▁out ▁with ▁ 3 4 ▁la ps ▁to ▁go . ▁The ▁top ▁prize ▁at ▁this ▁race ▁was ▁$ 1 8 , 7 1 5 ▁($ ▁when ▁adjust ed ▁for ▁infl ation ) ▁and ▁the ▁prize ▁for ▁finishing ▁last ▁( 4 0 th ) ▁was ▁$ 1 , 0 1 5 ▁($ ▁when ▁adjust ed ▁for ▁infl ation ). ▁Richard ▁Pet ty ▁competed ▁in ▁this ▁race ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁finish ; ▁he ▁would ▁end ▁up ▁in ▁ 2 0 th ▁after ▁starting ▁from ▁the ▁pole ▁position . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁drivers ▁who ▁failed ▁to ▁finish ▁had ▁an ▁engine ▁problem . ▁ 4 3 - year - old ▁H ers hel ▁Mc Gr iff ▁entered ▁and ▁rac ed ▁a ▁Cup ▁race ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁when ▁he ▁won ▁a ▁Grand ▁National ▁race ▁at ▁North ▁Wil kes bor o ▁in ▁an ▁Old sm obile , ▁back ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 2 6 . ▁Mc Gr iff ▁would ▁qual ify ▁in ▁ 8 th ▁and ▁finish ▁ 1 2 th . ▁ ▁Harry ▁Hy de ▁and ▁D ale ▁In man ▁were ▁notable ▁crew ▁chief s ▁for ▁this ▁event ; ▁working ▁for ▁Richard ▁Pet ty ▁( In man ) ▁and ▁fourth - place ▁finish er ▁Bobby ▁Isaac ▁( Hy de ). ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁race , ▁the ▁margin ▁between ▁E lder ▁and ▁Bobby ▁All ison ▁was ▁ten ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁seconds . ▁Ray ▁E lder ▁would ▁score ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁his ▁two ▁NAS C AR ▁cup ▁vict