|| *Comments on the 1979 Daytona 500:* View the most recent comment <#84> | Post a comment <#post> Tweet 1. Sebastien posted: 06.30.2004 - 3:16 am Rate this comment: (2) (1) The first flag to flag Nascar TV race, on "Wide World Sport" on CBS. A major step in the development of Nascar. The race finished on a crash between leaders Donnie Allison & Cale Yarborough who swapped fists & helmet with a little help from brother Bobby Allison after the wreck. This gave a surprised Richard Petty the win. 2. Jake posted: 08.19.2004 - 5:55 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ah the good ol' days of NASCAR. Coolest fight ever in the sport's history. It wasn't nothin' but a HELL YEAH!!! 3. HomeDepotKid posted: 09.12.2004 - 2:56 am Rate this comment: (3) (2) Heh-heh-heh. A historic, ultra-important, interesting (and a little funny) moment in the history of NASCAR. Proboably NASCAR would have stayed in obscurity if CBS never televised the race. Over 15 million people tuned in, and saw an interesting floor show between the Allisons and Cale Yarborough. As Bobby Allison put it, "For some reason, he kept hitting my fist with his nose." 4. Jim posted: 12.04.2004 - 1:54 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) One thing that helped this race is there was a major snowstorm on the East Coast. In those days when few people had VCR or cable, people would watch the network stations a lot more and this was on. SPEED TV occasionally shows this race and it is interesting how much more exciting non-restrictor plate Daytona races were. Especially good is the last lap..Yarborough tries to slingshot past Donnie Allison on the inside, Allison throws the block too late, they hit, they slide 3 or 4 times, go up into the wall and slide down into the infield out of the race. The CBS TV coverage is stunned and it takes awhile to pick up Petty, Waltrip and Foyt who were half a lap down as they focus on several cars that are not in the lead. It surprisingly adds to the charm of it. Little of the fight between Yarborough and the Booby/Donnie Allison is caught on videotape but enough to add to the legend. As Cale Yarborough says nowadays, little kids who weren't even before, are always telling me their daddy or graddaddy always talks about this race. 5. Mario Leone posted: 12.16.2004 - 11:07 pm Rate this comment: (3) (0) Ironically, the man with the fastest car in this race might've been Tighe Scott, who ran through his pit stall during final green flag stops and that might've cost him a shot at victory. 6. STbastien posted: 03.07.2005 - 3:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hey Jim, do you have that clip in any format (mpg, avi....) ??? 7. Darrell posted: 11.20.2005 - 11:11 pm Rate this comment: (2) (1) The old CBS/ABC races should be the model for NASCAR commentary. No golden boys, no Chase for the Cup, no hearing "Young Gun", "Fiiiiivvvee bonus points", and "Lucky Dog" every other lap, and to top it off, Ken Squier, David Hobbs, and Chris Economaki, three of the greatest voices in television! 8. Matt posted: 12.23.2005 - 3:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution 1: (Laps 1-15) The first race covered live on television flag to flag started under a green/yellow condition to dry the track due to rain that had fallen during the last 24 hours. Caution 2: (Laps 31-41) Donnie Allison driving the #1 Oldsmobile is spun by his brother Bobby Allison driving the #15 Ford coming off of turn 2. Bobby backed off to avoid Donnie's car which had become airborne and was spun by Cale Yarborough sending both the Allisons and Yarborough sliding through the soaked backstretch grass. Bobby's car backed into the dirt bank surrounding Lake Lloyd. All three cars were able to continue. Most of the damage suffered came from the water the cars picked up from the slide through the grass which played havoc on the electrical systems of the three cars. Caution 3: (Laps 55-64) The big one strikes on lap 55 when the #87 of Gary Balough spins off turn 2. The #50 Oldsmobile driven by the 1975 Winston Cup Rookie of the Year Bruce Hill is unable to avoid Balough and plows into him. The #72 Oldsmobile of rookie Joe Millikan, the #17 Oldsmobile of Roger Hamby, the #75 Buick driven by Butch Mock and the #21 Mercury driven by David Pearson pile into the wreck. No drivers are injured, but all are unable to continue except for Bruce Hill. Caution 4: (Laps 74-81) Neil Bonnett driving the #5 Oldsmobile is spun by rookie Terry Labonte off of turn 4. Harry Gant also in his first Daytona 500 is spun trying to avoid Bonnett slides through the grass before his #12 Oldsmobile slammed into the wall angling away from the entrance of pit road and slid back up the track in front of the field and is very lucky to not be hit. Gant is done for the day, Bonnett would retire due to suspension damage suffered in the crash a few laps later. Caution 5: (Laps 103-110) The engine under the hood of the #00 Chevrolet driven by Johnny Utsman blows up just past the start/finish line oiling down the track. Caution 6: (Laps 120 - 125) The #39 Mercury driven by Blackie Wangerin has a severe oil leak, at the same time the engine in the #02 Chevrolet driven by Dave Marcis gives way. Caution 7: (Laps 138 - 142) Paul Fess who was driving in his first Daytona 500 suffers an engine failure in the #82 Oldsmobile. 9. Steve posted: 01.18.2006 - 11:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Just think if two drivers wrecked each other on the last lap these days. I'd like to see what NASCAR would do to the drivers if they got out of their cars and started physically fighting! Amazing that Donnie Allison could flip over on the backstretch and still come back and lead the most laps. Labonte, Bodine, and Rudd are the only active drivers in this race. 10. DTroppens posted: 01.23.2006 - 6:59 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Just listened to this on XM. I had no idea who won it and to hear about the crash and suddenly hear there was a three-car battle right among Petty, Waltrip and Foyt. Fun to listen to. I never saw that coming. To those who have XM listening to these races late night is pretty fun. 11. Chicago posted: 02.11.2006 - 3:30 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) It might've not been the most exciting race in terms of actual on track racing, but the finish made it the classic that it is today. Donnie did what we would've all done in that same situation; he tried to throw an impossible block. Cale did what we would've all done in that same situation; he kept his foot in it and kept going down. 12. Brian Showers posted: 03.03.2006 - 9:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) This is a perfect example of what real racing is. Now if you simply touch another car you are either black flagged, pass through penalty, stop and go or go to the tail end of the longest line. I can't wait till NASCAR finally kicks themselves in the butt and ruins this series. This series is one of the worst but one of the best at the same time. I think the good ole France family needs to watch this and let the BOYS GO RACING FOR A CHANGE!!! And all of this coming from a 23 year old kid who was born 3 years after this race occurred. I think I was born in the wrong generation. Also, this was the first race for Geoffrey Bodine. 13. Chicago posted: 03.05.2006 - 4:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Geoff rocketed into the lead, too, in Jack Beebe's Oldsmobile before his engine gave up the ghost. He had already come to prominence, though, in the New England modified ranks and his exploits in the Late Model Sportsman (now Busch Grand National) series the year before. If I remember right, he had qualified outside pole for the Daytona 300 in '78, which featured a photo finish between Darrell Waltrip and Donnie Allison). This race also featured a then-unknown rough around the edges star in the making from the mill town of Kannapolis, North Carolina who drove his Buick up to second during the mid portions of the race before fuel pickup issues intervened. Guess who? :) And yet another Buddy Baker heartbreak ... but then there was next year. 14. Canadian Fan posted: 01.03.2007 - 8:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXbHQtZH8dE 15. myself posted: 02.14.2007 - 4:29 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Donnie Allison should've been penalized for the "block" he threw! Cale was already beside him & Donnie ran him into the grass! Those Allisons were lucky Cale didn't hurt one or both of them. Cale used to box in high school, was drafted by the Washington Redskins, & wrestled alligators in his spare time! 16. MegaRacer posted: 05.01.2007 - 1:29 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) How the deuce did Dale Earnhardt run an Oldsmobile in the 125 qualifier and a Buick in the 500? 17. DNQ List posted: 06.23.2007 - 7:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The Buick was more reliable, and NASCAR basically didn't care. 18. Douche Bagolow posted: 07.22.2007 - 6:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dale Earnhardt led his first career laps in this race. 19. Nuck Chorris posted: 09.22.2007 - 3:28 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) How did Chuck Bown, Dale Earnhardt, and Tighe Scott finish behind Allison and Yarborough while they were running at the finish and Allison and Yarborough were wrecked? 20. Anonymous posted: 11.09.2007 - 5:03 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) The three were probably a lap down before the crash, so they finished lap 199 before the two crashers. 21. Nuck Chorris posted: 11.13.2007 - 2:19 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Thanks Anonymous for explaining that. 22. RaceFanX posted: 01.02.2008 - 6:00 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Benny Parsons carried a special new invention as part of the CBS coverage, the very first on-board camera. Needless to say, the idea caught on. Last of three Cup races for Butch Mock in the #75, he'd contuine as just the owner of the car for years. 23. RaceFanX posted: 02.13.2008 - 11:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Fox Sports' "Best Damn Sports Show Period" named this race the #1 "Best Damn NASCAR Moment" 24. Ryan posted: 02.14.2008 - 2:13 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Yeah, they did, I watched it last night, too... '76 and '79 will always be a debate which was #1 of all time. You can't go wrong with either answer. Earnhardt was quoted saying, "That he never drove so hard in his life." He wanted to show that he belonged with the top drivers at the time, and he did. 25. Matthew posted: 03.26.2008 - 7:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) the reporters:"Cale hits him[allison]!he slides!Donnie Allison slides!"later:Hey there is a fight between Cale yarborogh and donnie and Bobby allison! The temper is overflowing. they are angry.they know they have lost! and what a bitter defeat 26. Scott posted: 05.04.2008 - 11:50 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) Still my alltime favorite race! The day I became an Earnhardt fan. If I'm ever down or have a bad day, I always pop the tape of the race in. 27. Chris posted: 05.08.2008 - 7:03 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) A minor correction. The very first poster said this race was on "Wide World Sports" on CBS, but that show was actually on ABC and was called "The Wide World of Sports." 28. Ryan posted: 12.16.2008 - 2:07 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dale was very competitve in his first 500. 29. myself posted: 02.13.2009 - 11:51 am Rate this comment: (2) (0) Yet another classic example of how Petty lucked into one. 30. Jgfan2448 posted: 02.14.2009 - 9:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) What's annoying about today's NASCAR is that if there ever was a situation where two cars broke away like this at a RP race, they'd call a caution and blame it on debris to bunch up the field. You only need 2 cars to have an amazing finish. 31. 18fan posted: 02.16.2009 - 4:26 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) With the RP package, if two cars break away, within ten laps they go backwards. Two cars are all that are needed for a classic, case in point 32. RaceFanX posted: 02.20.2010 - 11:14 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ralph Jones' best Cup finish in 15th 33. smr posted: 03.01.2010 - 4:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) For the longest time, I wondered why Richard Petty's car did not have a STP logo on the hood (I figured maybe the sticker blew off?). Turns out STP had actually cut back their sponsorship for Petty because of his dismal 1978 season. 34. rateus posted: 03.08.2010 - 8:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Driver changes after qualifying races: Gary Balough replaced Bruce Jacobi in the 87 DK Ulrich replaced Bobby Fisher in the 40 Skip Manning replaced Roger Hamby in the 17 (or did he? - the results pages for the qualifying races have Hamby driving in both races, first qualifier in the 0 and second in the 17) 35. 18fan posted: 03.09.2010 - 1:04 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) If it wasn't for a simple but costly error by the Waddell Wilson-led Harry Rainer team, this race would have faded into obscurity. Buddy Baker debuted the Gray Ghost, which was his car the next year when he won it, and was clearly the fastest car in every race. He out qualified outside pole sitter Donnie Allison by over 1 mile per hour, dominated the Busch Clash and his 125. On race morning, the crew plugged in the ignition, but into a faulty box. Baker fell back, but the first caution allowed the crew to inspect the car. They unplugged the ignition and plugged it back in to what they thought was a different box. They actually plugged it back into the same box. Baker got out of the car, a decision he has regretted since Wilson switched the plug to the backup ignition and the car started right up. Considering how fast the Gray Ghost was, he would've run away with this race like he did in 1980. 36. 18fan posted: 03.13.2010 - 5:31 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) About my earlier post, Wilson plugged in the ignition to the other box and the car started up at the shop the next day. 37. myself posted: 05.14.2010 - 11:43 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Thanks for that tidbit, smr. I'd always wondered that. 38. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 09.19.2010 - 4:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Look, i know this issnt' the Sportsman 300 race that was ran the day earlier, but i have finnaly figured out the friver who died in that crash. Don Williams, while flmaes were erupting ahead of him, turned the car hard into the oustide wall. I can't tell which number it is, and none of the ABC cameras picked it up, but i have read that in a book that covers the 1979 Nascar Winston *now sprint* cup weason, and ALL events of that season's Speedweeks. 39. Stadler & Waldorf posted: 01.18.2011 - 7:36 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) at 22. RaceFanX posted: 01.02.08 - 6:00 pm "Benny Parsons carried a special new invention as part of the CBS coverage, the very first on-board camera. Needless to say, the idea caught on." On Board Cameras were not a new invention in 1979 and there are many old films and newsreels that utilised on board cameras in racing sedans and racing cars. The particular set up that BP ran was called RaceCam and was developed by the 7 network in Australia as part of their coverage of the annual Bathurst 1000. The set up used microwave technology via a helicopter (following the car around the track) to allow real time, to air, coverage from the in car camera Cheers, Ron 40. JoeytheHDK posted: 04.19.2011 - 9:15 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Actually, regarding BP's onboard camera, it was actually a different technology from RaceCam, which I think made its first appearance that year at Bathurst. BP actually ran a different camera - called CBS's "RaceVision Camera", which was a lot more limited in feature than RaceCam. For starters, RaceVision could only film straight, and in '79, didn't even have any audio to it (it did in 1980, however). RaceCam made its American debut in 1981 inside Terry Labonte's and Richard Childress's cars. 41. Thomas posted: 07.21.2011 - 1:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Onboard camera was at first on the board ovals in the twenties. But Australia Bathurst and Stockcars was years away from the "Hightech" Formula One. Only a few practice laps there was onboard cameras, but not in a race! For me one of the greatest development for watching TV races! 42. Aldo posted: 02.08.2012 - 7:18 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Actually, the first flag-to-flag live NASCAR race was at Greenville in 1971 and the telecast was part of the ABC's Wide World of Sports. 43. mkl62 posted: 04.23.2012 - 10:19 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) The race that put NASCAR on the map. Especially the fight between Bobby Allison and Cale Yarborough at the end. Donnie tried to stop them by yelling "We're on television!" As for the helmet, Donnie was jokingly saying that if you need a helmet, take mine. Sadly, Donnie came out of this looking like the bad guy. He would never recover. The Hoss Ellington team would party late on the night before the races and were not 100% in the pits. Donnie's association with Hoss ended in March of 1980 after he and Terry LaBonte crashed in Atlanta. Donnie would never get another decent ride and his career would end in May 1981 at Charlotte in a vicious crash. 44. Schroeder51 posted: 07.12.2012 - 9:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) DNQs: #87 Bruce Jacobi (replaced by Gary Balough), #6 Claude Ballot-Lena, #9 Bill Elliott, #04 Jim Hurtubise, #75 Woody Fisher, #34 Nestor Peles, #49 Connie Saylor, #0 Roger Hamby, #31 John Rezek, #40 Bobby Fisher, #64 Tommy Gale, #57 Dick May, #10 Bobby Ligarski, #24 Cecil Gordon, #96 Jerry Jolly, #45 Ferrel Harris, #49 Bill Green, #84 Morgan Shepherd, #52 Jimmy Means. 45. Schroeder51 posted: 07.17.2012 - 2:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Scratch Bruce Jacobi and Bobby Fisher from that list. 46. RaceFanX posted: 12.29.2012 - 7:13 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Sponsor: #43 Richard Petty- STP / Southern Pride Car Wash Systems The King didn't have his normal colors for this race, his car was a lot more blue with only the sides in STP red. After Petty went winless in 1978 STP dialed back its sponsorship of the team, leaving the hood bare and the team to pick up a side deal with Southern Pride to help out. King Richard's victory changed everything as the big win on national TV and his son Kyle Petty's ARCA win in a Valvoline car that had everyone buzzing convinced STP to increase its sponsorship back to normal levels and then some (adding a second car for Kyle Petty in the process). 47. Jeff posted: 02.11.2014 - 1:39 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) @ Post #8...this was the 2nd of 17 straight Daytona 500's for Harry Gant. He ran every Daytona 500 from 1978 through 1994. 48. 23andJoe posted: 04.02.2014 - 6:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #47 crew chief: Bob Johnson (same for all races this year) 49. Evan posted: 10.17.2014 - 8:43 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) * Final time David Pearson drove for the Wood Brothers in the Daytona 500 and the only time he would be shown driving for them on National Television as races were never shown flag-to-flag. * Richard Petty's first televised win, shown flag-to-flag. * CBS's first broadcast of the Daytona 500 and they would continue showings of the race up until 2000 concluding with the 2000 Pepsi 400. * Richard Petty's sixth Daytona 500 win and he would also win his final championship that year as well, his third title with STP, according to readings Petty used this win as a start to his 7th crown and it was not an easy year. Richard Petty's Daytona 500 was not easy for Richard either, he had just recovered from shoulder surgery for a crash at the UAW 500 at Charlotte in 1978 and the win was a shock even for Petty himself. 50. Brad R. posted: 02.13.2015 - 8:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This race is currently being shown on Fox Sports1 2/13/2015 51. Brad R. posted: 02.13.2015 - 8:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) and will be replayed on 2/14/2015 at 10AM on Fox Sports1 52. Brad R. posted: 02.13.2015 - 8:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) should mention it is a 30 minute condensed version 53. Nascar Lead Lap Points posted: 02.14.2015 - 10:24 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Owner Update #24 Cecil Gordon #34 Steve Peles (Same for the 1978 Daytona 500 for Nestor Peles) 54. Schroeder51 posted: 05.22.2015 - 5:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Withdrew: Bobby Fisher, #40 Midwestern Farm Lines Buick (Owner: D. K. Ulrich-Ulrich replaced Fisher in the race) Bruce Jacobi, #87 Fast Lane Ltd. Chevrolet (Owner: Billie Harvey-Gary Balough replaced Jacobi in the race) 55. RaceFanX posted: 11.15.2015 - 7:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ralph Jones's 15th-place finish was his best in Cup. He later won at Daytona in the ARCA series. 56. Ryan W posted: 12.04.2015 - 1:37 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Look at all the lap leaders in this race. So many legends. What a race. 57. joebev910 posted: 12.25.2015 - 12:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Brad R it on christmas day 58. KW posted: 03.29.2016 - 2:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Speedweeks started in 1979 with the ARCA 200, won by Kyle Petty in a Dodge Magnum built by Petty Enterprises that was beyond the class of the field, John Rezek was second followed by Phil Finney, Billy Hagan and Ralph Jones. This was I believe the only superspeedway win for a Dodge Magnum and the last one for Dodge for a very long time. The Modified division ran their 200 mile race Friday before the 500, Richie Evans won in a Camaro, followed by Neil Bonnett, Darrell Waltrip, Geoff Bodine and Joe Thurman. Bobby Allison was 8th, and Harry Gant was 22nd. Later the Baby Grand (Dash) series ran their first race at Daytona, a 100 miler. The winner was Mike Watts in a Chevy Monza, followed by Ronald Fox, Dean Combs, Reggie Walker and J. Bibb Burton. Phil Parsons was 32nd. Then on Saturday there was the 300 mile sportsman race. This one was won by Darrell Waltrip followed by Sterling Marlin, Ray Hendrick, Sam Sommers and J.D. McDuffie. Harry Gant was 6th, Dale Earnhardt 7th, Morgan Shepherd was 16th, Bobby and Donnie Allison 29th and 30th, Jack Ingram 31st, and Neil Bonnett was 40th. This was the race that Don Williams was injured in, he was in a coma for 10 years before passing away. 59. Sebastien posted: 05.19.2016 - 12:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #25 Thomas drove a Buick, not a Chevy. 60. Jim4Bill posted: 12.27.2016 - 2:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) One thing that gets lost in the shuffle was the pole sitter had the field covered....by a wide margin...Buddy Baker in the 28 "grey ghost" Olds. He proved it the next year winning his only Daytona 500. As you may recall it rained all day prior to the scheduled start - somehow in an attempt to dry everything the ignition was hooked up incorrectly. Once the green flag dropped Buddy dropped back eventually retiring with a failed engine. Only it was not failed - they fixed the glitch back at the shop in less than a minute (which got missed on pit road in the heat of the battle) and the engine fired right up and ran fine. Buddy, Harry Ranier and Waddle Wilson were none too happy. Buddy was the class of the field - Donnie and Cale would have been fighting for second. 61. cjs3872 posted: 01.04.2017 - 4:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) In 2016, both Brock Yates, who was one of the pit road commentators for CBS for this race (along with Ned Jarrett), and Chip Warren, who was the flagman for this race, passed away. 62. Turn4 posted: 07.25.2017 - 1:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Eigth Caution flag (Lap 200): Of course the famous (or infamous) Donnie Allison and Cale Yarbrough crash. 63. RaceFanX posted: 07.25.2017 - 1:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Cale and Donnie's wreck didn't bring out a caution though, everyone just raced back to the line under green (heck, Petty passed Foyt for the win). 64. Turn 4 posted: 07.26.2017 - 12:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Umm, I saw the footage and it showed the flagman waving the checkered and caution flags simultaneously as Petty crossed the line. 65. GoPM21 posted: 07.26.2017 - 1:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @64 What he means is they were allowed to race back to the line; they took the caution at the stripe. Back when racing was actually racing. 66. Chad posted: 03.22.2018 - 7:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) What did Scott do on the last run to lose the lead pack? Hobbs said he made a rookie mistake. Donnie's crew chief made a huge mistake by thinking that Cale was 5 laps down, so he let Donnie get his laps back, costing him the win. 67. jp posted: 05.08.2018 - 10:25 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor update: #27-Benny Parsons: Melling Pumper 68. bbigjohnson posted: 05.23.2018 - 5:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) RaceFanX - Petty was ahead of AJ Foyt well before the last few laps. It was Waltrip who passed Foyt in the closing laps. According to Ken Squier on CBS Dick May replaced DK Ulrich in #40 and started the race. 69. Jolly Mean Giant posted: 06.02.2018 - 2:38 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) First Daytona 500 starts for Chuck Bown, Dale Earnhardt, Ralph Jones, Terry Labonte, Geoffrey Bodine, Ronnie Thomas, Gary Balough, and Joe Millikan. Only Daytona 500 starts for Paul Fess, Dave Watson, and Butch Mock. Last Daytona 500 starts for Coo Coo Marlin, Frank Warren, D. K. Ulrich, Bill Dennis, and Grant Adcox. 70. Ivan Balakhonov posted: 09.08.2018 - 10:04 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I noticed that here, on 1979 Busch Clash page, and on 1979 Daytona Qualifier #2 page Al Rudd is listed as an owner of #54 Oldsmobile. Yes, Lennie Pond was in negotiations with Al during the winter but the deal fell through and at last moment Lennie agreed to terms with James Hylton for the Speedweeks. 71. Gray Gaulding's Distant Cousin posted: 12.16.2018 - 3:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @71 I have the entry list for the 79 Daytona and Lennie is listed in the Rudd #22 Here are the teams that Withdrew but were on the 1979 Daytona entry list. #01 Earle Canavan Canavan Racing Dodge (Betty Canavan) #4 Gary Meyers Spencer's Baby Wear Chevrolet (Gary Meyers) #8 Ed Negre Negre Racing Chrysler (Norm Negre) #09 Nelson Oswald Oswald Racing Oldsmobile (Nelson Oswald) #18 Joe Frasson Carolina Carpet Carriers Buick (Frasson Racing Enterprises) #22 Lennie Pond Al Rudd Auto Parts Chevy (Al Rudd) #29 Bill Hollar Hollar Auto Parted Chevy (Bill Hollar) #38 Sandy Satullo Copper Kettle Marina Buick (Satullo Enterprises) #46 Travis Tiller Little B Coal Dodge (Virginia Tiller) #61 --- J.M Norris Race Team Oldsmobile (J.M Norris) #63 Jocko Maggiacomo Shaw Motors Oldsmobile (Jocko Maggiacomo) #65 John Kennedy Spohn's Auto Body Ford (Ron Spohn) #69 Mike Kempton Pro-Sports Chevrolet #87 Don Satterfield Satterfield Racing Chevy (Gerald Satterfield) #95 Richard Ulbricht Sportsmen's Country Farm Oldsmobile (L.B. Hopkins) #97 Ralph Jones Jones Racing Ford (Ralph Jones) Freddy Fryar Global Heat Exchanger Buick DRIVER CHANGE #50 Walter Ballard Newport and Associates Oldsmobile (Walter Ballard) #84 Blackie Wangerin Tallmen Pools Mercury (Makar Enterprises) 72. JollyMeanGiant posted: 07.31.2019 - 1:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Withdrew: Earle Canavan, #01 Canavan Racing Dodge (Owner: Betty Canavan) Nelson Oswald, #09 Oswald Racing Oldsmobile (Owner: Nelson Oswald) Gary Myers, #4 Spencer's Baby Wear Chevrolet (Owner: Gary Myers) Ed Negre, #8 Negre Racing Chrysler (Owner: Norm Negre) Joe Frasson, #18 Carolina Carpet Carriers Buick (Owner: Joe Frasson) Lennie Pond, #22 Al Rudd Auto Parts Chevrolet (Owner: Al Rudd) Bill Hollar, #29 Hollar Auto Parts Chevrolet (OWner: Bill Hollar) Sandy Satullo, #38 Copper Kettle Marina Buick (Owner: Sandy Satullo) Travis Tiller, #46 Little B Coal Dodge (Owner: Virginia Tiller) Joe Mihalic, #61 J. M. Norris Race Team Oldsmobile (Owner: J. M. Norris) Jocko Maggiacomo, #63 Shaw Motors Oldsmobile (Owner: Jocko Maggiacomo) John Kennedy, #65 Spohn's Auto Body Ford (Owner: Ron Spohn) Mike Kempton, #69 Pro-Sports Chevrolet Don Satterfield, #87 Satterfield Racing Chevrolet (Owner: Don Satterfield) Richard Ulbricht, #95 Sportsmen's Country Farm Oldsmobile (Owner: L. B. Hopkins) Ralph Jones, #97 Jones Racing Ford (Owner: Ralph Jones) Freddy Fryar, Global Heat Exchanger Buick 73. RaceFanX posted: 07.31.2019 - 4:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor: #9 Bill Elliott- Dahlonega Ford Sales Elliott's red-and-white Mercury didn't have any sponsors on it in the pictures I could find but this was his regular sponsor before and after the race and the sponsor listed for the 125. 74. JollyMeanGiant posted: 08.02.2019 - 6:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsors for some of the DNQs: #6 Claude Ballot-Lena: JMS #24 Cecil Gordon: Gordon-Barnicle #31 John Rezek: RPM Enterprises #52 Jimmy Means: Means Racing #84 Morgan Shepherd: Makar Enterprises 75. TheDewCrew posted: 10.18.2019 - 7:47 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) The definition of a Perfect Storm. This is a timeless classic 76. MasonShell24 posted: 10.25.2019 - 11:21 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) First NASCAR race with a purse over $500,000. 77. TheDewCrew posted: 11.30.2019 - 4:11 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) If time travel existed, I would love to visit this race. This is arguably the race, that established NASCAR as a major sport in the eyes of the American public 78. JonahHeston posted: 01.30.2020 - 5:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) According to the broadcast, A.J. Foyt's crew chief for this race was Dick Hutcherson. 79. SweetRich posted: 02.21.2020 - 7:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The Commentators For The Race Were Ken Squier And David Hobbs. The Pit Road Reporters Were Ned Jarrett And Brock Yates. 80. Anonymous posted: 04.06.2020 - 3:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mario Rossi was the crew chief for Gary Balough. 81. Anonymous posted: 04.26.2020 - 3:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The 1st ever flag to flag Daytona 500 is airing in its entirety on Fox or I should say some fox stations not mine though. 82. Anonymous posted: 12.05.2020 - 10:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) OMG - the honorary starter was Jackie Treehorn! 83. Rich posted: 01.01.2021 - 7:42 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Along with being the play by play announcer, Ken Squier was the studio host. 84. TeamDCRfan posted: 03.12.2021 - 4:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Did both 49s attempt qualify or was one withdrawn? I only ask because there were two 87s, and Billie Harveys 87 ran while Satterfields was withdrawn. I would assume one would've been asked to withdraw or change the number, like in 2011 when TRG and Robby Gordon's teams ran number 77, and both began entering the same races and both were withdrawn before qualifying. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: