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Firecracker 400
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
July 4, 1979
160 laps on 2.5 mile paved oval; 400 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 2
| Neil Bonnett
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 160
| 21,705
| running
| 77 |
2
| 3
| Benny Parsons
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Oldsmobile
| 160
| 16,875
| running
| 6 |
3
| 21
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Oldsmobile
| 160
| 14,980
| running
| 1 |
4
| 6
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Oldsmobile
| 159
| 12,280
| running
| 54 |
5
| 11
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Oldsmobile Cutlass 442
| 158
| 9,480
| running
| 2 |
6
| 12
| Chuck Bown
| 68
| Jim Testa
| Buick
| 157
| 4,990
| running
| 0 |
7
| 15
| Harry Gant
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Oldsmobile
| 157
| 4,240
| running
| 0 |
8
| 24
| Joe Millikan
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Oldsmobile
| 156
| 7,540
| running
| 0 |
9
| 37
| Dick Brooks
| 05
| Nelson Malloch
| Oldsmobile
| 156
| 5,575
| running
| 0 |
10
| 8
| A.J. Foyt
| 51
| A.J. Foyt
| Oldsmobile
| 156
| 3,140
| running
| 3 |
11
| 27
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| George Elliott
| Mercury
| 156
| 2,960
| running
| 0 |
12
| 23
| Donnie Allison
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 155
| 2,935
| running
| 0 |
13
| 19
| Ricky Rudd
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Mercury
| 155
| 5,075
| running
| 0 |
14
| 9
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Buick
| 154
| 4,865
| running
| 0 |
15
| 7
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 154
| 4,555
| running
| 0 |
16
| 26
| Gary Balough
| 87
| Billie Harvey
| Oldsmobile
| 154
| 1,750
| running
| 0 |
17
| 22
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 151
| 3,635
| running
| 0 |
18
| 35
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 151
| 3,775
| running
| 0 |
19
| 30
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 151
| 3,415
| running
| 1 |
20
| 5
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Oldsmobile
| 149
| 6,960
| running
| 0 |
21
| 32
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 146
| 2,855
| running
| 0 |
22
| 38
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 146
| 2,645
| running
| 0 |
23
| 40
| Rick Newsom
| 20
| Rick Newsom
| Oldsmobile
| 145
| 1,410
| running
| 0 |
24
| 33
| Blackie Wangerin
| 39
| Blackie Wangerin
| Mercury
| 144
| 1,385
| blew tire
| 0 |
25
| 28
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| Chevrolet
| 138
| 1,360
| engine
| 0 |
26
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Oldsmobile
| 137
| 2,260
| running
| 0 |
27
| 36
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 121
| 2,225
| rear end
| 0 |
28
| 13
| Lennie Pond
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Oldsmobile
| 105
| 1,285
| engine
| 0 |
29
| 10
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Buick
| 89
| 2,165
| accident
| 0 |
30
| 20
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 89
| 4,925
| accident
| 0 |
31
| 31
| Claude Ballot-Léna
| 6
| G.C. Spencer
| Oldsmobile
| 83
| 1,130
| engine
| 0 |
32
| 18
| Al Holbert
| 7
| Al Holbert
| Chevrolet
| 82
| 895
| spindle
| 0 |
33
| 4
| Grant Adcox
| 41
| Herb Adcox
| Oldsmobile
| 81
| 1,180
| engine
| 0 |
34
| 1
| Buddy Baker
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Oldsmobile
| 57
| 4,255
| ignition
| 16 |
35
| 41
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Oldsmobile
| 50
| 1,915
| engine
| 0 |
36
| 39
| Travis Tiller
| 46
| Travis Tiller
| Dodge
| 46
| 1,025
| engine
| 0 |
37
| 16
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Oldsmobile
| 28
| 1,520
| engine
| 0 |
38
| 29
| Sandy Satullo
| 38
| Sandy Satullo
| Buick
| 18
| 1,015
| accident
| 0 |
39
| 34
| Jimmy Finger
| 32
| Don Bierschwale
| Buick
| 17
| 1,010
| accident
| 0 |
40
| 14
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 7
| 1,505
| engine
| 0 |
41
| 25
| Bruce Hill
| 50
| Walter Ballard
| Buick
| 1
| 1,035
| engine
| 0 |
|
| Kyle Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| Dodge
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Sam Posey
|
| ABC
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
| Chris Economaki
|
| ABC
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
Time of race: 02:18:49
Average Speed: 172.89 MPH
Pole Speed: 46.585 seconds
2 cautions for 11 laps
Attendance: 45,000