• The 1977 Firecracker 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on July 4, 1977, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida...
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    August 29, 2023. "1977 Firecracker 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 29, 2023. "1978 Firecracker 400". Racing-Reference...
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  • owner and sponsor whose career spanned 1977 to 1983. His first race as an owner was the 1977 Firecracker 400 while his final race as an owner was at...
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    and was the first woman to do so. In 1977 Beckers and Lombardi were invited by NASCAR to drive in the Firecracker 400 at the Daytona International Speedway...
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    The NDN Firecracker is a single-engine aircraft designed as a military trainer. In 1976, Nigel Desmond Norman, one of the founders of Britten-Norman,...
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  • The 1976 Firecracker 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on July 4, 1976, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida...
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  • competed in USAC's stock car division, finishing second in 1973, 1976, and 1977, first in 1975, and third in 1974. Stott's greatest NASCAR accomplishment...
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    designed an in-line chassis for the longer Specialty chassis bodies. In 1977, Aurora initiated several attempts at AFX-based slotless car chassis designs...
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  • Virudhunagar District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The city is known for firecrackers and match factories that produce 70% of the country's produce. The printing...
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  • 500, Atlanta 500, World 600, Cam 2 Motor Oil 400, Firecracker 400, Talledaga 500, Champion Spark Plug 400, NAPA National 500 and Dixie 500), Elliott also...
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    The 1977 Nashville 420 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series event that took place on July 16, 1977, at Nashville Speedway in Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville...
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  • The 1977 Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that was held on June 19, 1977, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan...
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    and Volusia County, Bill France openly threatened to move the NASCAR Firecracker 400 to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. A few weeks later, however, the...
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    the season, along with winning the Firecracker 400, in winning his first career Winston Cup Championship. The 1977 season would be the greatest year in...
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  • team struggled in 1985; when DiGard entered a second car at the 1985 Firecracker 400 and won under Greg Sacks, Allison quit the team. Robert Yates, who...
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  • evening during the Chinese New Year celebrations after a child threw a firecracker that ignited a pile of wreaths left over from the mourning in September...
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  • spots due to a hard winter: "My car jumped out of gear three times." Firecracker 400 - Neil Bonnett won the pole after his team wrenched by Harry Hyde was...
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    National Series races with six top-10 finishes, including the 1973 Firecracker 400. In 1967, Robbins played himself in the car racing film Hell on Wheels...
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    on select models Congressional Cream, Revere Red, Colonial Yellow and Firecracker Orange. Total production for this generation was 794,833. Electra Limited...
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  • to attend a NASCAR race when he watched Richard Petty win the 1984 Firecracker 400. Some look to moments such as these to suggest that the Winston Cup...
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    parade on Hollywood Boulevard featuring a traditional Chinese band, firecrackers, 25 Lancia sports cars, clowns, cheerleaders and the Goodyear Blimp....
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    models Congressional Cream, Revere Red, Colonial Yellow and Firecracker Orange. The 1977 Buick LeSabre and other GM B-body full-sized cars were considerably...
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  • him the point lead as Benny Parsons lost 21 laps and finished 19th. Firecracker 400 - Cale Yarborough edged Pearson and Bobby Allison for his first Daytona...
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    1976 Race Team Vehicle Power Class Finish Firecracker 250 (HDRA) Unlimited Class Overall Winner St. Patrick’s Day Classic (HDRA) Unlimited Class 1st Wishbone...
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    around Independence Day, the same weekend of the NASCAR Cup Series' Firecracker 400. It has been held off-and-on over the history of that event, either...
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    200th (and what would turn out to be his final victory) race at the Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway. The race was memorable: On lap 158...
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    NASCAR stock car circuit, Foyt won seven times, including the 1964 Firecracker 400 and the 1972 Daytona 500. He survived three major crashes that caused...
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    Congressional Cream, Revere Red, Colonial Yellow and Firecracker Orange. Available as an option in 1977 was a 301-cubic-inch (4.9 L) V8 with a 2-barrel carburetor...
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  • year later, he was again sponsorless; he timed in fourth for the 1979 Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway, but his car's raw speed did not...
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  • November 14, 1966 52 Banning the manufacture, sale and possession of firecrackers and other pyrotechnic wares November 28, 1966 53 Creating the Manpower...
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