| 1973 Firecracker 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 17 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $105,080 | Race Date: | Jul 4, 1973 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 16 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 2Hr 31Min 27Sec. | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 25 | Average Speed: | 158.468 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 17 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Car No.: | #12 Chevrolet | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Crew Chief: | Ford: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 51 of 160 | Pole Speed: | 179.619 MPH | |||||
| Official 1973 Firecracker 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 6 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 0 | 160 | 51 |
| 2 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 0 | 160 | 29 |
| 3 | 29 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | Running | | 0 | 156 | 0 |
| 4 | 16 | 28 | Gordon Johncock | Pylon Wiper Blades | Running |  | 0 | 156 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running | | 0 | 156 | 0 |
| 6 | 23 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Running | | 0 | 154 | 0 |
| 7 | 20 | 45 | Vic Parsons | Thundercraft Boat | Running |  | 0 | 153 | 0 |
| 8 | 36 | 42 | Marty Robbins | Marty Robbins Racing | Running | | 0 | 153 | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 0 | 153 | 0 |
| 10 | 24 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Cement | Running | | 0 | 152 | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 05 | David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Running | | 0 | 151 | 0 |
| 12 | 35 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| 13 | 12 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Camcraft | Running | | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| 15 | 30 | 25 | Roy Mayne | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 148 | 0 |
| 16 | 15 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 147 | 0 |
| 17 | 38 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 0 | 147 | 0 |
| 18 | 34 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Cherokee Construction | Running |  | 0 | 146 | 0 |
| 19 | 40 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 0 | 146 | 0 |
| 20 | 26 | 54 | Lennie Pond (R) | Master Chevrolet | Running | | 0 | 146 | 0 |
| 21 | 39 | 92 | Larry Smith | Carling Black Label | Running | | 0 | 146 | 0 |
| 22 | 27 | 97 | Raymond Williams | Jug | Running | | 0 | 146 | 0 |
| 23 | 37 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 145 | 0 |
| 24 | 28 | 10 | Bill Champion | Earl Powell Auto Parts | Running | | 0 | 145 | 0 |
| 25 | 9 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip (R) | Terminal Transport | Running | | 0 | 143 | 0 |
| 26 | 11 | 30 | Walter Ballard | HeKimian Foreign Cars | Running | | 0 | 143 | 0 |
| 27 | 14 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | Overheating | | 0 | 132 | 0 |
| 28 | 10 | 88 | Donnie Allison | DiGard Racing | Windshield | | 0 | 131 | 0 |
| 29 | 33 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 0 | 126 | 0 |
| 30 | 1 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Engine | | 0 | 125 | 45 |
| 31 | 25 | 23 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 123 | 0 |
| 32 | 8 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | O.L. Nixon Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 118 | 0 |
| 33 | 32 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air | Engine | | 0 | 102 | 0 |
| 34 | 19 | 61 | Ed Sczech | B & B Racing | | 0 | 87 | 0 | |
| 35 | 31 | 5 | Dick Simon | TravelLodge Motels | Handling | | 0 | 82 | 0 |
| 36 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | Accident | | 0 | 65 | 33 |
| 37 | 18 | 50 | A.J. Foyt | Purolator | Rear Gear | | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 38 | 5 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Engine | | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 39 | 3 | 15 | Bobby Isaac | Sta-Power Industries | Engine | | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| 40 | 17 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Engine | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
