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1977 Firecracker 400
The ''1977 Firecracker 400'' was a NASCAR NASCAR Cup Series, Winston Cup Series race that took place on July 4, 1977, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. For the first time since 1949, three women raced in an official NASCAR Cup Series race: Italian Lella Lombardi, Belgian Christine Beckers, and American Janet Guthrie. Lella Lombardi was the only woman to score points in F1 and NASCAR. Lombardi is actually the only F1 driver ever to have a career total of less than one point. One driver scored one-seventh of a point in one season (for sharing a fastest lap, recorded only down to the second, with six others) but scored 51 more in other years. Race report A racing grid of 41 drivers competed in this race; including Belgium, Belgian driver Christine Beckers and Italy, Italian Lella Lombardi. D.K. Ulrich would finish last due to an engine problem on the fourth lap. Janet Guthrie was the only United States, American-born List of female NASCAR drivers, female ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1977 NASCAR Grand National Winston Cup Series was the 29th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 6th modern era NASCAR Cup series. The season began on Sunday, January 16 and ended on Sunday, November 20. Cale Yarborough driving the Junior Johnson #11 Holly Farms Chevrolet won his second consecutive NASCAR Grand National Series Winston Cup Championship. Ricky Rudd was crowned NASCAR Rookie of the Year. This was the last season without Terry Labonte until 2015; the team he would join was in 1977 driven by Skip Manning. Season recap * Donnie Allison is credited with the win but Darrell Waltrip finished the race for an over-heated Donnie Allison after Darrell Waltrip dropped out of the race after 106 laps. Points are always scored by the driver, who starts the race. Race Summaries *Winston Western 500 - David Pearson pounced when Cale Yarborough spun and seized his eleventh race in his last 23 starts, and fourth straight win on a Californ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
