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The 1966 NASCAR season was affected by Ford's withdrawal of financial support from the series (though teams continued to race Fords), and NASCAR allowing Chrysler drivers to run the Hemi engine. While Ford's departure had the effect of lowering attendance, the strong Hemi engine coupled with reduced competition meant that Chrysler drivers were ...
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The 1966 World 600, the 7th running of the event, was a NASCAR Grand National Series race held on May 22, 1966, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Contested over 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 20th race of the 1966 NASCAR Grand National Series season.
1966 NASCAR Grand National Series: Manufacturers: Ford: NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series: Jack McCoy 1966 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series: ARCA Racing Series: Iggy Katona: 1966 ARCA Racing Series: Turismo Carretera: Juan Manuel Bordeu: 1966 Turismo Carretera: USAC Stock Car National Championship: Norm Nelson: 1966 USAC Stock Car ...
National-level stock car series: NASCAR Cup Series (known as NASCAR Grand National Series between 1950 and 1970, then the NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National Series between 1971 and 1986) NASCAR Xfinity Series (known as NASCAR Busch Grand National Series between 1986 and 2003) Regional-level stock car series (termed as Grand National Division by ...
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. The transition to purpose-built racecars began in the early 1960s and occurred gradually over that decade.
1966 Grand National Series Rookie of the Year 1965 Grand National Series Championship Crew Chief Highest rookie point finish in NASCAR Cup Series history. NASCAR Cup Series career; 602 races run over 27 years: Best finish: 2nd (1966, 1967, 1971) First race: 1964 Old Dominion 400 : Last race: 1993 TranSouth 500 : First win: 1970 Richmond 500
The 1966 Grand National was the 120th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 26 March 1966. The winner was Anglo by 20 lengths, giving Freddie second place for a second consecutive year. Forty-seven horses ran. The winning jockey Tim Norman had been injured in a car crash two days earlier.