1973 Firecracker 400

Race 17 of 28

Daytona
160 laps
Time of race: 2:31:27
Average speed of winner: 158.468 mph
Margin of victory: 6 car lengths
Lead changes: 25 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 17 laps
Lap leaders: B. Allison 1, Isaac 2-3, B. Allison 4, Yarborough 5-7, B. Allison 8, Yarborough 9-10, B. Allison 11-13, Yarborough 14-34, Pearson 35, B. Allison 36, Yarborough 37-41, B. Allison 42-44, Yarborough 45-46, B. Allison 47-65, Pearson 66-78, Petty 79-82, B. Allison 83-95, Petty 96-99, Pearson 100-101, B. Allison 102-104, Petty 105-109, Pearson 110-115, Petty 116-128, Pearson 129-137, Petty 138-140, Pearson 141-160

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	6	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'71 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		160	6	51	running	16100	0
2	4	Richard Petty	43	STP	'73 Dodge	Petty	Inman		160	5	29	running	11875	0
3	29	Buddy Baker	71	K&K Insurance	'73 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		156	0	0	running	9375	0
4	16	Gordon Johncock	28		'73 Chevrolet	Ellington			156	0	0	running	4350	0
5	7	Benny Parsons	72		'73 Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Carter		156	0	0	running	4200	0
6	23	Dave Marcis	2		'71 Dodge	Marcis			154	0	0	running	3450	0
7	20	Vic Parsons	45		'71 Ford	Seifert			153	0	0	running	3005	0
8	36	Marty Robbins	42		'73 Dodge	Robbins			153	0	0	running	1510	0
9	21	Dick Brooks	90		'72 Ford	Donlavey			153	0	0	running	2650	0
10	24	Joe Frasson	18		'73 Dodge	Frasson			152	0	0	running	1510	0
11	13	David Sisco	05		'72 Chevrolet	Charlie McGee			151	0	0	running	2300	0
12	35	James Hylton	48		'71 Mercury	Hylton			150	0	0	running	1775	0
13	12	Cecil Gordon	24		'72 Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			150	0	0	running	2270	0
14	22	G.C. Spencer	49		'72 Dodge	G.C. Spencer			150	0	0	running	1625	0
15	30	Roy Mayne	25		'73 Dodge	Don Robertson			148	0	0	running	1850	0
16	15	Elmo Langley	64		'72 Ford	Langley			147	0	0	running	1975	0
17	38	Dean Dalton	7		'71 Mercury	Dean Dalton			147	0	0	running	1650	0
18	34	Buddy Arrington	67		'72 Plymouth	Arrington			146	0	0	running	1625	0
19	40	Frank Warren	79		'73 Dodge	Frank Warren			146	0	0	running	1600	0
20	26	Lennie Pond	54		'73 Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			146	0	0	running	1075	0
21	39	Larry Smith	92		'71 Mercury	Harley Smith			146	0	0	running	1050	0
22	27	Raymond Williams	97		'72 Ford	Raymond Williams			146	0	0	running	1005	0
23	37	Henley Gray	19		'71 Mercury	Henley Gray			145	0	0	running	900	0
24	28	Bill Champion	10		'71 Mercury	Bill Champion			145	0	0	running	1300	0
25	9	Darrell Waltrip	95	Terminal Transport	'71 Mercury	Waltrip			143	0	0	running	1325	0
26	11	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Mercury	Vic Ballard			143	0	0	running	1790	0
27	14	Richard Childress	96		'73 Chevrolet	Garn			132	0	0	heating	1730	0
28	10	Donnie Allison	88		'73 Chevrolet	DiGard			131	0	0	windshield	1060	0
29	33	Ed Negre	8		'73 Dodge	Negre			126	0	0	running	1210	0
30	1	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'73 Chevrolet	Allison		179.619	125	9	45	engine	3730	0
31	25	Jabe Thomas	23		'73 Dodge	Don Robertson			123	0	0	running	820	0
32	8	Jim Vandiver	31		'72 Dodge	O.L. Nixon			118	0	0	heating	1260	0
33	32	John Sears	4		'71 Dodge	J. Marvin Mills			102	0	0	engine	1300	0
34	19	Ed Sczech	61		'73 Chevrolet	Bierschwale			87	0	0	oil leak	1280	0
35	31	Dick Simon	5		'73 Dodge	Faustina			82	0	0	handling	895	0
36	2	Cale Yarborough	11	Kar-Kare	'73 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab		65	5	33	accident	3190	0
37	18	A.J. Foyt	50		'73 Chevrolet	Foyt			46	0	0	rear end	550	0
38	5	Coo Coo Marlin	14		'72 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			35	0	0	engine	730	0
39	3	Bobby Isaac	15		'73 Ford	Moore	Moore		13	1	2	engine	2925	0
40	17	J.D. McDuffie	70		'72 Chevrolet	McDuffie			2	0	0	engine	1270	0