lap ▁event , ▁Bud dy ▁Baker ▁des erved ▁his ▁last - place ▁finish ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁problem ▁with ▁the ▁rear ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁vehicle ▁on ▁lap ▁ 2 7 . ▁Vari ous ▁problems ▁including ▁engine ▁troubles ▁and ▁crashes ▁caused ▁several ▁drivers ▁not ▁to ▁finish ▁the ▁race . ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁drivers ▁in ▁this ▁racing ▁event ▁were ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America , ▁and ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁green ▁flag ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁W inst on ▁Cup ▁wins ▁among ▁all ▁ 4 1 ▁drivers ▁equ aled ▁ 6 7 2 , ▁and ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁W inst on ▁Cu ps . ▁ ▁Si xty - four ▁thousand ▁people ▁witness ed ▁a ▁race ▁last ing ▁for ▁almost ▁three ▁hours . ▁Bill ▁Elli ott ▁managed ▁to ▁defeat ▁Tim ▁Richmond ▁by ▁almost ▁one ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁seconds . ▁Ben ny ▁Par s ons ▁earned ▁the ▁pole ▁position ▁for ▁this ▁racing ▁event ▁by ▁driving ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁during ▁qual ifying . ▁While ▁the ▁opening ▁la ps ▁in ▁the ▁race ▁saw ▁four ▁different ▁drivers ▁du el ▁each ▁other ▁for ▁the ▁lead , ▁only ▁Bill ▁Elli ott ▁and ▁Dar rell ▁W alt rip ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁fight ▁for ▁the ▁first - place ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁closing ▁la ps . ▁Michael ▁W alt rip ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁lowest - fin ishing ▁driver ▁to ▁finish ▁the ▁race ; ▁even ▁though ▁he ▁only ▁logged ▁in ▁ 1 2 2 ▁la ps ▁of ▁actual ▁racing . ▁Greg ▁S acks ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁an ▁accident ▁on ▁lap ▁ 6