0 | running | 1600 |
| 11 | 14 | 51 | Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Owner) | Chevrolet | 242 | 0 | running | 1500 |
| 12 | 29 | 19 | J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Owner) | Chevrolet | 241 | 0 | running | 1400 |
| 13 | 26 | 06 | Johnny Wynn | John McCarthy (Owner) | Mercury | 233 | 0 | running | 1300 |
| 14 | 28 | 44 | Larry Hess | Larry Hess (Owner) | Ford | 226 | 0 | running | 1200 |
| 15 | 27 | 97 | Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 216 | 0 | running | 1100 |
| 16 | 10 | 16 | Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 211 | 15 | engine | 1000 |
| 17 | 39 | 73 | Jimmy Helms | David Warren (Owner) | Ford | 209 | 0 | running | 900 |
| 18 | 25 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 207 | 0 | running | 800 |
| 19 | 30 | 88 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | engine | 700 |
| 20 | 41 | 95 | E.J. Trivette | Gene Cline (Owner) | Ford | 183 | 0 | running | 600 |
| 21 | 23 | 18 | Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | radiator | 500 |
| 22 | 42 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Ford | 148 | 0 | transmission | 400 |
| 23 | 3 | 26 | Fred Lorenzen | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 139 | 24 | accident | 300 |
| 24 | 1 | 13 | Curtis Turner | Smokey Yunick Racing | Chevrolet | 130 | 60 | distributor | 200 |
| 25 | 11 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 117 | 0 | engine | 100 |
| 26 | 7 | 14 | Jim Paschal | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 108 | 15 | engine | 100 |
| 27 | 34 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 106 | 0 | engine | 100 |
| 28 | 8 | 42 | Marvin Panch | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 98 | 0 | clutch | 100 |
| 29 | 19 | 33 | Eldon Yarbrough | Curtis Satterfield (Owner) | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | engine | 100 |
| 30 | 18 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 67 | 0 | engine | 100 |
| 31 | 22 | 79 | Frank Warren | Harold Rhodes (Owner) | Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | engine | 100 |
| 32 | 37 | 74 | Earl Brooks | Gene Black (Owner) | Ford | 58 | 0 | oil pressure | 100 |
| 33 | 12 | 39 | Bunkie Blackburn | J.H. Crawford (Owner) | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | radiator | 100 |
| 34 | 31 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 44 | 0 | engine | 100 |
| 35 | 2 | 71 | Earl Balmer | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 41 | 0 | accident | 100 |
| 36 | 35 | 24 | Tiny Lund | Betty Lilly (Owner) | Ford | 41 | 0 | engine | 100 |
| 37 | 40 | 65 | Darrell Bryant | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 17 | 0 | oil pressure | 100 |
| 38 | 24 | 4 | John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 15 | 0 | engine | 100 |
| 39 | 4 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 14 | 0 | distributor | 100 |
| 40 | 32 | 09 | Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Owner) | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | head gasket | 100 |
| 41 | 36 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 12 | 0 | engine | 100 |
| 42 | 15 | 63 | Larry Manning | Bob Adams (Owner) | Plymouth | 11 | 0 | engine | 100 |
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