All years 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009. Also, check out the grandstands on the front stretch. On june 7, 1997, foyt as an owner was involved in an incident that helped shape the history of the indy racing league and added to his reputation as a. May 22, 2016 the first summer race at daytona international speedway was called the firecracker 250 the forerunner of the coke zero 400 powered by cocacola and held on july 4, 1959. Danica patrick, who won the pole for februarys daytona 500, will start 11th. He didnt start the race due to a crash during practice. Many drivers who have won the daytona 500 have also won the coke zero 400 at some point in their career.
That weekend will smith and tommy lee jones were exterminating space bugs in theaters in men in black. Jan 21, 2020 buddys father was a twotime premier series champion and won 46 races in nascars top division. Kyle busch wins pole for coke zero 400 at daytona usa today. Scheduled as a 250mile 400 km race, it has been held the night before the nascar cup series coke zero sugar 400 during independence day weekend since 2002 until 2006, there had been a different winner in each race. From its inception to 2019, it was traditionally held on or around united states independence day.
They used to start the race before the afternoon thunderstorms start up in florida. Greg sacks, first start with digard, 1985 firecracker 400 at daytona, which actually led to him getting a fulltime ride with them for the rest of the season a week later after a pissed off bobby allison quit. The victory gave petty his 200th win in nascar winston cup series competition, extending his longstanding record. Complete schedule, times, tv info for coke zero 400. It is the longest race on nascars schedule at 600 miles 970 km. It was the first nascar grand national series race to take place after fireball roberts died two days earlier in the infamous 1964 world 600. The firecracker 400, which was the firecracker 250 for its first four years, was held every july 4 from 1959 to 1986. The alabama native currently ranks 47th in alltime nascar cup victories. Thirty years after mario andretti won his only daytona 500, his nephew john andretti put his name in the history books by winning the 1997 firecr i mean, the pepsi wait, the coke zero 400. Feb 14, 2018 lee petty won the inaugural daytona 500 on feb.
In addition, every single multipletime winner of the daytona 500 has won the coke zero 400 at least once. Despite an inexperienced pit crew, greg sacks races to victory at daytona international speedway in the 1985 firecracker 400. Roberts won the first firecracker 400 before 26,640. In 1959, a year after the speedway was built, lee petty won the first daytona 500 in a threeway photo finish. Driving for harry rainer in 1983, cale yarborough won the daytona 500 for the third time. The last year the race had firecracker in its name was 1988. Nascar winston cup race number 16 of 30 monday, july 4, 1983 at daytona international speedway, daytona beach, fl. Yarborough, in backup car, captures daytona 500 the. What you need to know about daytona ford performance. Every time daytona is paved, something out of the ordinary happens. Jun 30, 2017 on july 5, 1997, the 34yearold andretti won his first cup race, what was then the pepsi 400.
The coke zero sugar 400 is an annual nascar cup series stock car race at daytona international speedway. The 1984 firecracker 400 was a nascar winston cup series racing event that took place on july 4, 1984, at daytona international speedway in daytona beach, florida. With only 10 laps to go bobby allison was just a few car lengths ahead of leader dave marcis when the caution came out and allison became. Bonnett also won the first nascar race held outside of north america, winning the goodyear 500 in. Jul 01, 2008 none of these, however, were any bigger then the miracle that happened in the 1985 pepsi firecracker 400 when a 32yearold man from mattituck, new york shocked the nascar world.
After the first four races, his fathers team folded. The race ran its scheduled 250 miles with no caution flags, with daytona beach native fireball roberts winning in dominating fashion, leading 84 of 100 laps and beating. Known by the nickname gentle giant, baker was noted for his prowess at nascars superspeedways, daytona and talladega. The cocacola 250 is a nascar xfinity series race that is held at daytona international speedway. Daytona 500 champion jimmie johnson will start eighth. Notable victories came in the 1979 firecracker 400 and the cocacola 600 in 1982 and 1983. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, the times does not alter, edit or.
And speaking of bobby allison, first start with rainierlundy, riverside 1981, first start with digard, 1982 daytona 500. Austin dillon avoids two major wrecks to win subway. By the decades coke zero 400 daytona international. It remains the only time in history that the feat has been accomplished in backtoback years. Feb 21, 1983 yarborough, who also won this race in 1968 and 1977, set a grand national onelap record of 200.
Drivers that have won in the fewest number of starts with a. Yarborough won the firecracker 400 in 1967 as a driver and watched john andretti take his ford to victory lane in 1997. Weekend schedule for cup, xfinity at daytona nascar talk. He is the only driver to win the indianapolis 500 which he won four times, the daytona 500, the 24 hours of daytona, and the 24 hours of le mans. Bonnett hosted the tv show winners for tnn from 1991 to 1994. Jul 06, 2018 starting lineup for the coke zero sugar 400. Yarborough, who also won this race in 1968 and 1977, set a grand national onelap record of 200. Nascar driver tim richmond stands beside his race car prior to the start of the 1987 firecracker 400 on july 4, 1987 at the daytona international speedway in daytona beach, fla.
Carl edwards won his first cocacola 600 and first while driving for joe gibbs racing. There isnt much to write about the 1984 firecracker 400 that hasnt been covered over and over again. Essential information you need to get ready for tonights coke zero 400. Buddys father was a twotime premier series champion and won 46 races in nascars top division. The gaffney ledger from gaffney, south carolina on october. Lawrence neil bonnett july 30, 1946 february 11, 1994 was an american nascar driver who compiled 18 victories and 20 poles over his 18year career. Buddy baker led 118 laps to pettys 16, but the king was out front for the final circuits. The first race, held in 1960, was also the first one held at the new charlotte motor speedway. Untold stories of the 1984 firecracker 400 posted by nascarman on july 2, 2015 viewed 0 times tweet. Friday schedule for cup, xfinity at daytona nascar talk. Fireball roberts won the first 400 mile race at daytona, the 1963 firecracker 400. Coke zero 400 academic dictionaries and encyclopedias.
First held in 1959, the event consists of 160 laps, 400 mile 640 km, and is the second of two major stock car events held at daytona on the cup series circuit, the other being the daytona 500. Jul 07, 2012 july 4 this day in petty history part 2 1977 starting on the inside of the third row, richard petty leads a little over half the laps 95 of 160 and wins the firecracker 400 at daytona for second time in three years for his 185th career nascar winston cup victory. Become the first figure in auto sports to be voted into the alabama sports hall. After going through several teams, and after becoming a driver with the wood brothers, he won the 1967 atlanta 500 and the firecracker 400. The late fireball roberts won the first firecracker 250 before 12,900, and the race was extended to 400 miles in 1963. Ford daytona july race winners 1963 fireball roberts 1965 a. January 25, 1941 august 10, 2015 was an american professional stock car racing driver and commentator. Austin dillon wins the subway firecracker 250 xfinity series race at daytona international speedway on saturday night. Daytona international speedway home to nascars biggest. Nascar driver dale earnhardt seated beside his race car and buddy baker exchange some heated words prior to the start of the 1983 firecracker 400 on july 4, 1983 at the daytona international speedway in daytona beach, florida. None of these, however, were any bigger then the miracle that happened in the 1985 pepsi firecracker 400 when a 32yearold man from. Jul 05, 2019 friday schedule for cup, xfinity at daytona.
Named one of nascars 50 greatest drivers, he was the 1983 winston cup champion and won the daytona 500 three times in 1978, 1982, and 1988. The 1964 firecracker 400 was a nascar grand national series event that was held on july 4, 1964, at daytona international speedway in daytona beach, florida. The 86 photos from this event in my nascar online photo database include many good shots of some ofthe biggest names in american. Starting lineup for the coke zero sugar 400 nascar talk. He earned the checkered flag in his backup car, as he had destroyed his original car in the week leading up to the race while setting a recording qualifying speed of over 200 mph. Cale yarborough 1968, 1977, 1983, 1984 daytona 500 winners. Robert arthur allison born december 3, 1937 is a former american professional stock car racing driver and owner. In 1984, sacks made a full attempt at the nascar winston cup series, once again in a car owned by his father, only now it ran as no. The first summer race at daytona international speedway was called the firecracker 250 the forerunner of the coke zero 400 powered by cocacola and held on july 4, 1959. His two sons, clifford and davey allison, followed him into racing, and both died within a. Brack won the 1999 indianapolis 500 in foyts car, putting foyt in the winners circle at indy for the fifth time. Austin dillon avoids two major wrecks to win subway firecracker 250 at daytona. Foyt 1967 cale yarborough 1969 leeroy yarbrough 1970 donnie allison 1983 buddy baker 1988 bill elliott 1989 davey allison 1991.
He appeared in the 1983 film stroker ace and the 1990 film days of thunder. He participated for the first time in the indianapolis 500, driving vollstedtford of jim robbins. Jul 03, 2018 the firecracker 400, which was the firecracker 250 for its first four years, was held every july 4 from 1959 to 1986. In his career, yarborough won the daytona 500 four times, with his first one in 1968, and had a total of 83. Yarborough, in backup car, captures daytona 500 the new. No doubt one of the greatest comebacks in nascar history.
First held in 1959, the event consists of 160 laps, 400mile 640 km, and is the second of two major stock car events held at daytona on the cup series circuit, the other being the daytona 500. Coke zero sugar 400 is the only other race besides the daytona 500 to be held at daytona international raceway, and attracts the sports most famous stars and cars in the nascar schedule why all the fuss. The cocacola 600, originally the world 600, is an annual 600mile 970 km nascar cup series points race held at the charlotte motor speedway in concord, north carolina, during memorial day weekend. Racings valvoline ford to victory in the firecracker 400 in 1983. Bob welborn won the first race at daytona, the 100mile qualifying race for the daytona 500.
Nascar winston cup series daytona international speedway july 4th, 1974. The gaffney ledger from gaffney, south carolina on october 26. Daytona doubles after fireball roberts won both the daytona 500 and coke zero 400 in 1962, cale yarborough and leeroy yarbrough closed out the decade in historic fashion with each claiming a daytona double. Fireball roberts won the inaugural pole at daytona in a pontiac with a speed of 140. Decades at daytona 1960s daytona international speedway. Among the most notable, david pearson won the 400 four times prior to finally winning the daytona 500 in.
Drivers that have won in the fewest number of starts with. In addition, every single multiple time winner of the daytona 500 has won the coke zero 400 at least once. The unlikely tale of greg sacks and his lone nascar. Jul 04, 2019 weekend schedule for cup, xfinity at daytona. From its inception to 2019, it was traditionally held on or around united states.
I think there are more people in the infield than in the stands. Austin dillon wins wreckfilled xfinity race at daytona. Additionally, the race was the fastestran cocacola 600 in history at an average. Schedule and start times for the sprint cup series coke zero 400 on saturday and the xfinity series subway firecracker 250 on friday. The end of the cocacola firecracker 250 will be aired at noon, after being. Coke zeros designation as a restrictorplate cup series race which means that cars run inches apart at speeds up to 200 mph. Sacks made 29 out of the 30 races, finished 19th in points and runnerup to rusty wallace for the nascar rookie of the year award. Bayne stands nascar world on end with daytona 500 win. Over the course of his 33year racing career, he won 19 races in the nascar cup series, including the 1980 daytona 500. Anyway here is the starting lineup and start of the 1988 pepsi firecracker 400 from daytona. Daytona international speedway home to nascars biggest upset.