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Driver
Finish
Start
Car
Mfg
Status
Laps
Led
1
Richard Petty
R. Petty
3
3
43
Running
399
39
2
Richard Petty
R. Petty
3
3
43
Running
492
25
3
Richard Petty
R. Petty
38
14
43
Engine
113
34
4
Richard Petty
R. Petty
29
9
43
Accident
116
1
5
Richard Petty
R. Petty
1
13
43
Running
400
89
6
Richard Petty
R. Petty
33
9
43
Oil Pan
25
0
7
Richard Petty
R. Petty
28
15
43
Accident
40
0
8
Richard Petty
R. Petty
39
21
43
Accident
1
0
9
Richard Petty
R. Petty
4
7
43
Running
419
0
10
Richard Petty
R. Petty
19
9
43
Rear Gear
368
3
11
Richard Petty
R. Petty
24
3
43
Engine
296
4
12
Richard Petty
R. Petty
4
5
43
Running
199
0
13
Richard Petty
R. Petty
3
3
43
Running
95
25
14
Richard Petty
R. Petty
6
12
43
Running
200
1
15
Richard Petty
R. Petty
3
14
43
Running
160
7
16
Richard Petty
R. Petty
9
9
43
Running
417
0
17
Richard Petty
R. Petty
2
4
43
Running
200
36
18
Richard Petty
R. Petty
40
20
43
Oil Pan
12
0
19
Richard Petty
R. Petty
1
7
43
Running
200
64
20
Richard Petty
R. Petty
24
10
43
Cylinder Head
73
0
21
Richard Petty
R. Petty
30
8
43
Engine
278
31
22
Richard Petty
R. Petty
11
21
43
Running
395
3
23
Richard Petty
R. Petty
10
11
43
Running
494
2
24
Richard Petty
R. Petty
18
16
43
Engine
357
0
25
Richard Petty
R. Petty
21
9
43
Accident
210
1
26
Richard Petty
R. Petty
4
12
43
Running
492
92
27
Richard Petty
R. Petty
26
3
43
Engine
207
44
28
Richard Petty
R. Petty
7
25
43
Running
119
0
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