125 Mile Qualifying Races
The two Daytona 500 125-mile qualifying races were run on February 15 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Buddy Baker and Donnie Allison started on the pole for races one and two, respectively.
Race One Top Ten Results
- 28–Buddy Baker
- 11–Cale Yarborough
- 27–Benny Parsons
- 15–Bobby Allison
- 21–David Pearson
- 90–Ricky Rudd
- 43–Richard Petty
- 67–Buddy Arrington
- 50–Bruce Hill
- 44–Terry Labonte
Cale Yarborough was pessimistic about rivals' chances against Baker, saying, "Baker is just pure horsepower."
Race Two Top Ten Results
- 88–Darrell Waltrip
- 51–A. J. Foyt
- 05–Dick Brooks
- 2–Dale Earnhardt
- 02–Dave Marcis
- 12–Harry Gant
- 47–Geoffrey Bodine
- 17–Roger Hamby
- 5–Neil Bonnett
- 00–John Utsman
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