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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Firecracker 400

Daytona International Speedway

July 4th, 1973

Race #17 of the 1973 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 160
  • Miles: 400.0
  • Average Speed: 158.468 mph
  • Cautions: 2
  • Caution Laps: 17
  • Lead Changes: 25
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - January 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Michael Reaves | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 6 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 0 160 51 Running
2 4 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 0 160 29 Running
3 29 71 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 0 156 0 Running
4 16 28 Gordon Johncock Chevrolet 0 0 0 156 0 Running
5 7 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 0 0 0 156 0 Running
6 23 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 0 154 0 Running
7 20 45 Vic Parsons Ford 0 0 0 153 0 Running
8 36 42 Marty Robbins Dodge 0 0 0 153 0 Running
9 21 90 Dick Brooks Ford 0 0 0 153 0 Running
10 24 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 0 152 0 Running
11 13 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 0 151 0 Running
12 35 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 0 150 0 Running
13 12 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 0 0 0 150 0 Running
14 22 49 GC Spencer Dodge 0 0 0 150 0 Running
15 30 25 Roy Mayne Dodge 0 0 0 148 0 Running
16 15 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 147 0 Running
17 38 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 0 147 0 Running
18 34 67 Buddy Arrington Plymouth 0 0 0 146 0 Running
19 40 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 0 146 0 Running
20 26 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 0 0 0 146 0 Running
21 39 92 Larry Smith Mercury 0 0 0 146 0 Running
22 27 97 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 0 146 0 Running
23 37 19 Henley Gray Mercury 0 0 0 145 0 Running
24 28 10 Bill Champion Mercury 0 0 0 145 0 Running
25 9 95 Darrell Waltrip Mercury 0 0 0 143 0 Running
26 11 30 Walter Ballard Mercury 0 0 0 143 0 Running
27 14 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 0 132 0 Overheating
28 10 88 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 131 0 Windshield
29 33 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 0 126 0 Running
30 1 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 125 45 Engine
31 25 23 Jabe Thomas Dodge 0 0 0 123 0 Running
32 8 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 0 118 0 Overheating
33 32 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 0 102 0 Engine
34 19 61 Ed Sczech Chevrolet 0 0 0 87 0 Oil leak
35 31 5 Dick Simon Dodge 0 0 0 82 0 Handling
36 2 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 0 0 0 65 33 Crash
37 18 50 AJ Foyt Chevrolet 0 0 0 46 0 Rear end
38 5 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 0 35 0 Engine
39 3 15 Bobby Isaac Ford 0 0 0 13 2 Engine
40 17 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 0 2 0 Engine