The ''1976 Firecracker 400'' was a
NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on July 4, 1976, at
Daytona International Speedway in
Daytona Beach, Florida
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. Ticket prices for this race ranged from $8 ($ when adjusted for inflation) to $30 ($ when adjusted for inflation).
Race report
There were 40 drivers on the grid; all were American-born males except for
Janet Guthrie.
was first out due to
ignition troubles before the start of the first lap out of the 160 laps.
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at Driver Averages A. J. Foyt won the pole position with a speed of while the average speed of the race was .
Cale Yarborough
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defeated
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by eight seconds in front of an audience of 40,000 people.
Two cautions (for 14 laps) and 41 different lead changes made the race two hours and twenty-nine minutes long.
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at Database Racing The green flag was waved at 10:00 A.M.
The winner of the race received $22,215 ($ when adjusted for inflation) while the last place finisher went home with $1,310 ($ when adjusted for inflation).
Notable crew chiefs for this race included
Billy Hagan,
Junie Donlavey,
Buddy Parrott,
Jake Elder
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,
Harry Hyde,
Dale Inman
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,
Bud Moore,
Sterling Marlin,
Herb Nab
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and
Tim Brewer.
The race was run on America's 200th birthday and was the site of
Dick Skillen
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's best career finish of 17th. This race was the first career finish for
Bill Elliott
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.
Buck and Buddy Baker both exited the race on lap 32, as the 57-year-old elder champion made his final Daytona start.
Qualifying
Failed to qualify: Sam Sommers (#27) and Jerry Mabie (#34)
Qualifying information
at Racing Reference
Finishing order
Standings after the race
References
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NASCAR races at Daytona International Speedway
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