24 uur van Daytona 1966

5e 24 uur van Daytona
Datum	5-6 februari 1966
Locatie	Daytona International Speedway, Verenigde Staten
Winnaars
Edities

De 24 uur van Daytona 1966 was de 5e editie van deze endurancerace. Het was tevens de eerste keer dat het een 24-uursrace was, nadat vorige edities over 3 uur of 2000 kilometer waren gehouden. De race werd verreden op 5 en 6 februari 1966 op de Daytona International Speedway nabij Daytona Beach, Florida.

De race werd gewonnen door de Shelby American Inc. #98 van Ken Miles en Lloyd Ruby, die allebei hun tweede achtereenvolgende Daytona-zege behaalden. De P2.0-klasse werd gewonnen door de Porsche System Engineering #15 van Hans Herrmann en Herbert Linge. De S2.0-klasse werd gewonnen door de Porsche System Engineering #16 van Gerhard Mitter en Joe Buzzetta. De GT+3.0-klasse werd gewonnen door de Roger Penske #12 van Dick Guldstrand, Ben Moore en George Wintersteen. De S+3.0-klasse werd gewonnen door de Ford Advanced Vehicles #86 van Peter Sutcliffe en Bob Grossman. De GT2.0-klasse werd gewonnen door de RBM Motors #18 van Jack Ryan, Lin Coleman en Bill Bencker. De S3.0-klasse werd gewonnen door de Jack Slottag #30 van Larry B. Perkins en Jack Slottag. De GT3.0-klasse werd gewonnen door de Cannon Auto #43 van Dana Kelder, Ara Dube en Red Wilson. De GT1.6-klasse werd gewonnen door de Pompano Sports Cars #84 van Ben Scott, Peter Flanagan en Roger Chastain. De S1.6-klasse werd gewonnen door de Autosport #80 van Donna Mae Mims, Janet Guthrie en Suzy Dietrich.

Race

Winnaars in hun klasse zijn vetgedrukt.

Pos.	Klasse	No.	Team	Coureurs	Chassis	Ronden
1	P+2.0	98	Shelby American Inc.	Ken Miles Lloyd Ruby	Ford Mk.II	678
2	P+2.0	97	Shelby American Inc.	Dan Gurney Jerry Grant	Ford Mk.II	670
3	P+2.0	95	Holman & Moody	Walt Hansgen Mark Donohue	Ford Mk.II	669
4	P+2.0	21	North American Racing Team	Pedro Rodríguez Mario Andretti	Ferrari 365 P2	664
5	P+2.0	96	Shelby American Inc.	Chris Amon Bruce McLaren	Ford Mk.II	651
6	P2.0	15	Porsche System Engineering	Hans Herrmann Herbert Linge	Porsche 906	623
7	S2.0	16	Porsche System Engineering	Gerhard Mitter Joe Buzzetta	Porsche 904 GTS	612
8	S2.0	17	Porsche System Engineering	Günter Klass Udo Schütz	Porsche 904 GTS	610
9	P+2.0	22	North American Racing Team	Jochen Rindt Bob Bondurant	Ferrari 250 LM	591
10	S2.0	14	Brumos Porsche Florida	Peter Gregg George Drolsom	Porsche 904 GTS	589
11	S2.0	20	Sam Posey	Sam Posey Jim Haynes Harry Theodoracopulos	Porsche 904 GTS	577
12	GT+3.0	12	Roger Penske	Dick Guldstrand Ben Moore George Wintersteen	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	575
13	P+2.0	23	Peter Clarke	Mark Konig Peter Clarke Bob Hurt	Ferrari 250 LM	574
14	S+3.0	86	Ford Advanced Vehicles	Peter Sutcliffe Bob Grossman	Ford GT40	571
15	P+2.0	27	David Piper	David Piper Richard Attwood	Ferrari 250 LM	556
16	GT2.0	18	RBM Motors	Jack Ryan Lin Coleman Bill Bencker	Porsche 911	548
17	S+3.0	92	Essex Wire Corporation	Peter Revson Masten Gregory Ed Lowther	Ford GT40	531
18	GT+3.0	90	Michael Reina	Don Kearney Michael Reina	Ford Mustang	527
19	S3.0	30	Jack Slottag	Larry B. Perkins Jack Slottag	Ferrari 250 GTO	526
20	GT+3.0	67	Cannon Auto	George Cornelius Dick Boo Bob Brown	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	501
21	S2.0	56	William Martin	Ike Maxwell William Martin	Volvo P1800	496
22	P2.0	41	E. P. Drescher	Hugh Kleinpeter Harry Fry George Parsons	Triumph LM	490
23	GT3.0	43	Cannon Auto	Dana Kelder Ara Dube Red Wilson	Triumph TR4A	487
24	GT3.0	45	John Kingham	Herb Byrne Milo Vega	Triumph TR4A	482
25	GT1.6	84	Pompano Sports Cars	Ben Scott Peter Flanagan Roger Chastain	Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint	474
26	GT+3.0	54	Ray Stoutenburg	Ray Stoutenburg Gene Jones Larry Isley	Plymouth Barracuda	466
27	P+2.0	75	McMillan Ring Free Oil Co.	Art Riley Russ MacGrotty	Yenko Stinger	448
28	GT3.0	40	Genser Forman	George Waltman Art Swanson Nick Cone	Triumph TR4	432
29	P2.0	7	John Olson	John Bolander Bob Winkelmann John Olson	Ford Cortina	416
30	S2.0	78	Autosport	Rosemary Smith Smokey Drolet John Olson	Sunbeam Alpine	416
31	S2.0	73	Fred Opert	William McKemie Terry Petmecky Fred Opert	Elva Courier Mk.IV	391
32	S1.6	80	Autosport	Donna Mae Mims Janet Guthrie Suzy Dietrich	Sunbeam Alpine	389
NC	P2.0	79	Autosport	Paul Richards Ray Cuomo	Austin-Healey Sprite	491
DNF	S+3.0	91	Essex Wire Corporation	Dick Thompson Skip Scott Peter Revson	Ford GT40	500
DNF	P+2.0	32	North American Racing Team	George Follmer Don Wester Paul Hawkins	Ferrari 250 LM	428
DNF	GT2.0	44	Kenneth Chambliss	Ernie Croucher Walter Glenn Bill Eve	MGB	426
DNF	S+3.0	29	Epstein Enterprises Ltd.	Paul Hawkins Jackie Epstein	Ferrari 250 LM	425
DNF	S+3.0	94	Ralph Noseda	Ralph Noseda Grant Clark Bob Thorpe Harry Heuer	Shelby Cobra	419
DNF	GT1.6	55	J. Randall	Al Weaver John Fraim Chet Freeman	Lotus Elan	383
DNF	S+3.0	93	Scuderia Bear	Harold Keck Oscar Koveleski Ed Lowther	Shelby Cobra	371
DNF	P+2.0	87	Holman & Moody	Richie Ginther Ronnie Bucknum	Ford Mk.II	329
DNF	S+3.0	89	Dan Gerber	Dan Gerber Bob Johnson Peter Lerch	Shelby Cobra	328
DNF	P+2.0	65	Chaparral Cars Inc.	Jo Bonnier Phil Hill	Chaparral 2D	318
DNF	S1.6	36	Cannon Auto	Wilbur Pickett Bill Bean	Alfa Romeo Giulia Zagato	278
DNF	GT3.0	42	John Addison	Ken Hughes Fred Salo John Addison	Triumph TR4	244
DNF	S2.0	59	Art Riley	Don Yenko John Forte Art Riley	Volvo P1800	216
DNF	P+2.0	31	John Fulp	John Fulp Bill Rutan Bruce Jennings	Ferrari 330 P	193
DNF	S+3.0	88	William Wonder	William Wonder Herb Wetanson	Ford GT40	178
DNF	P+2.0	25	Ecurie Francorchamps	Lucien Bianchi Gérard Langlois van Ophem Jean Blaton	Ferrari 365 P2	171
DNF	GT+3.0	99	Joe Treadwell	Roger West Dick Macon	Ford Mustang	168
DNF	P+2.0	24	Drummond Racing Organisation	Innes Ireland Mike Hailwood George Drummond	Ferrari 250 LM	90
DNF	GT1.6	19	David McClain	Duncan Forlong Leland Dieas David McClain	Porsche 356B Super 90	80
DNF	P+2.0	26	Ecurie Francorchamps	Léon Dernier Jacky Ickx	Ferrari 250 LM	80
DNF	P+2.0	74	Queen City Rambler	Larry Hess Tommy Hess	Rambler Marlin	80
DNF	S2.0	47	David Lane	David Lane Don Sesslar	Porsche 904 GTS	74
DNF	GT+3.0	77	Space Science	John Bentley John Hill	Sunbeam Tiger	71
DNF	GT3.0	5	Robert Harper	Spurgeon May Bobby Allison	Chevrolet Corvair	63
DNF	P+2.0	28	Team Chamaco Collect	Denny Hulme Vic Wilson	Ferrari 250 LM	53
DNF	GT+3.0	12	Jaguar of Florida	Dave Hull Herb Byrne Bob Kingham	Jaguar E-Type	41
DNS	GT1.6	85	Anatoly Arutunoff	Bill Clark Bryan Crow Anatoly Arutunoff	Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint	0