Race Results : Daytona International Speedway

Firecracker 400

Wednesday, July 4th, 1979

Daytona International Speedway , Daytona Beach, FL

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  • 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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Entry List
Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 185 175 160 77 0 running
2 3 27 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 175 170 160 6 0 running
3 21 2 Dale Earnhardt Oldsmobile 170 165 160 1 0 running
4 6 88 Darrell Waltrip Oldsmobile 165 160 159 54 0 running
5 11 43 Richard Petty Oldsmobile 160 155 158 2 0 running
6 12 68 Chuck Bown Buick 150 150 157 0 0 running
7 15 47 Harry Gant Oldsmobile 146 146 157 0 0 running
8 24 72 Joe Millikan Oldsmobile 142 142 156 0 0 running
9 37 05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile 138 138 156 0 0 running
10 8 51 AJ Foyt Oldsmobile 139 134 156 3 0 running
11 27 9 Bill Elliott Mercury 130 130 156 0 0 running
12 23 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 127 127 155 0 0 running
13 19 90 Ricky Rudd Mercury 124 124 155 0 0 running
14 9 30 Tighe Scott Buick 121 121 154 0 0 running
15 7 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 118 118 154 0 0 running
16 26 87 Gary Balough Oldsmobile 115 115 154 0 0 running
17 22 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 112 112 151 0 0 running
18 35 40 DK Ulrich Buick 109 109 151 0 0 running
19 30 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 111 106 151 1 0 running
20 5 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 103 103 149 0 0 running
21 32 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 100 100 146 0 0 running
22 38 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 97 97 146 0 0 running
23 40 20 Rick Newsom Oldsmobile 94 94 145 0 0 running
24 33 39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury 91 91 144 0 0 blew tire
25 28 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 88 88 138 0 0 engine
26 17 17 Roger Hamby Oldsmobile 85 85 137 0 0 running
27 36 64 Tommy Gale Ford 82 82 121 0 0 rear end
28 13 12 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile 79 79 105 0 0 engine
29 10 44 Terry Labonte Buick 76 76 89 0 0 crash
30 20 15 Bobby Allison Ford 73 73 89 0 0 crash
31 31 6 Claude Ballot-Lena Oldsmobile 70 70 83 0 0 engine
32 18 7 Al Holbert Chevrolet 67 67 82 0 0 spindle
33 4 41 Grant Adcox Oldsmobile 64 64 81 0 0 engine
34 1 28 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 66 61 57 16 0 ignition
35 41 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 58 58 50 0 0 engine
36 39 46 Travis Tiller Dodge 55 55 46 0 0 engine
37 16 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 52 52 28 0 0 engine
38 29 38 Sandy Satullo Buick 49 49 18 0 0 crash
39 34 32 Jimmy Finger Buick 46 46 17 0 0 crash
40 14 79 Frank Warren Dodge 43 43 7 0 0 engine
41 25 50 Bruce Hill Buick 40 40 1 0 0 engine

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