1966 Indianapolis 500

The 1966 Indianapolis 500 was the 50th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, United States on Monday, 30 May 1966. Mario Andretti started on pole position and Graham Hill was the race winner.

1966 Indianapolis 500 Race Result
Pos.No.DriverChassisEngineTireStartedLapsTotal TimeLaps LedStatusAvg. SpeedPrize Money
124Graham HillLolaFordFirestone152003:27:52.5310Running144.317$156,297
219Jim ClarkLotusFordFirestone2200+41.1366Running143.843$76,992
33Jim McElreathBrabhamFordFirestone72000Running143.742$42,586
472Gordon JohncockGerhardtFordFirestone62000Running143.084$26,381
594Mel KenyonGerhardtOffenhauserFirestone171980Running$21,987
643Jackie StewartLolaFordFirestone1119040Oil pressure$25,767
754Eddie JohnsonHuffakerOffenhauserFirestone291750Stalled$17,615
811Bobby UnserHuffakerOffenhauserFirestone281710Running$16,562
96Joe LeonardEagleFordFirestone201700Stalled$15,822
1088Jerry GrantEagleFordFirestone101670Running$15,055
1114Lloyd RubyEagleFordFirestone516668Cam$24,926
1218Al UnserLotusFordFirestone231610Accident$14,965
138Roger McCluskeyEagleFordFirestone211290Oil leak$13,123
1498Parnelli JonesShrikeOffenhauserFirestone4870Wheel bearing$13,462
1526Rodger WardLolaOffenhauserFirestone13740Handling$11,857
1677Carl WilliamsGerhardtFordFirestone25380Valve, oil$12,171
1756Jim HurtubiseGerhardtOffenhauserFirestone22290Oil$11,604
181Mario AndrettiBrawnerFordFirestone12716Valve$25,121
1982George SniderCoyoteFordFirestone3220Accident$12,075
2012Chuck HulseWatsonFordFirestone8220Accident$10,463
2122Bud TingelstadGerhardtOffenhauserFirestone27160Overheating$10,470
2228Johnny BoydB.R.P.FordFirestone1450Accident$9,896
234Don BransonGerhardtFordFirestone900Accident$9,791
2427Billy FosterVollstedtFordFirestone1200Accident$9,554
2553Gary CongdonHuffakerOffenhauserFirestone1600Accident$9,386
262A.J. FoytLotusFordFirestone1800Accident$10,887
2731Dan GurneyEagleFordFirestone1900Accident$9,806
2866Cale YarboroughVollstedtFordFirestone2400Accident$9,794
2937Arnie KnepperCecilFordFirestone2600Accident$9,301
3075Al Miller (Krulac)LotusFordFirestone3000Accident$8,876
3139Bobby GrimWatsonOffenhauserFirestone3100Accident$8,720
3234Larry DicksonLolaFordFirestone3200Accident$9,933
3396Ronnie DumanEisertFordFirestone3300Accident$9,564