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Driver
Finish
Start
Car
Mfg
Status
Laps
Led
1
Richard Petty
R. Petty
27
21
43
Accident
103
0
2
Richard Petty
R. Petty
2
15
43
Running
250
1
3
Richard Petty
R. Petty
7
16
43
Running
497
7
4
Richard Petty
R. Petty
2
5
43
Running
287
13
5
Richard Petty
R. Petty
30
15
43
Accident
119
1
6
Richard Petty
R. Petty
31
17
43
Engine
89
1
7
Richard Petty
R. Petty
5
19
43
Running
399
2
8
Richard Petty
R. Petty
15
19
43
Rear Gear
394
2
9
Richard Petty
R. Petty
27
9
43
Fuel Pressure
82
0
10
Richard Petty
R. Petty
9
16
43
Running
416
0
11
Richard Petty
R. Petty
24
14
43
Engine
181
0
12
Richard Petty
R. Petty
8
21
43
Running
394
1
13
Richard Petty
R. Petty
7
10
43
Running
199
73
14
Richard Petty
R. Petty
36
10
43
Engine
17
0
15
Richard Petty
R. Petty
26
9
43
Engine
178
9
16
Richard Petty
R. Petty
25
10
43
Accident
135
5
17
Richard Petty
R. Petty
7
15
43
Running
418
0
18
Richard Petty
R. Petty
2
11
43
Running
200
72
19
Richard Petty
R. Petty
3
13
43
Running
188
27
20
Richard Petty
R. Petty
2
11
43
Running
200
13
21
Richard Petty
R. Petty
26
14
43
Steering
50
0
22
Richard Petty
R. Petty
2
8
43
Running
367
20
23
Richard Petty
R. Petty
13
11
43
Running
394
0
24
Richard Petty
R. Petty
30
8
43
Steering
160
40
25
Richard Petty
R. Petty
4
16
43
Running
399
0
26
Richard Petty
R. Petty
8
8
43
Running
328
0
27
Richard Petty
R. Petty
3
17
43
Running
500
0
28
Richard Petty
R. Petty
6
19
43
Running
491
14
29
Richard Petty
R. Petty
15
13
43
Accident
312
54
30
Richard Petty
R. Petty
31
11
43
Engine
87
0
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