1972 Firecracker 400

Race 17 of 31

Daytona
160 laps
Time of race: 2:29:14
Average speed of winner: 160.821 mph
Margin of victory: 4 feet
Lead changes: 23 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 14 laps
Lap leaders: Isaac pole, Baker 1, Pearson 2, Baker 3, Pearson 4, Baker 5-10, Pearson 11-15, Baker 16-27, B. Allison 28-30, Hamilton 31, B. Allison 32-33, Isaac 34, Pearson 35-62, Petty 63-67, B. Allison 68-70, Pearson 71-88, Baker 89-91, Petty 92-101, Pearson 102-135, Petty 136-146, B. Allison 147-150, Petty 151-153, B. Allison 154, Pearson 155-160

Race notes: Finale for Jackie Oliver and Wayne Smith.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'71 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		160	7	93	running	15650	0
2	4	Richard Petty	43	STP	'72 Dodge	Petty	Inman		160	4	29	running	11725	0
3	5	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'72 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab		160	5	13	running	8925	0
4	7	Coo Coo Marlin	14		'72 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			157	0	0	running	4275	0
5	11	James Hylton	48		'70 Ford	Hylton			157	0	0	running	3600	0
6	16	LeeRoy Yarbrough	45		'71 Mercury	Seifert			153	0	0	running	2750	0
7	10	Ron Keselowski	88		'70 Dodge	Lubinski			152	0	0	running	1850	0
8	12	Donnie Allison	15		'72 Ford	Moore	Moore		152	0	0	running	1750	0
9	26	Wayne Smith	33		'71 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			151	0	0	running	1550	0
10	14	Johnny Halford	32		'70 Plymouth	Dick Brooks			150	0	0	running	1350	0
11	17	Cecil Gordon	24		'71 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			150	0	0	running	1900	0
12	25	Charlie Roberts	77		'71 Ford	Charlie Roberts			148	0	0	running	1775	0
13	21	Dave Marcis	2		'72 Dodge	Marcis			145	0	0	running	1750	0
14	20	Richard D. Brown	91		'72 Chevrolet	McNabb			144	0	0	running	1750	0
15	32	Mel Larson	23		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			144	0	0	running	1275	0
16	24	Ben Arnold	76		'71 Ford	Ben Arnold			143	0	0	running	1675	0
17	22	Buddy Arrington	67		'70 Dodge	Arrington			137	0	0	engine	1150	0
18	33	Bill Champion	10		'71 Mercury	Bill Champion			136	0	0	running	1675	0
19	30	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			128	0	0	running	1600	0
20	23	George Altheide	0		'70 Dodge	Altheide			125	0	0	heating	1075	0
21	13	Frank Warren	79		'70 Dodge	Frank Warren			122	0	0	engine	1550	0
22	35	Henley Gray	19		'71 Ford T-Bird	Henley Gray			112	0	0	running	1500	0
23	38	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Mercury	Vic Ballard			112	0	0	running	1400	0
24	3	Buddy Baker	11	STP	'72 Dodge	Petty			107	5	23	oil cooler	1050	0
25	15	Jackie Oliver	90		'72 Ford	Donlavey			106	0	0	engine	1275	0
26	31	David Ray Boggs	57		'70 Dodge	Boggs			90	0	0	engine	890	0
27	1	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'72 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde	186.277	86	1	1	engine	3755	0
28	36	J.D. McDuffie	70		'71 Chevrolet	McDuffie			84	0	0	engine	1245	0
29	27	David Sisco	05		'72 Chevrolet	Charlie McGee			77	0	0	ignition	735	0
30	18	Clarence Lovell	61		'71 Ford	Bierschwale-Haverlah			61	0	0	engine	805	0
31	34	Dean Dalton	7		'71 Mercury	Dean Dalton			61	0	0	engine	1250	0
32	29	John Sears	4		'70 Plymouth	J. Marvin Mills			60	0	0	engine	1210	0
33	6	Pete Hamilton	9	Housby Racing	'72 Plymouth	Housby			51	1	1	engine	705	0
34	39	Bill Shirey	74		'70 Plymouth	Shirey			51	0	0	engine	700	0
35	40	Elmo Langley	64		'71 Ford	Langley			49	0	0	wheel bearing	1195	0
36	9	Benny Parsons	72		'71 Mercury	L.G. DeWitt			48	0	0	engine	1190	0
37	19	Neil Castles	06		'71 Dodge	Castles			42	0	0	engine	735	0
38	28	Larry Smith	92		'71 Ford	Harley Smith			42	0	0	fuel line	680	0
39	37	Roy Mayne	46		'72 Chevrolet	Tom Hunter			38	0	0	engine	675	0
40	8	Joe Frasson	18		'72 Dodge	Frasson			4	0	0	engine	670	0