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- ↑ "1966 Myers Brothers 250 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "1966 Myers Brothers 250 racing results (second reference)". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "1966 Myers Brothers 250 racing results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
- ↑ Zona, Chris; Trevin Goodwin (2007). 2007 Rams Football (PDF). Winston-Salem State Athletics. p. 30.
- ↑ "1966 Myers Brothers 250 crew chief information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
- ↑ "Curtis Turner's Death". Motorsports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
| Preceded by 1966 Maryland 200 | NASCAR Grand National Series season 1966 | Succeeded by 1966 Southern 500 |