1982 Daytona 500

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Daytona 500 highlights: https://amzn.to/2Ho7lmA • Bobby Allison becomes the 3rd man to repeat at Daytona (Richard Petty 64 66, Cale Yarborough 68 77, Bobby Allison 78 82). Early in the race Bobby Allison's bumper flew off his Buick causing a 3-car pileup. The bumper had to be rewelded onto the frame after NASCAR officials found it to be lower then stock during an inspection. Opposing teams began to question whether the bumper was left loose intentionally as the missing bumper gave Bobby a competitive advantage allowing air to flow more freely underneath the car and reducing the drag. Regardless of the bumper controversy, Bobby had a fast car and for the second year in a row led the most laps leading 147 circuits. This was the first time the Great American race kicked off the NASCAR season and has remained the inaugural points paying race ever since. • Time of race: 3:14:49 • Average Speed: 153.991 mph • Pole Speed: 196.317 mph • Cautions: 5 for 34 laps • Margin of Victory: 22.87 sec • Attendance: 120,000 • Purse: $120,360

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