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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[1960 Daytona Races (lost CBS and NBC televised footage of NASCAR prelude events to Daytona 500; 1960)]] | *[[1960 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1960)]] | ||
*[[1961 Firecracker 250 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Grand National race; 1961)]] | *[[1960 Daytona Races (lost CBS and NBC televised footage of NASCAR prelude events to Daytona 500; 1960)]] | ||
*[[1962 Firecracker 250 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Grand National race; 1962)]] | *[[1961 Firecracker 250 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1961)]] | ||
*[[1963 Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1963)]] | *[[1962 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1962)]] | ||
*[[1967 Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1967)]] | *[[1962 Firecracker 250 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1962)]] | ||
*[[1971 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]] | *[[1963 Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1963)]] | ||
*[[1971 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1971)]] | *[[1963 Richmond 250 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series qualifying session and race; 1963)]] | ||
*[[1972 Firecracker 400 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]] | *[[1964 Atlanta 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1964)]] | ||
*[[1973 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1973)]] | *[[1964 National 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1964)]] | ||
*[[1974 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1974)]] | *[[1964 Richmond 250 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series qualifying session; 1964)]] | ||
*[[1975 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1975)]] | *[[1965 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1965)]] | ||
*[[1976 Dixie 500 (lost CBS footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]] | *[[1965 Rebel 300 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1965)]] | ||
*[[1979 Southeastern 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1979)]] | *[[1966 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1966)]] | ||
*[[1982 Twin 125s race 1 (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying race; existence unconfirmed; 1982)]] | *[[1966 Southern 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1966)]] | ||
*[[1984 Delaware 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1984)]] | *[[1967 Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1967)]] | ||
*[[1984 Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1984)]] | *[[1967 Rebel 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1967)]] | ||
*[[1985 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; existence unconfirmed; 1985)]] | *[[1970 Alabama 500 (found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]] | ||
*[[1986 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; existence unconfirmed; 1986)]] | *[[1970 National 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]] | ||
*[[1970 Wilkes 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]] | |||
*[[1970 World 600 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]] | |||
*[[1971 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]] | |||
*[[1971 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]] | |||
*[[1971 Myers Brothers 250 (lost footage and official documents of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]] | |||
*[[1971 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]] | |||
*[[1971 Rebel 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]] | |||
*[[1971 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1971)]] | |||
*[[1972 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]] | |||
*[[1972 Bowman-Gray 100 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand American Series race; 1972)]] | |||
*[[1972 Carolina 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]] | |||
*[[1972 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]] | |||
*[[1972 Firecracker 400 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]] | |||
*[[1972 National 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]] | |||
*[[1972 Rebel 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]] | |||
*[[1973 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1973)]] | |||
*[[1973 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1973)]] | |||
*[[1974 Mason-Dixon 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1974)]] | |||
*[[1974 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1974)]] | |||
*[[1974 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1974)]] | |||
*[[1975 Champion Spark Plug 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]] | |||
*[[1975 Dixie 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]] | |||
*[[1975 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]] | |||
*[[1975 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1975)]] | |||
*[[1975 World 600 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]] | |||
*[[1976 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]] | |||
*[[1976 Champion Spark Plug 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]] | |||
*[[1976 Dixie 500 (lost CBS footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]] | |||
*[[1976 Firecracker 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]] | |||
*[[1976 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]] | |||
*[[1976 Rebel 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]] | |||
*[[1976 Riverside 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]] | |||
*[[1976 Talladega 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]] | |||
*[[1976 Winston 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]] | |||
*[[1976 World 600 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]] | |||
*[[1978 NAPA National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1978)]] | |||
*[[1979 Daytona ARCA 200 (lost footage of ARCA Racing Series race; 1979)]] | |||
*[[1979 Dixie 500 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1979)]] | |||
*[[1979 Southeastern 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1979)]] | |||
*[[1981 Coca-Cola 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1981)]] | |||
*[[1981 CRC Chemicals 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1981)]] | |||
*[[1982 CRC Chemicals 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1982)]] | |||
*[[1982 Eastern 150 (lost footage of NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series race; 1982)]] | |||
*[[1982 Goody's Sportsman 300 (partially found footage of NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series race; 1982)]] | |||
*[[1982 Twin 125s race 1 (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying race; existence unconfirmed; 1982)]] | |||
*[[1982 Winston Western 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1982)]] | |||
*[[1983 Goody's Sportsman 300 (partially found footage of NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series race; 1983)]] | |||
*[[1983 Mason-Dixon 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1983)]] | |||
*[[1983 Southern 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1983)]] | |||
*[[1984 Delaware 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1984)]] | |||
*[[1984 Goody's Sportsman 300 (lost footage of NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race; 1984)]] | |||
*[[1984 Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1984)]] | |||
*[[1985 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; existence unconfirmed; 1985)]] | |||
*[[1986 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; existence unconfirmed; 1986)]] | |||
*[[1989 Busch Clash (lost footage of pre-season NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1989)]] | |||
*[[1992 Atlanta 300 (lost footage of NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race; 1992)]] | |||
*[[1996 DeVilbiss SuperFinish 200 (partially found televised footage of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race; 1996)]] | *[[1996 DeVilbiss SuperFinish 200 (partially found televised footage of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race; 1996)]] | ||
*[[Jeff Gordon's 2008 UAW-Dodge 400 crash (lost on-board footage of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race crash; 2008)]] | |||
*[[NASCAR (partially found uncut footage of stock car races; 1960-present)]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 11:08, 26 April 2022
Richard Petty celebrating his victory at the event.
Status: Lost
The 1975 Firecracker 400 was the 16th race of the 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Occurring on 4th July at the Daytona International Speedway, the race would ultimately be won by Richard Petty in a 1974 Dodge, ending The King's winless streak at the event.
Background
The 1975 Firecracker 400 was the 17th running of the event, with its name a reference to the fact it was held on the United States' Independence Day.[1] It was also the second 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series event to be held at Daytona International Speedway,[2] after the Daytona 500, which in 1975 occurred on 16th February and was won by Benny Parsons in a 1975 Chevrolet.[3] The Firecracker 400 also has ties to the modern Coke Zero Sugar 400 race, having dropped the Firecracker name in 2019.[1]
Prior to the race, qualifying commenced with Donnie Allison winning the pole position in a 1975 Chevrolet at a speed of 185.827 mph.[4] Behind him was Buddy Baker in a 1975 Ford, with David Pearson in a 1973 Mercury third.[4] Richard Petty, who had turned 38 two days before the race, qualified only 13th,[4] but was nevertheless determined to win his first Firecracker 400 event. Indeed, despite having won five Daytona 500s previously, Petty was seemingly cursed to never win at the sister event,[5] having also finished in second place three consecutive times from 1971 to 1973.[6]
The Race
With the starting order decided, the 1975 Firecracker 400 occurred on 4th July.[4] Baker shot into the lead on lap 1, and prior to lap 69, only faced brief challenges from Allison, Parsons, and A.J. Foyt in a 1975 Chevrolet.[4] By lap 69, Baker was overtaken by Pearson, although he would resume the lead on lap 78.[4] However, Petty successfully moved up the field, and on lap 85, briefly took the lead, although again Baker was able to win back the first position, holding onto it for another 40 laps.[4] From then on, it became a three-way duel between Baker, Petty, and Pearson, but the latter was forced to retire after retaking the lead on lap 141 following an oil line failure.[4]
On lap 148, the battle between the former teammates concluded when Petty slipped by to assume the first position, driving his Dodge low on the first turn compared to the Ford riding the high wall.[5] Ultimately, Baker was unable to challenge The King for the lead, allowing Petty to finally break his winless streak at the Firecracker 400 event, crossing the line ahead of Baker by 2.36 seconds.[5] He claimed between $17,185-$19,935 in prize money, making him only around $10,162 short of achieving $2 million in career earnings.[5][4] David Marcis in a 1974 Dodge finished third.[4][5]
Availability
According to NASCAR on TV, 45 minutes of highlights were broadcast by ABC on 12th July 1975 as part of its Wide World of Sports alongside the World Lumberjack Championships.[7] However, this broadcast has yet to resurface, and as of the present day, no footage of the race is publicly accessible. Nevertheless, a few photos of the event are publicly viewable.
Gallery
Images
Petty overtaking the 1973 Ford of Carl Adams.
Petty's 1974 Dodge at the event.
See Also
- 1960 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1960)
- 1960 Daytona Races (lost CBS and NBC televised footage of NASCAR prelude events to Daytona 500; 1960)
- 1961 Firecracker 250 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1961)
- 1962 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1962)
- 1962 Firecracker 250 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1962)
- 1963 Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1963)
- 1963 Richmond 250 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series qualifying session and race; 1963)
- 1964 Atlanta 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1964)
- 1964 National 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1964)
- 1964 Richmond 250 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series qualifying session; 1964)
- 1965 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1965)
- 1965 Rebel 300 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1965)
- 1966 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1966)
- 1966 Southern 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1966)
- 1967 Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1967)
- 1967 Rebel 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1967)
- 1970 Alabama 500 (found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)
- 1970 National 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)
- 1970 Wilkes 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)
- 1970 World 600 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)
- 1971 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)
- 1971 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)
- 1971 Myers Brothers 250 (lost footage and official documents of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)
- 1971 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)
- 1971 Rebel 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)
- 1971 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1971)
- 1972 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)
- 1972 Bowman-Gray 100 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand American Series race; 1972)
- 1972 Carolina 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)
- 1972 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)
- 1972 Firecracker 400 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)
- 1972 National 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)
- 1972 Rebel 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)
- 1973 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1973)
- 1973 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1973)
- 1974 Mason-Dixon 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1974)
- 1974 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1974)
- 1974 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1974)
- 1975 Champion Spark Plug 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)
- 1975 Dixie 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)
- 1975 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)
- 1975 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1975)
- 1975 World 600 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)
- 1976 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)
- 1976 Champion Spark Plug 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)
- 1976 Dixie 500 (lost CBS footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)
- 1976 Firecracker 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)
- 1976 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)
- 1976 Rebel 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)
- 1976 Riverside 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)
- 1976 Talladega 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)
- 1976 Winston 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)
- 1976 World 600 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)
- 1978 NAPA National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1978)
- 1979 Daytona ARCA 200 (lost footage of ARCA Racing Series race; 1979)
- 1979 Dixie 500 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1979)
- 1979 Southeastern 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1979)
- 1981 Coca-Cola 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1981)
- 1981 CRC Chemicals 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1981)
- 1982 CRC Chemicals 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1982)
- 1982 Eastern 150 (lost footage of NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series race; 1982)
- 1982 Goody's Sportsman 300 (partially found footage of NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series race; 1982)
- 1982 Twin 125s race 1 (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying race; existence unconfirmed; 1982)
- 1982 Winston Western 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1982)
- 1983 Goody's Sportsman 300 (partially found footage of NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series race; 1983)
- 1983 Mason-Dixon 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1983)
- 1983 Southern 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1983)
- 1984 Delaware 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1984)
- 1984 Goody's Sportsman 300 (lost footage of NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race; 1984)
- 1984 Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1984)
- 1985 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; existence unconfirmed; 1985)
- 1986 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; existence unconfirmed; 1986)
- 1989 Busch Clash (lost footage of pre-season NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1989)
- 1992 Atlanta 300 (lost footage of NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race; 1992)
- 1996 DeVilbiss SuperFinish 200 (partially found televised footage of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race; 1996)
- Jeff Gordon's 2008 UAW-Dodge 400 crash (lost on-board footage of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race crash; 2008)
- NASCAR (partially found uncut footage of stock car races; 1960-present)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Forbes detailing the origin of the Firecracker 250, and its reporting on its 2019 name change. Retrieved 3 Mar '22
- ↑ Racing-Reference detailing the 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series calendar. Retrieved 3 Mar '22
- ↑ Racing-Reference detailing results for the 1975 Daytona 500. Retrieved 3 Mar '22
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 Racing-Reference detailing qualifying and race results for the event. Retrieved 3 Mar '22
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 The New York Times reporting on Petty winning the Firecracker 400 for the first time. Retrieved 3 Mar '22
- ↑ Bench-Racing noting Petty finished second in three consecutive Firecracker 400 events from 1971 to 1973. Retrieved 3 Mar '22
- ↑ NASCAR on TV detailing ABC's broadcast of the race. Retrieved 3 Mar '22