Firecracker 400 History in Pictures
By Richard Tix
This weekend NASCAR heads back to Daytona for the "Firecracker 400." Now known by race sponsors every year (Coke Zero 400), the Firecracker 400 is one of the few standing NASCAR traditions run every 4th of July weekend. NASCAR Behind the Wall is going to take a look back in photo's at some memorable moments.
A few cool links:
1984. President Ronald Regan with Ned Jarrett and Richard Petty
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Air Force One landing during the 1984 Firecracker 400. Regan gave the commands while on the plane
Another shot of Air Force One
1984 Regan up in the booth with Ned Jarrett
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1984 Finish
Petty just edging Yarborough
1984 was Petty's 200th and final win
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1974 Firecracker 400. Pearson slingshots past Petty
1974
1975 Firecracker
1972 Firecracker
1977 Firecracker Start
1981 Firecracker. Cale in the #27 and Bobby Allison in the #28
Hope you enjoyed this quick photo article. Have a great Fourth of July Weekend!
1 comment:
Hi There,
I'm trying to contact you on behalf of the National Air and Space Museum. We're interested in using one of the photos above of Air Force One landing during the 1984 Firecracker 400 for an exhibit on Speed we're developing. Could you please email me if you can help me? I'm trying to figure out copyright and costs. Thanks so much for your time and help.
Kind regards,
Orysia
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