1966 Smoky Mountain 200
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 35 of 49 in the 1966 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
| Date | July 28, 1966 | ||
| Official name | Smoky Mountain 200 | ||
| Location | Smoky Mountain Raceway, Maryville, Tennessee | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 0.500 miles (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 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | 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 | ||
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.