1966 Nashville 400
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1966 Nashville 400
| Race details | |||
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| Race 36 of 49 in the 1966 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season
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| Date | July 30, 1966 | ||
| Location | Fairgrounds Speedway (Nashville, Tennessee) | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 0.500 mi (0.804 km) |
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| Distance | 400 laps, 200.0 mi (321.8 km) | ||
| Avg Speed | 71.770 miles per hour (115.503 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | |
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | |
| Laps | 400 | ||
| Winner | |||
| 43 |
Richard Petty |
Petty Enterprises | |
| Television | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1966 Nashville 400 was a NASCAR Grand National Series racing event that took place on July 30, 1966, at Nashville Speedway in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.[1][2]
Summary
It took two hours and forty-seven minutes to complete 400 laps on a paved track spanning 0.500 miles (0.805 km).[1] Richard Petty would defeat Buck Baker by five laps while leading all 400 laps.[1][2] 15,161 spectators watched this race with four cautions being handed out by NASCAR for 41 laps.[1] Petty qualified for the pole position at a speed of 82.493 miles per hour (132.760 km/h) and also averaged 71.770 miles per hour (115.503 km/h) during the actual race.[1][2] The other top ten finishers were: Bobby Allison, Henley Gray, John Sears, Neil Castles, Clyde Lynn, Coo Coo Marlin, Wendell Scott and James Hylton.[1][2] The racing grid was made up of 27 Americans and one Canadian (Don Biederman who finished the race in 19th place).[1] Darel Dieringer received the last place finish for crashing his car at the beginning of the race.[1][2]
Marty Robbins participated in this race and was announced as "Columbia Records' recording star". He finished 25th due to an oil leak problem on lap 48.[1] This race was the Robbins' NASCAR Cup Series debut.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "1966 Nashville 400 racing results". Racing Reference. http://racing-reference.info/race/1966_Nashville_400/W. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ^ a b c d e "1966 Nashville 400 racing results". Fantsay Racing Cheat Sheet. http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/races/results/1966/nashville-speedway/nashville-400/997. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
| Preceded by 1966 Smoky Mountain 200 |
NASCAR Grand National Series season 1966 |
Succeeded by 1966 Dixie 400 |
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