1972 Firecracker 400 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Firecracker 400
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 17 of 31
Date: July 4, 1972
Track: Daytona International Speedway

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Firecracker 400 Race Information

Winner	David Pearson	Car	No. 21 Mercury
Team / Owner	Wood Brothers	Sponsor	Purolator
Winner Start	2nd	Winner Laps Led	93
Started First	Bobby Isaac	Most Laps Led	David Pearson (93)
Race Distance	400 miles (160 laps)	Track Length	2.5 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	40
Total Purse	$92,265	Winner Earnings	$15,650
Different Leaders	6	Lead-Lap Finishers	3
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Foyt	Season Race	17 of 31

Firecracker 400 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	2	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	160	93	running	—	$15,650
2	4	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	160	29	running	—	$11,725
3	5	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	160	13	running	—	$8,925
4	7	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	157	0	running	—	$4,275
5	11	48	James Hylton	Pop Kola	James Hylton	Ford	157	0	running	—	$3,600
6	16	45	LeeRoy Yarbrough	—	Bill Seifert	Mercury	153	0	running	—	$2,750
7	10	88	Ron Keselowski	Messina Trucking	Roger Lubinski	Dodge	152	0	running	—	$1,850
8	12	15	Donnie Allison	—	Bud Moore	Ford	152	0	running	—	$1,750
9	26	33	Wayne Smith	—	Wayne Smith	Chevrolet	151	0	running	—	$1,550
10	14	32	Johnny Halford	—	Dick Brooks	Plymouth	150	0	running	—	$1,350
11	17	24	Cecil Gordon	—	Cecil Gordon	Mercury	150	0	running	—	$1,900
12	25	77	Charlie Roberts	—	Charlie Roberts	Ford	148	0	running	—	$1,775
13	21	2	Dave Marcis	—	Dave Marcis	Dodge	145	0	running	—	$1,750
14	20	91	Richard D. Brown	—	Ralph McNabb	Chevrolet	144	0	running	—	$1,750
15	32	23	Mel Larson	—	Don Robertson	Plymouth	144	0	running	—	$1,275
16	24	76	Ben Arnold	—	Ben Arnold	Ford	143	0	running	—	$1,675
17	22	67	Buddy Arrington	—	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	137	0	engine	—	$1,150
18	33	10	Bill Champion	—	Bill Champion	Mercury	136	0	running	—	$1,675
19	30	25	Jabe Thomas	—	Don Robertson	Plymouth	128	0	running	—	$1,600
20	23	0	George Altheide	—	George Altheide	Dodge	125	0	overheating	—	$1,075
21	13	79	Frank Warren	—	Frank Warren	Dodge	122	0	engine	—	$1,550
22	35	19	Henley Gray	—	Henley Gray	Ford	112	0	running	—	$1,500
23	38	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing	Vic Ballard	Mercury	112	0	running	—	$1,400
24	3	11	Buddy Baker	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	107	23	oil cooler	—	$1,050
25	15	90	Jackie Oliver	—	Junie Donlavey	Ford	106	0	engine	—	$1,275
26	31	57	David Ray Boggs	—	David Ray Boggs	Dodge	90	0	engine	—	$890
27	1	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	86	1	engine	—	$3,755
28	36	70	J.D. McDuffie	—	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	84	0	engine	—	$1,245
29	27	5	David Sisco	—	Charlie McGee	Chevrolet	77	0	ignition	—	$735
30	18	61	Clarence Lovell	Bierschwale-Haverlah	Don Bierschwale	Ford	61	0	engine	—	$805
31	34	7	Dean Dalton	—	Dean Dalton	Mercury	61	0	engine	—	$1,250
32	29	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air	J. Marvin Mills	Plymouth	60	0	engine	—	$1,210
33	6	9	Pete Hamilton	Housby Racing	Jack Housby	Plymouth	51	1	engine	—	$705
34	39	74	Bill Shirey	—	Bill Shirey	Plymouth	51	0	engine	—	$700
35	40	64	Elmo Langley	—	Elmo Langley	Ford	49	0	wheel bearing	—	$1,195
36	9	72	Benny Parsons	—	L.G. DeWitt	Mercury	48	0	engine	—	$1,190
37	19	6	Neil Castles	—	Neil Castles	Dodge	42	0	engine	—	$735
38	28	92	Larry Smith	—	Harley Smith	Ford	42	0	fuel line	—	$680
39	37	46	Roy Mayne	—	Tom Hunter	Chevrolet	38	0	engine	—	$675
40	8	18	Joe Frasson	—	Joe Frasson	Dodge	4	0	engine	—	$670

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