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Driver
Finish
Start
Car
Mfg
Status
Laps
Led
1
Richard Petty
R. Petty
16
5
43
Rear Gear
104
0
2
Richard Petty
R. Petty
33
6
43
Accident
60
39
3
Richard Petty
R. Petty
22
8
43
Rear Gear
356
0
4
Richard Petty
R. Petty
4
10
43
Running
490
2
5
Richard Petty
R. Petty
26
9
43
Overheating
278
0
6
Richard Petty
R. Petty
25
11
43
Accident
47
0
7
Richard Petty
R. Petty
5
10
43
Running
364
0
8
Richard Petty
R. Petty
2
7
43
Running
400
129
9
Richard Petty
R. Petty
3
7
43
Running
497
0
10
Richard Petty
R. Petty
11
10
43
Running
183
2
11
Richard Petty
R. Petty
7
15
43
Running
494
0
12
Richard Petty
R. Petty
8
16
43
Running
398
0
13
Richard Petty
R. Petty
3
7
43
Running
416
0
14
Richard Petty
R. Petty
2
7
43
Running
95
4
15
Richard Petty
R. Petty
6
12
43
Running
199
0
16
Richard Petty
R. Petty
4
7
43
Running
159
4
17
Richard Petty
R. Petty
23
12
43
Crankshaft
341
0
18
Richard Petty
R. Petty
30
8
43
Engine
152
5
19
Richard Petty
R. Petty
7
6
43
Running
186
5
20
Richard Petty
R. Petty
14
14
43
Accident
190
0
21
Richard Petty
R. Petty
5
11
43
Running
495
2
22
Richard Petty
R. Petty
3
9
43
Running
366
1
23
Richard Petty
R. Petty
20
5
43
Rear Gear
356
13
24
Richard Petty
R. Petty
27
11
43
Ignition
269
0
25
Richard Petty
R. Petty
6
2
43
Running
496
0
26
Richard Petty
R. Petty
4
8
43
Running
397
0
27
Richard Petty
R. Petty
27
9
43
Ignition
220
102
28
Richard Petty
R. Petty
6
11
43
Running
485
18
29
Richard Petty
R. Petty
2
11
43
Running
328
61
30
Richard Petty
R. Petty
34
3
43
Engine
83
30
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