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Firecracker 400
NASCAR Grand National race
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
July 4, 1970
160 laps on 2.5 mile paved oval; 400 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 15
| Donnie Allison
| 27
| Banjo Matthews
| 1969 Ford
| 160
| 21,025
| running
| 7 |
| 2
| 8
| Buddy Baker
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1969 Dodge
| 160
| 10,795
| running
| 71 |
| 3
| 9
| Bobby Allison
| 22
| Mario Rossi
| 1969 Dodge
| 160
| 7,005
| running
| 1 |
| 4
| 6
| Charlie Glotzbach
| 99
| Ray Nichels
| 1969 Dodge
| 159
| 3,825
| running
| 7 |
| 5
| 10
| Dick Brooks
| 32
| Dick Brooks
| 1970 Plymouth
| 158
| 2,500
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 21
| Don Tarr
| 36
| Richard Brown
| 1970 Plymouth
| 157
| 2,050
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 13
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1969 Ford
| 155
| 1,400
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 5
| David Pearson
| 17
| Holman-Moody
| 1969 Ford
| 154
| 1,700
| blew tire
| 34 |
| 9
| 2
| Bobby Isaac
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1969 Dodge
| 151
| 1,250
| running
| 4 |
| 10
| 23
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1969 Dodge
| 148
| 1,075
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 16
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1969 Ford
| 147
| 1,040
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 31
| Johnny Halford
| 57
| Ervin Pruitt
| 1969 Dodge
| 146
| 990
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 30
| John Sears
| 4
| John Sears
| 1969 Dodge
| 143
| 965
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 18
| Buddy Arrington
| 5
| Buddy Arrington
| 1969 Dodge
| 143
| 940
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 25
| Ben Arnold
| 76
| Ben Arnold
| 1969 Ford
| 143
| 940
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 27
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1969 Ford
| 142
| 890
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 20
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1969 Plymouth
| 141
| 865
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 11
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1970 Plymouth
| 139
| 965
| engine
| 0 |
| 19
| 33
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1968 Ford
| 135
| 820
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 28
| Bill Seifert
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1969 Ford
| 135
| 805
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 26
| Larry Baumel
| 68
| Allan Schlauer
| 1969 Ford
| 129
| 820
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 14
| Dave Marcis
| 30
| Dave Marcis
| 1969 Dodge
| 122
| 810
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 24
| Joe Frasson
| 18
| Joe Frasson
| 1969 Dodge
| 111
| 800
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 24
| 36
| Roy Mayne
| 16
| Ken Spikes
| 1970 Chevrolet
| 96
| 765
| oil pump
| 0 |
| 25
| 3
| LeeRoy Yarbrough
| 98
| Junior Johnson
| 1969 Mercury
| 90
| 830
| engine
| 16 |
| 26
| 39
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1969 Ford
| 88
| 745
| engine
| 0 |
| 27
| 38
| Gary Dupuis
| 89
| Morris Davis
| 1969 Ford
| 78
| 735
| accident
| 0 |
| 28
| 17
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1969 Mercury
| 59
| 725
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 29
| 32
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1969 Plymouth
| 58
| 715
| oil pan
| 0 |
| 30
| 4
| Pete Hamilton
| 40
| Petty Enterprises
| 1970 Plymouth
| 46
| 760
| ignition
| 10 |
| 31
| 7
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1969 Ford
| 43
| 700
| engine
| 1 |
| 32
| 12
| Fred Lorenzen
| 28
| Ray Fox
| 1969 Dodge
| 30
| 765
| distributor
| 0 |
| 33
| 22
| Jim Vandiver
| 31
| O.L. Nixon
| 1969 Dodge
| 27
| 735
| oil line
| 0 |
| 34
| 19
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 07
| H.B. Cunningham
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 25
| 680
| engine
| 0 |
| 35
| 1
| Cale Yarborough
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1969 Mercury
| 23
| 875
| engine
| 9 |
| 36
| 29
| Friday Hassler
| 39
| James Hanley
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 15
| 670
| steering
| 0 |
| 37
| 35
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1969 Ford
| 6
| 665
| quit
| 0 |
| 38
| 34
| Bobby Mausgrover
| 84
| Buster Davis
| 1969 Dodge
| 5
| 660
| engine
| 0 |
| 39
| 37
| Bill Shirey
| 74
| Bill Shirey
| 1969 Plymouth
| 0
| 655
| overheating
| 0 |
| 40
| 40
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1969 Ford
| 0
| 650
| quit
| 0 |
|
|
| Chris Economaki
|
| ABC
|
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| 0
| color commentary
| |
Time of race: 02:27:56
Average Speed: 162.235 MPH
Pole Speed: 46.963 seconds
3 cautions for 17 laps
Attendance: 55,000