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Driver
Finish
Start
Car
Mfg
Status
Laps
Led
1
Richard Petty
R. Petty
1
2
43
Running
149
39
2
Richard Petty
R. Petty
26
32
43
Valves
80
31
3
Richard Petty
R. Petty
1
3
43
Running
500
219
4
Richard Petty
R. Petty
4
3
43
Running
199
17
5
Richard Petty
R. Petty
2
2
43
Running
491
12
6
Richard Petty
R. Petty
6
3
43
Running
325
31
7
Richard Petty
R. Petty
3
2
43
Running
491
15
8
Richard Petty
R. Petty
2
3
43
Running
292
27
9
Richard Petty
R. Petty
1
3
43
Running
400
84
10
Richard Petty
R. Petty
1
3
43
Running
500
102
11
Richard Petty
R. Petty
5
3
43
Running
187
14
12
Richard Petty
R. Petty
19
9
43
Engine
328
0
13
Richard Petty
R. Petty
2
4
43
Running
499
240
14
Richard Petty
R. Petty
3
2
43
Running
200
18
15
Richard Petty
R. Petty
23
1
43
Engine
96
85
16
Richard Petty
R. Petty
1
1
43
Running
250
186
17
Richard Petty
R. Petty
2
4
43
Running
160
29
18
Richard Petty
R. Petty
2
2
43
Running
497
51
19
Richard Petty
R. Petty
3
3
43
Running
199
27
20
Richard Petty
R. Petty
2
5
43
Running
328
10
21
Richard Petty
R. Petty
7
3
43
Running
177
4
22
Richard Petty
R. Petty
4
1
43
Running
199
6
23
Richard Petty
R. Petty
2
2
43
Running
420
136
24
Richard Petty
R. Petty
3
3
43
Running
360
4
25
Richard Petty
R. Petty
1
3
43
Running
500
330
26
Richard Petty
R. Petty
2
4
43
Running
497
1
27
Richard Petty
R. Petty
1
4
43
Running
500
64
28
Richard Petty
R. Petty
1
3
43
Running
400
160
29
Richard Petty
R. Petty
10
8
43
Accident
318
1
30
Richard Petty
R. Petty
2
3
43
Running
490
53
31
Richard Petty
R. Petty
3
3
43
Running
250
97
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