| 1979 Firecracker 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 17 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $179,730 | Race Date: | Jul 4, 1979 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2h 18m 49s | 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 | ||||||||
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| 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 with MDM | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Crew Chief: | Waddell Wilson | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 77 of 160 | Pole Speed: | 193.196 MPH | |||||
| Official 1979 Firecracker 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Running |  | 185 | 160 | 77 |
| 2 | 3 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Griffin's Marine | Running |  | 175 | 160 | 6 |
| 3 | 21 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt (R) | Osterlund Racing | Running | | 170 | 160 | 1 |
| 4 | 6 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 165 | 159 | 54 |
| 5 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 160 | 158 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | 68 | Chuck Bown | King Mountain Truck | Running |  | 150 | 157 | 0 |
| 7 | 15 | 47 | Harry Gant (R) | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 146 | 157 | 0 |
| 8 | 24 | 72 | Joe Millikan (R) | Appliance Wheels | Running | | 142 | 156 | 0 |
| 9 | 37 | 5 | Dick Brooks | Sub-Tropic | Running | | 138 | 156 | 0 |
| 10 | 8 | 51 | A.J. Foyt | Valvoline | Running | | 134 | 156 | 3 |
| 11 | 27 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Yandle / Thermo King | Running | | 130 | 156 | 0 |
| 12 | 23 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Running |  | 127 | 155 | 0 |
| 13 | 19 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 124 | 155 | 0 |
| 14 | 9 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Running | | 121 | 154 | 0 |
| 15 | 7 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Rossmeyer | Running |  | 118 | 154 | 0 |
| 16 | 26 | 87 | Gary Balough | Fast Lane Ltd. | Running | | 0 | 154 | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's | Running | | 112 | 151 | 0 |
| 18 | 35 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | U.S. Army | Running | | 109 | 151 | 0 |
| 19 | 30 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 111 | 151 | 1 |
| 20 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running | | 103 | 149 | 0 |
| 21 | 32 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 100 | 146 | 0 |
| 22 | 38 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission | Running | | 97 | 146 | 0 |
| 23 | 40 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Mars Incorporated | Running | | 94 | 145 | 0 |
| 24 | 33 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Wangerin Racing | Tire | | 91 | 144 | 0 |
| 25 | 28 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Engine | | 88 | 138 | 0 |
| 26 | 17 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn Daytona | Running | | 85 | 137 | 0 |
| 27 | 36 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Rear Gear |  | 82 | 121 | 0 |
| 28 | 13 | 12 | Lennie Pond | Burger King | Engine | | 79 | 105 | 0 |
| 29 | 10 | 44 | Terry Labonte (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Accident | | 76 | 89 | 0 |
| 30 | 20 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore | Accident | | 73 | 89 | 0 |
| 31 | 31 | 6 | Claude Ballot-Lena | Lady & Son Auction | Engine | | 0 | 83 | 0 |
| 32 | 18 | 7 | Al Holbert | Holbert Porsche-Audi | Broken Spindle | | 0 | 82 | 0 |
| 33 | 4 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Engine | | 64 | 81 | 0 |
| 34 | 1 | 28 | Buddy Baker | W.I.N. Incorporated | Ignition | | 66 | 57 | 16 |
| 35 | 41 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Valves | | 58 | 50 | 0 |
| 36 | 39 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Ring Enterprises | Valves | | 55 | 46 | 0 |
| 37 | 16 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Burned Piston | | 52 | 28 | 0 |
| 38 | 29 | 38 | Sandy Satullo | Copper Kettle Marina | Accident | | 49 | 18 | 0 |
| 39 | 34 | 32 | Jimmy Finger | Vita Fresh / Pharis Chevy | Accident | | 46 | 17 | 0 |
| 40 | 14 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Engine | | 43 | 7 | 0 |
| 41 | 25 | 50 | Bruce Hill | Global Heat Exchange | Engine | | 40 | 1 | 0 |
