1966 American 500
The 1966 American 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on October 30, 1966, at North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 49 of 49 in the 1966 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
| Date | October 30, 1966 | ||
| Official name | American 500 | ||
| Location | North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.000 mi (1.609 km) | ||
| Distance | 500 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Weather | Chilly with temperatures reaching up to 69.3 °F (20.7 °C); wind speeds up to 8 miles per hour (13 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 104.348 miles per hour (167.932 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 35,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Holman Moody | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | |
| Laps | 320 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The transition to purpose-built racecars began in the early 1960s and occurred gradually over that decade. Changes made to the sport by the late 1960s brought an end to the "strictly stock" vehicles of the 1950s.
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