1970 Firecracker 400

Race 24 of 48

Daytona
160 laps
Time of race: 2:27:56
Average speed of winner: 162.235 mph
Margin of victory: 15 sec.
Lead changes: 32 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 17 laps
Lap leaders: Yarborough pole, Hamilton 1-2, Baker 3-9, Yarborough 10-14, Baker 15-18, Yarborough 19-22, Baker 23, Glotzbach 24-25, Hamilton 26-33, Yarbrough 34-37, Parsons 38, Yarbrough 39-45, Baker 46-47, Glotzbach 48-52, Yarbrough 53, Pearson 54, Yarbrough 55-56, Pearson 57-58, Baker 59-64, Yarbrough 65-66, Baker 67-72, Pearson 73, Baker 74-86, Pearson 87, Baker 88-94, B. Allison 95, Baker 96, Pearson 97-102, Baker 103-106, Isaac 107-110, Baker 111-130, Pearson 131-153, D. Allison 154-160

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	15	Donnie Allison	27		'69 Ford	Banjo Matthews			160	1	7	running	21025	0
2	8	Buddy Baker	6		'69 Dodge Daytona	Owens	Owens		160	11	71	running	10795	0
3	9	Bobby Allison	22		'69 Dodge Daytona	Rossi	Rossi		160	1	1	running	7005	0
4	6	Charlie Glotzbach	99	Dow Chemical	'69 Dodge Daytona	Nichels-Goldsmith			159	2	7	running	3825	0
5	10	Dick Brooks	32		'70 Plymouth SuperBird	Dick Brooks			158	0	0	running	2500	0
6	21	Don Tarr	36		'70 Plymouth SuperBird	Richard Brown			157	0	0	running	2050	0
7	13	James Hylton	48		'69 Ford	Hylton			155	0	0	running	1400	0
8	5	David Pearson	17	Purolator	'69 Ford	Holman-Moody			154	6	34	blew tire	1700	0
9	2	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'69 Dodge Daytona	Krauskopf	Hyde		151	1	4	running	1250	0
10	23	Neil Castles	06		'69 Dodge Daytona	Castles			148	0	0	running	1075	0
11	16	Bill Champion	10		'69 Ford	Bill Champion			147	0	0	running	1040	0
12	31	Johnny Halford	57		'69 Dodge	Ervin Pruitt			146	0	0	running	990	0
13	30	John Sears	4		'69 Dodge	Sears			143	0	0	running	965	0
14	18	Buddy Arrington	5		'69 Dodge	Arrington			143	0	0	running	940	0
15	25	Ben Arnold	76		'69 Ford	Ben Arnold			143	0	0	running	940	0
16	27	J.D. McDuffie	70		'69 Ford	McDuffie			142	0	0	running	890	0
17	20	Frank Warren	79		'69 Plymouth	Frank Warren			141	0	0	running	865	0
18	11	Richard Petty	43	Plymouth by Petty	'70 Plymouth SuperBird	Petty	Inman		139	0	0	engine	965	0
19	33	Cecil Gordon	24		'68 Ford	Cecil Gordon			135	0	0	running	820	0
20	28	Bill Seifert	45		'69 Ford	Seifert			135	0	0	running	805	0
21	26	Larry Baumel	68	Auto Lad	'69 Ford				129	0	0	running	820	0
22	14	Dave Marcis	30		'69 Dodge Daytona	Marcis			122	0	0	running	810	0
23	24	Joe Frasson	18		'69 Dodge Daytona	Frasson			111	0	0	oil leak	800	0
24	36	Roy Mayne	16		'70 Chevrolet	Spikes			96	0	0	oil pump	765	0
25	3	LeeRoy Yarbrough	98		'69 Mercury	Johnson	Nab		90	5	16	engine	830	0
26	39	Wendell Scott	34		'69 Ford	Wendell Scott			88	0	0	engine	745	0
27	38	Gary DuPuis	89		'69 Ford	Morris Davis			78	0	0	accident	735	0
28	17	Elmo Langley	64		'69 Mercury	Langley			59	0	0	oil leak	725	0
29	32	Jabe Thomas	25		'69 Plymouth	Don Robertson			58	0	0	oil pan	715	0
30	4	Pete Hamilton	40	Plymouth by Petty	'70 Plymouth SuperBird	Petty			46	2	10	ignition	760	0
31	7	Benny Parsons	72		'69 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			43	1	1	engine	700	0
32	12	Fred Lorenzen	28		'69 Dodge Daytona	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		30	0	0	distributor	765	0
33	22	Jim Vandiver	31		'69 Dodge Daytona	O.L. Nixon			27	0	0	oil line	735	0
34	19	Coo Coo Marlin	07		'69 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			25	0	0	engine	680	0
35	1	Cale Yarborough	21		'69 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	191.640	23	2	9	engine	875	0
36	29	Friday Hassler	39		'69 Chevrolet	Hanley			15	0	0	steering	670	0
37	35	Ed Negre	8		'69 Ford	Negre			6	0	0	withdrew	665	0
38	34	Bobby Mausgrover	84		'69 Dodge	Bob Davis			5	0	0	engine	660	0
39	37	Bill Shirey	74		'69 Plymouth	Shirey			0	0	0	heating	655	0
40	40	Henley Gray	19		'69 Ford	Henley Gray			0	0	0	withdrew	650	0