Race: Firecracker 400
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 28 of 54
Date: July 4, 1969
Track: Daytona International Speedway
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Firecracker 400 Race Information
| Winner | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Car | No. 98 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Junior Johnson & Associates | Winner Start | 9th |
| Started First | Cale Yarborough | Most Laps Led | LeeRoy Yarbrough (96) |
| Race Distance | 400 miles (160 laps) | Track Length | 2.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 40 |
| Different Leaders | 7 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | David Pearson | Season Race | 28 of 54 |
Firecracker 400 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 160 | 96 | running | 150 |
| 2 | 11 | 6 | Buddy Baker | Owens Racing | Dodge | 160 | 28 | running | 147 |
| 3 | 2 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Ford | 159 | 4 | running | 144 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 156 | 4 | running | 141 |
| 5 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Ford | 156 | 4 | running | 138 |
| 6 | 10 | 30 | Dave Marcis | Milt Lunda (Owner) | Dodge | 153 | 0 | running | 135 |
| 7 | 23 | 03 | Richard Brickhouse | Dub Clewis (Owner) | Plymouth | 151 | 0 | running | 132 |
| 8 | 13 | 37 | Don Tarr | Fox Racing | Dodge | 150 | 0 | running | 129 |
| 9 | 14 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 146 | 0 | running | 126 |
| 10 | 29 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 144 | 0 | rear end | 123 |
| 11 | 33 | 33 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 143 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 12 | 32 | 08 | E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 142 | 0 | running | 117 |
| 13 | 27 | 96 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Ford | 141 | 0 | running | 114 |
| 14 | 20 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 141 | 0 | running | 111 |
| 15 | 38 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 141 | 0 | running | 108 |
| 16 | 19 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 139 | 0 | overheating | 105 |
| 17 | 15 | 4 | John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 139 | 0 | running | 102 |
| 18 | 37 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Pontiac | 137 | 0 | running | 99 |
| 19 | 36 | 0 | Dick Poling | Don Tarr (Owner) | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | running | 96 |
| 20 | 28 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 134 | 0 | running | 93 |
| 21 | 26 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 130 | 0 | running | 90 |
| 22 | 8 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Dodge | 127 | 0 | accident | 87 |
| 23 | 18 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 118 | 0 | accident | 84 |
| 24 | 21 | 61 | Hoss Ellington | Ellington Racing | Mercury | 118 | 0 | accident | 81 |
| 25 | 22 | 06 | Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 114 | 0 | engine | 78 |
| 26 | 24 | 15 | Ed Hessert | Ed Hessert (Owner) | Plymouth | 111 | 0 | accident | 75 |
| 27 | 35 | 19 | Henley Gray | Harry Melton (Owner) | Ford | 105 | 0 | accident | 72 |
| 28 | 16 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Plymouth | 100 | 0 | running | 69 |
| 29 | 6 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 63 | 0 | engine | 66 |
| 30 | 25 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 54 | 0 | engine | 63 |
| 31 | 12 | 13 | Joe Leonard | Smokey Yunick Racing | Ford | 47 | 0 | accident | 0 |
| 32 | 5 | 3 | Charlie Glotzbach | Fox Racing | Dodge | 46 | 4 | engine | 57 |
| 33 | 39 | 53 | Paul Connors | Carl Miller (Owner) | Dodge | 31 | 0 | u-joint | 54 |
| 34 | 7 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 30 | 0 | accident | 51 |
| 35 | 40 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 30 | 0 | engine | 48 |
| 36 | 17 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 24 | 0 | quit | 45 |
| 37 | 1 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 22 | 20 | valve | 42 |
| 38 | 31 | 47 | Cecil Gordon | Seifert Racing | Ford | 21 | 0 | quit | 39 |
| 39 | 30 | 23 | Wendell Scott | Robertson Racing | Ford | 10 | 0 | rear end | 36 |
| 40 | 34 | 09 | J.D. McDuffie | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | oil leak | 33 |
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