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Firecracker 400

Wednesday, July 4th, 1979

Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL

  • 4 Mercury
  • 7 Buick
  • 18 Oldsmobile
  • 7 Chevrolet
  • 2 Ford
  • 3 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 160
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 172.890
  • Cautions: 2 for 11 laps
  • Lead Changes: 28
  • 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
11 27 9 Bill Elliott Mercury 130 130 0 0 156 0 0 0 0 running
13 19 90 Ricky Rudd Mercury 124 124 0 0 155 0 0 0 0 running
29 10 44 Terry Labonte Buick 76 76 0 0 89 0 0 0 0 crash
10 8 51 AJ Foyt Oldsmobile 139 134 5 0 156 3 0 0 0 running
32 18 7 Al Holbert Chevrolet 67 67 0 0 82 0 0 0 0 spindle
2 3 27 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 175 170 5 0 160 6 0 0 0 running
24 33 39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury 91 91 0 0 144 0 0 0 0 blew tire
30 20 15 Bobby Allison Ford 73 73 0 0 89 0 0 0 0 crash
41 25 50 Bruce Hill Buick 40 40 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 engine
15 7 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 118 118 0 0 154 0 0 0 0 running
34 1 28 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 66 61 5 0 57 16 0 0 0 ignition
20 5 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 103 103 0 0 149 0 0 0 0 running
35 41 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 58 58 0 0 50 0 0 0 0 engine
6 12 68 Chuck Bown Buick 150 150 0 0 157 0 0 0 0 running
31 31 6 Claude Ballot-Lena Oldsmobile 70 70 0 0 83 0 0 0 0 engine
25 28 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 88 88 0 0 138 0 0 0 0 engine
18 35 40 DK Ulrich Buick 109 109 0 0 151 0 0 0 0 running
3 21 2 Dale Earnhardt Oldsmobile 170 165 5 0 160 1 0 0 0 running
4 6 88 Darrell Waltrip Oldsmobile 165 160 5 0 159 54 0 0 0 running
17 22 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 112 112 0 0 151 0 0 0 0 running
9 37 05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile 138 138 0 0 156 0 0 0 0 running
12 23 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 127 127 0 0 155 0 0 0 0 running
40 14 79 Frank Warren Dodge 43 43 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 engine
16 26 87 Gary Balough Oldsmobile 115 115 0 0 154 0 0 0 0 running
33 4 41 Grant Adcox Oldsmobile 64 64 0 0 81 0 0 0 0 engine
7 15 47 Harry Gant Oldsmobile 146 146 0 0 157 0 0 0 0 running
21 32 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 100 100 0 0 146 0 0 0 0 running
19 30 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 111 106 5 0 151 1 0 0 0 running
39 34 32 Jimmy Finger Buick 46 46 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 crash
22 38 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 97 97 0 0 146 0 0 0 0 running
8 24 72 Joe Millikan Oldsmobile 142 142 0 0 156 0 0 0 0 running
28 13 12 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile 79 79 0 0 105 0 0 0 0 engine
1 2 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 185 175 10 0 160 77 0 0 0 running
37 16 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 52 52 0 0 28 0 0 0 0 engine
5 11 43 Richard Petty Oldsmobile 160 155 5 0 158 2 0 0 0 running
23 40 20 Rick Newsom Oldsmobile 94 94 0 0 145 0 0 0 0 running
26 17 17 Roger Hamby Oldsmobile 85 85 0 0 137 0 0 0 0 running
38 29 38 Sandy Satullo Buick 49 49 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 crash
14 9 30 Tighe Scott Buick 121 121 0 0 154 0 0 0 0 running
27 36 64 Tommy Gale Ford 82 82 0 0 121 0 0 0 0 rear end
36 39 46 Travis Tiller Dodge 55 55 0 0 46 0 0 0 0 engine

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