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Firecracker 400
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
July 4, 1981
160 laps on 2.5 mile paved oval; 400 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 1
| Cale Yarborough
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Buick Regal
| 160
| 24,625
| running
| 78 |
2
| 2
| Harry Gant
| 33
| Hal Needham
| Buick Regal
| 160
| 15,350
| running
| 43 |
3
| 14
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick Regal
| 160
| 17,200
| running
| 7 |
4
| 21
| Buddy Baker
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Oldsmobile Cutlass
| 160
| 8,765
| running
| 4 |
5
| 9
| Johnny Rutherford
| 98
| Ron Benfield
| Pontiac Grand Prix
| 160
| 7,075
| running
| 0 |
6
| 10
| Kyle Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 160
| 8,915
| running
| 0 |
7
| 15
| Mike Alexander
| 37
| Bob Rogers
| Buick
| 160
| 6,200
| running
| 4 |
8
| 5
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Buick
| 159
| 10,040
| running
| 0 |
9
| 7
| Ron Bouchard
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Buick
| 159
| 7,775
| running
| 0 |
10
| 19
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Buick
| 159
| 9,610
| running
| 0 |
11
| 16
| Lennie Pond
| 68
| Lennie Pond
| Buick
| 159
| 3,550
| running
| 0 |
12
| 40
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Pontiac
| 159
| 6,495
| running
| 7 |
13
| 37
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Buick
| 157
| 6,155
| running
| 0 |
14
| 35
| Connie Saylor
| 4
| G.C. Spencer
| Oldsmobile
| 157
| 3,160
| running
| 0 |
15
| 18
| Tim Richmond
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Buick
| 156
| 2,920
| engine
| 0 |
16
| 32
| Bruce Hill
| 50
| Bruce Hill
| Buick
| 155
| 2,530
| running
| 0 |
17
| 33
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 155
| 5,175
| running
| 0 |
18
| 30
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Pontiac
| 155
| 4,870
| running
| 0 |
19
| 34
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 155
| 4,475
| running
| 0 |
20
| 39
| Morgan Shepherd
| 5
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 155
| 6,870
| running
| 0 |
21
| 6
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Pontiac
| 154
| 3,785
| running
| 0 |
22
| 41
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Pontiac
| 154
| 3,225
| running
| 0 |
23
| 24
| Elliott Forbes-Robinson
| 86
| Richard Howard
| Buick
| 153
| 1,470
| running
| 0 |
24
| 17
| Bill Elswick
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Buick
| 150
| 3,290
| running
| 0 |
25
| 29
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Buick
| 146
| 2,995
| engine
| 0 |
26
| 27
| Stan Barrett
| 22
| Hal Needham
| Pontiac
| 138
| 1,470
| engine
| 3 |
27
| 42
| Tommy Houston
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Oldsmobile
| 127
| 2,610
| running
| 0 |
28
| 4
| Bobby Allison
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Buick
| 111
| 7,020
| valve
| 10 |
29
| 22
| Joe Ruttman
| 6
| Jim Stacy
| Buick
| 99
| 1,295
| ignition
| 0 |
30
| 11
| Neil Bonnett
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Ford
| 93
| 1,820
| engine
| 3 |
31
| 38
| Dick May
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Buick
| 89
| 1,060
| engine
| 0 |
32
| 13
| A.J. Foyt
| 51
| A.J. Foyt
| Oldsmobile
| 85
| 1,035
| rear end
| 0 |
33
| 20
| Lake Speed
| 66
| Lake Speed
| Buick
| 76
| 2,565
| engine
| 0 |
34
| 25
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| George Elliott
| Ford
| 72
| 985
| engine
| 0 |
35
| 3
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Jim Stacy
| Pontiac
| 71
| 8,360
| vibration
| 1 |
36
| 36
| Kevin Housby
| 99
| D.K. Ulrich
| Oldsmobile
| 53
| 2,480
| accident
| 0 |
37
| 28
| Jack Ingram
| 13
| Bobby Hawkins
| Ford
| 52
| 940
| clutch
| 0 |
38
| 31
| Jody Ridley
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 34
| 2,735
| engine
| 0 |
39
| 26
| Benny Parsons
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 16
| 6,380
| accident
| 0 |
40
| 12
| Ricky Rudd
| 88
| DiGard
| Oldsmobile
| 16
| 6,625
| accident
| 0 |
41
| 23
| Billie Harvey
| 31
| Billie Harvey
| Pontiac
| 15
| 1,000
| accident
| 0 |
42
| 8
| Rick Wilson
| 62
| Rick Wilson
| Oldsmobile
| 8
| 925
| engine
| 0 |
|
| Hurley Haywood
| 49
| Harry Dinwiddie
| Pontiac Grand Prix
| 0
| 0
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Jackie Stewart
|
| ABC
|
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| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
| Chris Economaki
|
| ABC
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
Time of race: 02:48:32
Average Speed: 142.588 MPH
Pole Speed: 46.668 seconds
6 cautions for 37 laps
Attendance: 65,000