Race 35 of 49 in the 1966 NASCAR Grand National Series season
Date
July 28, 1966; 57 years ago (1966-07-28)
Official name
Smoky Mountain 200
Location
Smoky Mountain Raceway, Maryville, Tennessee
Course
Permanent racing facility 0.500 mi (0.745 km)
Distance
200 laps, 100 mi (80 km)
Weather
Extremely hot with temperatures of 93 °F (34 °C); wind speeds of 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h)
Average speed
69.822 mph (112.368 km/h)
Attendance
6,000[2]
Pole position
Driver
Buddy Baker
Emory Gilliam
Most laps led
Driver
David Pearson
Cotton Owens
Laps
100
Winner
No. 1
Paul Lewis
Paul Lewis
Television in the United States
Network
untelevised
Announcers
none
Motor car race
The 1966 Smoky Mountain 200 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on July 28, 1966, at Smoky Mountain Raceway in Maryville, Tennessee.
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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