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The 1966 Firecracker 400 was a NASCAR Grand National Series (now Sprint Cup Series) event that was held on July 4, 1966 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 1966 Firecracker 400 racing results )〕 The race car drivers still had to commute to the races using the same stock cars that competed in a typical weekend's race through a policy of homologation (and under their own power). This policy was in effect until roughly 1975. By 1980, NASCAR had completely stopped tracking the year model of all the vehicles and most teams did not take stock cars to the track under their own power any more. ==Summary== Forty-six thousand and two hundred stock car racing fans would watch this live event from the start until the finish.〔 It took two hours and thirty-six minutes to completely finish the race.〔 Four cautions were given out for twenty-three laps.〔 The average speed of the race was .〔 Sam McQuagg would beat Darel Dieringer by racing the entire duration of the race exactly one minute and six seconds faster than Darel.〔 This was the first time that a rear spoiler would be used in any NASCAR Cup Series race.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 NASCAR Driver of the Day: Sam McQuagg )〕 On the day of the race, the factory engineers at Dodge would install this new invention on McQuagg's car (which would eventually cause him to go several miles per hour faster than his opponents).〔 Individual winnings for this event ranged from the winner's share of $13,600 ($ when considering inflation) to the last-place finisher's share of $350 ($ when considering inflation). A grand total of $55,105 was handed out to every qualifying driver who participated in this racing event ($ when considering inflation).〔(【引用サイトリンク】 1966 Firecracker 400 winnings information )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1966 Firecracker 400」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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