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Smoky Mountain Speedway was built in 1962 and opened during the 1965 racing season. The track was converted into an asphalt track in 1967 only to revert back to a dirt track in 1978. [1] [2] On November 2, 2022, it was announced that the track would be shortened to 0.375 mi (0.604 km) in 2023. [1] [2]
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.
Smoky Mountain Raceway closed forever after this race due to the changes in the sport during the Winston Cup era that aimed to modernize it. Abbreviation of the Cup Series schedule was the order of the day in the 1970s as the new sponsors wanted NASCAR to have a schedule that was structured closer to that of the National Football League .
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Smoky Mountain Raceway 0.520-mile paved oval Maryville, Tennessee: Smoky 200 (1968–1969) Maryville 300 (1969) Maryville 200 (1970–1971) East Tennessee 200 (1970) 1968–1971 Paved in 1968; remains active; has been reverted in 1972 to its original dirt surface. South Boston Speedway: 0.375-mile paved oval (1962–1971)
The NASCAR Cup Series is the premier American stock car racing series administered by the ... Savannah Speedway: Richard Petty: 3 Smoky Mountain Raceway: Richard ...
NASCAR announced a new in-season $1 million-to-win tournament. There will be three races to determine seeding for the tournament, the first of which will be the FireKeepers Casino 400 at MIS.
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