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(And we are done with the Firecracker series, well, at least from the 1960s to the 1970s! There could be some other later ones that are not available currently, but for now, will be picking another event to cover. I am thinking Atlanta 500, but if anyone is interested in another event from the 60s-70s, let me know.) |
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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 Firecracker 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]] | *[[1965 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1965)]] | ||
*[[1975 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1975)]] | *[[1965 Rebel 300 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1965)]] | ||
*[[1976 Dixie 500 (lost CBS footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]] | *[[1966 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1966)]] | ||
*[[1979 Southeastern 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1979)]] | *[[1966 Southern 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1966)]] | ||
*[[1982 Twin 125s race 1 (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying race; existence unconfirmed; 1982)]] | *[[1967 Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1967)]] | ||
*[[1984 Delaware 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1984)]] | *[[1967 Rebel 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)]] | *[[1970 Alabama 500 (found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]] | ||
*[[1985 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; existence unconfirmed; 1985)]] | *[[1970 National 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]] | ||
*[[1986 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; existence unconfirmed; 1986)]] | *[[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 Firecracker 400 (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 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 11:10, 26 April 2022
The starting grid for the race.
Status: Lost
The 1976 Firecracker 400 was the 16th race of the 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Occurring on 4th July at the Daytona International Speedway, on the same day as the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence being enacted, the race would ultimately be won by Cale Yarborough in a Chevrolet.
Background
The 1976 Firecracker 400 was the 18th running of the event, with its name a reference to the fact it was held on the United States' Independence Day.[1] The annual event was therefore extra special as it occurred on the 200th anniversary since America was founded after the Declaration of Independence was enacted.[2] It was also the second 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series event to be held at Daytona International Speedway,[3] after the Daytona 500, which in 1976 occurred on 15th February and was won by David Pearson in a Mercury.[4] 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 A.J. Foyt in a Chevrolet winning the pole position with a speed of 183.09 mph.[5] Yarborough qualified second, ahead of third-placed and previous year's winner Richard Petty in a Dodge.[5]
The Race
With the starting order decided, the 1976 Firecracker 400 occurred on 4th July.[5] The race is notable for its many lead changes, with the first 29 changes lasting fewer than ten laps.[5] Initially, the race was between Foyt, Yarborough, Buddy Baker in a Ford, and Bobby Allison in a Mercury.[5] Despite his strong start, Baker's race ended early following an engine failure on lap 32.[5] With Foyt also dropping out of contention after experiencing a shredded tyre and handling issues,[6] the race was between Yarborough, Allison and the fast-closing Mercury driver David Pearson. On lap 72, Allison assumed the lead, becoming the first to hold it for more than ten laps at 12 before dropping it to Yarborough.[5] They continually swapped places until on lap 135 when Pearson charged through to take the lead.[5]
This lead was short-lived though, as Yarborough passed Pearson on lap 136 to again hold the first position.[6][5] From then on, Yarborough was able to fend off both Pearson and Allison, leaving them behind to take victory ahead of Pearson by eight seconds and claim $22,215 in prize money.[5][6] Pearson was able to re-take second after overtaking Allison on the third turn of the final lap.[6][5] Post-race, Yarborough stated that his game plan was to get Pearson and Allison to duel amongst themselves, allowing him to build a significant gap between himself and them.[6] He exclaimed that he was "hot as a firecracker and mighty tired, but everything on the car worked perfectly.”[6]
Availability
According to NASCAR on TV, 45 minutes of highlights were broadcast by ABC on 14th August 1976 as part of its Wide World of Sports alongside the AAU Swimming 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
A.J. Foyt (28) racing Ricky Rudd (22).
Yarborough celebrating his win.
Official program for the race.
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 Firecracker 400 (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 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
- ↑ The Inclusive Historian's Handbook detailing the US Bicentennial. Retrieved 3 Mar '22
- ↑ Racing-Reference detailing the 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series calendar. Retrieved 3 Mar '22
- ↑ Racing-Reference detailing results for the 1976 Daytona 500. Retrieved 3 Mar '22
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 Racing-Reference detailing the qualifying and race results for the event. Retrieved 3 Mar '22
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 The New York Times reporting on Yarborough winning the race. Retrieved 3 Mar '22
- ↑ NASCAR on TV detailing ABC's broadcast of the race. Retrieved 3 Mar '22