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  1.   RaceFanX posted:
  02.28.2008 - 12:32 pm
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J.T. Putney's best career finish


  2.   Thomas Nester posted:
  11.26.2018 - 11:56 am
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Clyde Lynn and Jimmy Helms are both shown as qualifying 19th, no one is
shown as 17th.


  3.   toomuchcountry posted:
  01.08.2020 - 1:12 pm
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Race was actually on Friday, June 3 vs. Thursday, June 2.


  4.   Z posted:
  06.03.2020 - 10:35 am
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On This Day x54 Years Ago, David Pearson Scores Career Win #20 & His 7th
Of A Championship '66 Season. Standings Runner-Up James Hylton Finished
x15 Laps Down In 4th, While Richard Petty Would Start From 1st But Crash
Out 17th. Hard To Say It Was A Bad Points Day, Though, As Petty Finished
Over 12,000 POINTS (No, That's Not A Typo) Back, In 3rd Place @ Season's
End. Hylton Fared A Little Better: He Winded Up 1,950 Back.

Richard Petty Came Closest OTF Running
All x8 @ASH, Only Missing x1 Race.

Also An Early Appearance From Future
Busch Champion Jack Ingram.

BF:
David Pearson (Tied)
John Sears (@ASH/FR@, 2BF '66)
-27th Of x318 Starts-
Wendell Scott (@ASH-Tied)
Henley Gray (@ASH-Tied/2R@)
-57th Of x374 Starts-
Bill Lathan (FR w/ Seifert, OR @ASH; FR
'66, 2LR '66/Car)
FR:
James Hylton (@ASH/BF@-Tied)
-19th Of x602 Starts-
Clyde Lynn (@ASH/BF@)
-39th Of x165 Starts-
Max Ledbetter (@ASH/WF@, 2BF-Tied '66,
2R w/ Carpenter)
-3rd Of x21 Starts-
2R:
JD McDuffie (@ASH/2BF@-Tied)
-24th Of x653 Starts-
Elmo Langley (@ASH)
Jack Ingram (OR '66, w/ Gilliam; FR/WF
@ASH)
OR:
Hank Thomas (@ASH; FT5, 2BF-Tied)
-6th Of x15 Starts-
Blackie Watt (@ASH)
-4th Of x24 Starts-
2LR:
Roy Tyner (@ASH/2WF@)
Buddy Baker (@ASH/WF@)
LR:
Buck Baker (@ASH/WF@)
Stick Elliot (@ASH/WF@)
-80th Of x93 Starts-
Doug Cooper (@ASH/WF@)
-80th Of x113 Starts-
Jimmy Helms (@ASH/WF@)
-69th Of x88 Starts-
WF:
Richard Petty (@ASH)
Neil Castles (@ASH)


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