Firecracker 400
1973 NASCAR Cup Series Race 17 of 28
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$105,080Race Date:Jul 4, 1973Daytona International Speedway
Margin of Victory:16 Car LengthsRace Duration:2Hr 31Min 27Sec.Daytona Beach, Florida
Lead Changes:25Average Speed:158.468 MPH2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval
No. of Cars:40No. of Cautions:2 For 17 Lapsdaytonainternationalspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: David Pearson D. PearsonDriver: Bobby Allison B. AllisonMercury:9
Car No.:#21 MercuryCar No.:#12 ChevroletDodge:0
Team:Wood Brothers RacingTeam:Bobby Allison MotorsportsChevrolet:0
Crew Chief:Leonard WoodCrew Chief:Ford:0
Laps Led:51 of 160Pole Speed:179.619 MPH
Official 1973 Firecracker 400 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1621 David Pearson D. PearsonDavid PearsonPurolator016051Running
2443 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettySTP016029Running
32971 Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy BakerK & K Insurance01560Running
41628 Gordon Johncock G. JohncockGordon JohncockPylon Wiper Blades01560Running
5772 Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny ParsonsDeWitt Racing01560Running
6232 Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave MarcisMarcis Racing01540Running
72045 Vic Parsons V. ParsonsVic ParsonsThundercraft Boat01530Running
83642 Marty Robbins M. RobbinsMarty RobbinsMarty Robbins Racing01530Running
92190 Dick Brooks D. BrooksDick BrooksTruxmore Industries01530Running
102418 Joe Frasson J. FrassonJoe FrassonFrasson Cement01520Running
111305 David Sisco D. SiscoDavid SiscoSisco Racing01510Running
123548 James Hylton J. HyltonJames HyltonHylton Engineering01500Running
131224 Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil GordonGordon Racing01500Running
142249 G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. SpencerCamcraft01500Running
153025 Roy Mayne R. MayneRoy MayneRobertson Racing01480Running
161564 Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo LangleyLangley Racing01470Running
17387 Dean Dalton D. DaltonDean DaltonBelden Asphalt01470Running
183467 Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy ArringtonCherokee Construction01460Running
194079 Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank WarrenWarren Racing01460Running
202654 Lennie Pond L. Pond (R)Lennie PondMaster Chevrolet01460Running
213992 Larry Smith L. SmithLarry SmithCarling Black Label01460Running
222797 Raymond Williams R. WilliamsRaymond WilliamsJug01460Running
233719 Henley Gray H. GrayHenley GrayHenley Gray Racing01450Running
242810 Bill Champion B. ChampionBill ChampionEarl Powell Auto Parts01450Running
25995 Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip (R)Darrell WaltripTerminal Transport01430Running
261130 Walter Ballard W. BallardWalter BallardHeKimian Foreign Cars01430Running
271496 Richard Childress R. ChildressRichard ChildressL.C. Newton Trucking01320Overheating
281088 Donnie Allison D. AllisonDonnie AllisonDiGard Racing01310Windshield
29338 Ed Negre E. NegreEd NegreNegre Racing01260Running
30112 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonCoca-Cola012545Engine
312523 Jabe Thomas J. ThomasJabe ThomasRobertson Racing01230Running
32831 Jim Vandiver J. VandiverJim VandiverO.L. Nixon Racing01180Overheating
33324 John Sears J. SearsJohn SearsJ. Marvin Mills Heating & Air01020Engine
341961 Ed Sczech E. SczechEd SczechB & B Racing0870Oil Leak
35315 Dick Simon D. SimonDick SimonTravelLodge Motels0820Handling
36211 Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale YarboroughKar-Kare06533Accident
371850 A.J. Foyt AJ FoytA.J. FoytPurolator0460Rear Gear
38514 Coo Coo Marlin C. MarlinCoo Coo MarlinCunningham-Kelley Chevrolet0350Engine
39315 Bobby Isaac B. IsaacBobby IsaacSta-Power Industries0132Engine
401770 J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieMcDuffie Racing020Engine

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