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Firecracker 400 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Race 17 of 31
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$179,730	Race Date:	Jul 4, 1979	Daytona International Speedway
Margin of Victory:	1.000 Seconds	Race Duration:	2Hr 18Min 49Sec.	Daytona Beach, Florida
Lead Changes:	58	Average Speed:	172.890 MPH	2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval
No. of Cars:	41	No. of Cautions:	2 For 11 Laps	daytonainternationalspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Neil Bonnett N. Bonnett	Driver:	Buddy Baker B. Baker	Mercury:	9
Car No.:	#21 Mercury	Car No.:	#135 Oldsmobile	Oldsmobile:	0
Team:	Wood Brothers Racing	Team:	Ranier Racing	Buick:	0
Crew Chief:	Leonard Wood	Crew Chief:	Waddell Wilson	Chevrolet:	0
Laps Led:	77 of 160	Pole Speed:	193.196 MPH

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Official 1979 Firecracker 400 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	2	21	Neil Bonnett N. BonnettNeil Bonnett	Purolator	185	160	77	Running
2	3	27	Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny Parsons	Griffin's Marine	175	160	6	Running
3	21	2	Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt (R)Dale Earnhardt	Osterlund Racing	170	160	1	Running
4	6	88	Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell Waltrip	Gatorade	165	159	54	Running
5	11	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	STP	160	158	2	Running
6	12	68	Chuck Bown C. BownChuck Bown	King Mountain Truck	150	157	0	Running
7	15	47	Harry Gant H. Gant (R)Harry Gant	Race Hill Farm	146	157	0	Running
8	24	72	Joe Millikan J. Millikan (R)Joe Millikan	Appliance Wheels	142	156	0	Running
9	37	05	Dick Brooks D. BrooksDick Brooks	Sub-Tropic	138	156	0	Running
10	8	51	A.J. Foyt AJ FoytA.J. Foyt	Valvoline	134	156	3	Running
11	27	9	Bill Elliott B. ElliottBill Elliott	Yandle / Thermo King	130	156	0	Running
12	23	1	Donnie Allison D. AllisonDonnie Allison	Hawaiian Tropic	127	155	0	Running
13	19	90	Ricky Rudd R. RuddRicky Rudd	Truxmore Industries	124	155	0	Running
14	9	30	Tighe Scott T. ScottTighe Scott	Russ Togs	121	154	0	Running
15	7	67	Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy Arrington	Rossmeyer	118	154	0	Running
16	26	87	Gary Balough G. BaloughGary Balough	Fast Lane Ltd.	0	154	0	Running
17	22	71	Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave Marcis	Shoney's	112	151	0	Running
18	35	40	D.K. Ulrich D. UlrichD.K. Ulrich	U.S. Army	109	151	0	Running
19	30	48	James Hylton J. HyltonJames Hylton	Palatine Automotive	111	151	1	Running
20	5	11	Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale Yarborough	Busch	103	149	0	Running
21	32	70	J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating	100	146	0	Running
22	38	52	Jimmy Means J. MeansJimmy Means	Mr. Transmission	97	146	0	Running
23	40	20	Rick Newsom R. NewsomRick Newsom	Mars Incorporated	94	145	0	Running
24	33	39	Blackie Wangerin B. WangerinBlackie Wangerin	Wangerin Racing	91	144	0	Tire
25	28	14	Coo Coo Marlin C. MarlinCoo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet	88	138	0	Engine
26	17	17	Roger Hamby R. HambyRoger Hamby	Kings Inn Daytona	85	137	0	Running
27	36	64	Tommy Gale T. GaleTommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda	82	121	0	Rear Gear
28	13	12	Lennie Pond L. PondLennie Pond	Burger King	79	105	0	Engine
29	10	44	Terry Labonte T. Labonte (R)Terry Labonte	Stratagraph Incorporated	76	89	0	Accident
30	20	15	Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby Allison	Hodgdon / Moore	73	89	0	Accident
31	31	6	Claude Ballot-Lena C. Ballot-LénaClaude Ballot-Lena	Lady & Son Auction	0	83	0	Engine
32	18	7	Al Holbert Al HolbertAl Holbert	Holbert Porsche-Audi	0	82	0	Broken Spindle
33	4	41	Grant Adcox G. AdcoxGrant Adcox	Adcox-Kirby	64	81	0	Engine
34	1	28	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	W.I.N. Incorporated	66	57	16	Ignition
35	41	24	Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil Gordon	Gordon Racing	58	50	0	Valves
36	39	46	Travis Tiller T. TillerTravis Tiller	Ring Enterprises	55	46	0	Valves
37	16	3	Richard Childress R. ChildressRichard Childress	CRC Chemicals	52	28	0	Burned Piston
38	29	38	Sandy Satullo S. SatulloSandy Satullo	Copper Kettle Marina	49	18	0	Accident
39	34	32	Jimmy Finger J. FingerJimmy Finger	Vita Fresh / Pharis Chevy	46	17	0	Accident
40	14	79	Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank Warren	Native Tan	43	7	0	Engine
41	25	50	Bruce Hill B. HillBruce Hill	Global Heat Exchange	40	1	0	Engine
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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