1966 American 500

1966 American 500
Race details[1]
Race 49 of 49 in the 1966 NASCAR Grand National Series season
Date October 30, 1966 (1966-October-30)
Official name American 500
Location North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.000 mi (1.609 km)
Distance 500 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Weather Chilly with temperatures reaching up to 69.3 °F (20.7 °C); wind speeds up to 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
Average speed 104.348 miles per hour (167.932 km/h)
Attendance 35,000[2]
Pole position
Driver
Holman Moody
Most laps led
Driver Fred Lorenzen Holman Moody
Laps 320
Winner
No. 28 Fred Lorenzen Holman Moody
Television in the United States
Network untelevised
Announcers none

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. Changes made to the sport by the late 1960s brought an end to the "strictly stock" vehicles of the 1950s.

  1. ^ Weather information for the 1966 American 500 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
  2. ^ 1966 American 500racing information at Racing Reference. Accessed 2012-03-04. 2012-03-06.