1966 Columbia 200
Race details | |||
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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]
Two hundred laps were done on a dirt track spanning 0.500 miles (0.805 km).[2][3] 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] Eleven thousand people attended this race which had eight cautions for 19 laps.[3] 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] This race was dominated by Chevrolet and Ford entries.[3] 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]
Timeline
- Start of race: Tim Pistone started the race with the pole position
- Lap 13: Tiny Lund's overheating vehicle apparently sealed his last-place finish in this event
- Lap 16: The water pump on Buck Baker's vehicle developed problems; causing him to leave the race early
- Lap 54: David Pearson took over the lead from Tom Pistone
- Lap 63: Bill Seifert's brakes acted up; forcing him to exit the race
- Lap 85: J.T. Putney took over the lead from David Pearson
- Lap 86: Paul Goldsmith took over the lead from J.T. Putney
- Lap 95: Buddy Baker had a terminal crash; ending his hopes of winning the race
- Lap 102: David Pearson took over the lead from Paul Goldsmith
- Lap 123: Jimmy Helms' vehicle ended up overheating; causing him to withdraw from the event
- Lap 161: Stick Elliott's engine became problematic; forcing him to leave the race
- End of race: David Pearson won the race
Finishing order
- David Pearson
- Paul Goldsmith
- Tom Pistone
- J.T. Putney
- John Sears
- Richard Petty
- Roy Tyner
- Toy Bolton
- Wendell Scott
- Henley Gray
- Wayne Woodward
- Clyde Lynn
- Gene Cline
- J.D. McDuffie
- Neil Castles
- Joel Davis
- Jim Tatum
- Stick Elliott*
- Jimmy Helms*
- Buddy Baker*
- Bill Seifert*
- Elmo Langley*
- Buck Baker*
- Tiny Lund*
* Driver failed to finish race
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.
- ^ "1966 Columbia 200 information (second reference)". Everything Stock Car. Retrieved 2010-12-05.