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  1.   Matt posted:
  08.29.2005 - 6:05 am
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John Banks flipped his Dodge in a lap #2 crash.


  2.   18fan posted:
  02.05.2012 - 5:35 pm
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After having his qualifying time disallowed, Dave Marcis comes back to
win and secure the 3rd starting spot for the Daytona 500.


  3.   RaceFanX posted:
  12.30.2012 - 10:52 am
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Sponsors (and missing owners):
#71 Dave Marcis- (owned by Nord Krauskopf)
#15 Buddy Baker- Norris Industries
#21 David Pearson- Purolator
#90 Dick Brooks- Truxmore
#54 Lennie Pond- Pepsi-Cola
#12 Neil Bonnett- Armor All (owned by Neil Bonnett)
#95 Jim Hurtubise- Moran Electric (owned by Junior Miller)
#24 Cecil Gordon- Pruette (owned by Cecil Gordon)
#61 Joe Mihalic- Pittsburgh (owned by Lou Viglione, also his Daytona 500
sponsor)
#60 Jackie Rogers- Red Dog's (also his Daytona 500 sponsor)
#38 Tom Williams- Varner Realty (owned by Tom Williams)
#40 D.K. Ulrich- Garden State Auto
#48 James Hylton- Nitro 9
#70 J.D. McDuffie- Butler's (owned by J.D. McDuffie)
#39 Blackie Wangerin- (owned by Blackie Wangerin)
#5 Doc Faustina- (owned by Doc Faustina)
#79 Frank Warren- Native Tan (owned by Frank Warren)
#29 Roy Smith- Mercury Marine
#83 Ramo Stott- Smithville Farms
#10 Johnny Ray- Blackwell Kenworth (owned by Clay Blackwell)
#35 Darel Dieringer- (owned by Morris Davis)
#91 Harold Miller- (owned by Harold Miller)
#05 David Sisco- (owned by David Sisco)
#01 Earle Canavan- Earle Canavan
#72 Benny Parsons- King's Row Fireplace
#67 Buddy Arrington- J.R. Stanley Trucking (owned by Buddy Arrington)
#55 John Banks- Banks Alignment

Because he didn't make the 500 this was Darel Dieringer's last Cup race.


  4.   RaceFanX posted:
  12.11.2013 - 8:20 pm
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Sponsor:
#63 Terry Bivins- Mr. Moyer Chevrolet (same for the 1976 Daytona 500
that followed)


  5.   Billy P posted:
  12.09.2015 - 2:09 am
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12 cars finished on the lead lap in this the 1st qualifier. The second
race only 3 cars on the lead lap.... a good finish for several drivers
not usually on the lead lap. Cecil Gordon, David Sisco,JD McDuffie ,etc


  6.   Brandon posted:
  05.08.2017 - 12:21 pm
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Video surfaced of Banks' flip, holy crap...


  7.   Rob posted:
  10.10.2018 - 8:36 pm
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Great run by Jim Hurtibise in a Chevy owned by modified standout Junior
Miller.


  8.   Unser1 posted:
  08.20.2020 - 10:21 am
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Sponsor:
#05 David Sisco- Roger's
#04 Gary Myers- Rick's Pharmacy (same for his Daytona 500 DNQ, looks
like it was a local North Carolina store)


  9.   Anonymous posted:
  08.20.2020 - 12:25 pm
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Hicks not Rick's is the actual name.


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