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1966 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Division
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The 1966 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Division was the 13th season of the series. The title was won by Jack McCoy, his first in the series.

Schedule and results

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The 1966 season included 15 individual races, although Ascot Park hosted four races and Stockton 99 Speedway and Portland Speedway hosted two races each.[1] The race at Riverside International Raceway was in combination with the NASCAR Grand National Series.[2]

Date Name Racetrack Location Winner
January 23 Motor Trend 500 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California Dan Gurney[3]
April 17 † Stockton 99 Speedway Stockton, California Jack McCoy
April 30 Ascot Park 200 Lappers Ascot Park Gardena, California Ray Elder[4]
May 29 † Ascot Park Gardena, California Marvin Porter
June 25 Dodge Dealers of Roseburg 100 Douglas County Speedway Roseburg, Oregon Jack McCoy[5]
June 26 † Portland Speedway Portland, Oregon Kuzie Kuzmanich
July 3 Ascot 100 Ascot Park Gardena, California Scotty Cain
July 16 Orange Show 100 Orange Show Speedway San Bernardino, California Marvin Porter[6]
July 31 † Vallejo Speedway Vallejo, California Jack McCoy
August 6 † Stockton 99 Speedway Stockton, California Johnny Steele
September 4 † Ascot Park Gardena, California Marvin Porter
September 11 Altamont 100 Presented by Chevron Altamont Motorsports Park Tracy, California Marvin Porter[7]
September 18 Firestone 200 Portland Speedway Portland, Oregon Ray Elder
October 1 † San Gabriel Valley Speedway Irwindale, California Johnny Steele
October 9 11th Annual California 100 California State Fairgrounds Race Track Sacramento, California Don Noel

† This race was not given a name

Full Drivers' Championship

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(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led. † – Finishing position unknown

Pos Driver RSD S99 ASP ASP DCS POR ASP OSS VAL S99 ASP AMP POR SGV CSF Pts
1 Jack McCoy 22 1* 7 4 1* 2 6* 2 1* 3 19 9 13 12 13 2552
2 Ray Elder 5 1* 8 4 5 2 17 3 2 4 14 1 15 2534
3 Johnny Steele 13 2 11 6 8 13 3 9 2 1* 5 4 5 1* 11* 2130
4 Dave James 41 12 2 3 2 16 11 4 9 2 5 16 3 12 2100
5 Scotty Cain 36 4 22 10 3 6 1 4 DNQ 12 18 15 3 5 2 2000
6 Marvin Porter 3 1* 17 DNQ 17 1* 1* 1* 4 2 20 1858
7 Jerry Oliver 20 8 10 13 13 10 14 13 7 7 5 1836
8 Frank Burnett 10 12 19 13 12 9 5 9 17 8 6 22 1674
9 Jim Cook 38 6 16 11 8 5 14 12 6 8 17 9 9 1660
10 Ren Reugebrink 4 7 10 22 10 8 12 10 15 21 1546
11 Bruce Worrell 37 2 DNQ 11 5 5 16 20 2 6 4 1512
12 Don Noel 17 9 9 18 8 11 7 4 1 1434
13 Frank Reeder 6 18 11 12 8 13 7 10 11 1402
14 Cliff Garner 27 14 3 20 10 4 4 3 11 4 10 8 1384
15 Carl Joiner 33 5 7 3 12 10 7 1162
16 Ed Brown 14 9 9 16 6 3 18 6 18 17 1072
17 Hershel McGriff 15 14 2* 17 19 702
18 Ranny Dodd 14 15 24 686
19 Ron Hornaday 10 13 14 DNQ 20 13 3 602
20 Clyde Prickett 39 15 15 21 DNQ 11 14 6 584
21 Perry Cottingham 11 20 14 8 DNQ 512
22 Vel Rogers 16 7 17 10 19 DNQ 454
George Durade 16 8 5 8 15 7 14
Walt Ross 17 10 7 6 11 16
Dave Logan 13 15 13 8
Chuck Becker Jr. 7 15 15
Bob Link 13 19 9
Jim Blomgren DNQ 13 15 18
Dick Bown 12 17 18 DNQ
Eddie Gray 32 19 DNQ 14
Charles Powell 44 7 18
Joe Clark 42 11 25
Kuzie Kuzmanich 6 1*
Harold Hardesty 5 7
Bill Ferrier 15 6
Oren Prosser 16 12
George Follmer 17 14
Walt Price 17 20 DNQ
Dan Gurney 1*
Marvin Panch 3
Marshall Sargent 6
Nat Reeder 9
Art Knapp 9
Al Pombo 10
Gordon Haines 11
Darrell Rogers 12
Bob McDonald 12
Bill Amick 14
Don Walker 15 DNQ
Jack D. McCoy DNQ 15
Joe Labani 16
Louis Stuart DNQ 16
Ken Christensen 16
Sam Rose 16
Roger Otrey 17
Tom Roa 18
Larry Burton 18
Jim Marine 19 DNQ DNQ
John Hren 20
Rod Poor 21
Larry Hood 23
Jerry Johnson 23
Clem Proctor 24
Jerry Prather 24
Dick Guldstrand 28
Arley Scranton 43
Sam Stanley DNQ

References

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  1. ↑ "1966 Pacific Coast Late Model Division Stats". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 15, 2026.
  2. ↑ "1966 Motor Trend 500 results". The Third Turn. Retrieved September 15, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Video: 1966 NASCAR Motor Trend 500 at Riverside". Mac's Motor City Garage. July 26, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Six Time NASCAR West Champ Ray Elder Passes Away". Raceweek Illustrated. November 26, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2026.
  5. ↑ "NASCAR West series heads to Douglas County Speedway". HeraldNet.com. June 3, 2009. Retrieved September 16, 2026.
  6. ↑ "History of stock car racing in football stadiums includes East and West Series competition". ARCA. February 1, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2026.
  7. ↑ Delforge, Vincent (May 3, 2022). "ARCA West History: September 11, 1966, the 200th Race". Kickin' the Tires. Retrieved September 16, 2026.
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