1973 Daytona 500

1973 Daytona 500
Race details
Race 2 of 28 in the 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
	1973 Daytona 500 program cover
Date	February 18, 1973
Location	Daytona International Speedway; Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
Course	Permanent racing facility; 2.5 mi (4.023 km)
Distance	200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Weather	Cold with temperatures of 54.9 °F (12.7 °C); wind speeds of 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
Average speed	157.205 miles per hour (252.997 km/h)
Attendance	103,000
Pole position
Driver	Buddy Baker;
Qualifying race winners
Duel 1 Winner	Buddy Baker
Duel 2 Winner	Coo Coo Marlin
Most laps led
Driver	Buddy Baker
Laps	156
Winner
No. 43	Richard Petty
Television in the United States
Network	ABC's Wide World of Sports
Announcers	Jim McKay ; Jackie Stewart ; Chris Economaki

Date February 18, 1973

Location Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.

Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.023 km)

Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)

The 1973 Daytona 500, the 15th running of the event, was won by Richard Petty on February 18, 1973, at Daytona International Raceway in Daytona Beach, Florida.^[2]

Four cautions slowed the race for 28 laps.^[2] A crowd of over one hundred thousand came to see a field of 38 American and two Canadians (Earl Ross and Vic Parsons).^[2] The average speed for the race was 157.205 miles per hour (252.997 km/h) while Buddy Baker achieved the pole position with a speed of 185.662 miles per hour (298.794 km/h).^[2] Bobby Isaac would finish second to Richard Petty by more than two laps.^[2]

Both Hollar and Jett participated in qualifying and were supposed to start in the 125s (Hollar was supposed to start 38th in race 1 and Jett was supposed to start 26th in race 2), but for whatever reason neither driver ended up participating.^[2]

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Pos	Grid	No.	Driver	Entrant	Manufacturer	Laps	Winnings	Laps led	Time/Status
1	7	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	1973 Dodge	200	$36,100	17	3:10:50
2	10	15	Bobby Isaac	Bud Moore Engineering	1973 Ford	198	$17,300	1	+2 Laps
3	9	6	Dick Brooks	Cotton Owens	1973 Dodge	197	$9,800	0	+3 Laps
4	8	50	A. J. Foyt	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	1973 Chevrolet	196	$7,020	0	+4 Laps
5	6	04	Hershel McGriff	Beryl Jackson	1972 Plymouth	195	$6,025	0	+5 Laps
6	1	71	Buddy Baker	Nord Krauskopf	1972 Dodge	194	$14,725	156	Engine
7	12	48	James Hylton	James Hylton	1971 Mercury	194	$4,525	0	+6 Laps
8	16	90	Ramo Stott	Donlavey Racing	1971 Mercury	193	$4,095	0	+7 Laps
9	36	67	Buddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington	1972 Dodge	192	$2,900	0	+8 Laps
10	27	45	Vic Parsons	Bill Seifert	1971 Mercury	190	$2,945	0	+10 Laps
11	24	05	David Sisco	Charlie McGee	1972 Chevrolet	190	$2,750	0	+10 Laps
12	11	95	Darrell Waltrip	Darrell Waltrip	1971 Mercury	188	$2,625	0	+12 Laps
13	14	18	Joe Frasson	Joe Frasson	1973 Dodge	188	$2,275	0	+12 Laps
14	17	92	Larry Smith	Harley Smith	1971 Mercury	187	$2,200	0	+13 Laps
15	32	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	1973 Dodge	187	$2,470	0	+13 Laps
16	34	79	Frank Warren	Frank Warren	1973 Dodge	182	$2,435	0	+18 Laps
17	28	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	1971 Mercury	182	$2,445	0	+18 Laps
18	15	96	Ray Elder	Fred Elder	1972 Dodge	180	$1,985	0	Engine
19	26	30	Walter Ballard	Vic Ballard	1972 Chevrolet	174	$2,415	0	Clutch
20	39	88	Ron Keselowski	Roger Lubinski	1972 Dodge	168	$1,500	0	+32 Laps
21	31	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon	1972 Chevrolet	155	$2,175	0	+45 Laps
22	3	11	Cale Yarborough	Richard Howard	1973 Chevrolet	154	$4,250	25	Engine
23	21	60	Maynard Troyer	Joe Nagle	1973 Ford	150	$1,825	0	Engine
24	25	49	John Utsman	G. C. Spencer	1972 Dodge	145	$1,780	0	Engine
25	29	12	Bobby Allison	Bobby Allison Motorsports	1973 Chevrolet	141	$3,735	0	Engine
26	22	70	J. D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	1971 Chevrolet	129	$2,260	0	Engine
27	33	2	Dave Marcis	Penske Racing	1973 Matador	125	$1,325	0	Rear end
28	18	31	Jim Vandiver	O. L. Nixon	1972 Dodge	123	$1,300	0	Overheating
29	4	14	Coo Coo Marlin	H. B. Cunningham	1972 Chevrolet	118	$2,775	0	Engine
30	13	72	Benny Parsons	L. G. DeWitt	1972 Chevrolet	101	$2,195	0	Engine
31	40	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills	1973 Dodge	65	$2,060	0	Steering
32	23	97	Red Farmer	Willie Humphries	1972 Ford	65	$1,665	0	Transmission
33	20	21	David Pearson	Wood Brothers Racing	1971 Mercury	63	$2,200	1	Engine
34	37	42	Marty Robbins	Marty Robbins	1972 Dodge	63	$1,515	0	Crash
35	35	17	Bill Dennis	H. J. Brooking	1972 Chevrolet	62	$1,225	0	Engine
36	19	55	Tiny Lund	Carl Price	1972 Chevrolet	54	$1,510	0	Rear end
37	38	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	1972 Dodge	38	$1,430	0	Engine
38	5	28	Gordon Johncock	Hoss Ellington	1972 Chevrolet	35	$1,800	0	Oil leak
39	30	52	Earl Ross	Allan Brooke	1973 Chevrolet	34	$1,385	0	Engine
40	2	9	Pete Hamilton	Jack Housby	1972 Plymouth	33	$2,000	0	Engine
Source:^[10]

1973 Daytona 500

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