1966 Columbia 200
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 10 of 49 in the 1966 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
| Date | April 7, 1966 | ||
| Official name | Columbia 200 | ||
| Location | Columbia Speedway (Columbia, South Carolina) | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.500 mi (0.805 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 100 mi (160 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures up to 70 °F (21 °C); wind speeds up to 25.1 miles per hour (40.4 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 65.574 miles per hour (105.531 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Tom Pistone | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | David Pearson | Cotton Owens | |
| Laps | 130 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 6 | David Pearson | Cotton Owens | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1966 Columbia 200 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that took place on April 7, 1966 at Columbia Speedway[2] in Columbia, South Carolina.[3][4]
Two hundred laps were done on a dirt track spanning 0.500 miles (0.805 km).[2][3][4] The race took an hour and thirty-one minutes to decide that David Pearson defeated Paul Goldsmith by a margin of one car length (less than one lap[2]).[3][4] Eleven thousand people attended this race which had eight cautions for 19 laps.[3][4] All 24 competitors were born in the United States of America and were male.[3] Buck Baker and Tiny Lund failed to collect any winnings from this race.[3][4] This race was dominated by Chevrolet and Ford entries.[3][4] Speeds for the racing weekend reached 72.202 miles per hour (116.198 km/h) in qualifying (achieved by Tom Pistone) and 65.747 miles per hour (105.810 km/h) during the actual race.[3]
Buddy Baker was involved in the event's only crash at lap 95.[3][4][5]
Top ten finishers
- David Pearson
- Paul Goldsmith
- Tom Pistone
- J.T. Putney
- John Sears
- Richard Petty
- Roy Tyner
- Toy Bolton
- Wendell Scott
- Henley Gray
References
- ^ "1966 Columbia 200 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
- ^ a b c "1966 Columbia 200 information (third reference)". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "1966 Columbia 200 information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
- ^ a b c d e f g "1966 Columbia 200 information (fourth reference)". Stat Sheet. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ "1966 Columbia 200 information (second reference)". Everything Stock Car. Retrieved 2010-12-05.