Race: Firecracker 400
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 24 of 48
Date: July 4, 1970
Track: Daytona International Speedway
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Firecracker 400 Race Information
| Winner | Donnie Allison | Car | No. 27 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Matthews Racing | Winner Start | 15th |
| Started First | Cale Yarborough | Most Laps Led | Buddy Baker (71) |
| Race Distance | 400 miles (160 laps) | Track Length | 2.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 40 |
| Different Leaders | 10 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 3 |
| Points Leader After Race | Bobby Isaac | Season Race | 24 of 48 |
Firecracker 400 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Ford | 160 | 7 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 8 | 6 | Buddy Baker | Owens Racing | Dodge | 160 | 71 | running | 147 |
| 3 | 9 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Dodge | 160 | 1 | running | 144 |
| 4 | 6 | 99 | Charlie Glotzbach | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 159 | 7 | running | 141 |
| 5 | 10 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Plymouth | 158 | 0 | running | 138 |
| 6 | 21 | 36 | Don Tarr | Richard Brown (Owner) | Plymouth | 157 | 0 | running | 135 |
| 7 | 13 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 155 | 0 | running | 132 |
| 8 | 5 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 154 | 34 | accident | 129 |
| 9 | 2 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 151 | 4 | running | 126 |
| 10 | 23 | 06 | Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 148 | 0 | running | 123 |
| 11 | 16 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 147 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 12 | 31 | 57 | Johnny Halford | Ervin Pruitt (Owner) | Dodge | 146 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 30 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Owner) | Dodge | 143 | 0 | running | 114 |
| 14 | 18 | 5 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 143 | 0 | running | 111 |
| 15 | 25 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Ford | 143 | 0 | running | 108 |
| 16 | 27 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Ford | 142 | 0 | running | 105 |
| 17 | 20 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Plymouth | 141 | 0 | running | 102 |
| 18 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 139 | 0 | head gasket | 99 |
| 19 | 33 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Ford | 135 | 0 | running | 96 |
| 20 | 28 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 135 | 0 | running | 93 |
| 21 | 26 | 68 | Larry Baumel | Allan Schlauer (Owner) | Ford | 129 | 0 | running | 90 |
| 22 | 14 | 30 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 122 | 0 | running | 87 |
| 23 | 24 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 111 | 0 | oil leak | 84 |
| 24 | 36 | 16 | Roy Mayne | Ken Spikes (Owner) | Chevrolet | 96 | 0 | oil pump | 81 |
| 25 | 3 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Mercury | 90 | 16 | engine | 0 |
| 26 | 39 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 88 | 0 | engine | 75 |
| 27 | 38 | 89 | Gary DuPuis | Davis Racing | Ford | 78 | 0 | accident | 72 |
| 28 | 17 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Mercury | 59 | 0 | oil leak | 69 |
| 29 | 32 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 58 | 0 | oil pan | 66 |
| 30 | 4 | 40 | Pete Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 46 | 10 | ignition | 63 |
| 31 | 7 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 43 | 1 | engine | 60 |
| 32 | 12 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Fox Racing | Dodge | 30 | 0 | distributor | 0 |
| 33 | 22 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | Vandiver Racing | Dodge | 27 | 0 | oil line | 54 |
| 34 | 19 | 07 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 25 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 35 | 1 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 23 | 9 | engine | 48 |
| 36 | 29 | 39 | Friday Hassler | James Hanley (Owner) | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | steering | 45 |
| 37 | 35 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 6 | 0 | quit | 42 |
| 38 | 34 | 84 | Bobby Mausgrover | Buster Davis (Owner) | Dodge | 5 | 0 | engine | 39 |
| 39 | 37 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey (Owner) | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | overheating | 36 |
| 40 | 40 | 19 | Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 0 | 0 | quit | 33 |
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