Friday, April 8, 2016

1966 INDIANAPOLIS 500

The 50th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 30, 1966. The official program cover for the race celebrated both the 50th running of the race, and sesquicentennial (150th anniversary) of Indiana statehood.
Eleven of the 33 starters were eliminated in a first-lap accident right after receiving the green flag on the main stretch. Only A. J. Foyt was injured, hurting his hand scaling the catch fence trying to escape the wreck scene. Only seven cars, the fewest finishers ever, were still running by the end of the race.
First-time starter Jackie Stewart led by over a lap late in the race in John Mecom's Lola T90-Ford.[1] However, inside ten laps to go, his oil pressure dropped too low due to a broken scavenge pump. Stewart parked the car, and walked back to the pits. Fellow rookie Graham Hill inherited the lead and led a total of 10 laps to win, the first rookie winner since 1927. Despite parking the car, Stewart was voted the rookie of the year over Hill.
Defending race winner Jim Clark spun twice during the race, and finished second. For the second year in a row, the Wood Brothers from the NASCAR Grand National circuit were invited to work pit stops, this time for Dan Gurney. However, the car dropped out of the race in the crash on the opening lap. Taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_Indianapolis_500

Starting Lineup:

Row 1 Mario Andretti Jim Clark George Snider
Row 2 Parnelli Jones Lloyd Ruby Gordon Johncock
Row 3 Jim McElreath Chuck Hulse Don Branson
Row 4 Jerry Grant Jackie Stewart Billy Foster
Row 5 Rodger Ward Johnny Boyd Graham Hill
Row 6 Gary Congdon Mel Kenyon A.J. Foyt
Row 7 Dan Gurney Joe Leonard Roger McCluskey
Row 8 Jim Hurtubise Al Unser Cale Yarborough
Row 9 Carl Williams Arnie Knepper Bud Tingelstad
Row 10 Bobby Unser Eddie Johnson Al Miller (Krulac)
Row 11 Bobby Grim Larry Dickson Ronnie Duman





Other Drivers on Entry List: 



Art Malone



Art Pollard



Bill Cheesbourg



Billy Wilkerson



Bob Harkey



Bob Hurt



Bob Mathouser



Bob Tattersall



Bob Veith



Bob Wente



Bobby Johns



Bruce Jacobi



Chuck Rodee



Chuck Stevenson



Dave Paul



Dempsey Wilson



Dick Atkins



Dick Fries



Dick Guldstrand



Ebb Rose



Gary Bettenhausen



Gig Stephens



Greg Weld



Hal Minyard



Jack Conely



Jim Adams



Johnny Rutherford



Jud Larson



Lee Roy Yarbrough



Masten Gregory



Mike McGreevy



Red Riegel



Ron Lux



Ronnie Bucknum



Sam Sessions








Race Results: 



Finish Driver Laps Status Prize Money
1 Graham Hill 200 144.317 $156,297
2 Jim Clark 200 143.843 $76,992
3 Jim McElreath 200 143.742 $42,586
4 Gordon Johncock 200 143.084 $26,381
5 Mel Kenyon 198 Running $21,987
6 Jackie Stewart 190 Oil pressure $25,767
7 Eddie Johnson 175 Stalled $17,615
8 Bobby Unser 171 Running $16,562
9 Joe Leonard 170 Stalled $15,822
10 Jerry Grant 167 Running $15,055
11 Lloyd Ruby 166 Cam $24,926
12 Al Unser 161 Accident $14,965
13 Roger McCluskey 129 Oil leak $13,123
14 Parnelli Jones 87 Wheel bearing $13,462
15 Rodger Ward 74 Handling $11,857
16 Carl Williams 38 Valve, oil $12,171
17 Jim Hurtubise 29 Oil $11,604
18 Mario Andretti 27 Valve $25,121
19 George Snider 22 Accident $12,075
20 Chuck Hulse 22 Accident $10,463
21 Bud Tingelstad 16 Overheating $10,470
22 Johnny Boyd 5 Accident $9,896
23 Don Branson 0 Accident $9,791
24 Billy Foster 0 Accident $9,554
25 Gary Congdon 0 Accident $9,386
26 A.J. Foyt 0 Accident $10,887
27 Dan Gurney 0 Accident $9,806
28 Cale Yarborough 0 Accident $9,794
29 Arnie Knepper 0 Accident $9,301
30 Al Miller (Krulac) 0 Accident $8,876
31 Bobby Grim 0 Accident $8,720
32 Larry Dickson 0 Accident $9,933
33 Ronnie Duman 0 Accident $9,564





Lap Leaders: 



1 16 Mario Andretti


17-64 Jim Clark


65-75 Lloyd Ruby


76-86 Jim Clark


87-132 Lloyd Ruby


133-139 Jim Clark


140-150 Lloyd Ruby


151-190 Jackie Stewart


191-200 Graham Hill


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