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A 1966 Dodge Charger displays the 426 c.i. Hemi engine which dominated the 1966 NASCAR season. The 1966 NASCAR season opened at Augusta Speedway on November 14, 1965, with Richard Petty winning the season opening event in a 1965 Plymouth. NASCAR then ventured to Riverside International Raceway where Dan Gurney took the checkered flag in a 1965 ...
The 1966 Southeastern 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on March 20, 1966, at Bristol International Speedway in the Bristol, Tennessee. The transition to purpose-built racecars began in the early 1960s and occurred gradually over that decade.
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 NASCAR Grand National Series; NASCAR on television in the 1960s; A. 1966 American 500; B. 1966 Buddy Shuman 250; C. 1966 Columbia 200; D. 1966 Daytona 500; F ...
The 1966 season marked the return of the Chrysler Hemi engine in NASCAR competition, while Ford took a one-year leave from competition before realizing that the ploy was detrimental to their sales. [3] The 1966 Daytona 500 was the fifth event of 49 in the 1966 season, [5] which included the two qualifying
Series Manufacturer Season International Manufacturers Championship: Class P+2.0: Ford: 1966 World Sportscar Championship: Class P2.0: Porsche: International Sports Car Championship: Class S+2.0: Ford: 1966 World Sportscar Championship: Class S2.0: Porsche: Class S1.3: Abarth: Canadian American Challenge Cup: John Surtees: 1966 Can-Am season
The NASCAR championship season consists of a series of races, held usually on oval tracks, and in a few cases, road courses. [4] Each season throughout NASCAR history has consisted of between 8 and 62 races. [5] The results of each race are combined to determine two championships in each of the top series, one for drivers and one for manufacturers.
The 1966 Southern 500, the 17th running of the event, was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on September 5, 1966, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. The transition to purpose-built racecars began in the early 1960s and occurred gradually over that decade.