The 1966 Myers Brothers 250 was a NASCAR

NASCAR

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 Grand National Series (now Sprint Cup Series) race that took place on August 27, 1966 at Bowman-Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem

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, North Carolina

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, USA

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.

Summary

The race took one hour and twenty-one minutes to complete. Three cautions were given out by NASCAR for sixteen laps. Notable speeds for this race were: 45.928 mi/h as the average speed and 54.348 mi/h for the pole position speed. Because the paved oval course only spanned 0.25 mile (0.402335 km), speeds on this track emulated that of America's Interstate Highway System

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. Fifteen thousand fans came to see David Pearson defeat Richard Petty

Richard Petty

Richard Lee Petty is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series...

 by ten seconds. There were 23 American

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-born drivers and one foreign driver (Don Biederman

Don Biederman

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).

Curtis Turner

Curtis Turner

Curtis Turner was an early NASCAR driver. In addition to his success in racing, he made a fortune, lost it, and remade it buying and selling timberlands. Throughout his life he developed a reputation for drinking and partying...

 and Bobby Allison

Bobby Allison

Robert Arthur Allison is a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver and was named one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers. His two sons, Clifford Allison and Davey Allison followed him into racing, and both died within a year of each other....

 were involved in a crash that got them disqualified from the race in addition to police

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 intervention. However, no charges were laid. The incident started on lap eight of the race and the two drivers would knock and spin each other for approximately ten laps. Both vehicles were eventually tossed out as they came out of a demolition derby

Demolition derby

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. However, Allison and Turner eventually became friends again but this incident would be the most heinous in pre-modern NASCAR history. Turner would eventually die in 1970 from an airplane crash which would also take the life of professional golfer Clarence King.

Finishing order

1. David Pearson
2. Richard Petty
3. James Hylton
   James Hylton
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4. John Sears†
5. Tom Pistone
   Tom Pistone
   "Tiger" Tom Pistone is a former NASCAR Grand National driver from Chicago. He made his Grand National debut in 1955. He won two races and finished 6th in championship points in the 1959 season for Carl Rupert, his best season statistically...
   
   
6. Wendell Scott
   Wendell Scott
   Wendell Oliver Scott was an American stock car racing driver from Danville, Virginia. He is the only black driver to win a race in what is now the Sprint Cup Series. According to a 2008 biography of Scott, he broke the color barrier in Southern stock car racing on May 23, 1952, at the Danville...
   
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7. Clyde Lynn
   Clyde Lynn
   Clyde Lynn was a NASCAR Winston Cup driver from Christiansburg, Virginia and a runner-up for the NASCAR Rookie of the Year award in the year 1965...
   
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8. J.D. McDuffie
   J.D. McDuffie
   John Delphus McDuffie was a NASCAR Winston Cup driver. He raced in the top division of NASCAR from 1963 to 1991. McDuffie had 106 top-tens in his Cup Series career...
   
   †
9. Henley Gray
   Henley Gray
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10. Eddie Yarboro
11. Don Beiderman*
12. Ernest Eury
13. Larry Manning
14. Joel Davis
    Joel Davis
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15. Elmo Langley
    Elmo Langley
    Elmo Langley was a NASCAR driver and owner. Langley primarily used the number "64" on his race cars during his NASCAR career.-Racing career:...
    
    *†
16. Buddy Baker
    Buddy Baker
    Elzie Wylie Baker, Jr. , nicknamed "Leadfoot" or more famously Buddy, is a former American NASCAR racecar driver.-Early life:...
    
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17. Curtis Turner*†
18. Bobby Allison*
19. Bill Seifert
    Bill Seifert
    Bill Seifert is a retired NASCAR Sprint Cup Series who raced from 1966 to 1979.-Summary:Seifert raced 41,875 laps for . His grand total for race winnings is $147,831 USD . Seifert's average career start is 21st and his average career finish is 19th...
    
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20. Paul Dean Holt
    Paul Dean Holt
    Paul Dean Holt is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup driver and a competitor at the 1968 Fireball 300....
    
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21. Hank Thomas*
22. Buddy Arrington
    Buddy Arrington
    Buddy Arrington is a retired NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup driver.- Biography :...
    
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23. Wayne Smith*
24. Jimmy Helms
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* Driver failed to finish race

† Driver is deceased