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SHR does commercial shoot; see Dale Jr. on track

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Newly minted NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick was on hand Wednesday for Day 2 of the Goodyear Tire test at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Harvick wasn’t laying down rubber, but instead filming a Mobil 1 video with other SHR drivers, according to the following tweet from Stewart-Haas Racing. Click on the link within the SHR tweet to see a cool shot of the fellas getting ready for their video shoot.

Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl Edwards, Sam Hornish Jr. and Paul Menard were testing for the past two days with new-look teams for Hendrick Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing, Richard Petty Motorsports and Richard Childress Racing, respectively. Here’s a look at some of the action.

Sticking with the concept of new-look teams, here’s a shot that looks like it’s from the JGR shop, where Kyle Busch is getting a seat-fitting and starting the process of working with new crew chief Adam Stevens, who replaced Dave Rogers in recent wholesale changes at JGR. For more on those changes, read this story.

"Conditions are really cool. There’s not a lot of rubber on the racetrack. We’re basically in the lower downforce 2016 trim," Edwards said of the conditions and setup for this week’s test. "The biggest thing this test is helping me out with is to get used to this car, the new seat, (crew chief) Darian (Grubb) and the guys and how they do things here. It’s been very good for me from that perspective."

Earnhardt said the test is a good chance to establish a winning chemistry with his new crew chief, Greg Ives, but also to keep his driving acumen sharp during the off season.

"We’re definitely going to take advantage of every little bit of track time we can get because the testing rules are a little tighter this year," Earnhardt said. "It’s good for me and Greg to get to work together – to get a little rapport going – so when we take off and go to Atlanta, Vegas and Phoenix, we’re communicating really well.

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NASCAR Chairman and CEO says sport will build on momentum

NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France said Tuesday that Kevin Harvick‘s reaction to the new Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup format spoke to the "elevation of competition" that he was looking for when NASCAR rolled out its "win and advance" plan for 2014.

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On SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, France recounted a story from Champion’s Week that he first told at the NMPA Myers Brothers Luncheon last Thursday.

"When I saw Kevin in Las Vegas on Tuesday, he pulled me aside, and it was neat," France remembered. "He said, ‘Look, I wasn’t a big fan of the Chase format when you first announced it, and you first told me about it. But I’ve got to tell you, when we got into it and the moments, it gave me and my team (a chance) to reach down and dig up talent and effort that we never thought possible, that was pretty neat to be able to have those moments.’

"Wow, that’s everything! That’s what our fans love most. These are the best drivers in the world, best teams in the world. Give them moments where they can shine and they will."

France reiterated that a winless champion taking the Chase title would have been fine because all of the drivers and teams in the Chase raised "their game to a new level."

"It wouldn’t have bothered us at all if Ryan Newman would have closed the deal — and he almost did by the way — and won," France said. "He would have earned the championship in our view without question.

"Because any time you try to go back in auto racing and say, ‘Well, it’s whoever won the most races. Well, it’s whoever had the best finishing order’ or any of that stuff, you never get the real accurate view. The real accurate view is did you bring it when it mattered? Were you the best on that given day? That’s how every other sport is measured."

According to France, any changes to the format would be "nothing anybody would notice for ’15, but if we can make an already great thing better, we will always look into that.

"… We’re very content that we have the right positioning of elevating the drivers to have moments as I just described and then also balancing this whole thing in auto racing which is very difficult to balance. Which is, how do you balance winning and consistency? They don’t necessarily always go together. And how do you have any kind of a championship run that represents that? We’ve done the best job that we think we can do to balance that."

The competitive fire that burned during the Chase will stoke the sport’s fire until 2015 Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway.

"Momentum out of any sport at the end of the year, a dramatic playoffs, a really interesting ending is always something you build on," France said. "… The level of competition actually went up. If you were at or watching any of the last 10 races frankly, but certainly the last few, it was unmistakable the effort, the level of competition with the elite teams."

The NASCAR Chairman and CEO said the sport plans to take advantage of that momentum in the 74 days leading up to the Great American Race.

"We’re always trying to keep our drivers engaged with our fans as best we can, and they want that," France said. "They thrive on that too, so it’s not a very hard sell at all. So we’ll be working on things that give the Daytona 500 its rightful energy into the New Year with our drivers and teams."

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Former series champ to run all Daytona, Talladega events

Bobby Labonte, the 2000 champion of NASCAR’s premier series, has signed to drive for Go FAS Racing in all four superspeedway events next season, the team announced Wednesday.

Labonte, 50, will drive the No. 32 Ford in both NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway, including the season-opening Daytona 500 on Feb. 22. Labonte will inherit the wheel from his brother, Terry, a two-time series champion who retired from racing after a partial schedule with Go FAS last year.

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The team, formed by a merger of co-owners Frank Stoddard and Archie St. Hilaire before the 2014 season, said it will continue to use Roush Yates engines. The team also announced that Texas-based C&J Energy Services will return as a primary sponsor for the fifth straight season.

"I’m excited for the opportunity to go racing next season with Go FAS Racing and C&J," Bobby Labonte said in a release provided by the team. "The people at C&J are good friends of our family, and like me, have a passion for the sport. I want to thank them and Frankie for allowing me the opportunity to take over where my brother left off."

Labonte, who first raced in NASCAR’s top series in 1991, has 21 victories in 721 career starts. All of his victories and his lone series title came driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, his team from 1995-2005. He also claimed a championship in 1991 in what will become the NASCAR XFINITY Series next season.

Labonte ran most of the 2013 season, but competed in just three races last year for three different car owners. His best finish was 15th place in the Daytona 500, wheeling the No. 52 Chevrolet for Harry Scott Jr.

GoFAS ran a similar schedule last season for Terry Labonte, who competed in both Daytona and Talladega races. His best effort was 11th place in the midsummer Coke Zero 400 at Daytona. The elder Labonte also qualified ninth and finished 33rd for GoFAS in the final race of his career.

"We had an outstanding finish in the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona last July with Terry, and we look forward to continuing those strong results with Bobby," Stoddard said. "We have a busy offseason to get ready for 2015, but everyone is excited about what the season holds for us."

Go FAS participated in a full schedule last season with a variety of drivers, led by Travis Kvapil‘s 16 races. Kyle Fowler, Joey Gase, Timmy Hill, Blake Koch, Terry Labonte, Eddie McDonald, Boris Said and JJ Yeley also drove the No. 32 Ford in 2014.

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Nationwide honors No. 9 JR Motorsports team on Champ’s Day

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Nationwide Insurance officials rolled out the red carpet — OK, make that the blue carpet — Tuesday as the departing series sponsor welcomed 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Chase Elliott and the No. 9 JR Motorsports team to its headquarters.

Elliott, 18, became the youngest series champion while also earning Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors this past season. He and members of his team spent the day in Columbus visiting the Nationwide Children’s Hospital, participating in a Nationwide Insurance "Marketing U" panel discussion and signing autographs, with tours of Nationwide Arena (home of the Columbus Blue Jackets NHL franchise) and Woody Hayes Athletic Complex (at The Ohio State University) taking place as well.

The team capped off the day with a return trip to the arena to take in the Blue Jackets’ game against the Philadelphia Flyers — which the Blue Jackets won in a shootout.

That the celebration honored his entire team, Elliott said, was important.

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"I really think, at least as far as my guys — I don’t know about anybody else’s — I know my guys have made me look a lot better than I really am this season," he said. "Take it or leave it, that’s the truth. I respect them and all that they do.

"I know how much work and effort goes into these cars in trying to improve and make them better each week. All that … plays a role, every little bit counts and those guys know that. Especially the guys that travel on the road and work during the week. They don’t get a day off from February through November. People don’t realize that. I have all the respect in the world for them."

Nationwide Insurance has supported the Children’s Hospital for more than 50 years. According to officials, it is the third largest ("and second busiest," Elliott is told) pediatric hospital in the country. The hospital treats approximately 1.1 million patients annually, and its patients come from all 50 states as well as 33 countries.

This past season, the NASCAR Nationwide Series returned to Mid-Ohio for the Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200. Proceeds from the event benefited the hospital, and 10 "Patient Champions" were featured on various cars in the event.

Tuesday, those Patient Champions were treated to a visit from Elliott and the team, posed for photographs and were presented gifts, which included sheet metal from the cars representing each child.

The panel discussion at Nationwide Insurance’s corporate headquarters, which took place inside the Jeffers Auditorium, touched on a number of subjects, from Elliott’s success at such a young age to the value of teamwork.

Jim McCoy, director of strategic sponsorships for Nationwide Insurance, noted the company’s impending departure, but also stressed that it would remain involved in the NASCAR realm — as a primary sponsor for Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series as well as title sponsor of the Mid-Ohio event.

"We’ve made a lot of incredible relationships," McCoy told the group. "First and foremost with JR Motorsports, we’ve worked with them the last six years and they’ve been such a big part of the Nationwide Series.

"To have them finish with the championship was a great way to cap that relationship. It was … important for us to finish strong, go out with class and style the way that we approached all seven years (of our association).

"We couldn’t be happier with the way things turned out, not only with Mid-Ohio, but having a young champion represent our last year."

During the Blue Jackets’ game, Elliott was interviewed between periods by the team’s radio host while co-owner Kelley Earnhardt Miller and husband L.W. Miller (director of motorsports at JRM) participated in a game of "Name That Tune" shown on the arena’s video screens. And team members were on the ice during a break to help with an ice go-kart challenge race.

Elliott, who will return to defend his series title with the team in 2015, said afterward that being able to spend time with his team and take part in the Nationwide visit was special.

"I’ve had fun with it," he said. "You know I spent a lot of time watching these races on TV, sitting home on the couch, more than I have being a part of them. From watching it on TV to being a part of it firsthand, I can really tell you how much Nationwide puts into this. I hate to see them go. I think the sponsor that follows definitely has big shoes to fill.

"Just to see their involvement and how much they care this season and the effort they put into everything is far more than I’ve ever seen before from a sponsor for a series. It’s been very cool to see."

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Will carry General Mills, Kroger sponsorship for 2015 race

Ty Dillon announced Tuesday morning that he’ll make his Daytona 500 debut in 2015, driving the No. 33 Chevrolet for Circle Sport Racing.

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Dillon, who competes full-time in the NASCAR XFINITY Series for Richard Childress Racing, will carry sponsorship from Cheerios and Kroger. General Mills, which continued a six-year partnership with RCR, also backs brother Austin Dillon‘s Sprint Cup entries through its cereal brands.

"The Daytona 500 is a major step in Ty’s career and it’s terrific to have General Mills as a big part of this monumental race,” said team owner Richard Childress, Dillon’s grandfather. "General Mills has such a great history in NASCAR and we are proud to feature the Cheerios colors on Ty’s race car for the Daytona 500 and the millions of NASCAR fans who will be watching. We hope to bring Cheerios a victory."

Dillon, 22, ran the first two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races of his career last season in the No. 33. He registered a best finish of 25th in his Labor Day weekend debut at Atlanta Motor Speedway for Circle Sport, a Childress-affiliated team owned by Joe Falk.

Dillon is a three-time winner in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and a one-time winner in the Nationwide Series, which will gain entitlement sponsorship from XFINITY starting in 2015. Dillon wound up fifth in the season-long Nationwide standings last year with his breakthrough victory coming at historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway in July.


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Team Penske sponsor, Discount Tire, and NASCAR’s official tire Goodyear take part

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NASCAR, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the country’s tire makers and retailers announced Tuesday at the White House an awareness program regarding tire safety, maintenance and energy efficiency.

Driver Ryan Blaney was among the dignitaries from the stock-car racing community in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday in support of the partnership. Blaney’s Team Penske No. 22 Discount Tire Ford Mustang, which won the NASCAR Nationwide Series owners’ championship, was part of the announcement along with the Joe Gibbs Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series No. 18 M&M’s Toyota Camry.

A "Drive for Safety" initiative, scheduled for a rollout during the 2015 NASCAR season, was among the actions the DOT announced Tuesday. The goal for the partnership is to help reduce the approximately 11,000 tire-related crashes that occur in the United States each year and reduce the amount of fuel consumption and pollution through proper tire inflation, balance, alignment and rotation.

NASCAR and the DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have worked for more than 10 years to promote traffic safety, including seat-belt use and tire maintenance. The two organizations entered a five-year memorandum of understanding in June 2013 at Sonoma Raceway.

During Tire Safety Awareness Month, Dec. 9, 2014 to Jan. 9, 2015, NASCAR’s official tire, Goodyear, is committing to tire care education on its website as well as offering free inflation pressure services at its more than 600 company-owned retail stories. It will also make tire care information available to new car buyers and to customers who purchase new tires at Goodyear dealer and retail locations.

Before heading to the White House, Blaney visited the Capitol.

About the afternoon, Blaney replied to a tweet from Will McEvoy, a character on HBO’s "The Newsroom," which will end its three-year run Sunday at 9 p.m. ET.

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Dale Jr. excited to be back, Edwards seen with his new No. 19 and more

The Goodyear Tire test at Charlotte Motor Speedway that included drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl Edwards, Sam Hornish Jr. and Paul Menard was closed to media, but that didn’t stop us from compiling scenes and comments that were coming in via social media. Earnhardt Jr., who lists CMS as the track at which he’d most like to visit Victory Lane, was clearly excited about getting back to work on Tuesday with new crew chief Greg Ives.

Meanwhile, Boris at JGR provided a glimpse of Carl Edwards and the new No. 19 Toyota he will drive in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Joe Gibbs Racing. See why Edwards told NASCAR.com’s Zack Albert that anything less than a championship will be a disappointment in his first year with the new team.

Performance Racing Network’s Doug Rice sent this vine of Edwards rolling in his new ride.

Here, Edwards is shown talking with his new crew chief, Darian Grubb:

Hendrick Motorsports sent us this sunny look of Dale Jr.’s hauler pulled into the garage area at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, doesn’t it?

PRN’s Rice vined Hornish Jr. rolling in the No. 9 for Richard Petty Motorsports. We see you Sam!

And finally, if you’ve ever wondered what goes on at a Goodyear Tire test, check out this informative video from NASCAR.com.

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Edwards: ‘Anything less than a championship will be a disappointment’

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It might be premature to start making note of New Year’s resolutions, but Carl Edwards so far has the market for newness cornered as 2015 approaches.

In making the switch to Joe Gibbs Racing from his Roush Fenway Racing home for more than a decade, his NASCAR future is full of new things: New team, new manufacturer, new car number and — as of last Thursday — new crew chief in veteran wrench Darian Grubb. The new doesn’t stop when it comes to Edwards’ rejuvenated outlook.

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"I really don’t know yet what to expect," Edwards said last week during Champion’s Week festivities at the Wynn Las Vegas. "I know that I hope for some really great things and from what I’ve seen, the little I’ve seen, I believe we have the ability to go out and dominate next year. That’s why I’m doing this and that’s what I’m prepared for. Anything less than a championship will be a disappointment for us. We’re going to come out guns blazing and just go for wins right off the bat, prepare for the Chase and dominate all the way to Homestead."

After weeks of rumors, Edwards was unveiled as Gibbs’ fourth Sprint Cup Series driver in mid-August. After what he called "the most difficult decision I’ve ever made, by far," Edwards had to inform longtime team owner Jack Roush, the man who first saw big-league potential in him by tapping him for a Camping World Truck Series ride in 2003.

Edwards said Roush’s disappointment was palpable, but it never weakened the car owner’s commitment to seeing the season through and pushing for their first championship together. Edwards made it all the way to the Eliminator Round for the final eight drivers but fell short of a title shot after the next-to-last race of the season at Phoenix International Raceway.

Leaving the only Sprint Cup operation he’s ever driven for will take more than a little adjustment, which is why Edwards is front and center for his new JGR team at a two-day Goodyear tire test Tuesday and Wednesday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Edwards said he’ll always be grateful for Roush’s influence, but he said even with 10-plus years’ experience at NASCAR’s top level, he’s anxious for what the future holds with Gibbs.

"Roush Fenway Racing and Ford will always be a part of my life," Edwards said. "All the wins that we have and the championship in the Nationwide Series and all that stuff have come with Jack and Ford, and whatever comes starting next year will be an adventure. It’ll be fun, but yeah, it still feels very new to say the least. It’s the first time in a long time that I have a lot of pressure on me, and I guess I’m nervous about performing. That feeling, that’s what drives a competitor and I’m excited for that."

Even with a new Toyota Camry race car in his future, Edwards continued to be a pitchman for Ford during the NASCAR After the Lap program in Las Vegas, helping to give away a new Mustang GT from the event sponsor. His part in the promotion led soon-to-be JGR teammate Kyle Busch to chide him for using "the F-word" — Ford — but Edwards responded that the U.S. automaker was "paying me until 2015."

Regardless of contracts, the other major adjustment — both for Edwards and for fans — is shedding the only car number he’s ever had in Sprint Cup, trading the No. 99 he inherited from Jeff Burton in the second half of the 2004 season for the No. 19, which slots in between Busch’s No. 18 and Matt Kenseth‘s No. 20 on Gibbs’ new-look roster.

Though the No. 19 has only visited Victory Lane three times in the history of NASCAR’s premier division — twice with Jeremy Mayfield and the other an upset win by Colorado driver John Rostek in 1960 — the number does have some history associated with it. NASCAR legends Ned Jarrett and Tiny Lund once piloted the No. 19, and a young Cale Yarborough donned the number to record the first top-five in his Hall of Fame career in NASCAR’s top series.

"That one was something, the way I understand it, that was special to Joe Gibbs and everyone there to have the 18, 19 and 20," Edwards said. "Jason Hedlesky, my spotter, and I talked about it a little bit after he found out the number, he told me some of the history about it. He’s a NASCAR historian and he said it was a great number and everybody’s really excited about it. I think it’ll be a good one."

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NASCAR Productions seeks materials, stories to produce documentary on race

NASCAR Productions is working on a documentary about the 1979 Daytona 500, and they need your help.

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"A Perfect Storm" will chronicle February 18, 1979, the day of the first flag-to-flag live coverage of the Great American Race. A major blizzard up and down the East Coast created an audience for CBS that would help NASCAR jump from a regional race series into the national sports spotlight.

It was a make-or-break moment for CBS and NASCAR, but four hours later the race finished with a flourish and three drivers were having a fist fight on the track. The next morning the fight was front-page news, CBS had record ratings and NASCAR would never be the same.

NASCAR Productions is looking for pictures, footage or personal stories about the race for potential inclusion in the special. If you would like to participate and submit materials, please send an email to [email protected]

Detailed in high-end, cinematic documentary style, "A Perfect Storm" will feature a mix of the race broadcast, recently uncovered archive footage and first-person accounts from the broadcasters, newsmakers, competitors and fans who experienced the day that changed NASCAR and sports broadcasting forever.

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Fin St # Driver Sponsor Owner Car Laps Status Led Points
1 13 43 Richard Petty STP Richard Petty Oldsmobile 200 Running 12 180
2 4 88 Darrell Waltrip Gatorade Bill Gardner Oldsmobile 200 Running 4 175
3 6 51 A.J. Foyt Gilmore A.J. Foyt Oldsmobile 200 Running 4 0
4 2 1 Donnie Allison Hawaiian Tropic Hoss Ellington Oldsmobile 199 Accident 93 170
5 3 11 Cale Yarborough Busch Junior Johnson Oldsmobile 199 Accident 3 160
6 33 30 Tighe Scott Russ Togs Walter Ballard Buick 199 Running 0 150
7 28 68 Chuck Bown Kings Inn Jim Testa Buick 199 Running 0 146
8 10 2 Dale Earnhardt Rod Osterlund Buick 199 Running 10 147
9 37 14 Coo Coo Marlin Cunningham-Kelley H.B. Cunningham Chevrolet 199 Running 0 198
10 24 79 Frank Warren Native Tan Frank Warren Dodge 197 Running 0 134
11 7 15 Bobby Allison Hodgdon / Moore Bud Moore Ford 197 Running 1 135
12 15 67 Buddy Arrington Reid Trailer Sales Buddy Arrington Dodge 197 Running 0 127
13 35 40 D.K. Ulrich Midwestern Farm Lines D.K. Ulrich Buick 197 Running 0 124
14 38 19 Bill Dennis Belden Jennite Henley Gray Chevrolet 196 Running 0 121
15 26 98 Ralph Jones Ralph Jones Ford 195 Running 0 118
16 19 44 Terry Labonte Stratagraph Billy Hagan Buick 189 Running 0 115
17 31 3 Richard Childress CRC Chemicals Richard Childress Oldsmobile 188 Running 0 112
18 5 27 Benny Parsons Griffin Marine M.C. Anderson Oldsmobile 183 Running 37 114
19 17 50 Bruce Hill Newport & Associates Walter Ballard Oldsmobile 168 Running 0 106
20 36 39 Blackie Wangerin Blackie Wangerin Mercury 160 Running 0 1
21 30 74 Bobby Wawak Bobby Wawak Oldsmobile 152 Overheating 0 100
22 23 82 Paul Fess Lasky Construction Stan Lasky Oldsmobile 135 Engine 0 97
23 21 41 Grant Adcox Adcox-Kirby Herb Adcox Chevrolet 129 Cylinder 0 94
24 12 Dave Marcis Shoney’s Dave Marcis Chevrolet 119 Engine 0 91
25 29 70 J.D. McDuffie Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie Oldsmobile 116 Cylinder Head 0 88
26 25 37 Dave Watson Ams Oil Phil Howard Chevrolet 115 Clutch 1 90
27 8 05 Dick Brooks Bearfinder Nelson Malloch Oldsmobile 105 Transmission 0 82
28 22 00 John Utsman Ed Whitaker Chevrolet 101 Engine 0 79
29 16 47 Geoff Bodine Race Hill Farm Jack Beebe Oldsmobile 99 Engine 6 81
30 40 54 Lennie Pond Burger King Al Rudd Oldsmobile 83 Brakes 2 78
31 11 90 Ricky Rudd Truxmore Junie Donlavey Mercury 79 Valve 0 70
32 20 5 Neil Bonnett Jim Stacy Oldsmobile 76 Suspension 12 72
33 14 12 Harry Gant J.W. Hunt Produce Kennie Childers Oldsmobile 72 Accident 0 64
34 41 25 Ronnie Thomas Sub-Tropic Don Robertson Chevrolet 64 Piston 0 61
35 27 87 Gary Balough Fast Lane Ltd. Billie Harvey Oldsmobile 53 Accident 0 58
36 32 72 Joe Millikan L.G. DeWitt Oldsmobile 53 Accident 0 55
37 9 21 David Pearson Purolator Glen Wood Mercury 53 Accident 0 52
38 18 17 Skip Manning Valvoline Roger Hamby Oldsmobile 53 Accident 0 49
39 34 75 Butch Mock Bob Rahilly Buick 38 Accident 0 46
40 1 28 Buddy Baker Spectra Harry Ranier Oldsmobile 38 Engine 15 48
41 39 89 Jim Vandiver O.L. Nixon Oldsmobile 27 Engine 0 40

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