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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 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.
1971 Maryville 200 ; Race details [1] Race 13 of 48 in the 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season: Date: April 15, 1971; 53 years ago () Official name: Maryville 200: Location: Smoky Mountain Raceway, Maryville, Tennessee: Course: Permanent racing facility 0.520 mi (0.836 km) Distance: 200 laps, 104 mi (167.3 km) Weather
1966 Smoky Mountain 200; 1971 Maryville 200 This page was last edited on 12 December 2024, at 03:53 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
Maryville is located in north-central Blount County in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. Chilhowee Mountain , the outermost ridge of the Western Smokies, rises prominently to the south. Chilhowee's eastern flank— known locally as "The Three Sisters"— is visible from almost anywhere in the city, and dominates the southern horizon ...
The route then remained concurrent with this route and SR 33 to Maryville, where US 411 split off, heading toward Sevierville. US 129 would then follow SR 33 to US 11/70 in Knoxville. This route crossed the Tennessee River on the Henley Street Bridge in Knoxville, which was joined by US 441 in 1951. By 1940, AASHTO approved rerouting US 129 ...
The Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center is a private non-profit museum located in Townsend, Tennessee, United States, near the city's entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Its mission is to preserve the heritage and culture of the inhabitants of the Great Smoky Mountains , including both the region's Native American inhabitants ...
The Great Smoky Mountains Parkway is a highway that travels 23.4 miles (37.7 km) between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Interstate 40 (I-40) in Kodak, Tennessee, in East Tennessee. It serves as the main thoroughfare for Gatlinburg , Pigeon Forge , and Sevierville , and includes a 4.3-mile (6.9 km) spur of the Foothills Parkway .