Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Firecracker 400

Daytona International Speedway

July 4th, 1972

Race #17 of the 1972 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 160
  • Miles: 400.0
  • Average Speed: 160.821 mph
  • Cautions: 2
  • Caution Laps: 14
  • Lead Changes: 23
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 2 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 0 160 93 Running
2 4 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 0 160 29 Running
3 5 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 160 13 Running
4 7 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 0 157 0 Running
5 11 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 0 157 0 Running
6 16 45 LeeRoy Yarbrough Mercury 0 0 0 153 0 Running
7 10 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 0 152 0 Running
8 12 15 Donnie Allison Ford 0 0 0 152 0 Running
9 26 33 Wayne Smith Chevrolet 0 0 0 151 0 Running
10 14 32 Johnny Halford Plymouth 0 0 0 150 0 Running
11 17 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 0 150 0 Running
12 25 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 0 148 0 Running
13 21 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 0 145 0 Running
14 20 91 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 0 144 0 Running
15 32 23 Mel Larson Plymouth 0 0 0 144 0 Running
16 24 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 0 143 0 Running
17 22 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 0 137 0 Engine
18 33 10 Bill Champion Mercury 0 0 0 136 0 Running
19 30 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 0 128 0 Running
20 23 0 George Altheide Dodge 0 0 0 125 0 Overheating
21 13 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 0 122 0 Engine
22 35 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 0 112 0 Running
23 38 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 0 112 0 Running
24 3 11 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 0 107 23 Oil cooler
25 15 90 Jackie Oliver Ford 0 0 0 106 0 Engine
26 31 57 David Ray Boggs Dodge 0 0 0 90 0 Engine
27 1 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 0 86 1 Engine
28 36 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 0 84 0 Engine
29 27 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 0 77 0 Ignition
30 18 61 Clarence Lovell Ford 0 0 0 61 0 Engine
31 34 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 0 61 0 Engine
32 29 4 John Sears Plymouth 0 0 0 60 0 Engine
33 6 9 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 0 51 1 Engine
34 39 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 0 51 0 Engine
35 40 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 49 0 Wheel bearing
36 9 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 0 48 0 Engine
37 19 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 0 42 0 Engine
38 28 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 0 42 0 Fuel line
39 37 46 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 0 38 0 Engine
40 8 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 0 4 0 Engine