1966 Nashville 400
The 1966 Nashville 400 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on July 30, 1966, at Nashville Speedway in Nashville, Tennessee.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 36 of 49 in the 1966 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
| Date | July 30, 1966 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
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.
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