DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JULY 4: Driver Neil Bonnett celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Firecracker 400 in his #21 Wood Brothers Purolator Mercury on July 4, 1979 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo byt Dozier Mobley/Getty Images)

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History to know: Last 6 Cup Series races on Wednesday

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JULY 4: Driver Richard Petty celebrates in Victory Lane after winning his 200th, and final, career race at the Firecracker 400 race on July 4, 1984 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Dozier Mobley/Getty Images)

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July 4, 1984

Winner: Richard Petty
Track: Daytona International Speedway
Notable: U.S. President Ronald Reagan attends the annual Firecracker 400, gives a memorable command and then watches as Petty wins his 200th (and last) NASCAR Cup Series race. It was one of the most historic afternoons in NASCAR history.

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July 4, 1979

Winner: Neil Bonnett
Track: Daytona International Speedway
Notable: A member of the famed "Alabama Gang," this would go down as Bonnett's only win at Daytona.

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL — July 4, 1974: David Pearson raises the checkered flag and the race trophy in victory lane at Daytona International Speedway after winning the Firecracker 400 NASCAR Cup race, his third straight win in the Summer classic. All told, Pearson won the Firecracker race six times during his career; 1963, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1978. (Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images)

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July 4, 1973

Winner: David Pearson
Track: Daytona International Speedway
Notable: Pearson made only 18 starts in 1973, and he won 11 of them -- including the summer Daytona race, his eighth victory of the season.

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 1971: Richard Petty poses with his Petty Enterprises NASCAR Cup Plymouth that he drove to victory in the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. This was the last car prior to acquiring STP sponsorship, which for the first time added red to the traditional all Petty Blue paint. (Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images)

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July 14, 1971

Winner: Richard Petty
Track: Albany-Saratoga Speedway
Notable: This track -- casually referred to as Malta, given it is located in Malta, New York -- hosted just two NASCAR Cup Series races. This was the second, with Petty leading 181 of 250 laps on the .362-mile track.

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL — February 1971: Bobby Allison brought his Dodge Charger to Daytona International Speedway for the Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup race, adorned in the colors of his long-time sponsor Coca-Cola. He would go on to finish 18th in the race. (Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images)

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June 23, 1971

Winner: Bobby Allison
Track: Meyer Speedway
Notable: This was the final of five consecutive wins for Allison in 1971, and it marked the only NASCAR Cup Series race ever run at the half-mile paved track in Houston.

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DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - MAY 20: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Delivering Strength Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the rain-shortened NASCAR Cup Series Toyota 500 at Darlington Raceway on May 20, 2020 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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May 20, 2020

Winner: Denny Hamlin
Track: Darlington Raceway
Notable: Hamlin wins a rain-shortened race as he stays out under a late caution. A hard-charging Chase Elliott gets turned by Kyle Busch bringing the end of the race as rain followed soon after.