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1979 Firecracker 400
1979-07-04 at Daytona International Speedway
1 |
2 |
Neil Bonnett |
|
77 |
#21 Mercury |
185 |
160 |
Finish |
$21,705 |
2 |
3 |
Benny Parsons |
|
6 |
#27 Oldsmobile |
175 |
160 |
Finish |
$16,875 |
3 |
21 |
Dale Earnhardt |
|
1 |
#2 Oldsmobile |
170 |
160 |
Finish |
$14,980 |
4 |
6 |
Darrell Waltrip |
|
54 |
#88 Oldsmobile |
165 |
159 |
Finish |
$12,280 |
5 |
11 |
Richard Petty |
|
2 |
#43 Oldsmobile |
160 |
158 |
Finish |
$9,480 |
6 |
12 |
Chuck Bown |
|
0 |
#68 Buick |
150 |
157 |
Finish |
$4,990 |
7 |
15 |
Harry Gant |
|
0 |
#47 Oldsmobile |
146 |
157 |
Finish |
$4,240 |
8 |
24 |
Joe Millikan |
|
0 |
#72 Oldsmobile |
142 |
156 |
Finish |
$7,540 |
9 |
37 |
Dick Brooks |
|
0 |
#05 Oldsmobile |
138 |
156 |
Finish |
$5,575 |
10 |
8 |
A.J. Foyt |
|
3 |
#51 Oldsmobile |
0 |
156 |
Finish |
$3,140 |
11 |
27 |
Bill Elliott |
|
0 |
#9 Mercury |
130 |
156 |
Finish |
$2,960 |
12 |
23 |
Donnie Allison |
|
0 |
#1 Chevy |
127 |
155 |
Finish |
$2,935 |
13 |
19 |
Ricky Rudd |
|
0 |
#90 Mercury |
124 |
155 |
Finish |
$5,075 |
14 |
9 |
Tighe Scott |
|
0 |
#30 Buick |
121 |
154 |
Finish |
$4,865 |
15 |
7 |
Buddy Arrington |
|
0 |
#67 Dodge |
118 |
154 |
Finish |
$4,555 |
16 |
26 |
Gary Balough |
|
0 |
#87 Oldsmobile |
0 |
154 |
Finish |
$1,750 |
17 |
22 |
Dave Marcis |
|
0 |
#71 Chevy |
112 |
151 |
Finish |
$3,635 |
18 |
35 |
D.K. Ulrich |
|
0 |
#40 Buick |
109 |
151 |
Finish |
$3,775 |
19 |
30 |
James Hylton |
|
1 |
#48 Chevy |
111 |
151 |
Finish |
$3,415 |
20 |
5 |
Cale Yarborough |
|
0 |
#11 Oldsmobile |
103 |
149 |
Finish |
$6,960 |
21 |
32 |
J.D. McDuffie |
|
0 |
#70 Chevy |
100 |
146 |
Finish |
$2,855 |
22 |
38 |
Jimmy Means |
|
0 |
#52 Chevy |
97 |
146 |
Finish |
$2,645 |
23 |
40 |
Rick Newsom |
|
0 |
#20 Oldsmobile |
94 |
145 |
Finish |
$1,410 |
24 |
33 |
Blackie Wangerin |
|
0 |
#39 Mercury |
91 |
144 |
Tire |
$1,385 |
25 |
28 |
Coo Coo Marlin |
|
0 |
#14 Chevy |
88 |
138 |
Engine |
$1,360 |
26 |
17 |
Roger Hamby |
|
0 |
#17 Oldsmobile |
85 |
137 |
Finish |
$2,260 |
27 |
36 |
Tommy Gale |
|
0 |
#64 Ford |
82 |
121 |
Rear End |
$2,225 |
28 |
13 |
Lennie Pond |
|
0 |
#12 Oldsmobile |
79 |
105 |
Engine |
$1,285 |
29 |
10 |
Terry Labonte |
|
0 |
#44 Buick |
76 |
89 |
Accident |
$2,165 |
30 |
20 |
Bobby Allison |
|
0 |
#15 Ford |
73 |
89 |
Accident |
$4,925 |
31 |
31 |
Claude Ballot-Lena |
|
0 |
#6 Oldsmobile |
0 |
83 |
Engine |
$1,130 |
32 |
18 |
Al Holbert |
|
0 |
#7 Chevy |
0 |
82 |
Spindle |
$895 |
33 |
4 |
Grant Adcox |
|
0 |
#41 Oldsmobile |
64 |
81 |
Engine |
$1,180 |
34 |
1 |
Buddy Baker |
|
16 |
#28 Oldsmobile |
66 |
57 |
Ignition |
$4,255 |
35 |
41 |
Cecil Gordon |
|
0 |
#24 Oldsmobile |
58 |
50 |
Valve |
$1,915 |
36 |
39 |
Travis Tiller |
|
0 |
#46 Dodge |
55 |
46 |
Valve |
$1,025 |
37 |
16 |
Richard Childress |
Richard Childress Racing |
0 |
#3 Oldsmobile |
52 |
28 |
Piston |
$1,520 |
38 |
29 |
Sandy Satullo |
|
0 |
#38 Buick |
49 |
18 |
Accident |
$1,015 |
39 |
34 |
Jimmy Finger |
|
0 |
#32 Buick |
46 |
17 |
Accident |
$1,010 |
40 |
14 |
Frank Warren |
|
0 |
#79 Dodge |
43 |
7 |
Engine |
$1,505 |
41 |
25 |
Bruce Hill |
|
0 |
#50 Buick |
40 |
1 |
Engine |
$1,035 |