| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 17 of 31 in the 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 The 1979 Firecracker 400 program cover. "We Are America Day" | |||
| Date | July 4, 1979 | ||
| Official name | Firecracker 400 | ||
| Location | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.500 mi (4.023 km) | ||
| Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (643 km) | ||
| Weather | Hot with temperatures of 93.9 °F (34.4 °C); wind speeds of 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) with 0.28 inches (7.1 mm) of rain reported within 24 hours of the racing event[1] | ||
| Average speed | 172.89 miles per hour (278.24 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 45,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ranier Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | |
| Laps | 77 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 21 | Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ABC's Wide World Of Sports | ||
| Announcers | Bill Flemming & Sam Posey | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
| Booth Announcers | Jack Arute & Barney Hall | ||
| Turn Announcers |
Turns 1 & 2: Mike Joy Backstreatch: Hal Hamrick Turns 3 & 4: Eli Gold Pit Reporter: Ned Jarrett | ||
The 1979 Firecracker 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on July 4, 1979, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
- ^ Weather information for the 1979 Firecracker 400 at The Old Farmer's Almanac