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Firecracker 400

Tuesday, July 4th, 1978

Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL

  • 4 Mercury
  • 3 Buick
  • 8 Oldsmobile
  • 18 Chevrolet
  • 3 Ford
  • 4 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 160
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 154.340
  • Cautions: 4 for 21 laps
  • Lead Changes: 29
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
9 23 9 Bill Elliott Mercury 138 138 0 0 157 0 0 0 0 running
21 25 22 Ricky Rudd Buick 100 100 0 0 143 0 0 0 0 engine
30 12 48 Al Holbert Oldsmobile 73 73 0 0 69 0 0 0 0 engine
20 31 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 103 103 0 0 146 0 0 0 0 running
26 2 72 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 90 85 5 0 92 11 0 0 0 engine
31 16 39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury 70 70 0 0 61 0 0 0 0 engine
27 10 15 Bobby Allison Ford 87 82 5 0 75 8 0 0 0 crash
40 17 05 Bruce Hill Oldsmobile 43 43 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 crash
34 24 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 61 61 0 0 55 0 0 0 0 engine
37 4 27 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 57 52 5 0 28 3 0 0 0 engine
2 1 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 175 170 5 0 160 56 0 0 0 running
32 39 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 67 67 0 0 57 0 0 0 0 engine
35 27 49 Claude Ballot-Lena Dodge 58 58 0 0 45 0 0 0 0 oil cooler
38 6 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 49 49 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 engine
19 35 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 106 106 0 0 149 0 0 0 0 running
7 28 96 Dale Earnhardt Ford 146 146 0 0 157 0 0 0 0 running
3 8 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 170 165 5 0 159 14 0 0 0 running
6 9 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 155 150 5 0 158 4 0 0 0 running
1 3 21 David Pearson Mercury 185 175 10 0 160 57 0 0 0 running
36 11 90 Dick Brooks Mercury 55 55 0 0 35 0 0 0 0 throttle
16 30 19 Dick May Chevrolet 115 115 0 0 151 0 0 0 0 running
33 13 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 69 64 5 0 55 1 0 0 0 steering
8 33 81 Ferrel Harris Chevrolet 142 142 0 0 157 0 0 0 0 running
17 26 79 Frank Warren Dodge 112 112 0 0 151 0 0 0 0 running
22 18 41 Grant Adcox Chevrolet 97 97 0 0 142 0 0 0 0 engine
12 20 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 127 127 0 0 153 0 0 0 0 running
11 36 68 Janet Guthrie Chevrolet 130 130 0 0 154 0 0 0 0 running
13 40 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 124 124 0 0 152 0 0 0 0 running
14 34 18 Joe Frasson Chevrolet 121 121 0 0 152 0 0 0 0 running
5 14 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 160 155 5 0 158 2 0 0 0 running
23 15 5 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 94 94 0 0 140 0 0 0 0 clutch
28 32 82 Paul Fess Chevrolet 79 79 0 0 75 0 0 0 0 transmission
29 21 16 Raymond Williams Buick 76 76 0 0 74 0 0 0 0 engine
24 19 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 91 91 0 0 136 0 0 0 0 running
4 7 43 Richard Petty Dodge 165 160 5 0 159 4 0 0 0 running
25 38 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 88 88 0 0 129 0 0 0 0 running
18 37 47 Satch Worley Oldsmobile 109 109 0 0 150 0 0 0 0 running
39 5 92 Skip Manning Buick 46 46 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 crash
10 22 30 Tighe Scott Oldsmobile 134 134 0 0 156 0 0 0 0 running
15 29 64 Tommy Gale Ford 118 118 0 0 152 0 0 0 0 running

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