*POINT STANDINGS and WINS before the 1980 FIRECRACKER 400 (17 of 31):* #2 Dale Earnhardt (2387 points with 2 wins, Chevrolet) #43 Richard Petty (-13 with 2 wins, Chevrolet) #11 Cale Yarborough (-38 with 2 wins, Chevrolet) #88 Darrell Waltrip (-143 with 4 wins, Chevrolet) #27 Benny Parson (-193 with 2 wins, Chevrolet) #15 Bobby Allison (-218 with 1 win, Ford) #90 Jody Ridley (-329, Chevrolet) #47 Harry Gant (-447, Chevrolet) Meanwhile, Richard Childress (Chevrolet) was 10th. Despite his great 1979 season, Joe Millikan (Chevrolet) had to scale down to a partial schedule for 1980. Part-timer Buddy Baker (Chevrolet) won the Daytona 500 and the Alabama 500 while David Pearson won the Rebel 500 after taking over the Chevrolet #1 Donnie Allison used to race. Drivers listed are the season's current top8, last season's top8 plus whatever race winner that doesn't fit any of those 2 descriptions. I’m also using the unsponsored names of the races. In Daytona’s case, the July race was the Firecracker 400.
In fact 1980 saw both the fastest Daytona 500 and Firecracker 400 still to this date. Interesting fact:The five fastest Daytona 500's are 1980 won by Buddy Baker (177.602 MPH), 1987 won by Bill Elliott (176.263 MPH), 1998 won by Dale Earnhardt Sr. (172.712 MPH), 1985 won by Bill Elliott (172.265 MPH), and 1981 won by Richard Petty (169.651 MPH). The five fastest Firecracker/Pepsi/Coke Zero 400's are 1980 won by (non spoiling it)(173.473 MPH), 1979 won by Neil Bonnett (172.890 MPH), 1984 won by Richard Petty (171.204 MPH), 1992 won by Ernie Irvan (170.457 MPH), and 1999 won by Dale Jarrett (169.213 MPH).
The Mercurys, for whatever reason were great at Daytona and Talladega. Pearson won the Firecracker and Winston 500 in 74, was about to win the 500 in 75 before being clipped by Cale Yarborough when he tried to get in his draft while being lapped, Pearson won the 500 in 76 and the Firecracker in 78. Neil Bonnett won the 79 Firecracker and one of the 1980 Talladega races.
Economacki indicates that this is The Kings 300 th race. So he won, what, 190 out of 300? And Pearson had won at least 85 races in that time, Cale at least 50….that doesn’t leave many races for the other 700 plus who tried
Wow!, dale was givin it hahaha but Bobby was incredibly fast
*POINT STANDINGS and WINS before the 1980 FIRECRACKER 400 (17 of 31):*
#2 Dale Earnhardt (2387 points with 2 wins, Chevrolet)
#43 Richard Petty (-13 with 2 wins, Chevrolet)
#11 Cale Yarborough (-38 with 2 wins, Chevrolet)
#88 Darrell Waltrip (-143 with 4 wins, Chevrolet)
#27 Benny Parson (-193 with 2 wins, Chevrolet)
#15 Bobby Allison (-218 with 1 win, Ford)
#90 Jody Ridley (-329, Chevrolet)
#47 Harry Gant (-447, Chevrolet)
Meanwhile, Richard Childress (Chevrolet) was 10th. Despite his great 1979 season, Joe Millikan (Chevrolet) had to scale down to a partial schedule for 1980. Part-timer Buddy Baker (Chevrolet) won the Daytona 500 and the Alabama 500 while David Pearson won the Rebel 500 after taking over the Chevrolet #1 Donnie Allison used to race.
Drivers listed are the season's current top8, last season's top8 plus whatever race winner that doesn't fit any of those 2 descriptions. I’m also using the unsponsored names of the races. In Daytona’s case, the July race was the Firecracker 400.
bobby and dale the two best ever
Bobby Allison's 58th Career NASCAR Winston Cup Series Victory
21:03 White Flag (the announcers dont say it though)
Still the fastest 400-mile Daytona race, as of 2018.
In fact 1980 saw both the fastest Daytona 500 and Firecracker 400 still to this date. Interesting fact:The five fastest Daytona 500's are 1980 won by Buddy Baker (177.602 MPH), 1987 won by Bill Elliott (176.263 MPH), 1998 won by Dale Earnhardt Sr. (172.712 MPH), 1985 won by Bill Elliott (172.265 MPH), and 1981 won by Richard Petty (169.651 MPH). The five fastest Firecracker/Pepsi/Coke Zero 400's are 1980 won by (non spoiling it)(173.473 MPH), 1979 won by Neil Bonnett (172.890 MPH), 1984 won by Richard Petty (171.204 MPH), 1992 won by Ernie Irvan (170.457 MPH), and 1999 won by Dale Jarrett (169.213 MPH).
hard to set records with stage " racing" lol
The Mercurys, for whatever reason were great at Daytona and Talladega. Pearson won the Firecracker and Winston 500 in 74, was about to win the 500 in 75 before being clipped by Cale Yarborough when he tried to get in his draft while being lapped, Pearson won the 500 in 76 and the Firecracker in 78. Neil Bonnett won the 79 Firecracker and one of the 1980 Talladega races.
2:37 Oh, lord, that hurts to hear...
Economacki indicates that this is The Kings 300 th race. So he won, what, 190 out of 300? And Pearson had won at least 85 races in that time, Cale at least 50….that doesn’t leave many races for the other 700 plus who tried
Awesome Crash!!😲
Very similar to Randy Lajoie's crash at the same spot a few years later (1984 Twin 125s).
What time
Bobby was the best
Go Alabama gang!
do you have the 87 sovran bank 500 or the 87 summer 500?
'87 Sovran Bank 500, yes, Summer 500, no (as of right now)
Do you have the 1980 Southern 500 to post?
I do, actually. It's scheduled to go online on January 7th
SMIFF TV Great, what else have you got coming.
Phil finney’s bad crash 22:43
Being that Bobby started 14th and was not in an Oldsmobile, was this a fluke win for him?
Badass Bud Moore Ford
@@johnriggle5336 Mercury, actually.
I was at this race. I remember the Phil Finney crash.
I wonder who got hit in the rear by Earnfart in this race .
Yeah, he was a shithead.