1966 Nashville 400
Auto race held at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway in 1966 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1966 Nashville 400 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on July 30, 1966, at Nashville Speedway in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Race details[1][2] | |||
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Race 36 of 49 in the 1966 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
Date | July 30, 1966 (1966-July-30) | ||
Official name | Nashville 400 | ||
Location | Fairgrounds Speedway, Nashville, Tennessee | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.500 mi (0.804 km) | ||
Distance | 400 laps, 200.0 mi (321.8 km) | ||
Weather | Very hot with temperatures of 87.1 °F (30.6 °C); wind speeds of 14 miles per hour (23 km/h) | ||
Average speed | 71.770 mph (115.503 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 15,161[3] | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Petty Enterprises | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | |
Laps | 400 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | untelevised | ||
Announcers | none |
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Out of Henley Gray's five career finishes in the top five and 60 finishes in the top ten, two of them came at Nashville Speedway.