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Driver
Finish
Start
Car
Mfg
Status
Laps
Led
1
Richard Petty
R. Petty
32
6
43
Engine
14
0
2
Richard Petty
R. Petty
1
13
43
Running
200
12
3
Richard Petty
R. Petty
32
7
43
Accident
9
0
4
Richard Petty
R. Petty
5
7
43
Running
399
0
5
Richard Petty
R. Petty
11
11
43
Running
324
0
6
Richard Petty
R. Petty
2
7
43
Running
400
211
7
Richard Petty
R. Petty
4
13
43
Running
498
0
8
Richard Petty
R. Petty
2
6
43
Running
367
89
9
Richard Petty
R. Petty
1
2
43
Running
500
247
10
Richard Petty
R. Petty
4
7
43
Running
185
0
11
Richard Petty
R. Petty
2
5
43
Running
420
164
12
Richard Petty
R. Petty
30
15
43
Accident
2
0
13
Richard Petty
R. Petty
2
2
43
Running
400
28
14
Richard Petty
R. Petty
6
9
43
Running
195
0
15
Richard Petty
R. Petty
3
5
43
Running
95
0
16
Richard Petty
R. Petty
5
10
43
Running
200
23
17
Richard Petty
R. Petty
5
11
43
Running
158
2
18
Richard Petty
R. Petty
5
6
43
Running
406
0
19
Richard Petty
R. Petty
2
10
43
Running
200
17
20
Richard Petty
R. Petty
4
13
43
Running
186
4
21
Richard Petty
R. Petty
1
5
43
Running
200
9
22
Richard Petty
R. Petty
2
1
43
Running
500
77
23
Richard Petty
R. Petty
9
4
43
Running
361
0
24
Richard Petty
R. Petty
6
7
43
Running
398
0
25
Richard Petty
R. Petty
1
4
43
Running
500
110
26
Richard Petty
R. Petty
2
6
43
Running
500
0
27
Richard Petty
R. Petty
4
9
43
Running
332
11
28
Richard Petty
R. Petty
3
11
43
Running
399
0
29
Richard Petty
R. Petty
1
7
43
Running
492
139
30
Richard Petty
R. Petty
6
13
43
Running
327
0
31
Richard Petty
R. Petty
5
5
43
Running
200
6
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