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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
Kyle Larson his wife, son and daughter
Nashville, Tennessee - December 1st, 2021: The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship driver, Kyle Larson his wife, Katelyn, son, Owen and daughter Audrey for pose for photos at the Twelve Thirty Club on December 01, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Jared C Tilton | 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