The 1979 Firecracker 400 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) event held at Daytona International Speedway on July 4, 1979. Neil Bonnett dominated the event, leading 77 of the 160 laps and capturing the victory by one second on Benny Parsons. Points leader Darrell Waltrip was 4th and expanded his points lead on Bobby Allison (30th) to 133 markers. Stats