<Dd> Darrell Waltrip and Richard Petty engaged in a ferocious final five laps; Petty took the lead following a late restart, then on Lap 365 Waltrip stormed past in Turn One (the narrow end of the oval; track was flipped in 1997); Petty retook the lead in Turn Three (wide end of the oval) and Waltrip dove back underneath, but Petty fought him off on the backstretch of Lap 366 . On the final lap Waltrip took the lead in One again, Petty again crossed back underneath, but in Three slid high and Waltrip stormed ahead with Donnie Allison shooting the gap to second before Petty fought him off . The win was Waltrip's second of the 1979 season . David Pearson's final race with the Wood Brothers came here after an embarrassing pit road mishap . </Dd> <Ul> <Li> Petty's 200th--Pepsi Firecracker 400 (July 4, 1984) <Dl> <Dd> On Independence Day, seven - time NASCAR champion Richard Petty won his record 200th career Grand National / Winston Cup Series victory in exciting fashion . Battling Cale Yarborough most of the race, the two were running 1st--2nd in the closing laps . With President Ronald Reagan in attendance, Petty led with three laps to go . Doug Heveron crashed in turn one, and the caution flag came out . The two cars raced back to the caution (which was allowed at the time), and Petty edged out Yarborough to lead at the stripe by a few feet . The field circulated around the track under caution for the final two laps, and Petty secured his record 200th victory . </Dd> </Dl> </Li> <Li> Million Dollar Bill--Bill Elliott wins the Winston Million (September 1, 1985) <Dl> <Dd> Bill Elliott won the 1985 Daytona 500 in dominating fashion . In May at the Winston 500, Elliott was in contention, but was forced to the pits to repair a broken oil fitting and he lost two laps . Elliott proceeded to make the laps up under green, and took the victory . At Darlington, Elliott capped off the tremendous effort with victory in the Southern 500 . The win clinched him the first - ever Winston Million, a cash bonus for a driver who could win a "small slam" (three out of the four races that comprise NASCAR's Grand Slam .) The victory thrust him into notoriety, and he appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated . </Dd> </Dl> </Li> </Ul> <Li> Petty's 200th--Pepsi Firecracker 400 (July 4, 1984) <Dl> <Dd> On Independence Day, seven - time NASCAR champion Richard Petty won his record 200th career Grand National / Winston Cup Series victory in exciting fashion . Battling Cale Yarborough most of the race, the two were running 1st--2nd in the closing laps . With President Ronald Reagan in attendance, Petty led with three laps to go . Doug Heveron crashed in turn one, and the caution flag came out . The two cars raced back to the caution (which was allowed at the time), and Petty edged out Yarborough to lead at the stripe by a few feet . The field circulated around the track under caution for the final two laps, and Petty secured his record 200th victory . </Dd> </Dl> </Li> <Dl> <Dd> On Independence Day, seven - time NASCAR champion Richard Petty won his record 200th career Grand National / Winston Cup Series victory in exciting fashion . Battling Cale Yarborough most of the race, the two were running 1st--2nd in the closing laps . With President Ronald Reagan in attendance, Petty led with three laps to go . Doug Heveron crashed in turn one, and the caution flag came out . The two cars raced back to the caution (which was allowed at the time), and Petty edged out Yarborough to lead at the stripe by a few feet . The field circulated around the track under caution for the final two laps, and Petty secured his record 200th victory . </Dd> </Dl>

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